paul92vr6 Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Completely agree with what everyone has said. It's getting boring now, seriously. 'Bigging up' the opposition every game. Yes have respect for the opposition, yes plan and prepare for the match. BUT, he should be focusing on OUR threats, our players strengths. No team in this division could live with a midfield of Tudgay, Coke, Miller, Teale and a front two of Mellor and Morrison. As mentioned numerous times, we need to lose the shackles and play to win rather than playing not to lose. Bang on, Sturrock fell into the same thing telling us we needed to nip and scratch to get a result. I'm sure when Sean McAuley came in he just told the players to go and enjoy their football and do what they do best not to worry about the opposition. Really weeing me off if Sedgwick plays tomorrow AI wants shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bartos Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Maybe he's just answering questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murray10 Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 That midfield is bigger, stronger, quicker, full of ability and attacking threat.... Seems obvious doesn't it. Especially at home. Irvine's really starting to wee wee me off,what's all this respect to the other team crap,we are at home ffs,when was the last time we started a game pumped up,getting straight into em,it's bad enough when we come out at the start,having to line up with the oppo and shake hands with em (whats that all about),respect my arse. I know it's the same for all teams,but then Irvine takes it to a new level,i'd love to hear his motivational team talk before they go out,we should be ripping another arsehole in this league with the squad we've got,as soon as you know wednesday are a goal down,we just seem to accept it,no fight back,no passion. The fact that admin looms ever closer,those 9 points we surrendered are going to be vital come the end of the season,so come on alan,BIG US!! UP FOR A CHANGE...UTO....FTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deleted member Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 The first time I really noticed AI doing this was against Cardiff away last season. I read his reports on the morning of the game while on the coach on the way there. If I could have only read them the night before - I genuinely wouldn't have bothered going. What is wrong with saying to journalists 'Talk to their Manager about them'. He followed the game by talking famously about how we were just a few minutes away from a valuable point - when a point was actually every bit as valuable as a defeat such was the points gap between us and Palace. I think its about time he sent someone else to these Press conferences... I feel like I'm constantly moaning about him at the moment and I hate being negative - but I guess with such a negative manager (even his statements are negative never mind his team tactics) its inevitable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box_Man Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Maybe he's just answering questions? Or maybe he is a negative, boring, uninspiring lifeless manager who is more concerned about the opposition and team shape when we haven't got the bloody ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Briscoe Inferno Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 (edited) flip off Irvine. If we lose again tomorrow i'm gonna find you and kick you in the wee wee tail. It' ll be there behind the ball......that is of course if he's grown a pair since Plymouth...... BTW Jimb - have you seen yours recently? Edited September 24, 2010 by Briscoe Inferno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUCE LEE Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Maybe he's just answering questions? He obviously is.... but showing far too much respect..... and it's EVERY game. To me you'd just acknowledge Southampton are expecting to be at the top end of the league... thats it. Wouldn't give a full breakdown of their f'ucking squad. Publically state you have confidence in your OWN players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 That report annoys the hell out of me. Everyone can see it, it's the same every bloody game, they will be up for it, they are strong, I expect them to be there or there abouts bla bla flippingbla. Grow a pair Irvine ffs. He has put together a side that "on paper" is more than good enough to finnish in the top two. This is a very very poor league indeed, & I think he needs to be more positive in his approach. By all means have respect for our opponents but ffs at lease give the impression we are up for it rather than already having his post match interview pre prepared. "well I did say they would be up for it & that eventually they would start to fire" it's like listening to Laws but the other way around with his famous "the pressure is all on them" quote before every bloody game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Wednesday Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 I’m sure Big Ron didn’t give a flying f*ck if Port Vale played 5 across the middle or Watford had overlapping full-backs, he just went into games knowing that if our players did their jobs properly we’d wee pipe on the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxlong Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 He's not cut out to be a manager, is he? Grow a pair Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triplej2 Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Alan irvine got us relegated by worrying about the opposition. Says it all really dunnit?