“This damned virus” Five times more people are dying from seasonal flu than from covid at the moment let’s get over this silly mass hysteria. And get back to footy because if we don’t it won’t be there next year.
Is that true? It seems unlikely.
Also, tens of thousands of people have died from this virus DESPITE all the precautions taken, imagine the toll if it were left to run freely.
s we have around that amount of season ticket holders I personally think the risk is minimal, we will be told to wear masks and stay in our seats as much as possible.
We should IMO Also be allowed to bring in our own food and drink As long as you take away your rubbish after the game, follow social distancing and generally try to keep apart as much as possible I believe we would be ok.
And If we are allowed back to games it is still a personal choice if you attend or do not attend games.
That all sounds quite sensible, I just wonder how easy it will be to monitor when you look at how some people behave in football grounds. Especially if you have, say, 1,500-2,000 people. NI mentions that standing would make social distancing easier and it does in some ways but not in other – you have few real barriers to stop people congregating in stands and how many stewards are going to want to break that up?
Personally, I doubt the season will be finished with crowds in the stands. As number of cases inevitably rise during winter, I think people will be banned from grounds again. I hope I’m wrong.
Interestingly, when it comes to smoking, football grounds are generally seen as “indoor” spaces rather then outdoors, I wonder if this is how the experts will view them when it comes to the risks of transmission of this damned virus?
I’ll be honest, I’m quite surprised we’ve sold as many as we have. Given the issues at the end of last season and the lack of clarity about the next season, I won’t be rushing to hand over my money.
I don’t think I’ll be rushing back to GP come October. I’d probably go to a non-league ground like Brigg or Bottesford where there aren’t many people and plenty of open air but I don’t think I’d really be that interested in going to GP. Besides, it’s going to be such an odd experience, so different from what you’re used to, that I’m not sure I’d enjoy it anyway.
If we’ve got a saleable player and we can get a good price for him, there’s no harm in selling him, it’s the way a club like ours has to be run. If you don’t do that, you’re going to struggle to get those players to join the club in the first place.
No but it’ll stop other people from getting it. Wearing a mask shows respect for the people around you, showing you’re prepared to make a minor gesture for the good of others. It’s called ‘society’.
Onariase to undergo surgery on a hernia. Should this not have been picked up in his medical (surely he had one before signing)?
If he’s a good player and there were other clubs in for him, a relatively minor injury doesn’t mean we shouldn’t sign him. If he’s worth signing, he’s worth signing with a hernia. And insurance should be paying his wages while he’s unavailable anyway.
Looks a good signing. Solid at cb now hopefully doesn’t mean Cox sees McGahey as his RB when Clarke is out or that he sees Bedeau as his LB.
Concerned that Mr Swann seemed to suggest that was it though.
With smaller budgets and salary caps, you’re going to see the return of the utility player, anyone who can cover two or more positions is going to be much more attractive to clubs.
For what it’s worth, I would have Clarke down as a centre back. For me, his best performances have come in the middle, particularly under Robins when he played in a back three. I’ve never been that excited by him as a full back.
Brian, people are questioning the quality of back up we’ve got to push him more than anything. Who’s here to push him, Kelsey ?
This pre-supposes that pressure is a good thing. It will be for some players, others might blossom if they know they’re the number 1 and aren’t going to be dropped for months if they make a mistake.
Yeah, I don’t know what happened there Cass, I don’t know how I could have quoted you on a different thread! Computer gremlins I reckon.
Anyway, my point was that Brentford are very much a side that plays out from the back and the team is largely made up of players who can pass the ball. They must have seen something in Goode to spend the money on him and they have a pretty good track record of picking players.
But yeah Goode never showed any signs of potential here,his hoofball style suits Northampton though,confirmed by him charging upfield to take every throw.
Some ‘modern thinkers’ may regard 4-4-2 as ‘yesterday’s tactics’
Little more to it than that though. It’s not just formations, it’s about players’ roles, exploiting opposition weaknesses, getting the best out of your own team.
August 19, 2020 at 9:51 am
in reply to: Lillis#193563
Lillis has been come out of the game for a while now and whilst his motivational skills are undisputed, is he yesterday’s man when it comes to tactics?
Playing teams that aren’t pro would make you wonder if they have been adequately tested for Covid.
At the professional level – that’s surely a given.
Given the cost of testing was one of the reasons given for shutting down last season, what’s the situation for the coming season? How is this going to work?
As for Ferrites comment what have the majority of football clubs “achieved” over the last 7 years? I’d suspect not many have had 1 promotion and 3 play off challenges, albeit soured by 1 relegation.
Well that’s your answer then but was 20th in League Two the original objective?
To be honest, I’d be more interested in hearing about off-the-field achievements.
So far in your tenure you have targetted championship football,attacking football,a new stadium,and a refurbished stadium.Why have you failed?
I wouldn’t ask it such a confrontational way, because you’ll never get an answer, but I would be curious to know what he thinks are his achievements in the last 7 years, given there’s no new stadium and we’re back in League Two.
As I like to say about myself “sometimes right, sometimes wrong but ALWAYS certain!”
To be honest, I can’t remember for definite one way or the other about McAtee but I remember he had a high number and it seems unlikely he’d have been “relegated” to number 45.
I hope Watson doesn’t look at what fans say about him online. Unless we sign another keeper, Watson will start for us next season, give him some support.
August 11, 2020 at 2:46 pm
in reply to: Lillis#193247
“we would have to remember that he was never very good at coming off his line for crosses.”
Haven’t you spotted the common denominator? Every keeper coached by Mussy does the same thing, I think he must tie their legs to the goalposts during coaching sessions!!
Was he? I thought Pressman would have been the keeping coach when Lillis was with us. I probably remember it more with Lillis because the contrast with Murphy, who came for everything, was massive!
He behaved like a prat on the pitch, I remember him twice getting himself sent off in the first half of a game completely needlessly.
He would almost always shoot rather than pass to a team mate and didn’t mind a dive either.
He basically didn’t cover himself in glory in an Iron shirt and then told SUFC fans that it was our fault. I agree that our fans can be idiots at times and far too harsh on some players (that “woooosh” for Jamie McCombe was a real low point) but I thought Grant was given enough of a chance by the crowd.
August 10, 2020 at 9:49 pm
in reply to: Lillis#193231
Is Josh a free agent? Loaned out by Rochdale last year so guessing surplus to requirements.
Could fit the bill.
Mark said Josh was out of contract when interviewed on the Bru podcast. If he’s still out of contract, I think he’d be a good signing although we would have to remember that he was never very good at coming off his line for crosses.
