That was just bizarre!

[Bladepicker]

When the league start giving out points for stylish possession Coutts will be a great asset, until then I'd rather have players with more attacking intent and less defensive frailties which we now have. Depends how a person likes their footy of course, fifty passes going nowhere before the opposition pinch it back (yawn) or half a dozen meaningful passes and a shot on goal.

You haven't been much this season have you?

Our entire success has been built around the 3 5 2 and retention of possession and an ability to quickly switch play is so important as part of that. The midfield three has been istrumental in this, non more so than Coutts.

 

[LenTednTony]

Go out for a win against a mid table team or second place?

Does this line suggest that they didn't play for a win? If so, have a word with yourself amd then ask the players, every man jack of them, if they played to win? I bet I know the answer!

 

[South Bucks]

You haven't been much this season have you?

Our entire success has been built around the 3 5 2 and retention of possession and an ability to quickly switch play is so important as part of that. The midfield three has been istrumental in this, non more so than Coutts.

Yes you're right, although I've done the last 4 away matches and will be there tomorrow I miss more than I go to so I guess that makes me a teeny weeny blade in the daily biggest dick competition. I only comment on matches I've been to. Sure our possession game works against the lower teams but was not effective on Tuesday, we were a bit lucky at Posh and my concern is against the better smarter teams and IMO we need to be more offensive but we'll find out who is right in the next few weeks.

There were a few times on tuesday and other games where we passed the ball around for several minutes got all the way to the bye line and then back to half way where we started from without ever having an effort on goal. All it did was waste several minutes, allowed the opposition to get back in position and get their breath back and get ready to steal it and set off on their next attack as soon as they won the ball back.

Can appreciate others may believe possession is all important, it sometimes works for Barcelona but we are no Barcelona.

 

[Pinchy]

When the league start giving out points for stylish possession Coutts will be a great asset, until then I'd rather have players with more attacking intent and less defensive frailties which we now have. Depends how a person likes their footy of course, fifty passes going nowhere before the opposition pinch it back (yawn) or half a dozen meaningful passes and a shot on goal.

Old Hoofers die hard, don't they? Luckily, our excellent table-topping manager prefers the right way, as he constantly emphasises. The players, including our 5 proper midfielders [no shadow-chasing ragamuffins], take the same view.

Happy Days for football; a bit shite for oofanopers. Never mind.

 

[blade too long]

Can appreciate others may believe possession is all important, it sometimes works for Barcelona but we are no Barcelona.

ah , but we drew 0-0 away and Barcelona got dicked 4-0

so we got a better midweek result playing that system

 

[The Crab]

Could you get motivated playing in front of a Scunthorpe home crowd

I'd be "that reminds me, The Hills Have Eyes is on Sci-Fi later"

 

[knowsnowt]

Does this line suggest that they didn't play for a win? If so, have a word with yourself amd then ask the players, every man jack of them, if they played to win? I bet I know the answer!

You have a word with your eyes pal. We didn't play our strongest (imo) 11 i said so why is it moaning? My opinion is as valid as anyone else's.

 

[Tyler Durden]

Old Hoofers die hard, don't they? Luckily, our excellent table-topping manager prefers the right way, as he constantly emphasises. The players, including our 5 proper midfielders [no shadow-chasing ragamuffins], take the same view.

Happy Days for football; a bit shite for oofanopers. Never mind.

Says someone who can't even articulate what the term 'proper footballer' means.

For somebody who only makes one point (ad nauseum) , it speaks volumes that you even know fuck-all about that.

 

[Chief_Froley]

try and join the reality of life , you dont win every game
no team ever has , or ever will

Here here! My Haverfordwest team on football manager knows this more than anyone! They lost to the mighty Carmarthen on the last day of the season which put an end to our unbeaten run to a mere 74 games in all leagues.

Suffice to say I let Mertesacker, Dembele, Giroud, Young and Louis Reed (because fuck you, that's why!) know exactly how I felt after conceding that poxy goal in injury time.

 

[Pinchy]

You have a word with your eyes pal. We didn't play our strongest (imo) 11 i said so why is it moaning? My opinion is as valid as anyone else's.

As is mine that you are an attention-seeker with little or no idea what you are talking about.

 

[Pinchy]

My dedicated followers have clearly missed my recent musings where I gave a precise exposition of how a proper footballer plays.

It's axiomatic, of course, that if you have to ask the question, you won't understand the answer...

I can only help people who want to learn.

 

[Tyler Durden]

My dedicated followers have clearly missed my recent musings where I gave a precise exposition of how a proper footballer plays.

It's axiomatic, of course, that if you have to ask the question, you won't understand the answer...

I can only help people who want to learn.