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Lost 3 on the spin and what do we get? A rallying cry? An inspirational Churcillian speech? No, just classic AI 'respect'. That'll get em packed in tomorrow. Already mitigating for the loss I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deleted member Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Nigel Adkins comments on Southampton website Saturday brings a chance to end that goal scoring drought with a trip to Hillsborough for a match against Sheffield Wednesday, a side Adkins has a decent record against from his time at Sflaphorpe, where he lost just one of five encounters with the South Yorkshire outfit."This is a fresh football club, and I'm in charge of a fresh new team, and as I have said, you have to build your own ideas on how you want things done. We learnt a hell of a lot from our defeat to Wednesday last year, and then turned things round in a very positive manner. "It will be a tough game. They are well organised and very professional under their set up. They will prevent us from trying to pass the ball out from the back, sometimes you have to adapt your game as you need to play in two different ways. The ball is king, if you have good possession of the football, you have more of an opportunity to score goals and win games of football. There are ways and means of getting the ball in the middle of the pitch, so then get on the ball and go and play. I want us to play out from the back, but Sheffield Wednesday will do their upmost to try and stop that from happening, so we have to do our upmost to try and prevent that. "The demands that we are placing on everyone are that we want to win games of football. I want the players to get on the ball and pass it about, if we can't do that we put the ball into the right areas and make sure that we then get on the second ball and then pass it about, create chances and score goals. I want this football club to be the best in the division, I want to be champions, and I want to get promoted. "It should be a big crowd," he concluded. "Sometimes, when a player moves to a big football club they have to play with the pressure within that arena, and some players find it difficult to do that. I want our players to flourish, I want them to be playing in these sort of arenas, I want them to get on the ball and be brave enough to pass it around, score goals and entertain our fans." Only mention of us in BOLD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Don't know which is worse, our repetitive manager or the repetitive journo's/team selection/formation/tactics/substitutions. Its like he's softening the blow, but before the blow happens, or, putting a crash mat in place to soften the landing, before we fall ????? Sorry Alan, but just because you say so, aint good enough any more pal. Very worrying mentality and not even reverse psychology. Thing is, we are now so predictable and repetitive, we're getting found out with better players this season against worse teams. Southamptons league position is for a reason you numpty, grow a pair, make the changes, pull their pants down and send 'em back to shandy land with nowt other than a sore backside. Uninspiring at best WHAT EVEN MORE REPETITIVE THAN OUR FANS ! The guy has to comment, for us he can't give too much away on how he's going to set the team up. He can't possibly say this should be a pushover. He can't say we don't have a chance......Strikes me you lot are like rabbits in the headlights waiting to go through the same scenario each and every Friday ! Give it a rest and talk football if you have any thoughts to share.... Oh I know "my team for tomorrow", give it a rest, who's being repetitive ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUCE LEE Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 WHAAAAAAAAAT NO WAY..... No mention of how Clinton Morrison has scored at every level including international? no mentioned of Giles Coke, the player who won player of the month? etc etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triplej2 Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 WHAT EVEN MORE REPETITIVE THAN OUR FANS ! The guy has to comment, for us he can't give too much away on how he's going to set the team up. He can't possibly say this should be a pushover. He can't say we don't have a chance......Strikes me you lot are like rabbits in the headlights waiting to go through the same scenario each and every Friday ! Give it a rest and talk football if you have any thoughts to share.... Oh I know "my team for tomorrow", give it a rest, who's being repetitive ? "give it a rest and talk football"? This is talking football. This is what fans talk about and in this case we are justified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Starling Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 He is trying to be everyones friend so the opposition can say Wednesday were poo poo but I like their manager Alan. We have a situation where our fans are starting to say that Alan Irvine is a reet c**t instead of the opposition saying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 WHAAAAAAAAAT NO WAY..... No mention of how Clinton Morrison has scored at every level including international? no mentioned of Giles Coke, the player who won player of the month? etc etc etc Yeah ! All their manager has to do is throw a few copies of the star around the visitors dressing room and Irvine would have done Southamptons job. I sometimes wonder how many fans have ever seen the inside of a dressing room on match day ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manwithastick Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 It' ll be there behind the ball......that is of course if he's grown a pair since Plymouth...... BTW Jimb - have you seen yours recently? Oooo, biatch Should've seen the bugger when i got elephantitis after surgery in 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gringo69 Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 WHAT EVEN MORE REPETITIVE THAN OUR FANS ! The guy has to comment, for us he can't give too much away on how he's going to set the team up. He can't possibly say this should be a pushover. He can't say we don't have a chance......Strikes me you lot are like rabbits in the headlights waiting to go through the same scenario each and every Friday ! Give it a rest and talk football if you have any thoughts to share.... Oh I know "my team for tomorrow", give it a rest, who's being repetitive ? No not really Nev, my first post on this topic in this thread or any other, dont post 'my team for tomorrow' either. Whats the point in 'talking football' when PRESENTLY AI seems unable to inspire anything positive on the pitch? I've plenty of thoughts on it, he's the manager, pity he can't put his thoughts into action. All us repetitive posters are wanting is something different and a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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