CONFIRMED Phil Jones joins the Blades coaching staff

[Nick Jansky]

Does this particular person have the ironic initials AA ?
Serious question BTW

Yes, just taken up his new position in the last couple of weeks. Exciting times.

 

[Nick Jansky]

3 or 4 teams can realistically win the Premier League most years. At Championship level maybe upto 16 teams have a chance every year to gain promotion. Whilst the top level standard is incredibly higher, I wouldn't say it’s more competitive.

Certainly harder to win than the championship.

 

[Valley Blade]

Certainly harder to win than the championship.

For those 3 or 4 clubs who can win it though, that is there only competition. You can make a case in Championship that 8 plus teams have a reasonable chance of being Champions. Of course the Premier League is harder to win, as its standard is so much higher. Was just trying to highlight how difficult it is to succeed at our level. There are far more clubs evenly matched.

 

[GeorgeDonis1889]

I base it on what I, and others, have experienced.

But I don’t think he would be remotely bothered about a complete nobody like you attempting to be dismissive of him

You are a silly little sausage!

Nothing then. Just more anti Wilder drivel.

I'm not dismissing him I'm dismissing you.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Nothing then. Just more anti Wilder drivel.

I'm not dismissing him I'm dismissing you.

Oh, I’m sure I’ll survive!

 

[Tom Bott]

If I don't drink.
Don't eat kebabs.
Go to bed at 9pm every evening.
Spend 10/12 hours per day, 7 days a week exercising and training.

I could be champion of the world.

How many people have that mindset.

If we base our contracts on that level of committedness we won't be signing any new players.
The only Blades player of recent years I can think of that comes close to that attitude is Illiman Ndiaye.

Half of the England's football and cricket squads don't.

 

[Nick Jansky]

The only Blades player of recent years I can think of that comes close to that attitude is Illiman Ndiaye.

We’ve had quite a few, actually. Obvious ones were JOC and Baldock, and you can certainly put Ahmedhodzic and Seriki on that list too. The point is, fine margins count, and players who make the most of themselves physically obviously provide an edge, as well as generally having longer careers at a good level. Only players with an exceptional talent can get away with it (and, even then, you have the likes of Grealish) and we don’t have any players like that. It’s a deeply ingrained English mentality and culture, which is fine as long as you’re happy to not strive to be the best in a game that has evolved into one for elite athletes.

 

[billyblademan]

We’ve had quite a few, actually. Obvious ones were JOC and Baldock, and you can certainly put Ahmedhodzic and Seriki on that list too. The point is, fine margins count, and players who make the most of themselves physically obviously provide an edge, as well as generally having longer careers at a good level. Only players with an exceptional talent can get away with it (and, even then, you have the likes of Grealish) and we don’t have any players like that. It’s a deeply ingrained English mentality and culture, which is fine as long as you’re happy to not strive to be the best in a game that has evolved into one for elite athletes.

To counter that, I would find that when playing chess in the Sheffield leagues, my play would get better after I'd had a couple of pints. But hey, I didn't go to medical school for 5 years so what do I know.

Mr A.L.Coholic.