That's a nicely convoluted way of saying, "I haven't a fucking clue what I'm talking about". Thanks for the confirmation.

Suffice to say we can now safely demote you to 'half-a-trick pony' status.....

 

[Bladepicker]

I miss more than I go to so I guess that makes me a teeny weeny blade in the daily biggest dick competition.

Whi ever mentioned anything about a competition? You have brought that up, that was not my point at all. I meant that given your opinion that our style is in some way holding us back and Coutts isn't an integral part of why we are top, you can't have seen much of us to come to that conclusion.

As it is - I will proabably have been to a similar number of games as you - though I do watch the vast majority back in full.

Sure our possession game works against the lower teams but was not effective on Tuesday,

Well it was pretty effective in getting a very good point with the most in form home side in the whole football league. And of course it is more effective against lower teams. In the same way Chelsea have more success against Sunderland than Manchester City as a general rule - better sides are harder to play against. Our current league position suggests we are fairing quite well in conparison to other teams in our league.

There were a few times on tuesday and other games where we passed the ball around for several minutes got all the way to the bye line and then back to half way where we started from without ever having an effort on goal. All it did was waste several minutes, allowed the opposition to get back in position and get their breath back and get ready to steal it and set off on their next attack as soon as they won the ball back.

So we keep recycling the ball and looking to penetrate the opposition rather than lumping aimless balls forward and we can also mix it up and run at the defence direct, or break quickly and directly using sharp football - we did so at least twice on Tuesday - yet you see this as a negative?

Look at the goals that won us the games against Bury, Northampton and Peterborough late on in games to see how effective proper football with proper footballers. We are top of the league, clear top, playing the best football we have in years - yet that isnt good enough for some? Unbelievable.

, we were a bit lucky at Posh

And just as an aside, how on earth were we lucky in any way at all against Peterborough???

 

[blade too long]

You have a word with your eyes pal. We didn't play our strongest (imo) 11 .

it was our strongest 11 on the night because Chris picked it

end of argument

 

[Bladepicker]

Old Hoofers die hard, don't they? Luckily, our excellent table-topping manager prefers the right way, as he constantly emphasises. The players, including our 5 proper midfielders [no shadow-chasing ragamuffins], take the same view.

Happy Days for football; a bit shite for oofanopers. Never mind.

In one post:

*Criticised possesion football.

*Criticised the way we play.

*Referenced the oft repeated but nonesense statistic about the perceived strength of teams we pick points off.

*Slagged off one of our best footballers who has been an integral part of the side.

*Totally misused and misunderstood the concept of luck.

I'm still not sure if South Bucks was/is being serious or if he's trying for a full house on 'Wind up Pinchy Bingo'

 

[Pinchy]

And just as an aside, how on earth were we lucky in any way at all against Peterborough???

Not at all of course. It's a throw away used by attention-seekers when deriding the club they claim to support. Just sling it in there amongst the rest of the self-indulgent drivel. There's so much, it won't be noticed.

 

[South Bucks]

So if I understand this right, anyone who went in Tuesday and before but doesn't agree with the happy clappy opinions of the self appointed guardians of this thread are attention seeking useless non blade neanderthals with no interest in the well being of the club. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I'll try to remember that next time I look in the mirror and am at some god foresaken away ground.

 

[Pinchy]

I'm a little concerned that those who need my help most are missing some of my tutorials.

What I shall do, I think, is publish a weekly compendium of my best posts from the previous seven days. That will ensure my most fervent followers need never miss a single word of wisdom.

In the interests of football, the service will remain free of charge, for the time being.

 

[Tyler Durden]

So if I understand this right, anyone who went in Tuesday and before but doesn't agree with the happy clappy opinions of the self appointed guardians of this thread are attention seeking useless non blade neanderthals with no interest in the well being of the club. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I'll try to remember that next time I look in the mirror and am at some god foresaken away ground.

Don't worry. That guttersnipe is increasingly outstaying his welcome, and is already viewed as a joke by the majority of right-minded folk.
He soon scuttles away when inevitably proven wrong like the snivelling little crybully coward that he is.

 

[Bladepicker]

So if I understand this right, anyone who went in Tuesday and before but doesn't agree with the happy clappy opinions of the self appointed guardians of this thread are attention seeking useless non blade neanderthals with no interest in the well being of the club. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I'll try to remember that next time I look in the mirror and am at some god foresaken away ground.

We are 5 points clear at the top of a league we have been stuck in for 6 years. We are playing the best, most entertaining football that we have seen for at least the last 5 years, if not longer. We have a team full of proper footballers, captained by a Blade who scored 20 goals before Valentines Day.

We went to a side who had won 6 and drawn 1 of their last 7 home games and got a hard earned point and last 15 minutes aside, controlled the game and probably should have been ahead.

