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Post by cousindupree on Jun 1, 2019 11:43:30 GMT
Ha ha what a role model and inspiration  I wonder if the folk of Burundi are aware of his cuntish behaviour towards Wateraid? |
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Post by cousindupree on May 29, 2019 17:59:11 GMT
As a coach maybe, but surely we need better quality. But if any one of the 3 being touted is part of the playing squad or god forbid on the bench that surely has to be a mistake. Jones wants a lean squad, does that really include a 38 yr old (Barry), a 35 yr old who we deemed to be past it (Whelan) or a 35 yr old who could hardly get a game in div 1 for Luton (McCormack)?? Christ on a bike! No doubt it will be McCormack....classic jobs for his mates appointment. Does the 'Coach' bit not mean anything? As I said Coach maybe but none of them seem to have any experience of coaching.My concern is taking up a squad place and even worse on the bench. He has been touted as a Player/Coach so I assume he takes up a squad position. Jones says he wants 6 in and says he has already identified who he wants in.. Davies Left back?? CB?? Powell Gregory McCormack Is that his 6 for the SCFC revolution? |
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Post by cousindupree on May 29, 2019 17:50:32 GMT
As an aside from it being disgracefully in Baku, hypothetically, if we had got to a European final like this, would Stoke have sold their ticket allocation? I personally love an adventure, so I would have gone the long way, stopping in all sorts of weird and wonderful places. Absolutely if we got there it would be a fabulous experience and of course probably a once in a lifetime experience for clubs like Stoke. But this is Chelsea and Arse whose both sets of fans no doubt see the Europa League beneath them and the only interest for Arse comes from a Champions league qualify. I really cant see many Londoners being arsed to go. |
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Post by cousindupree on May 29, 2019 17:40:52 GMT
Why wouldn't you include Bauer in such an analysis? Or have I missed something and he has already been shown the door? |
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Post by cousindupree on May 29, 2019 17:35:17 GMT
As a coach maybe, but surely we need better quality. But if any one of the 3 being touted is part of the playing squad or god forbid on the bench that surely has to be a mistake. Jones wants a lean squad, does that really include a 38 yr old (Barry), a 35 yr old who we deemed to be past it (Whelan) or a 35 yr old who could hardly get a game in div 1 for Luton (McCormack)??
Christ on a bike! No doubt it will be McCormack....classic jobs for his mates appointment.
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Post by cousindupree on May 24, 2019 11:53:06 GMT
None of the potential signings are anywhere remotely being the 'best of the championship'. One is actually a div one player the other two come from teams who finished 18th and 21st!! Hardly the best. We signed Huth after he helped Middlesbrough get relegated. So what? H Christ on a bike I was simply questioning the poster who said they were the BEST in the championship which clearly they are not otherwise they might have featured in the PFA championship team of the year. I am not saying we shouldn't sign them or they don't have the potential to do OK for us! |
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Post by cousindupree on May 23, 2019 19:06:49 GMT
I expect Berahinos brief would have negotiated a shorter ban based on paying a quite eye watering 75k fine. Of course most people would have been looking at a 5 year ban and a few hundred quid fine.
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Post by cousindupree on May 23, 2019 19:01:41 GMT
The one thing I will say. These do feel like the kind of signings we should have been making last summer. The best of the champ on frees on sensible wages. Not spunking money on old premier failures on massive long contracts. Rowett really was clueless None of the potential signings are anywhere remotely being the 'best of the championship'. One is actually a div one player the other two come from teams who finished 18th and 21st!! Hardly the best. |
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Post by cousindupree on May 22, 2019 17:24:28 GMT
High wage demands. Questionable attitude. Questionable injury record. Questionable he’s an improvement on what we have. What’s not to like here? Surely he is an upgrade on Ince for a no 10 type role. I would have preferred Bojan but bizarrely Jones doesn't rate him. |
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Post by cousindupree on May 22, 2019 12:01:35 GMT
Surely every Luton Town player thinks Jones is the messiah and would walk on water for him. So it should be a done deal  |
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Post by cousindupree on May 21, 2019 12:26:58 GMT
How long has the window been open!! I for one hope they stay, however the manager really has to get more out of both players in terms of goals and assists. Joe Allen I think has only scored one goal under Jones and Etebo worryingly has just ONE assist!! Etebo got the winner against Blackburn. Indeed he did and memorable it was. But Allen and Etebo combined goals under Jones has been 3!! And as I say Etebo for a midfielder to have just one assist is a tad worrying |
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Post by cousindupree on May 21, 2019 12:11:30 GMT
How long has the window been open!! I for one hope they stay, however the manager really has to get more out of both players in terms of goals and assists. Joe Allen I think has only scored one goal under Jones and Etebo worryingly has just ONE assist!!
