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Post by Spiderman on Apr 6, 2008 12:44:23 GMT
Will Pulis change his style of play and do away with Pulisball or will he revert to ultra defensive Pulisball and try to survive using the binary system he seems to always fall back on?
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Post by pulisjr on Apr 6, 2008 12:45:04 GMT
Only one way to find out Spidey!
Goooarrrrnn Stoke
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2008 12:45:42 GMT
Will Pulis change his style of play and do away with Pulisball or will he revert to ultra defensive Pulisball and try to survive using the binary system he seems to always fall back on? erm.... WHEN not IF |
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Post by Spiderman on Apr 6, 2008 12:47:02 GMT
OK I'll rephrase the tiltle just for you.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2008 12:48:01 GMT
 Thank you Mr Parker...Your a crafty one are you not Peter.
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Post by Cityfullergoals on Apr 6, 2008 12:48:45 GMT
Think the phrase hard to beat will come to mind
Cannot see any change in policy can you
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Post by Rory's Towel Boy on Apr 6, 2008 12:50:03 GMT
in all honesty, if we kept binary code football and stayed up
i wouldnt give a damn!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2008 12:50:28 GMT
If he keeps us up, will it matter?
If he manages, by hook or by crook, to keep us up, maybe then we can look to build on this by bringing in more attack-minded players. Allardyce did this at Bolton.
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Post by Spiderman on Apr 6, 2008 12:51:00 GMT
Cityfullergoals that's been tried on many ocassions Sunderland, Watford and Brum just to name a few have tried that route and failed. Personally I'd like us to try it the Reading way.
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Post by Rory's Towel Boy on Apr 6, 2008 12:53:06 GMT
Bolton spidey?
long ball, long throw team, stayed up for how many seasons?
(going down this one though probably)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2008 12:54:00 GMT
I would love to do it the reading way too but I doubt in a million years this will happen.
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Post by Spiderman on Apr 6, 2008 12:56:40 GMT
Boton were the exception to the rule though RTB and as you have said they are almost certainly doomed this season
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2008 12:58:27 GMT
You know TP will keep it as tight as a camel's arse in a Sandstorm
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Post by Rory's Towel Boy on Apr 6, 2008 12:59:11 GMT
i wouldnt mind however many seasons they've had in the prem though. lets face it, we are never going to be able to really compete for a long time in the prem.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2008 13:01:03 GMT
They're not doomed because of their style of play though are they? Allardyce got them into Europe with it last season.
Wigan have survived a fair old while with a direct style of play as well.
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Post by Spiderman on Apr 6, 2008 13:01:40 GMT
Why not Middlesbrough have RTB
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2008 13:04:50 GMT
Why not Middlesbrough have RTB If we have the backing from our chairman like they have from theirs them we will be ok. |
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Post by Spiderman on Apr 6, 2008 13:08:42 GMT
If Coates wants to reap the rewards then he'll be astute enough to know he need to keep investing in the team if he wants the club to be a financial success
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Post by Rory's Towel Boy on Apr 6, 2008 13:11:15 GMT
Lets look at Pompey. I reckon everyone thinks they are also a very physical team (just like us as everyone moans). They dont win their games usually by very much, the odd goal (apart from the 7-4 against reading! ) so if we kept up that way, staying tight at the back and getting the odd goal I wouldnt mind.
Also Middlesbrough are beginning to slowly slide down the table as they cant really compete anymore. 2 years ago they were in the UEFA cup final, this year were involved in a bit of a relegation scrap which they are practically out of.
The Premiership can sometimes be unpredictable - who would have thought Reading in their first season would have been challenging for Europe. They played good football. Then you have Bolton who play like us and did get into Europe. There are positives and negatives about every style of play but what really does matter is the results. Whatever style of football TP uses I won't mind as long as it gets results.
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Post by Rory's Towel Boy on Apr 6, 2008 13:18:04 GMT
can anyone else not see my avatar?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2008 13:22:58 GMT
The instability of the middle premeirship is easily as unstable as the championship so with the right structure and squad we can survive.
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Post by Cityfullergoals on Apr 6, 2008 13:24:46 GMT
Some good points there RTB
Boro are very unpredictable, they are holding Man Yoo, and are the only team to beat Arsenal this year, yet you would fancy our chances at home against them
Pompey have the backing of a fanatical home support and a very astute manager
Reading have been found out a bit this season
However, we all know it will be a struggle, so who cares as long as we get there and give it our best shot - we cant ask any more
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Post by Billy the kid on Apr 6, 2008 13:35:37 GMT
I think we will struggle next season in the Prem regardless on who we have on the pitch. The prem is a world away in terms of everything about the game. I fully expect that should we gain promotion, that we will be relegated before the season is over. the point really is to get there, and then push on, both on field and off it aswell. Being relegated from the Prem wont be a failing as such. we need to get there, then the whole club will raise the bar a little. If we can become a yo yo club for a few seasons, then we will have done very well.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2008 13:38:36 GMT
I think Derby almost relegated themselves before the season started. They spent big to get to the prem when they had no real money then the buys to stay in the prem were not that great so they had a season of struggle from the start. Its something I am sure will be avoided by is when we go up.
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Post by Rory's Towel Boy on Apr 6, 2008 13:38:53 GMT
Middlesbrough seem to do well against the larger clubs, such as Chelsea last week and Man Utd this week but don't do well against the lesser clubs such as losing to Reading and Cardiff at home.
Last year Kevin Doyle and Leroy Lita were scoring for fun for Reading but this season Doyle on has 5 and Lita's gone out on loan to Charlton. It does point to the fact that they rean away with this league and carried on the momentum in the Premiership but once it got tough for them, they seem to have slipped away a little from the outfit they were last season.
If we could end the season well then and go up Automatically or even top, I reckon we'll have a good chance because of the attraction of the premiership to playersand also will have the momentum to help us through. Team Spirit also seems to be a large factor in Readings rise and we all know how TP gets his players close and can create a great dressing room.
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Post by Rory's Towel Boy on Apr 6, 2008 15:53:25 GMT
can anyone else not see me avatar?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2008 15:59:37 GMT
The one with Rory and his scissor kick..No I can't see it  |
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Thank you Mr Parker...Your a crafty one are you not Peter. 
