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Post by Lakeland Potter on Dec 7, 2016 13:31:27 GMT
Today's Sentinel story about Sweeney the teenage CB we signed from AFC Wimbledon, suggests we have a new defensive coach - "France Sinclair." Anyone heard of him and is that really his name or is it a Sentinel typo? Warning - Sentinel link!Does anyone know when we signed him? Does our recent improved defensive form result from his input? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2016 13:34:41 GMT
Is it the old Chelsea player frank?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Dec 7, 2016 13:37:26 GMT
Is it the old Chelsea player frank? Could be - but Wiki doesn't show him as having joined us. |
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Post by redandwhitetundra on Dec 7, 2016 13:40:06 GMT
Is it the old Chelsea player frank? With Wrexham links it could be |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Dec 7, 2016 13:43:00 GMT
Bayernoatcake will know - he knows stuff like that. Of course he won't tell us unless at least 100 posters agree with him that Indi is crap at heading and Allen is ruining our creative options!  |
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Post by followyoudown on Dec 7, 2016 13:44:20 GMT
Today's Sentinel story about Sweeney the teenage CB we signed from AFC Wimbledon, suggests we have a new defensive coach - "France Sinclair." Anyone heard of him and is that really his name or is it a Sentinel typo? Warning - Sentinel link!Does anyone know when we signed him? Does our recent improved defensive form result from his input? I guess we needed someone after Marc Wilson left as he seemed to think he was in charge of that  |
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Post by shrewspotter on Dec 7, 2016 13:47:31 GMT
whoever it is he is doing a good job so far, Martins-Indi, Muniesa, Shawcross and even Pieters and Bardslay have looked great since we got stuffed by Spurs
Hopefully not cursed it
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Post by timbo1988 on Dec 7, 2016 13:51:33 GMT
Frank Sinclair is helping with the U21s! Not a new defensive coach!
His non league record as a manger is questionable and he took exception to me pointing this out on Twitter!
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Post by kustokie on Dec 7, 2016 13:53:37 GMT
Our move up the table is definitely due in large measure to our improvement on the defensive side of the ball. We let in 14 goals in the first 5 game (almost 3/game) and then only 5 in the next 9 (just over 0.5/game). Certainly we played easier opposition, but two major factors were the additions of BMI and Lee Grant, who are not only technically very sound but also very experienced and calmed everything down at the back. These factors plus the addition of a defensive coach suggests management recognized the problem and did something about. Excellent.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2016 13:58:32 GMT
Mr Own Goal himself.
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Post by Clayton Wood on Dec 7, 2016 13:59:04 GMT
 This it? |
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Post by nutterpotter on Dec 7, 2016 14:14:44 GMT
Today's Sentinel story about Sweeney the teenage CB we signed from AFC Wimbledon, suggests we have a new defensive coach - "France Sinclair." Anyone heard of him and is that really his name or is it a Sentinel typo? Warning - Sentinel link!Does anyone know when we signed him? Does our recent improved defensive form result from his input? He's for the academy |
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Post by shrewspotter on Dec 7, 2016 14:22:45 GMT
Frank Sinclair is helping with the U21s! Not a new defensive coach! His non league record as a manger is questionable and he took exception to me pointing this out on Twitter! I think I have read that before somewhere
I also believe he basically blocks anyone that doesn't agree with him on twitter. He also fell out with AFC Telford fans big time over something of nothing
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Dec 7, 2016 15:26:15 GMT
Mmmm - sounds like Stokies don't universally like him! Perhaps that is why he insisted that the Sentinel spelled his name "France" Sinclair in their story!  |
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Post by samba :) on Dec 7, 2016 15:44:01 GMT
whoever it is he is doing a good job so far, Martins-Indi, Muniesa, Shawcross and even Pieters and Bardslay have looked great since we got stuffed by Spurs Hopefully not cursed it havent we played palace since we played Tottenham |
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Post by fca47 on Dec 7, 2016 15:49:49 GMT
He's on the bench at the U23 games. He was there for the Sheffield game. I assume it's the same man.
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Post by shrewspotter on Dec 7, 2016 15:52:32 GMT
whoever it is he is doing a good job so far, Martins-Indi, Muniesa, Shawcross and even Pieters and Bardslay have looked great since we got stuffed by Spurs Hopefully not cursed it havent we played palace since we played Tottenham Yes, ok I'll give you that
have looked great since we got stuffed by Spurs Palace
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Post by metalhead on Dec 7, 2016 15:54:57 GMT
Frank Sinclair as a defensive coach, is a bit like receiving a cake from a kid with visible eczema.
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Post by Gods on Dec 7, 2016 16:00:10 GMT
Our move up the table is definitely due in large measure to our improvement on the defensive side of the ball. We let in 14 goals in the first 5 game (almost 3/game) and then only 5 in the next 9 (just over 0.5/game). Certainly we played easier opposition, but two major factors were the additions of BMI and Lee Grant, who are not only technically very sound but also very experienced and calmed everything down at the back. These factors plus the addition of a defensive coach suggests management recognized the problem and did something about. Excellent. For sure NOT playing Man City and Spurs in the most recent 9 games helped. I think we will only really see the level of the recent improvement (if indeed there is one) post Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool away this month. If we can survive those 3 matches without copping a real belting or two we can say the improvement is real. |
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Post by enuntio on Dec 7, 2016 16:20:32 GMT
Did we have a defensive coach early doors?
The last few weeks have seen a big reduction in goals conceded.
All we need next is to perform to decent standard for the duration of a whole game
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Post by kustokie on Dec 7, 2016 16:52:35 GMT
Our move up the table is definitely due in large measure to our improvement on the defensive side of the ball. We let in 14 goals in the first 5 game (almost 3/game) and then only 5 in the next 9 (just over 0.5/game). Certainly we played easier opposition, but two major factors were the additions of BMI and Lee Grant, who are not only technically very sound but also very experienced and calmed everything down at the back. These factors plus the addition of a defensive coach suggests management recognized the problem and did something about. Excellent. For sure NOT playing Man City and Spurs in the most recent 9 games helped. I think we will only really see the level of the recent improvement (if indeed there is one) post Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool away this month. If we can survive those 3 matches without copping a real belting or two we can say the improvement is real. I agree. But at least we're moving in the right direction. Things could have gone tits up in the games against weaker teams, which tends to happen with Stoke. But it didn't. |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Dec 7, 2016 19:03:30 GMT
Did he play at Chelsea when Sparky did?
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