Costello 77 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 minute ago, asteener1867 said: That sounds good mate...Periodical tactics Adthe had a bad one cos he was on his period? How dare you make light of my football insights? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello 77 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 There's a lot more to come from me tonight on football matters. I hope you've got a box set lined up. But you can dip in and out of my musings.. they're simple to follow.. unlike Westworld. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 57 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: It's game over for that lad really isnt' it I'll be surprised if he stays after this season. Be even more surprised if he plays more than 10 more times for us. Proper depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggoisgod Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, SiJ said: He should have started Nando today imo. Needed a bit of a spark from somewhere. Let's be reyt if Nando can bend down and put his boots in then he should start IMO he's on a different level. To have him on the bench is criminal to the team and the paying fans unless he is injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello 77 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, Birley Owl 1867 said: I'll be surprised if he stays after this season. Be even more surprised if he plays more than 10 more times for us. Proper depressing. Birley...I'm the football guru tonight. If there's anything I can help you with? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Just now, Costello 77 said: Birley...I'm the football guru tonight. If there's anything I can help you with? Hello Mr Football Guru. Who has decided to make you the almighty Football Guru? Regards, Footballing Peasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Past Member Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 hour ago, daveyboy66 said: I prefer the managers on here to make the decisions The manager doesn't post on OT, that's why his decisions & potential alternatives are discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, zzmdu said: The manager doesn't post on OT Well he night do... We've had players and chairman on here before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello 77 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Birley Owl 1867 said: Hello Mr Football Guru. Who has decided to make you the almighty Football Guru? Regards, Footballing Peasant. Acceptence is the first step to recovery. What football questions would you like answered? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Past Member Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Lord Snooty said: Well he night do... We've had players and chairman on here before. We can still discuss his decisions, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, zzmdu said: We can still discuss his decisions, right? Of course. Can he though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 11 minutes ago, Costello 77 said: Acceptence is the first step to recovery. What football questions would you like answered? What is with the current obsession with the so-called transition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Holmowl said: We have just played:- Saturday Thursday Sunday Wednesday Saturday We have games:- Tuesday Saturday We have had Fletcher, Joao, Forestieri, Hutchinson and Matias returning from from injuries. Jos has mixed and matched and rested and eased back. We have won three and drawn one of the above 5 played.....and yet all many of us can do is moan and winge that Jos didn’t start this player or that player. We we just got rid of a manager that ran players dry, and when they were dry he ran them some more. We had one fit first teamer for a third of the season due to this approach. Cut Jos some slack guys. He is managing a fragile set of players back to health. After Reading we get two weeks off. It will be brilliant if we get thru Tuesday and Saturday with no injuries, threatening the play-offs, and Winnall, Lee and Hooper a couple of weeks nearer action. Im utterly delighted with our position and how we seem to be be managing our valuable assets like athletes rather than dray horses. Pretty much as I see it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofbert2 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 16 minutes ago, zzmdu said: The manager doesn't post on OT, that's why his decisions & potential alternatives are discussed. Oh but he does... He's a proper wind up merchant is Jos. Posts as bazapeps. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello 77 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Birley Owl 1867 said: What is with the current obsession with the so-called transition? This is a good question..and an easy one to get us off the mark. It means that the defence join the attack and attack join the defence when needed. It's also been called total football by the shmokers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birley Owl 1867 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Just now, Costello 77 said: This is a good question..and an easy one to get us off the mark. It means that the defence join the attack and attack join the defence when needed. It's also been called total football by the shmokers. Is that what it means? Total football? I thought it was some snazzy new thing that was developed for the world cup. Pundits never shut up about it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello 77 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Birley Owl 1867 said: Is that what it means? Total football? I thought it was some snazzy new thing that was developed for the world cup. Pundits never shut up about it I know Birley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costello 77 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Any other questions for the football guru who doesn't know the manager of the team we're playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMortimer Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 hour ago, full fathom five said: People are fooled by sky sports and managers making excuses about resting players. It's mid August ffs!!!! not February. Players are paid to play, ghe more you play the fitter you get. If you play 2 games in a week you can take it easier in training and spend more time recovering. Like asteener says start your best team, get the game won then rest players/make subs. The best Wednesday teams i have ever seen were managed by Big Jack, Sgt Wilko and Big Ron, we tended to play our strongest possible 11 and guess what?we were more successful, no coincidence is it? I assume Len Ashurst and Peter Eustace (the managers either side of those two, who were hopeless) usually picked their best 11s too? The idea that a settled side somehow semi-guarantees success is a non-starter as most teams were using the same kind of approach, including the ones who finished at the bottom. Back in those days, managers simply didn't have a lot of options anyway. The squad tended to be something like 16-18 senior professionals backed up with youngsters. If a first team player was unavailable, often the reserve was very much second string and knew it. The common perception is that the game was not as physically or mentally demanding then, which made the lack of changes more likely to be possible. Just about every team these days, including the successful ones, rotates frequently and have constructed a squad with that in mind. Especially in the lower divisions, where there are 8 more league games than the Premier for a start, I imagine it would be bordering on the impossible to try and replicate the old methods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taximark Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Lord Snooty said: I think the argument with Matias is that he's not as invaluable to us as Fernando or Fletcher. Haha is that what you call it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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