spike1867 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) We've got a conspiracies thread, but what are your thoughts on what you are seeing on Howson's twitter updates and the official channels? A few things for me. Reach looks like he's been in the gym. Looks like he's built up a bit. We've said it before about Joao, but he too looks fit. Most of the players would appear to have come back in good nick. Remember seasons past and the added timber? Good to see Kieran Lee joining in, with what I can make out is most of the drills we've seen. I haven't seen any sight of Jordan Rhodes, brief glimpse of Winnall. I'll be interested to see how it builds up over the week. The running at the moment is not balls out, but you can see its winding up, working on fluidity rather than out and out lung busting. There was some ball work this morning and it looked like it came at the end of some pretty hard running. All in all, it looks encouraging. Is it me, or is Howson's coverage pretty good? I can't remember in previous years quite so much video footage etc. I hope he keeps it up, some of us find it interesting from a coaching perspective, but mostly because it feels like as fans, we're getting a look at what feels like a proper pre season. I'm buzzing at the moment for the new campaign, whatever it may bring. Maybe someone with a bit more IT savvy could include some of the videos and photos etc? Edited July 3, 2019 by spike1867 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Didn't Bruce say he would fine anyone who come back to pre-season out of shape?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 35 minutes ago, spike1867 said: We've got a conspiracies thread, but what are your thoughts on what you are seeing on Howson's twitter updates and the official channels? A few things for me. Reach looks like he's been in the gym. Looks like he's built up a bit. We've said it before about Joao, but he too looks fit. Most of the players would appear to have come back in good nick. Remember seasons past and the added timber? Good to see Kieran Lee joining in, with what I can make out is most of the drills we've seen. I haven't seen any sight of Jordan Rhodes, brief glimpse of Winnall. I'll be interested to see how it builds up over the week. The running at the moment is not balls out, but you can see its winding up, working on fluidity rather than out and out lung busting. There was some ball work this morning and it looked like it came at the end of some pretty hard running. All in all, it looks encouraging. Is it me, or is Howson's coverage pretty good? I can't remember in previous years quite so much video footage etc. I hope he keeps it up, some of us find it interesting from a coaching perspective, but mostly because it feels like as fans, we're getting a look at what feels like a proper pre season. I'm buzzing at the moment for the new campaign, whatever it may bring. Maybe someone with a bit more IT savvy could include some of the videos and photos etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike1867 Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 Yeah, it would appear to have worked too. Something just feels different about this preseason. It's encouraging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike1867 Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 1 minute ago, GerOwl said: Cheers mate. So he's definitely there then. I wonder whether a better preseason might see him looking sharper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Not sure bud, a lack of application and professionalism is something you cant accuse him of to be fair. He'll score a few for us this season i'm sure, whether its from the bench or otherwise only SB will know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Newsome Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Don't read too much into this, Jos worked them hard last summer but didn't make much difference, Bruce has done this plenty of times, they'll bit fit no doubt. Long gone are the Carlos holiday camps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Wednesday Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Where's Nuhiu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARMYARMY2010 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Just now, Sgt Wednesday said: Where's Nuhiu Given extra time off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookeh Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, Sgt Wednesday said: Where's Nuhiu Extra few days off because of international games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike1867 Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, Not Jon Newsome said: Don't read too much into this, Jos worked them hard last summer but didn't make much difference, Bruce has done this plenty of times, they'll bit fit no doubt. Long gone are the Carlos holiday camps. Howson said he felt it was more intense than previous regimes. Also, it felt like one man and his dog under Jos. There's Clemence, Agnew, Bullen, Kalinins, Strudwick and numerous other staff members and it just looks more structured. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Night-Owl Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Bruce and his staff are making us look and play sexier, if only they could work their magic on the majority of us on here too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torres Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) I think the OP is right, Bruce is going to get us fitter than a house full of models Makes a nice change Edited July 3, 2019 by torres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike1867 Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, torres said: I think the OP is right, 25 seconds of footage has convinced me we are now the fittest team in the world Owlstalk flippancy at its best... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldishowl Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 36 minutes ago, Not Jon Newsome said: Don't read too much into this, Jos worked them hard last summer but didn't make much difference, Bruce has done this plenty of times, they'll bit fit no doubt. Long gone are the Carlos holiday camps. I have never seen such a shambles as our first game at Wigan last season. Totally under prepared from both a fitness and tactical perspective. It was obvious watching that , that jos wasn’t going to last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzaroteowl Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 18 minutes ago, oldishowl said: I have never seen such a shambles as our first game at Wigan last season. Totally under prepared from both a fitness and tactical perspective. It was obvious watching that , that jos wasn’t going to last Same at Preston the season before. Even at the Rangers friendly you could see how unprepared we were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Fake news They did 30 mins of training yesterday, they got Dom to take loads of vids and photos and will use them over the next few days making our they are training. Oldest training camp trick going. They are drinking around the pool at this very moment. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawksmore Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Just the fact Bruce has brought Strudwick in tells me things are going to be very different. You don't work at Man Utd for 10 years in a senior role id you don't know what you're doing. The guy is very knowledgable with a tonne of experience too. Fitter with less injuries is what we should expect now. On paper there's still a balance issue within the squad, still a few too many weaker players but nevertheless with the financial restrictions i really think we'll be a tough team to beat. I'm not happy wit how the upper echelons of the club have been operating, but the football side of things will come good in time now. I got a very good look in to what Huddersfield were doing the year they went up and a lot of what we are doing is of a similar ilk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Looks like hard work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike1867 Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 1 minute ago, HIGHERSTATE said: Looks like hard work Really? Looks like a cracking way to earn a living. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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