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Post by MarkWolstanton on Aug 24, 2013 16:57:52 GMT
Is going to take a while to shake. Patience is going to be required, no doubt.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 17:03:20 GMT
It will take the season at least. All these passing teams have been building for years.
There will be ups and downs but if we can progress our style and stay up then its a good start.
Next season we should be seeing better ball players and a team looking sharper and more competent.
It won't happen over night and will require the fans to be patient. That said a couple of forwards should see us safe, we pretty much ran the second half.
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Post by Pugsley on Aug 24, 2013 17:05:34 GMT
Is going to take a while to shake. Patience is going to be required, no doubt. Indeed. I thought at times today we struck a good balance but we're a team in transition. We need pace up front. |
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Post by hatchett on Aug 24, 2013 17:07:15 GMT
It will take the season at least. All these passing teams have been building for years. There will be ups and downs but if we can progress our style and stay up then its a good start. Next season we should be seeing better ball players and a team looking sharper and more competent. It won't happen over night and will require the fans to be patient. That said a couple of forwards should see us safe, we pretty much ran the second half. So we should aim just to stay up this season? |
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Post by harrysburrow on Aug 24, 2013 17:08:53 GMT
Trouble is mate, a lot of TP supporters that I know are working on the assumption that if he'd stayed then at least Premiership survival was guaranteed for another season.
It's like they all went into hibernation from Boxing Day until the end of the season?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 17:10:22 GMT
I didn't think there was too much wrong, Wooly? We hoofed it a bit, played it short, came and got it off the 'keeper, overlapped the fullbacks z few times and got in a lot of decent crosses. Our front 3 - and they were, at least during the second half - could do with a bit of sharpening; but as a system I think hughesy will probably be happy enough with that? You know what Our Tone would have said, we just need that little bit of quality, Nige |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 17:11:11 GMT
It will take the season at least. All these passing teams have been building for years. There will be ups and downs but if we can progress our style and stay up then its a good start. Next season we should be seeing better ball players and a team looking sharper and more competent. It won't happen over night and will require the fans to be patient. That said a couple of forwards should see us safe, we pretty much ran the second half. So we should aim just to stay up this season? No club should have that aim but people thinking we will instantly become a better side and finish higher are deluded. We may do but survival during a transition is the most important. We bought players for one style and trying to teach them play another, its not easy. |
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Post by The battheader chronicles on Aug 24, 2013 17:11:39 GMT
It will take the season at least. All these passing teams have been building for years. There will be ups and downs but if we can progress our style and stay up then its a good start. Next season we should be seeing better ball players and a team looking sharper and more competent. It won't happen over night and will require the fans to be patient. That said a couple of forwards should see us safe, we pretty much ran the second half. So we should aim just to stay up this season? No we shouldn't aim for it but if we do stay up I think a season of getting used style and we could really push on next season |
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Post by RAF on Aug 24, 2013 17:12:39 GMT
It will take the season at least. All these passing teams have been building for years. There will be ups and downs but if we can progress our style and stay up then its a good start. Next season we should be seeing better ball players and a team looking sharper and more competent. It won't happen over night and will require the fans to be patient. That said a couple of forwards should see us safe, we pretty much ran the second half. So we should aim just to stay up this season? Unless Hughes is given a sizeable transfer budget yes. Every year when Pulis was in charge it was 40 points first then see what we could do after, why should it be any different in Hughes's first year in charge? H |
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Post by march4 on Aug 24, 2013 17:13:24 GMT
Second half was superb stuff and will have impressed any supporter of SCFC.
And we scored from lumping the ball into the box and a long throw!!!
Christ only knows what was going on in the first half, but great credit must be given to LMH for telling the players a few home truths at half-time. We went from our worst half of football for years to our best half of football.
With a couple of first rate signings, LMH is going to take us to a top half finish this season.
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Post by gorbals1863 on Aug 24, 2013 17:15:32 GMT
I wonder if the legacy was reflected in the attendance today.
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Aug 24, 2013 17:16:02 GMT
Transition....50 hoof/50 pass this season, with a couple more buys. Then, transition complete by end of season/start next. Beautiful carpet football, all players with Hughes stamp of approval, a good blend of up n coming youth.
Just wheel & deal well over the next week or so, and fingers crossed the seeds will be sowed
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 17:17:11 GMT
I think on a few occasions we over did it with an extra pass when the direct option was less risky.
Early days.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 17:17:19 GMT
It will take the season at least. All these passing teams have been building for years. There will be ups and downs but if we can progress our style and stay up then its a good start. Next season we should be seeing better ball players and a team looking sharper and more competent. It won't happen over night and will require the fans to be patient. That said a couple of forwards should see us safe, we pretty much ran the second half. So we should aim just to stay up this season? Yes.....and that'll be the same aim as every season since we got promoted |
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Post by Kjones9 on Aug 24, 2013 17:17:49 GMT
Worst half of football for years? Come on march have we got to put up with this shit from you after every match?
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Post by Kjones9 on Aug 24, 2013 17:18:53 GMT
Worst half of football for years? Come on march have we got to put up with this shit from you after every match?
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Post by march4 on Aug 24, 2013 17:23:07 GMT
Worst half of football for years? Come on march have we got to put up with this shit from you after every match? That was the view of all the folk around me at half time, mate. The point I was trying to make was that LMH did a magnificent job transforming us from disappointing to first rate over the half time break. (Can we agree on 'disappointing' to describe the first half?) |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 17:23:09 GMT
As long as we play like we did in the second half then we will be fine.
It's all about tempo whatever your strategy is. Short pass or long ball. Do it quickly and you can damage teams. Do it slowly and you play like we did in the first half.
