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BazWainwright said:
Not sure what this means but anyway ...

What lineup did we play then 71-74?

I was certain it was 2-3-5 with Eddie dropping deep between the two left and right full backs augmented by Flynn when needed to for the four with Hockey being the midfield blocker, Currie and Salmons then receiving off Flynn or Hockey and the two wingers (and Gil Reece) basically getting chalkdust on their boots. But when everyone lined up at kick off it was 2-3-5.

I can't recall us ever setting up with a 4-4-2 until Haslam. Happy to be corrected.
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The 2-3-5 formation started to go out of fashion after the Hungarians thrashed England 6-3 in 1953. 4-3-3 grew in popularity after England won the 1966 World Cup. There weren't any teams playing 2-3-5 in the 1970s.
 
Silent Blade said:
The 2-3-5 formation started to go out of fashion after the Hungarians thrashed England 6-3 in 1953. 4-3-3 grew in popularity after England won the 1966 World Cup. There weren't any teams playing 2-3-5 in the 1970s.
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So we played 4-3-3?

I'll see if I have that programme - it may have been a Shoot or summat where I am sure I saw that lineup.

Like I say, I get that Eddie C was effectively the centreback guvnor and Flynn was effectively a deep defensive midfielder in my eyes. You see Kalvin Philips doing exactly the same thing in the Blackburn game the other day, dropping into the gaps at the back to add strength. When we were defending both Eddie and Flynn would 'mark' their CF and attackers Badger and Hemsley were wide cross stoppers and Hockey would just kick people up in the air.

Flynn as a dedicated CB in a 4-3-3? Never saw that TBH.
 
BazWainwright said:
So we played 4-3-3?

I'll see if I have that programme - it may have been a Shoot or summat where I am sure I saw that lineup.

Like I say, I get that Eddie C was effectively the centreback guvnor and Flynn was effectively a deep defensive midfielder in my eyes. You see Kalvin Philips doing exactly the same thing in the Blackburn game the other day, dropping into the gaps at the back to add strength. When we were defending both Eddie and Flynn would 'mark' their CF and attackers Badger and Hemsley were wide cross stoppers and Hockey would just kick people up in the air.

Flynn as a dedicated CB in a 4-3-3? Never saw that TBH.
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This is why I am convinced you are back in here!

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Silent Blade said:
This is why I am convinced you are back in here!

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And despite your encyclopaedic knowledge of all things Blades, I can confirm I am not him.

From what I recall he used to his own Deadbat version of sweary writeups and get in eternal arguments that pissed a lot of posters off.

Any similarities of my opinion of John Flynn and the United of old are simply coincidental and circumstantial. It's possible I am the same timestamp as he is and watched much of the football back in the day, and looking at that example, possibly so. I did like John Flynn. He was an honest grafter who was never afraid of (what I saw) of the 'half-back' role, breaking up play and linking with Salmons and Currie, getting his feet in a tackle and running 90 minutes into his shirt. I watched the Blades v Spurs 2-2 draw recently and only saw him at the back with big Eddie C near the end when (Gilzean, was it?) scored the late equaliser.

I would recommend you stay away from building .xls's of people's character traits on here and stick to United facts, though Silent. You might end up aligning Bert with Fallowfield or some other WUM.
 
BazWainwright said:
And despite your encyclopaedic knowledge of all things Blades, I can confirm I am not him.

From what I recall he used to his own Deadbat version of sweary writeups and get in eternal arguments that pissed a lot of posters off.

Any similarities of my opinion of John Flynn and the United of old are simply coincidental and circumstantial. It's possible I am the same timestamp as he is and watched much of the football back in the day, and looking at that example, possibly so. I did like John Flynn. He was an honest grafter who was never afraid of (what I saw) of the 'half-back' role, breaking up play and linking with Salmons and Currie, getting his feet in a tackle and running 90 minutes into his shirt. I watched the Blades v Spurs 2-2 draw recently and only saw him at the back with big Eddie C near the end when (Gilzean, was it?) scored the late equaliser.

I would recommend you stay away from building .xls's of people's character traits on here and stick to United facts, though Silent. You might end up aligning Bert with Fallowfield or some other WUM.
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You are though aren't you. ?
 
BazWainwright said:
And despite your encyclopaedic knowledge of all things Blades, I can confirm I am not him.

From what I recall he used to his own Deadbat version of sweary writeups and get in eternal arguments that pissed a lot of posters off.

Any similarities of my opinion of John Flynn and the United of old are simply coincidental and circumstantial. It's possible I am the same timestamp as he is and watched much of the football back in the day, and looking at that example, possibly so. I did like John Flynn. He was an honest grafter who was never afraid of (what I saw) of the 'half-back' role, breaking up play and linking with Salmons and Currie, getting his feet in a tackle and running 90 minutes into his shirt. I watched the Blades v Spurs 2-2 draw recently and only saw him at the back with big Eddie C near the end when (Gilzean, was it?) scored the late equaliser.

