Conor Coady

[dublin 10 blade]

Strange how different people see things - I asked how Coady played on Liverpool FC Twitter and got the following reply from an academy coach 'at ease on the ball looked like he was smoking a cigar with 2 players around him tonight.' and that was after he'd independently posted 'Conor Coady was class' in reply to their MoM requests

Just saying what I was told by the BIL , who was at thre match ,
however it was a virtual '' no tackle '' game , with no hard tackles allowed , like he would get in a normal match ,
so it would'nt be hard for him to get the room you discribed , although in the 2 reports I read in the papers this morning he does'nt get a mention at all , just the young lad IBE ,
although according to some on here he's not quite what Mr Clough would be looking for{ ahem } .
The strike got the MOM award according to the Irish Independant .
Also the ex pig Mcfail also played .

 

[kop_blade9]

just how old are you Pinchy?

Being old does not imply sense.

 

[Pinchy]

Being old does not imply sense.

No, quite right and, for the avoidance of doubt, I am not old!

Experience, however, is priceless but you won't fully realise that until you have it.

 

[Pinchy]

I take it that excludes Doyle then?

I imagine he drinks Guinness!

The Doyle we have seen since suspension has been far more impressive than ever he was before. Against Coventry he had, if. I remember rightly, the first two attempts on goal by either side.

The honest answer is No, I would not now exclude him. The supplementary answer is that I believe we are about to embark (indeed have embarked) on a remarkable journey for our club and I do not think him sufficiently equipped to take that journey much further. If we are to progress, some will necessarily have to make way for new, improved models. In my judgement, he is one.

He will, however, depart, when he does, with thanks, respect and admiration.

 

[Esablade]

Edit:sorry, missed it on 'rumours'

Coady is up for sale according to this in the Telegraph..?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...erpool-hope-to-raise-30-million-in-sales.html

 

[billyblademan]

Actually I pretty much agree with everything you said in response to my earlier post. That's why I was rather taken aback by your opening remark. It's my fault, I didn't make myself clear. A good writer never blames his readership.

I don't usually unearth my ancient ramblings (I think it very self-indulgent) but in May 2010, I wrote:

"The best midfielders attack and defend, maybe they favour one discipline but they can do both and the best teams have an attacking midfielder who also puts his foot in complemented by a more defensive player who can play a bit as well. Some Blades have written a special job description which exempts Monty from all but the most basic requirements of a decent midfielder. A few of us are not so easily pleased [or fooled]."

....and in January 2014:

I used to play in central midfield. My job was to both attack and defend. I would have received some very strange looks and even worse language had I said, "I'm not going forward - I'm a DM" or "Tackle their ball player? Me? Fuck Off! I'm an AM".

It's bollocks, especially at this level. Two skilful, creative, hard working, up and down the pitch, central midfielders please. One can be more attack minded and the other a little more robust but I'm afraid your role is midfielder - the clue is in the title. Anyone wanting to do half a job need not apply. Sorry, Monty, that includes you, as I've told you a thousand times.

I've expressed those same sentiments many times before and since. These artificial designations are too rigid. It's about talented players, working together. Luckily, we finally have a manager who knows that.

Leaving aside the now redundant "Monty" debate, that's just about in line with your thinking isn't it?

Addendum: I'm pleased to hear of your social drinking preference. I'll send you a RAPFA application form.

Good to see we're in agreement.

As an aside - I had to google Rapfa - and imagine my surprise at seeing an S24SU thread as the first result. Anyhow, I'll regularly be found in the Rutty before a game (usually leaving, rather disdainfully at 2:50, bemoaning why the pub doesn't have a big screen showing the match! ) and as a student at the University, have plenty of time to drink in Sheffield's finest.

 

[Sheff de party]

I imagine he drinks Guinness!

The Doyle we have seen since suspension has been far more impressive than ever he was before. Against Coventry he had, if. I remember rightly, the first two attempts on goal by either side.

The honest answer is No, I would not now exclude him. The supplementary answer is that I believe we are about to embark (indeed have embarked) on a remarkable journey for our club and I do not think him sufficiently equipped to take that journey much further. If we are to progress, some will necessarily have to make way for new, improved models. In my judgement, he is one.

He will, however, depart, when he does, with thanks, respect and admiration.

I agree with all of that apart from the admiration. I think he's done ok, but I don't think he's been admirable and I think once he's served his purpose, we'll forget each other easily.

 

[dublin 10 blade]

I imagine he drinks Guinness!

The Doyle we have seen since suspension has been far more impressive than ever he was before. Against Coventry he had, if. I remember rightly, the first two attempts on goal by either side.

The honest answer is No, I would not now exclude him. The supplementary answer is that I believe we are about to embark (indeed have embarked) on a remarkable journey for our club and I do not think him sufficiently equipped to take that journey much further. If we are to progress, some will necessarily have to make way for new, improved models. In my judgement, he is one.