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Post by cousindupree on May 21, 2019 9:08:44 GMT
Great squad that. Do feel sorry for Willey as he produced in the past and is our only real swing bowler. Not sure why Dawson was included? I can't see him getting a game barring injury. Roy, Bairstow, Buttler and Morgen all in great form. Root is never out of form. Only issues appear to be Moeen Alli and Stokes with the bat at the moment but we will always bat down to number 11. We will breeze the league stage and probably get stage fright in the semi-finals Think its the correct decision. As for Dawson, been in great form and a back up spin bowler is needed neither Root or Denly are good enough id Ali or Rashid get injured. It's a damn fine squad in fabulous form. Should be a cracking summer of cricket. Hope to get over from USA for some games. |
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Post by cousindupree on May 21, 2019 7:53:45 GMT
Strange, yes. Blocker for Campbell? Don't agree. Vokes, Campbell and Gregory would give us three different strikers. One target man, one Walters type grafter (both experienced) and one young poacher. I won't lie and try and say I'd predicted it or even suggested it but that's not to say it wouldn't work. The Championship is weird and weird stuff works sometimes. If he works harder than Afobe he's onto a winner before he starts and remember the last time we were in this league and promoted, we did so with Mama and Cresswell! We did, and a maestro manager with a long throw and a plan! We hadn't spent more than a £1m on any individual player either. The Championship has dramatically moved on both in terms of quality of players and level of competitiveness. You need 75+ pts and 70+ goals to even have a sniff at the playoffs now let alone auto promotion |
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Post by cousindupree on May 21, 2019 7:07:04 GMT
And no matter what happens next season this is the message Bayern is now going to bang, bang and bang again, again and a fucking gain Jeez Not at all. I want him to win games and do well. Because he’s the last hope isn’t he. After this the Championship and being distinctly average or worse beckons for a long time. So far he’s been horrible though and needs to improve massively to achieve what he needs to achieve. Good to see Bayern back to counter balance the wave of 'In Nathan we trust' disciples |
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Post by cousindupree on May 20, 2019 15:25:51 GMT
Although he isn't going to score many more than Ince and we need more goals I think he is a major upgrade...fingers crossed he joins. A signing that just might put a rocket up Ince's arse!
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Post by cousindupree on May 20, 2019 15:14:42 GMT
Wonder if that's the strikers and No.10s finished with now? (assuming Afobe and Ince are going to actually stay and be used) No.10s: Powell, Ince (+Verlinden) Strikers: Vokes, Gregory, Afobe, Campbell? You could be right FM. Sadly it doesn't look enough goals to reach the playoffs bearing in mind the lack of contribution from midfield last season. Allen 6 Second highest scorer and could well be gone Clucas 3 McClean 3 Etebo 2 We need 70+ goals...huge onus on Vokes Gregory and whoever plays no!0 Ince/Powell. 5 out of the top 6 teams have a striker scoring 18 or more. Who is going to get that many? |
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Post by cousindupree on May 19, 2019 13:40:16 GMT
Sadly if the shit come calling he will be gone and then probably loaned out. The pizza boys need to play hardball and get a decent deal. Sadly you just know the fee will be ........................................... undisclosed  |
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Post by cousindupree on May 17, 2019 16:11:36 GMT
I keep seeing this comment about people not appreciating how bad we were last season. Well we were better than West Brom and they managed to comfortably make the play-offs this season, despite spending a fraction of what we splashed out. And WBA also fired their manager which you would expect would cause some upheaval. I guess I wasn't quite prepared for Rowett to spunk over 30m on a dreadful front 3 of Ince Afobe and McClean. Just think for a moment if it had been spent on a different front 3. |
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Post by cousindupree on May 14, 2019 9:04:09 GMT
Be careful what you wish for isn’t that wrong and using us as an example isn’t that wrong is it. It massively is, yes. Getting rid of Pulis was 100% the right decision. His last two seasons saw him bring in a lot of players at considerable expense only to take us backwards. He dismantled the cup final team that was playing good stuff and looked on the cusp of really taking us places and in its stead created a fudge of a side that was neither fish nor fowl and finished in the bottom two of the entire pyramid for goals scored. In his last season we won once in four months and were heading for a relegation battle before eking out a couple of wins in the last few games. There were reports of the squad being divided and demoralised. Is that what we should be ‘wishing for’? Hughes revitalised that squad and took it higher than his predecessor could, getting a tune out of those same underperforming players and sprinkling some flair on top. It worked really well for 2.5 years and then he lost the plot spectacularly, which set us on this road. All that that says is we should have binned Hughes sooner (as we did with Pulis) not that we shouldn’t have sacked Pulis. It was going sour under him too, we just acted faster to nip it in the bud. An interesting debate is changing managers or giving them time to develop the club.Although I haven't tested the theory but it seems that moderately successful managers have a shelf life of 4/5 years before things need freshening up on the training ground. It's interesting that Guardiola has stated that footballers need a fresh face on the training ground after about 4/5 years. Both Hughes and Pulis declined after 4/5 years and Hughton is the same. The really bizarre strategy is at Watford where they have xhnaged managers every year and still managed to progress...go figure??!! |
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Post by cousindupree on May 13, 2019 20:34:20 GMT
Scholes is on record as saying the club is constantly looking to improve the match day experience for fans. True to his word it seems |
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Post by cousindupree on May 13, 2019 10:42:39 GMT
He's a good manager and will do well at his next club. But Brighton were in sharp decline and when that happens you really do have to shake things up. I think 4/5 years is long enough and a fresh face is needed on the training pitch. Good decision by the Brighton board.
