Lord Duckhunter

Personally I like 3 central defenders, but prefer what Terry Venables did sometimes, play a strong full back as the wide centre half. Maybe Charlie Taylor could play on the left of a 3. Don’t know if he ever played centre half previously but he has the build. Bree probably not good enough the other side, but again he’s an old fashioned looking full back who could play as the wide man of a 3. The problem with 3 pure centre halves is they get run down the sides, and they get in each other’s way. You need players who can play full back and centre half, in the wide positions, with a centre half centrally. Imo.

That’s why I’m not doing Brighton away.

Puel made us tight defensively with Stephens & Yoshida as centre halves, so I refuse to believe we couldn’t tighten up. I’d imagine the reason he wants to play 3 centre halves as it releases our full backs to get further forward. In a properly set up defensive unit, with instructions to just defend and cut out the Beckenbauer impressions, we’d have a couple of points on the board, no bother.

Why are you so upset about, did they find a white fiver in yours? It’s no big deal, what’s the difference between emptying your pockets and opening your wallet?

We’ve got one of the countries best goal keepers. 3 out of the 5 at the back have played the majority of their career in the top flight. The other 2 are, an international full back who already looks the part, & a very promising young centre half. Downes looks premier league quality & from early glimpses a couple of the new signings look promising. I reckon a competent manager would have us on at least 2 points, not world beating but something to work on. This blokes sucked the positivity out of promotion already, mainly because of his fuck witted tactics.

He wasn’t talking about the whole tactical set up, just that the players weren’t set up right in those particular moments. He actually said the structure wasn’t right “both times”. The implication being had they been where he wanted them to be, we wouldn’t have conceded. Therefore, it’s the players fault. That’s not taking responsibility, taking responsibility would be admitting he needs to change tactically. He’s a million miles away from admitting he’s set us up wrong and asked us to play in a manner we’re incapable of. That’s taking responsibility.

He’s doing exactly the same. Taking responsibility for players mistakes is the oldest managerial trick in the book. He’s not say his “play book” is fundamentally wrong, just that they didn’t follow it properly. He doesn’t seem capable of comprehending that his tactics are wrong, that’s not taking responsibility. Also very telling that he brings up where playing like this has got HIM in 5 years. That’s the giveaway, he’s got a massive ego.

His idea of taking responsibility is saying it’s his fault the players aren’t implementing his philosophy properly. His implying that he’s right & it’s just the execution that’s wrong. He’s blaming others for his tactical shortcomings.

This is what boils my piss about him. He sets the culture at the club, & the culture is excessive possession football. People laugh at Fat Sam and others over their 4-4-fucking 2 football, but this blokes as inflexible as any of those dinosaurs. It’s all well and good saying we shouldn’t be playing that particular way in that particular instance, but he stands there clapping like a performing seal when we pass our way out of tight situations, safe in the knowledge the cameras will catch him showing the world “that’s MY philosophy “. Added to the fact he wants us to play like that, the players have no out ball even if they wanted to launch it. We’ve got no CF to challenge and hold the ball up and no wide men capable of chasing into the channels. I’ve fucking no doubt Lego wouldn’t be applauding a centre half who hoofed it straight back to the oppositions keeper when under pressure. He’s a fucking pony merchant.

Team selection is 100% the managers.

Bleksley is spot on about most law and order issues. Top man….

That’s the one I’ve got. Some great IPA’s. Vocation life & death, although it’s a bit pricey, is the best. Free delivery if you order 2 so I normally get a punk ipa, then try something different. It is absolutely like having a pint in the ale house, best home drinking experience by a mile. Get about 9 pints out of it, there’s some iffy reviews but I’ve had it a year and it’s been absolutely spot on.

Looks like our new Elyounoussi to me. In the side because he’s disciplined off the ball, fills certain holes and does exactly what the manager wants him to do. Get him down the middle or stick his arse on the bench.

Daniel Sturridge doing a Clinton Morrison impression, how do these duds get jobs?

Used to be a real ale man, 100% no question. But I think the quality is going downhill, probably down to lack of experience in bar staff. The real ale pubs are still good, but you used to be able to get a decent pint in most places and that’s not the case now. I’ve got a beer machine at home, so that’s started the move towards IPA”s. Punk, Neck oil & Camden my favourites. Real ale wise, tanglefoot still top despite H&W fucking around with the strength. Taylor’s landlord, if it’s kept well & Hop Head my top 3.

Nearly every single friggin team in the league & most of the league below play possession football. Lego hasn’t reinvented the wheel, he’s just taken it to the extreme.

Ruben Selles won 2 of his first 3 games in charge, and got 8 points from his first 6, so it’s not too outlandish to think 0 points so far is under performing. Particularly considering the fixtures.

More importantly, what were his passing stats.

I’m patiently waiting for Adam Armstrong to play for England……

Ship & Mitre Liverpool. Coach & Horses Norwich.

I think twice the amount of deaths compared to the previous 20 years combined isn’t something to celebrate or is in any way positive, but each to their own.

The official scores on the doors from this years culturally enriching largely peaceful Notting Hill Carnival are in. 61 incidents where police officers were assaulted. 8 stabbings. 349 arrests 53 Assaults on emergency workers 13 sexual offences 2 deaths

We weren’t going down under Nigel, we’d improved already.

Spot on, too many of our nods are like star struck teenagers, grateful for one glimpse of the promised land. My arse. We’ve been in the top flight most of the past 60 years, we’re not Luton, or Swindon or even fucking Boscombe. We’re an established top flight club that has slipped out of the league occasionally. If Lego doesn’t put his ego aside and start using tactics and systems suited to the players we have, he needs to fuck off for someone who will. We’ve had 3 pretty easy games (once Newcastle were down to 10) so to come away with 0 points is bad enough, but to continue playing in the way that gave us 0 points, is fucking criminal.