He will, however, depart, when he does, with thanks, respect and admiration.

What's wrong with " Guinness " , fine drink , best drank in Ireland , not that shite that gets supped in the UK .
Agree bout Popeye though think he learned from his dismissal ,
Were as Brandy ? .
Well let's just see what the summer. Brings eh .
Don't mind all this nonsense about your age Pinchy , fookers are only jealous mate at your knowledge , wisdom. and guidance
you give to us lesser folks .

 

[Pinchy]

What's wrong with " Guinness " , fine drink , best drank in Ireland , not that shite that gets supped in the UK .
Agree bout Popeye though think he learned from his dismissal ,
Were as Brandy ? .
Well let's just see what the summer. Brings eh .
Don't mind all this nonsense about your age Pinchy , fookers are only jealous mate at your knowledge , wisdom. and guidance
you give to us lesser folks .

Nothing wrong with Guinness at all mate. My dad used to buy me bottles of it before I was old enough for the pub. I was about 9, I think. It's one of the world's great drinks in my view. Unfortunately I've never had a "proper" pint because, despite Irish (Ulster Catholic!) origins going back only three generations, I have never visited the old country! Something I must put right sometime soon.

 

[dublin 10 blade]

Nothing wrong with Guinness at all mate. My dad used to buy me bottles of it before I was old enough for the pub. I was about 9, I think. It's one of the world's great drinks in my view. Unfortunately I've never had a "proper" pint because, despite Irish (Ulster Catholic!) origins going back only three generations, I have never visited the old country! Something I must put right sometime soon.

TIC Mate , if you do ever come over a vist to the Guinness hop store is a must , you get to see it being made , and on a breezy day I can smell the brewery from our house , you also get a free pint and get to see Dublin from the revolving viewing area ,
Cheers . Hic . .

 

[Foxy]

TIC Mate , if you do ever come over a vist to the Guinness hop store is a must , you get to see it being made , and on a breezy day I can smell the brewery from our house , you also get a free pint and get to see Dublin from the revolving viewing area ,
Cheers . Hic . .

Or if you play it right, more than 1 free pint

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

No, quite right and, for the avoidance of doubt, I am not old!

Experience, however, is priceless but you won't fully realise that until you have it.

and then follows wisdom?

You old tart!

or not ...

 

[dublin 10 blade]

Or if you play it right, more than 1 free pint

Fox by name , fox by nature , trust you to wangle a few freebies ,
I used to do a similar trick when giving blood , Me and a few mates used to give blood and sit there as they plied you with drink ,
Once a month free piss up .
Guinness is full of iron , well that's what the nurses used to tell us after a few hours .

 

[Sirius]

No, quite right and, for the avoidance of doubt, I am not old!

Experience, however, is priceless but you won't fully realise that until you have it.

An old person is someone who is ten years older than you!!

 

[Darthblade]

Well he's short and not very fast, so not up top on his own. I appreciate why he's been asked to play there while we have no decent strikers, but I expect that to rectified shortly.

Behind the striker/s. I'd imagine it'll be a free role behind one striker, with Doyle and Scougall in midfield. Baxter, in my opinion, is the most imaginative player we have. He's very creative, very clever and puts the ball wherever it needs to be. He's a luxury at times, he drifts (needs to be fitter) but I do think we need him to unlock teams that will invariably park the bus next year.

Behind a quick poacher, I think he'll thrive. I just hope it's not Ched.

Interesting debate because Baxter is quite clearly one of the most technically gifted players in the Division, however, he does go missing a bit and many consider him to be a "luxury player".

I would like to see him used as you suggest but with a younger stronger and pacier midfield player than Doyle in midfield and I would be happy to see Ched up front !!
UTB & FTP

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Edit:sorry, missed it on 'rumours'

Coady is up for sale according to this in the Telegraph..?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/10832111/Liverpool-hope-to-raise-30-million-in-sales.html

Lets see if our investment is bull shit or not?

 

[alcoblade]

Lets see if our investment is bull shit or not?

It's a difficult one this - let's say we have a lot of money to spend (and I really doubt we do), should be pay more than his worth because of it?

£250,000 I'd say, nothing more. Of course, some might say that's a sign of investment anyway.

UTB

 

[JohnDenver]

Fox by name , fox by nature , trust you to wangle a few freebies ,
I used to do a similar trick when giving blood , Me and a few mates used to give blood and sit there as they plied you with drink ,
Once a month free piss up .
Guinness is full of iron , well that's what the nurses used to tell us after a few hours .

They seriously gave you Guinness?

 

[JohnDenver]

It's a difficult one this - let's say we have a lot of money to spend (and I really doubt we do), should be pay more than his worth because of it?

£250,000 I'd say, nothing more. Of course, some might say that's a sign of investment anyway.

UTB

I dont' think we should pay above the odds for anyone. It's a recipe for disaster unless you're Man City.

