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Posted January 23, 2013 18:46 · last edited January 23, 2013 18:49

bopman wrote:

Listen to that interview if you have missed it. Some of it was reasonable but calling the fan base pathetic, lacking in sophistication and having no knowledge of football isn't a great idea.


He just doesn't get you can't just 'change style' without changing players.  You can't force players to do things that they can't do.  We cannot play better football until we have (among other things) a midfield that is capable playing football.  Unfortunately, my source is telling me the owners have no intention of spending any money on new personnel to improve the side, yet still demand a different sort of game. He talks about the previous style taking us nowhere and would never win us the league.  Well I contend with the current players we have we will never win the league.  Durante is completely right in that interview.  Gareth never actually argued his point here, he just created a strawman of throwing 'everyone out' and that argued against that.

As for someone who used the term 'total football' to describe what we are trying to do telling me (and far more knowledgeable people here) that we don't know anything about football and we are unsophisticated in his football knowledge...  what a great way to build crowds - insulting the fans.  Nice.  I'm glad he/they took over as we wouldn't be have the team without them, but they appear to have unmeetable expectations.
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aitkenmike edited January 23, 2013 18:49
bopman wrote:

Listen to that interview if you have missed it. Some of it was reasonable but calling the fan base pathetic, lacking in sophistication and having no knowledge of football isn't a great idea.


He just doesn't get you can't just 'change style' without changing players.  You can't force players to do things that they can't do.  We cannot play better football until we have (among other things) a midfield that is capable playing football.  Unfortunately, my source is telling me the owners have no intention of spending any money to new personnel to improve the side, yet still demand a different sort of game. He talks about the previous style taking us nowhere and would never win us the league.  Well I contend with the current players we have we will never win the league.  Durante is completely right in that interview.  Gareth never actually argued his point here, he just created a strawman of throwing 'everyone out' and that argued against that.

As for someone who used the term 'total football' to describe what we are trying to do telling me (and far more knowledgeable people here) that we don't know anything about football and we are unsophisticated in his football knowledge...  what a great way to build crowds - insulting the fans.  Nice.  I'm glad he/they took over as we wouldn't be have the team without them, but they appear to have unmeetable expectations.
aitkenmike edited January 23, 2013 18:48
bopman wrote:

Listen to that interview if you have missed it. Some of it was reasonable but calling the fan base pathetic, lacking in sophistication and having no knowledge of football isn't a great idea.


He just doesn't get you can't just 'change style' without changing players.  You can't force players to do things that they can't do.  We cannot play better football until we have (among other things) a midfield that is capable playing football.  Unfortunately, my source is telling me the owners have no intention of spending any money to new personnel to improve the side, yet still demand a different sort of game. He talks about the previous style taking us nowhere and would never win us the league.  Well I contend with the current players we have we will never win the league.  Durante is completely right in that interview.  Gareth never actually argued his point here, he just created a strawman of throwing 'everyone out' and that argued against that.

As for someone who used the term 'total football' to describe what we are trying to do telling me (and far more knowledgeable people here) that we don't know anything about football and we are unsophisticated in his football knowledge...
aitkenmike edited January 23, 2013 18:46
bopman wrote:

Listen to that interview if you have missed it. Some of it was reasonable but calling the fan base pathetic, lacking in sophistication and having no knowledge of football isn't a great idea.


He just doesn't get you can't just 'change style' without changing players.  You can't force players to do things that they can't do.  We cannot play better football until we have (among other things) a midfield that is capable playing football.  Unfortunately, my source is telling me the owners have no intention of spending any money to new personnel to improve the side, yet still demand a different sort of game. He talks about the previous style taking us nowhere and would never win us the league.  Well I contend with the current players we have we will never win the league.  Durante is completely right in that interview.  Gareth never actually argued his point here, he just created a strawman of throwing 'everyone out' and that argued against that.
As for someone who used the term 'total football' to describe what we are trying to do telling me (and far more knowledgeable people here) that we don't know anything about football and we are unsophisticated in his football knowledge...