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[RedArmy]

Just now, Turkish said:

Les Reed was actually good for Cortese, stopped him making a few stupid decisions, like sacking Adkins after the Reading game. Reeds issues started when Koeman left as he thought he’d cracked the code of football. 

His problem was thinking he had much to do with it in the first place. 
When you look at the important signings we made during that period, a lot of them are clearly heavily influenced by the Koemans (either Dutch or from the Dutch league) 

The one he could probably have taken credit for if he hadn’t fucked it up so spectacularly would have been Alderweireld. 

 

[Badger]

6 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Les Reed was actually good for Cortese, stopped him making a few stupid decisions, like sacking Adkins after the Reading game. Reeds issues started when Koeman left as he thought he’d cracked the code of football. 

Reed also believed his own publicity too much.

Praised for the conveyor belt of talent coming through and media talk of it being like Ajax. Completely glossing over the fact Ajax have breakthrough players year after year, not a Shearer in 1987 and Walcott in 2005, and Bale a few years later. 

He believed both he and his system/black box was invincible and clearly better placed than some random Dutch geezer (no matter what he achieved as a player) to take the club forward. Despite the fact it was largely Koeman’s connections that helped rebuild in 2014. 

[Turkish]

3 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

His problem was thinking he had much to do with it in the first place. 
When you look at the important signings we made during that period, a lot of them are clearly heavily influenced by the Koemans (either Dutch or from the Dutch league) 

The one he could probably have taken credit for if he hadn’t fucked it up so spectacularly would have been Alderweireld. 

 

I don’t disagree with that but he also got us Koeman in the first place when the club was in disarray and after Cortese and then Pochetino fucked off with the later telling senior players they should leave 

Just now, Badger said:

Reed also believed his own publicity too much.

Praised for the conveyor belt of talent coming through and media talk of it being like Ajax. Completely glossing over the fact Ajax have breakthrough players year after year, not a Shearer in 1987 and Walcott in 2005, and Bale a few years later. 

He believed both he and his system/black box was invincible and clearly better placed than some random Dutch geezer (no matter what he achieved as a player) to take the club forward. Despite the fact it was largely Koeman’s connections that helped rebuild in 2014. 

He did towards the end, yes but he was also instrumental in our rise. He got us Adkins and Koeman had a hand in Pochetino and got made some very good signings. The problems began when he was the only person in a leadership role at the club with any experience in football. In Koeman he also had a strong character in charge of the team, but when he went Les had free reign which is never good for any business 

[Badger]

Yes, I’d also accept his part in our rise, but it did seem he was overtaken by his own ego. Which as you say Turkish coincided with Koeman’s departure (perhaps also a factor in it). 

[RedArmy]

19 minutes ago, Turkish said:

I don’t disagree with that but he also got us Koeman in the first place when the club was in disarray and after Cortese and then Pochetino fucked off with the later telling senior players they should leave 

 

He absolutely gets credit for hiring Koeman, it’s one of the best decisions this club has ever made. 
But he also has to take responsibility for letting him go to Everton off the back of a top 6 finish which started the downward spiral. 

[Maggie May]

Piers Charles with a worldy save.

[whelk]

When’s the next World Cup?

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

18 minutes ago, whelk said:

When’s the next World Cup?

According to the countdown on this it's 220 days, 15 hours and 42 minutes away ❤️

https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/brazil-2027

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

Cracking half of football from England

Ballon d'Or wannabe Yamal 0 v Ballon d'Or winner Harry 1

[Turkish]

Spanish players being nasty, niggly pricks 

Hall has been outstanding at left back

[John Boy Saint]

Spanish heads look gone 

[Saint Pete]

Absolutely brilliant from England. Just need to keep heads, keep playing and see this through now. 

[Nordic Saint]

Brilliant so far.

Edited 1 hour ago by Nordic Saint

[Colinjb]

I don't recognise this team in white, they claim to be England. But, they're not playing like it.

[Nordic Saint]

4 minutes ago, Colinjb said:

I don't recognise this team in white, they claim to be England. But, they're not playing like it.

They're playing like they did when they thrashed France in the World Cup.

 

Oh dear, red card. It's going to be a matter of holding on now.