Late in McCabe's tenure in sole charge, we still weren't balancing the books, despite the lack of expenditure and the sale of players. So we need to be clear what we mean by "a lot" of money. Since HRH appeared we've agreed a fee which may rise to £400k for Scougs, plus Baxter, Flo, and various loanees whom we simply wouldn't have looked at before.

For Division 1, and in the context of a loss making organisation, I'm quite content we're spending a lot of money.

 

[dublin 10 blade]

They seriously gave you Guinness?

Yup J D , Irish blood transfusion board , this was close to 30 yrs ago mind , so it could all have changed nowadays ,
used to be beside the banks of the canal and in the summer after giving blood and a few pints nothing better than a refreshing swim , before going to the offie getting a two litre of cider for the bus ride home , happy carefree days
The boss used to drink Guinness and black current when she was with child , plenty of iron apparently .

 

[Highbury_Blade]

The boss used to drink Guinness and black current when she was with child , plenty of iron apparently .

My mum was prescribed guinness when she was carrying me. I can't stand the stuff personally.

It always amuses me when real ale twats aficionados won't touch any of that pasteurised lager stuff and then wax lyrical about the similarly pasteurised guinness (In the UK it's served as a dead, keg beer. It might not be in Ireland)

 

[KenMcnaughtsNuts]

I think you should definitely pay over the odds if you know the player is the one you want.
How much have we wasted over the years on cheap options that have done nothing?
I'd rather we splash out a bit on Brayford, Coady and a couple of strikers than speculate on 6 or 7 gambles who may all turn out to be crap. It's not just the fee, it's the wages. The last few seasons we've been stuck paying out a fortune on an entire squads worth of overpaid no-hopers. We know Brayford and Coady can play a bit, we know they fit in the team. If that's not worth stretching the budget a bit, then i give up. Obviously they may still be out of reach, which is fair enough, but the idea you have to stay within budget no matter who the player is seems bonkers to me. We could end up signing 4 or 5 Brayfords before we get one who fits in the team half as well as he does.

 

[dublin 10 blade]

My mum was prescribed guinness when she was carrying me. I can't stand the stuff personally.

It always amuses me when real ale twats aficionados won't touch any of that pasteurised lager stuff and then wax lyrical about the similarly pasteurised guinness (In the UK it's served as a dead, keg beer. It might not be in Ireland)

High bury mate the stuff you get in the UK is fucking horrible and I couldn't drink it , used to brew my own so get we're those ( ahem ) aficionados are coming from but all that toffee -banana - flower tasting real ale is shite , when I come over its a bottle of jungle juice ( bulmers cider) , and your Bacardi and cokes are on the small side as well , did you know that the nigierians have there own Guinness which is much stronger than ours , course ya did being an educated bloke .
Did you see much of the open bus parade today .

 

[Balham]

Highbury mate the stuff you get in the UK is fucking horrible and I couldn't drink it , used to brew my own so get we're those ( ahem ) aficionados are coming from but all that toffee -banana - flower tasting real ale is shite , when I come over its a bottle of jungle juice ( bulmers cider) , and your Bacardi and cokes are on the small side as well , did you know that the nigierians have there own Guinness which is much stronger than ours , course ya did being an educated bloke .
Did you see much of the open bus parade today .

All the Guinness sold in the UK now comes from Dublin so it's more of a mystery as to why it doesn't taste as good this side. Quite why they insist on serving it cold I've no idea - stout should be cellar cool, not cold.

Apparently when Diageo took over Guinness they stopped making all the different versions of the standard drink and started exporting the Irish stuff instead. It seems they'd not realised just how attached the Nigerians were to their 6% Guinness... which is now back on the market over there

I've also just found out that the super strength Guinness (Foreign Extra Stout) is a syrup added to locally brewed beer. That sounds rough.

 

[JOEYDEE]

And I'd get rid of Baxter, or at least, I wouldn't have him in the first XI next season - although I know that isn't a popular opinion (I received 342 death threats through the post after saying something similar on Blades Mad.)

Fkn Hell !
Wish I'd have known..I would have made it 343 !

 

[Derby_Blade]

Coady's currently at Matt Hills house playing fifa against Hills son. Don't know what to make of that?

 

[itsinyerblood]

Coady's currently at Matt Hills house playing fifa against Hills son. Don't know what to make of that?

That Coady enjoys playing fifa?

 

[Liaminho9]

Coady's currently at Matt Hills house playing fifa against Hills son. Don't know what to make of that?

Saw this myself... Anyone know if Hill lives in Sheffield still? Might have just popped in to say hello on his way to signing his contract?

 

[dingledog]

Coady's currently at Matt Hills house playing fifa against Hills son. Don't know what to make of that?

He's been kicked out and is squatting in the Hill house?

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

Coady's currently at Matt Hills house playing fifa against Hills son. Don't know what to make of that?

Perhaps he is house hunting in Sheffield