Seeing Bielsa giving a pre-match interview

[Silent Blade]

All of you will notice that he is camera-shy during the interview not looking at the camera. He isnt the only person in football who is camera-shy. Mark Rhodes (who is from Sheffield) was often looking away from the camera when he is in Rotherham United squad photos in the mid to late 1970s as you can see in the photos below

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Mark Rhodes scoring Rotherham's 2nd goal at Bramall Lane in Sept 1980 (you can see how bad our goalkeeper Derek Richardson was)

 

[Geordie Blade]

Never change, Silent! Only you would ever think: “Hmm. Bielsa’s not looking at the camera. That reminds me of Mark Rhodes in the Rotherham team photos from 1976 to 1980.”

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

Bielsa was funny trying to pronounce Ipswich last year..

 

[derfblade.3]

 

[DifferentClass]

Somebody pull a Python on him and give him a phrasebook which gives such "translations" as "The British media are so far up my arse they can taste what I had for dinner on March 25th 2011".

 

[Blackheath Blade]

Used to know Mark Rhodes quite well in the late 80's early 90's as he was a regular in the pub I used to play for - The Crown at Brightside which was run by Bronco Layne.

 

[Jon Bon II]

Bielsa is just an Idle scrubber. He's been over here for years but he couldn't be arsed to try and learn the basics of the English language. Overrated wanker!

 

[Silent Blade]

Used to know Mark Rhodes quite well in the late 80's early 90's as he was a regular in the pub I used to play for - The Crown at Brightside which was run by Bronco Layne.

Blade or Wendy?

 

[Blackheath Blade]

Blade or Wendy?

Not really sure tbh Silent. He took an interest in how the lads were doing (we were the only Sheffield team in the Rotherham Sunday League) but we never spoke much about the Blades, the Pigs or his time at Rotherham United for that matter. He was a good lad, no side to him.
Last I heard of him was many years ago when I read he'd been badly hurt in a car smash.

 

[Blackheath Blade]

All of you will notice that he is camera-shy during the interview not looking at the camera. He isnt the only person in football who is camera-shy. Mark Rhodes (who is from Sheffield) was often looking away from the camera when he is in Rotherham United squad photos in the mid to late 1970s as you can see in the photos below

1976-77

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1978-79

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1979-80

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Mark Rhodes scoring Rotherham's 2nd goal at Bramall Lane in Sept 1980 (you can see how bad our goalkeeper Derek Richardson was)

Another blast from my past Silent - the 1976/ 77 Millers Team features Pete Nix. I knew Pete as I was in the same year as his kid brother, Barry at Brinsworth High School in the 70's.
Barry Nix was some footballer too and was expected to make it as a professional when he left school. Small world.

 

[Silent Blade]

Blade or Wendy?

Not really sure tbh Silent. He took an interest in how the lads were doing (we were the only Sheffield team in the Rotherham Sunday League) but we never spoke much about the Blades, the Pigs or his time at Rotherham United for that matter. He was a good lad, no side to him.
Last I heard of him was many years ago when I read he'd been badly hurt in a car smash.

Recent photo of him, no longer camera-shy, with John Breckin. Now a director at Altrium self storage based in Bramley.

 

[Snowflake]

Bielsa is just an Idle scrubber. He's been over here for years but he couldn't be arsed to try and learn the basics of the English language. Overrated wanker!

.....or he speaks it quite well but hides behind an interpreter for press conferences.
In fairness he speaks more languages than I do.

 

[Nade]

I'd hide behind an interpreter if i was him. Good tactic.