I'd say if you are unhappy with that scenario and coming out with such gubbins as criticising our midfield or style of play - then looking at it rationally, given our position, do you see why your opinion may be a little bit on the fave of all sensible thought and considered, at best, as a little bit of attention seeking???

Also, again, how were we lucky at Peterborough?

 

[Bladepicker]

Don't worry. That guttersnipe is increasingly outstaying his welcome, and is already viewed as a joke by the majority of right-minded folk.
He soon scuttles away when inevitably proven wrong like the snivelling little crybully coward that he is.

Tyler, you may never see eye to eye with Pinchy, his methods or the vast majority of his opinions, but come on. People on this thread are slagging off our style of play, making out a draw at Bristol Rovers was a bad result and generally trying to find negatives given our current position.

Surely that's the biggest joke here no?

 

[Tyler Durden]

Tyler, you may never see eye to eye with Pinchy, his methods or the vast majority of his opinions, but come on. People on this thread are slagging off our style of play, making out a draw at Bristol Rovers was a bad result and generally trying to find negatives given our current position.

Surely that's the biggest joke here no?

That's not the view that I hold either. I was there Tuesday and was very satisfied with how it went.

But it's never been about debate or the honest exchange of opinion with that specimen. It's all about the peddling of bullshit agendas and vituperative cuntishness directed at his same (imagined) pet targets every single time. Unless of course those targets can answer back then he either starts crying or vanishes like a fart in the wind.

 

[knowsnowt]

As is mine that you are an attention-seeker with little or no idea what you are talking about.

You really do live an hollow existence don't you. You can have the win on the argument, its obvious you have no other fulfilment in life.
Enjoy.

 

[knowsnowt]

Tyler, you may never see eye to eye with Pinchy, his methods or the vast majority of his opinions, but come on. People on this thread are slagging off our style of play, making out a draw at Bristol Rovers was a bad result and generally trying to find negatives given our current position.

Surely that's the biggest joke here no?

As the op can I just say it didn't start with slagging anyone, wilder has my backing. As originally posted though I do still find it bizarre that we didn't play a full strength team, if you'll allow me that description.
I was merely stating you should go for the strongest team to win the 3 points before you.
Look at games in hand, Bolton have 2 but who would argue you'd rather have them than points in the bag.
Would anyone argue that? Is it any different?
A yway im hoping for 3 points tomorrow then the naysayers can bumpnthis and have a laugh at my expense.
Or maybe not.

 

[Bladepicker]

A yway im hoping for 3 points tomorrow then the naysayers can bumpnthis and have a laugh at my expense.

On which, I'd hope, we all agree.

UTB

 

[cahill]

That's not the view that I hold either. I was there Tuesday and was very satisfied with how it went.

But it's never been about debate or the honest exchange of opinion with that specimen. It's all about the peddling of bullshit agendas and vituperative cuntishness directed at his same (imagined) pet targets every single time. Unless of course those targets can answer back then he either starts crying or vanishes like a fart in the wind.

"I was there Tuesday "

No you weren't, that guy from Rovrum with the stop watch told us so

 

[knowsnowt]

On which, I'd hope, we all agree.

UTB

Pinchy wont. Or will he?
Which way is the wind blowing tonight?
Whichever way he'll argue the opposite just to experience a smug smile when he defeats his adversaries with boredom.

 

[Rodley]

So if I understand this right, anyone who went in Tuesday and before but doesn't agree with the happy clappy opinions of the self appointed guardians of this thread are attention seeking useless non blade neanderthals with no interest in the well being of the club. Thanks for clearing that up for me. I'll try to remember that next time I look in the mirror and am at some god foresaken away ground.

People were just trying to stir the shit. The response was hardly happy clapping; I suspect most are content to back the manager's judgement, given the progress so far.

 

[knowsnowt]

it was our strongest 11 on the night because Christ picked it

end of argument

Corrected that for you.

No manager is infallible.
I'm not gonna pull down opinions. Time will tell if he made the right decision. We could lose tomorrow and still be promoted as champions.
For me though you grasp the day, let those in your wake worry about tomorrow or next week.

 

[blade too long]

Corrected that for you.

No manager is infallible.
I'm not gonna pull down opinions. Time will tell if he made the right decision. We could lose tomorrow and still be promoted as champions.
For me though you grasp the day, let those in your wake worry about tomorrow or next week.

time did tell we got an away point at a team thats very strong at home are you deluded enough to think we can win every single away game
didnt we lose 4-1 at walsall with the strongest team available SHARP PLAYED

a point away is a point won at any level
we did not blow a chance , we got a result
4 points from 2 tough tough away games = RESULT