DB2002 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Given the reaction over ticket prices you would have thought the club would want to win their last few pre season games to try and grow enthusiasm to drive attendance for the Bristol game. To be fair ... the pre season aim for CC should be to prepare for 8/8 regardless of results A win against Bristol will sell a lot more tickets than a win against Scunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlsfieldowl Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Yes - well we are about to find out, going to be an interesting couple of months coming up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 As was pointed out when CC was appointed, he hadn't managed a side for three years, and at, at least one club, he was sacked after only nine games in charge. Fourteen clubs in fourteen seasons should make people question his appointment. In interviews he sounds terrific, but thus far, and I appreciate these are only friendlies, he seems to have lost the plot. Well, that's it then. You've clearly just ignored the fact that on many occasions he left one job for a better job, not to mention the fact that more than several of these roles appear to have been on a caretaker/interim level. Plus, when you mix in the simple truth that in Portugal it is terribly common for coaches to last less than 18 months and move effortlessly from job to job. We're doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheffWedOwl Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Losing 9-2 against Scunthorpe Ladies U11s????? FFS. Carvalhal out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakswfc Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Tonights result is totally unacceptable. End of story. And to those folk that think because it was a friendly that the result doesn't matter well I hope your wrong because to me you are implying that players are OK to not give a throw about the travelling fans and their hard earned money. We are either not good enough or we don't give a throw. I hope it isn't the latter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 tbf the opposition just has to buy Carlos's book and they'll know how his tactics. 7.66 on Amazon for those interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxondale Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Helan tonight though......🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlsfieldowl Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 To be fair ... the pre season aim for CC should be to prepare for 8/8 regardless of results A win against Bristol will sell a lot more tickets than a win against Scunny Based on what we have seen so far, do we think we will beat BC? They will be bang up for it on their Champ return and in our faces. Expectations for this game are pretty low tbh - it's a tricky opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest _Ibbo_ Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Newcastle lost at York..... tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Does anyone know how Newcastle got on at York? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB2002 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Chelsea got beat 4-2 the other day in a friendly certs for relegation Let's hope we can stay up then, should be a decent crowd the season after for the home game against Chelsea - wonder how much tickets will be ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Good grief... I've seen us have good victories in pre seasons, then go on to have a crap season. It's about trying out new things, seeing who works with whom. Trying out new dead ball situations. Ect, etc, etc. Don't get excited about winning pre season, don't get upset about losing them. As results go, it's meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMortimer Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Came across this posted by 'kernowl' back in 2010... Pre-season friendlies count for nothing. I recall the pre-season of the 1993-94 season when this happened... BODMIN TOWN 2 - 9 WEDNESDAYPLYMOUTH ARGYLE 0 - 5 WEDNESDAYEXETER CITY 0 - 6 WEDNESDAYGLENTORAN 1 - 7 WEDNESDAYBANGOR 0-2 WEDNESDAYGLASGOW CELTIC 1 - 1 WEDNESDAYWEDNESDAY 1 - 1 DERBY COUNTY (NIGEL WORTHINGTON TESTIMONIAL)SHEFFIELD UNITED 0 - 1 WEDNESDAY (DEREK DOOLEY TESTIMONIAL) so that's 32 for and 5 against Buoyed up for the new season we then did this... LIVERPOOL 2 - 0 WEDNESDAYWEDNESDAY 0 - 0 ASTON VILLAWEDNESDAY 0 - 1 ARSENALWEST HAM 2 - 0 WEDNESDAY We got out first point and goal in our fifth match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge The strikers who were culpable for the joke that was going round Sheffield at that time ( that we were being renamed Sheffield Wednesday Nil) were the following... MARK BRIGHTDAVID HIRSTPAUL WARHURST ...who were being supplied by Chris Waddle and John Sheridan the likes of NIGEL JEMSON and GORDON WATSON couldn't get a game So I won't say don't despair because that is what we Wednesdayites do best. Everton's motto is Nil Desperandum (don't despair), back in 1993-94 we had to put up with both the desperandum and the NIL. Edited July 29, 2015 by DJMortimer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 not to Scunthorpe though context though hardest league in the world champions against retiring footballers 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB2002 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Tonights result is totally unacceptable. End of story. And to those folk that think because it was a friendly that the result doesn't matter well I hope your wrong because to me you are implying that players are OK to not give a throw about the travelling fans and their hard earned money. We are either not good enough or we don't give a throw. I hope it isn't the latter. or it's pre-season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I'm more concerned about the performance and result on Saturday than tonight, never like playing at places like Scunthorpe with their small grounds, high tempo/direct football and raising their game against bigger teams. If we played them at Home we'd win quite easily. If we lose to St mirren at the new S6 I will be more worried about how things are going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppers Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Maybe it is tactical genius. Look really poor in pre season against poor teams. Then come out like champions when the season starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miffed Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Anyone know when Sunderland's first game of the season is? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesy87shef Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 even though it's a friendly it's still poor losing 4-2 to scummy. Dress it up however you like but pre season results against average and poor sides have been shocking. It's not worth getting the hump over but surely everyone can see that it is poor even if it is just a kick about. I'm not worried as these games are relatively meaningless. However it must be a common opinion that performances haven't been good enough as well as results so it's understandable people are annoyed. The seasons starts soon and it would be good to put in a good performance and gain a positve result again St Mirren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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