Edited 1 hour ago by Nordic Saint

[Colinjb]

Just now, Nordic Saint said:

They're playing like the did when they thrashed France in the World Cup.

Lets hope the rest of the second half proceeds better then that eventually ended up. (Jude wonder goal notwithstanding.)

[Saint Pete]

Oops! 

[Colinjb]

Ha, now it gets interesting. 

Should have kept it at 11 men and let it be 1-3.

[Turkish]

Fuck me talk about shooting yourselves in the foot

[Saint Pete]

Silly from Anderson. Let him try to beat keeper. 

[die Mannyschaft]

Chances are he would of missed or keeper saved if he didn't rugby him to ground.

[LiberalCommunist]

Rugby tackle? LOL

[die Mannyschaft]

Cucerella will get another send off, he good at that. Just dont pull his hair in the box.

[John Boy Saint]

Silly boy - just shows there is fresh air between players ears

[Saint Pete]

Good test though now. Can we still keep composure on ball, which has been excellent so far, and keep a decent amount of possession? 

[whelk]

Quansah not really good enough although we are v weak in that area these days.

Edited 1 hour ago by whelk

[Turkish]

3 minutes ago, John Boy Saint said:

Silly boy - just shows there is fresh air between players ears

Konsa caused all the problems

[Colinjb]

13 minutes ago, Colinjb said:

Lets hope the rest of the second half proceeds better then that eventually ended up. (Jude wonder goal notwithstanding.)

So, it is just like that France game.

[John Boy Saint]

3 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Konsa caused all the problems

Still even you and me know not to even breathe on an oppo player.

[die Mannyschaft]

8 minutes ago, LiberalCommunist said:

Rugby tackle? LOL

Or American football tackle. This looks like Anderson in action.

[adrian lord]

I switched on just as the pen was being readied to take. Bad timing. 
 

 

[Colinjb]

Bellingham should not be coming off.

[whelk]

Take a bow Ben White

[John Boy Saint]

Got a feeling of Déjà vu with them subs

[whelk]

1 minute ago, Colinjb said:

Bellingham should not be coming off.

Yes madness

[adrian lord]

Ref a homer?

[Colinjb]

James Trafford. Magnificent

[die Mannyschaft]

Double save again, keeper done well today.

[die Mannyschaft]

10 minutes ago, Colinjb said:

Bellingham should not be coming off.

Agree no outlet since he came off going forward 

[John Boy Saint]

Fuck me - so much for a nice quiet relaxed Sunday night!

[Oldandtired]

Wow...

[Turkish]

13 minutes ago, adrian lord said:

Ref a homer?

You’re joking? Ref was excellent

[Turkish]

8 minutes ago, Colinjb said:

James Trafford. Magnificent

Take his number one now if he’s been picked for a game like this. He was great

[spyinthesky]

3 minutes ago, John Boy Saint said:

Fuck me - so much for a nice quiet relaxed Sunday night!

I am normally a bit ambivalent about England games but I was as nervous towards the end as I am with Saints in big games.
Well deserved win in the end.

 

[Tamesaint]

Great second half after a dreadful first half.

Why oh why do ITV use Sam Matterface? Sometimes he even told you who had the ball but most of the time he just let the wind blow his tongue up and down to spout crap.

 

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Bit more interesting than those pointless international friendlies, I guess.

[Turkish]

What a night that was! Absolutely on a different level 11 v 11, dug right in to hold onto the win. Hopefully that will overcome this mental block we seem to have against the best nations 

[Saint Pete]

Just now, Tamesaint said:

Great second half after a dreadful first half.

Why oh why do ITV use Sam Matterface? Sometimes he even told you who had the ball but most of the time he just let the wind blow his tongue up and down to spout crap.

 

Dreadful first half? You must have been watching a different game unless you are Spanish? England were excellent. 

[whelk]

1 minute ago, Tamesaint said:

Great second half after a dreadful first half.

Why oh why do ITV use Sam Matterface? Sometimes he even told you who had the ball but most of the time he just let the wind blow his tongue up and down to spout crap.

 

He was talking the other day about Kane scoring 90 odds goals and said it is just like cricketers in the nervous nineties. In what way you twat - Kane cannot be bowled out.

[whelk]

4 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

Great second half after a dreadful first half.

 

What?!