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Post by lancer on Aug 24, 2013 17:25:50 GMT
Basically, a TP team, bar our new LB.For a team playing altogether different tactics, under a new manager, and playing against a decent, newly promoted promoted side, I though today's game was very entertaining and shows promise.I am looking forward to the rest of the season.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 17:27:33 GMT
Worst half of football for years? Come on march have we got to put up with this shit from you after every match? Everybody knows it wasn't the worst, most of the last 18 months have been worse. We controlled the game until the goal, didn't threaten but they weren't in it. They then controlled until half time. Second half was ours. March sadly is a grown man although you would find it hard to believe. He either lacks the basic understanding of the game or which I think is more accurate, he's a wind up merchant. |
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Post by march4 on Aug 24, 2013 17:27:37 GMT
As long as we play like we did in the second half then we will be fine. It's all about tempo whatever your strategy is. Short pass or long ball. Do it quickly and you can damage teams. Do it slowly and you play like we did in the first half. Exactly. Well said!! I'm not sure how LMH transformed things during the half-time break, but he managed it. Let's hope we are through any teething problems and can now cement a place in the top half of the Prem. |
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Post by BuzzB on Aug 24, 2013 17:28:58 GMT
As long as we play like we did in the second half then we will be fine. It's all about tempo whatever your strategy is. Short pass or long ball. Do it quickly and you can damage teams. Do it slowly and you play like we did in the first half. Thats the magic word Mr Onlooker, TEMPO. Got it in one!. |
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Post by march4 on Aug 24, 2013 17:29:12 GMT
Worst half of football for years? Come on march have we got to put up with this shit from you after every match? Everybody knows it wasn't the worst, most of the last 18 months have been worse. We controlled the game until the goal, didn't threaten but they weren't in it. They then controlled until half time. Second half was ours. March sadly is a grown man although you would find it hard to believe. He either lacks the basic understanding of the game or which I think is more accurate, he's a wind up merchant. The point I was trying to emphasise was how much LMH transformed us during the half-time break!! Sorry I misled you!  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 17:30:26 GMT
As long as we play like we did in the second half then we will be fine. It's all about tempo whatever your strategy is. Short pass or long ball. Do it quickly and you can damage teams. Do it slowly and you play like we did in the first half. Exactly. Well said!! I'm not sure how LMH transformed things during the half-time break, but he managed it. Let's hope we are through any teething problems and can now cement a place in the top half of the Prem. It's acutally a hard thing to do and shows a manager who has talent. To be able to turn a very turgid, slow performance into a direct (FOOTBALL!) performance with purpose and pace (even in a paceless side!) without the need for subs is impressive for me and should show the suits upstairs that he is definitely a manager to give money to and back. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 17:31:07 GMT
Is going to take a while to shake. Patience is going to be required, no doubt. Our 'fans' dont do patience, they want it now cant see past the end of their nose, hense the clown division booing at half time today. |
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Post by swampmongrel on Aug 24, 2013 17:31:28 GMT
I'm not sure why the OP is so provocative.
We have a new manager looking to play a different style of football so, understandably, it's going to take a while before he has the squad capable of playing exactly how he wants. If the point of the OP was to say that Hughes needs time and patience then I thoroughly agree. But, in my view, Hughes should be pretty pleased with the 'legacy' that he's inherited. It seems from the evidence so far that we have a group of players that have adapted pretty well to playing a different style. We also, in the main part, seem not to have lost some of the strengths that characterised the previous regime.
We still need a couple of extra players and Hughes needs to be backed but he appears to have a very solid foundation on which to work.
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Post by march4 on Aug 24, 2013 17:32:10 GMT
Exactly. Well said!! I'm not sure how LMH transformed things during the half-time break, but he managed it. Let's hope we are through any teething problems and can now cement a place in the top half of the Prem. It's acutally a hard thing to do and shows a manager who has talent. To be able to turn a very turgid, slow performance into a direct (FOOTBALL!) performance with purpose and pace (even in a paceless side!) without the need for subs is impressive for me and should show the suits upstairs that he is definitely a manager to give money to and back. That second half was something for all of us to savour, however we liked our football played. They say you can't please all of the people all of the time, but if we carry on like we did for the 2nd 45mins then LMH will have managed it. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 17:52:02 GMT
Just need two, maybe three better quality players in, and then we will be alright. Lack of pace is very obvious, and needs addressing,IMHO.
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Post by cartman123 on Aug 24, 2013 17:54:54 GMT
Second half was superb stuff and will have impressed any supporter of SCFC. And we scored from lumping the ball into the box and a long throw!!! Christ only knows what was going on in the first half, but great credit must be given to LMH for telling the players a few home truths at half-time. We went from our worst half of football for years to our best half of football. With a couple of first rate signings, LMH is going to take us to a top half finish this season. If you think the first half is the worst we've played in years then you are a fool. One of, if not, the most ridiculous comments I've seen on this board, even you for March. |
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Post by march4 on Aug 24, 2013 17:57:55 GMT
Second half was superb stuff and will have impressed any supporter of SCFC. And we scored from lumping the ball into the box and a long throw!!! Christ only knows what was going on in the first half, but great credit must be given to LMH for telling the players a few home truths at half-time. We went from our worst half of football for years to our best half of football. With a couple of first rate signings, LMH is going to take us to a top half finish this season. If you think the first half is the worst we've played in years then you are a fool. One of, if not, the most ridiculous comments I've seen on this board, even you for March. The point I was trying to make (not very well) is that over the half time break LMH completely transformed us. I'm amazed you didn't find it as ridiculous to say the 2nd half was the best we have played for years |
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