As for Nathan Jones, if he had a record of reasonable success in the championship then maybe but he hasn't so they wont.
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Post by cousindupree on May 12, 2019 11:46:54 GMT
So far it's a bit tame nothing has kicked off. Gerrard needs to bring on Morelos in place of the woeful Defoe then we might get a bit of fun.
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Post by cousindupree on May 12, 2019 11:22:55 GMT
Defoe embarrassing dive christ on a bike.
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Post by cousindupree on May 12, 2019 10:31:46 GMT
In the week high end top level football suddenly reconnected with everyone. This. The people who run the game are just beyond contempt. I think the dumb asses at UEFA looked at the excitement around the Manure v PSG, Lpool v barca ManC v Spurs etc etc (there have been some great games) and thought hey this is exactly what we want more of. And of course a closed shop approach is unlikely to reproduce that level of intensity of this season's Champ League. But hey for some reason we have to look after the top European clubs and ensure they get stronger while the rest keep falling behind. |
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Post by cousindupree on May 12, 2019 9:27:55 GMT
I guess we have a couple more seasons to do it before the board get fed up with losing money and revert back to a self sufficiency model. Then it will be a very long haul.
We simply have to start next season with a starting xi that is at least 30% better (4 new starters better than we already have) than the one we finished with. That means upgrades in key positions ensuring that Ince McClean and Clucas are not first picks.
I am not sure the ponds we are fishing in and the guys doing the fishing will deliver the upgrades we need.
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Post by cousindupree on May 12, 2019 8:56:03 GMT
Have to agree with most . Not a right back because he switches off or too busy looking forward . Not a right winger because his ability to dribble past a player , cross a ball , are both average for his age and experience Sounds just like James Mcclean who appears to be one of the manager's favourites and bizarrely one of the first name on the team sheet. Surely if Jones is such an incredible manager and coach he could improve Bauer...isn't improving players part of the job. If he goes we have to bring in another back up to Edwards which is likely to be a hopeful div 1 or 2 chancer and no better than Bauer. As for contract negotiations. Are people still believing its the manager who does this, it's not it's down to the Pizza boys brandishing their amazing negotiating skills with the players agent. The process works and its a quick one: Scholes...'We can offer a 3 year contract'. Agent...'no the player wants 5 years or he is not signing' Scholes.. 'Aah please 3 years' Agent... 'No' gets up to leave Scholes.. 'Ok 5 years...have some Pizza' Takes less than 2 minutes, great process. |
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Post by cousindupree on May 8, 2019 9:09:59 GMT
The lean squad approach is interesting and flies in the face of the common view that the Championship is a relentless procession of competitive games. Throw in cup games and logic suggests you need a big squad to cope. Expect academy players to be first choice for cup games!! |
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Post by cousindupree on May 8, 2019 8:59:28 GMT
Is anybody else worried about Jones leaving? He expressed an interest in the Barcelona job before he joined us. After last nights defeat I can honestly see there manager being sacked like the PSG manager got sacked when Barca defeated them a couple of years ago. It would be quite unlikely but I think it could happen. Holy shit!!! What a wind up. |
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Post by cousindupree on May 8, 2019 8:58:03 GMT
Most of my family back in Liverpool are reds and they are now insufferable just as I was when we dicked them 6-1. It's 4.50 am here in Atlanta and the bastards were calling me an hour ago!!!! If you are a genuine lover of football and can see past the pathetic childish hatred that the sport can breed you will see last nights game for what it was. It was an incredible come-back showing top level skill and fantastic commitment driven on by amazing self belief. As for the media jizzfest, don't listen or move to the USA, there is hardly a whimper here |
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I wonder if the folk of Burundi are aware of his cuntish behaviour towards Wateraid?