I would recommend you stay away from building .xls's of people's character traits on here and stick to United facts, though Silent. You might end up aligning Bert with Fallowfield or some other WUM.
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Flynn has always played in central defence and very occasionally at left back, never have known him being a midfielder.
 



BazWainwright said:
And despite your encyclopaedic knowledge of all things Blades, I can confirm I am not him.

From what I recall he used to his own Deadbat version of sweary writeups and get in eternal arguments that pissed a lot of posters off.

Any similarities of my opinion of John Flynn and the United of old are simply coincidental and circumstantial. It's possible I am the same timestamp as he is and watched much of the football back in the day, and looking at that example, possibly so. I did like John Flynn. He was an honest grafter who was never afraid of (what I saw) of the 'half-back' role, breaking up play and linking with Salmons and Currie, getting his feet in a tackle and running 90 minutes into his shirt. I watched the Blades v Spurs 2-2 draw recently and only saw him at the back with big Eddie C near the end when (Gilzean, was it?) scored the late equaliser.

I would recommend you stay away from building .xls's of people's character traits on here and stick to United facts, though Silent. You might end up aligning Bert with Fallowfield or some other WUM.
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Old codger alert, it's .xlsx since 2007 old Baz.

Edit: Actually 2003
 
Silent Blade said:
Flynn has always played in central defence and very occasionally at left back, never have known him being a midfielder.
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Ok Silent. I challenge you on this. I believe on one occasion in a goal drought Flynn was tried up front. It didn’t work.
 
Silent Blade said:
Dont remember this. What season?

Were you thinking of Colin Franks?
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Think I remember Franks playing up front once, maybe twice.

Wasn't it when Billy D was injured (a rare occurrence back then because defences leaned on him a lot but he just took it)?

Flynny got a few goals for us in his seven or eight years didn't he?
 
BazWainwright said:
Think I remember Franks playing up front once, maybe twice.

Wasn't it when Billy D was injured (a rare occurrence back then because defences leaned on him a lot but he just took it)?

Flynny got a few goals for us in his seven or eight years didn't he?
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Yes Franks played up front for 2 games in March 1974 also for a few games in Sept 1978.

Yes, Flynn scored 8 league goals for us, most of them were heading in Woody's corners.
 
pollster said:
Top signing
Top finisher playing on the last man
Top player in a front two with another striker on the last man eg Campbell or Bamford

To be wasted out of position as a left sided midfielder by the imbecile
as Hamer OHare and Marsh already this season.
Like them he could not tackle a rice pudding
particularly on the left.
No support ever for the left wing back be it McCallum or Burrows
AND THEY BOTH NEED IT

Thank God its him in not Joe Worrell
A player ripped apart by the movement and pace of Traore
in the scratch team of Heckys first game away in the Prem at Forest.

This shit formation of 2 -2- 2 (plus either -3-1 or -2-2)
with be a shocker with Tanganga and Worrell as the back 2
let alone if Rothwell is in front
and we persist with this inverted 'wingers' disaster.
Donovan should/could have cost us the game at Blackburn out of position and asleep on 5 minutes
before nearly opening the scoring on 10 minutes
breaking down the left!
As can be seen on the highlights if you did not watch live.
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From
pollster

CONFIRMED Post in thread 'BBD is back'

Top signing
Top finisher playing on the last man
Top player in a front two with another striker on the last man eg Campbell or Bamford

To be wasted out of position as a left sided midfielder by the imbecile
as Hamer OHare and Marsh already this season.
Like them he could not tackle a rice pudding
particularly on the left.
No support ever for the left wing back be it McCallum or Burrows
AND THEY BOTH NEED IT

Thank God its him in not Joe Worrell
A player ripped apart by the movement and pace of Traore
in the scratch team of Heckys first game away in the Prem at Forest.

This shit...

EVERY ******* GAME!
"Top signing
Top finisher playing on the last man
Top player in a front two with another striker on the last man eg Campbell or Bamford

To be wasted out of position as a left sided midfielder by the imbecile
as Hamer OHare and Marsh already this season."

I like so many thought it was 3-5-2 today
No it was some sort of wierd world
Where BBD was totally wasted on the left
and Arblaster was thought to be a right sided attacker that BBD could be
NOT the sensible alternative to try to replace outstanding wing back Seriki
that I suggested weeks ago

What was REALLY WIERD
was that for five minutes
the consistently immobile Choudhury
with the similar immobile Ayew for the rest of the time
RIPPED WOLVES APART down the right
until Choudhury was taken off and Ayew thought he had done enough
and downed tools - or literally sat down.
It was a glimpse into some other dimension where they were players
and Wilder knew what the **** he was doing!

JUST SHOWS WHAT A COMPETENT MANAGER COULD BE DOING
Bad luck my Rs
 
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