positivepete

Not sure about Clifford's experiment with Garforth, but the Brizilian Soccer Schools are a good concept for coaching.

Come on MLG. The trust members perks will clearly include a corporate package, thus emptying the stands for those 240,000 fans from the common that currently can't buy a ticket. You should know by now they always have a cunning plan.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/david-conn-inside-sport-blog/2012/dec/02/ermany-bundesliga-noisy-fans?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 Here is an article by David Conn in the Guardian. It is talking about fans owned clubs and noisy fans. David's standards are slipping to Neil Allen standards though, he keeps spelling P....muff B o r u s s i a D o r t m u n d. I must drop him a line and correct him.

I agree, but presumably the clubs pay the agents because it is tax deductible for the clubs, but not for the player. Still the money we saved allows us more transfer funds, think who we could buy for the difference in the money we paid compared to our rivals.

Not just the spotty oiks, we have fair amount of "hoof it", "get stuck in" and other such dull tyro manager types who are not be capable of counting three passes being put together. One such idiot has just appeared behind me in the Kingsland this season and does nothing but moan and criticise the whole game, and surprise surprise hates Guly and Fox. I wonder why he bothers.............

He can have the final say on players, but if they decide not to join us then there is nothing he can do about it.

Norwich, QPR, and Reading for the drop, we will survive on the last day

This was only the second match i have been at the ground to watch in full this season, but certainly yesterday it was clear that Fonte was the on pitch leader.

Hats off to Mr Ryder, a man who seems to care about his club without resorting to rose tinted spectacles.

I can assure you that the FL are not trying to let them off. They are however very mindful of not being the ones to kill them off, they do not want to leave themselves open to potential future litigation. You are correct that they should have been liquidated a long time ago by the courts.

Jason Dodd scored a few as well.

Read this article, it will explain what we are trying to achieve. Zonal marking does work when executed correctly. http://defensiveminded.wordpress.com/2011/08/07/barcelonas-zonal-marking-at-corners/

Spot on. Especially the comparison with the Nicholl days for our younger viewers.

Not sure it is a blackmail opportunity, but I am sure we can start a rumour! Come on Brizzie Saints, need more of you at the P&W. All the games are shown live.

What a difference a week makes. Last week I stood with the Arsenal fans in the Pig & Whistle in sunny Brisbane and it was painful, this morning it was just me and a couple of Villa fans and I felt much better! Cracking place to watch football. All the games are on live at the same time, cheers coming up from different corners of the pub. Mind you, no one was watching Wigan vs Fulham. Went over to the 'appy Hammers fans after the match to give them some stick. Great banter. Back in time for the Fulham match, looking forward to seeing the new players in the flesh. They look good on the screen. BTW, Lallana looked on side in the first half from that pass from Gaston. Well done NA, you deserve that result.

Last week they had all the individual games on at the same time on different screens. Good fun, cheers would go up in different corners of the pub as teams scored, unfortunately most of them from our corner!

Ah, now that is a classic!

Actually the rest of the post was very good!

I have one more week in Brisbane, so I will be at the P&W on Saturday for the Villa match. Hope you can all join me. Found a couple of new Saints fans last week, not Dubai Phil air hostess standard he has found for the Dubai Saints but we live in hope as the group grows!

Spot on! When we start defending as a team and higher up the pitch as Arsenal did to us, and Barcelona do, and Swansea do, we will improve. NA knows that, although I have watched the last two games from afar, you see enough shots of him urging the players to press the ball higher up the pitch. It will come, have faith.

Good God no. The football under Strachan was so depressing, had he stayed on another year I would probably have given up my season ticket. Football is about entertainment as well as tribal loyalty.

Breaking news...... Transfer to Brisbane Saints off for time being. Being recalled to my seat in the Kingsland in time for the Villa match. Anyone down at the Pig n Whistle tonight?

Another quality article from the Grauniad, probably the best sports section of the national papers. Rest of the paper is full of sh*t mind.

A bit risky, Kanu might find them and hold them hostage until he gets his money!

Is that your future wedding carriage Phil?