Style of football

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

post: 499794, member: 875"]14 to 5 in favour of going back to basics.

Says it all, the experiment of trying to fanny about playing pretty football has failed.

It's the results that have failed...

 

[Sirius]

Silent wahat happened with Bassett and loss of respect with the players 1995-6?

I couldn't say but, reading Bassett's interview re produced in a previous post, I would guess that Green was the Gremlin in the wood pile.

 

[JJ Sefton]

post: 499794, member: 875"]14 to 5 in favour of going back to basics.

Says it all, the experiment of trying to fanny about playing pretty football has failed.

That's only because you didn't have 'Option 3 - Sexy football'.

 

[AdelaideBlade]

Step away from the Keyboard.

 

[DeepcarBlade]

eh? so every team who's ever got promoted from league 1 hasn't used passing football?

i'm pretty sure that's Charlton and Hudders used passing footie last yr, ditto teams like Southampton, Norwich in recent yrs. Were Donny and Bournemouth long ball merchants this season? Yeovil beat us playing passing football didn't they? Brentford pass it as well don't they? I could go on.......

passing football can work at any level, we got 90 points doing it last season and would have walked the league this season with the same total.

eh? so every team who's ever got promoted from league 1 hasn't used passing football?

i'm pretty sure that's Charlton and Hudders used passing footie last yr, ditto teams like Southampton, Norwich in recent yrs. Were Donny and Bournemouth long ball merchants this season? Yeovil beat us playing passing football didn't they? Brentford pass it as well don't they? I could go on.......

passing football can work at any level, we got 90 points doing it last season and would have walked the league this season with the same total.

Southampton, Norwich and Bournemouth played decent football, but Charlton and Huddersfield were quite direct. As for Donny in our away game .... they spent most of the afternoon launching long throws and hoofing hopeful balls into our box ... wasn't the least bit impressed with them!

 

[ZoneManWilf]

Southampton, Norwich and Bournemouth played decent football, but Charlton and Huddersfield were quite direct. As for Donny in our away game .... they spent most of the afternoon launching long throws and hoofing hopeful balls into our box ... wasn't the least bit impressed with them!

It's worth nothing however, that because Southampton and Norwich build a foundation of footballers playing a passing style, they kicked on after getting out of this league and went up again. And they have stuck in the PL as well.

Huddersfield and the Pigs, 2 more direct teams struggled in the Championship.

 

[Grecian2000]

Would you prefer your bollocks licked by a cat or chewed by a dog?

Maybe I should start a poll.

 

[Bladesman]

It's worth nothing however, that because Southampton and Norwich build a foundation of footballers playing a passing style, they kicked on after getting out of this league and went up again. And they have stuck in the PL as well.

Huddersfield and the Pigs, 2 more direct teams struggled in the Championship.

Exactly and Charlton also struggled for a fair bit of the season. Although I assume they probably spent most of their matches time wasting which probably saw them safe.

The passing game works if you are hoping to move on from the Championship that is for sure.

 

[Bergen Blade]

I was told that at training players would laugh at him when he was shouting instructions and the respect for him had "worn off"

Apparantly Bassett tried to change our playing style somewhat after the Premiership relegation, partly due to criticism? He may not have been that good at teaching the players a style he didn't really favour.

 

[alcoblade]

As for Donny in our away game .... they spent most of the afternoon launching long throws and hoofing hopeful balls into our box ... and they were promoted!

Fixed it for you.



UTB

 

[DeepcarBlade]

Fixed it for you.



UTB

They were just a little lucky as well!
1 last minute penalty scored by Brentford and Donny were in the play off lottery

 

[Pinchy]

Apparantly Bassett tried to change our playing style somewhat after the Premiership relegation, partly due to criticism? He may not have been that good at teaching the players a style he didn't really favour.

He started to change it immediately after Deano's departure. He switched from Hoof to powerful, quick and alert Deane and Agana to Hoof to pedestrian, clumsy Flo!

The truth is football moved on and Bassett didn't. He never has; neither have some Blades, sadly.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Are the people who voted for the latter mentally ill?

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

This is the most ridiculous poll I've ever seen!

What next? Vote for you favourite Venereal Disease?

a.) Passing Football
b.) Jimmy Saville is just misunderstood.

 

[Pinchy]

Are the people who voted for the latter mentally ill?

No, but those who think there is any logical connection between Hoof and winning football might want a bit of therapy.

 

[Bladesway]

Out of interest what style of football garnered in excess of 90 points a while back that would have seen us promoted in anything other than a freak season?

 

[diplomat]

I can't believe 35 people have voted

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

No, but those who think there is any logical connection between Hoof and winning football might want a bit of therapy.

I agree.

 

[Pinchy]

I can't believe 35 people have voted

Surprising what you can do with a good marketing campaign. I persuaded 4 members to vote for Syphillis a few weeks ago. I suspect support for Syph would be even stronger now. I'm certain he'll be on the short list.

 

[Rodders]

Top 3 Worst Polls:

1. This one
2. Poll Tax
3. Graham Poll

 

[raul]

I've canvassed some Hoofwaffe, and they say Syphpulis is best.

 

[Grecian2000]

You've too many options there Rodders.

1. This one.
2. A huge one with nails attached for sticking up your arse.

PS. In that order.

 

[sheffielder]

When was the last time a hoofball team won anything?

 

[Silent Blade]

Apparantly Bassett tried to change our playing style somewhat after the Premiership relegation, partly due to criticism? He may not have been that good at teaching the players a style he didn't really favour.

Yes, he brought in Wally Downes who is very knowledgeable about the game. I think Downes had more input into trying to make us play more football than Geoff Taylor did but in 1993-94 we had quite a number of 0-0 draws didnt we? We brought in Nathan Blake a bit too late

 

[Bergen Blade]

Yes, he brought in Wally Downes who is very knowledgeable about the game. I think Downes had more input into trying to make us play more football than Geoff Taylor did but in 1993-94 we had quite a number of 0-0 draws didnt we? We brought in Nathan Blake a bit too late

A bit later, in 1995/96, we played Derby at home, lining up like this (if I remember correctly):

Kelly
Davison Foran Tuttle Nilsen
Hawes Holland Hodges Whitehouse
Flo Blake

There was some talent in that line up, but the performance was rubbish. We may have been trying to play a bit more, but the fighting spirit, confidence and belief was gone and we just generally looked clueless.

That match was live on tv in Norway and is one of my worst Blades memories.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Top 3 Worst Polls:

1. This one
2. Poll Tax
3. Graham Poll

No Pol Pot? What a poor, half thought out, half arsed list.

 

[DronnieBlade]

As has been mentioned in many of the posts, you cant possibly say that attractive football produces mediocre results while being more direct will win you things. Relatively speaking of course.

Trouble is that UTD have for years in the main gone for the more direct approach. It has not worked has it ?

Football has moved on - so must we.

For what its worth, and the proviso being we have a team of players on the pitch capable of so doing, my opinion is that we should be going down the route of playing football on the grass rather than in the air. Not to say that this can not be direct and hoof like at times. Big difference between long hopeful punts up top for a typically big un to wrestle for than long passes aimed at a target man to bring under control and bring others in to the game.

 

[Bladesman]

Out of interest what style of football garnered in excess of 90 points a while back that would have seen us promoted in anything other than a freak season?

We were playing that passy roundy sort of footy were we not? Pfft 90 points who needs 90 points.

 

[alcoblade]

He started to change it immediately after Deano's departure. He switched from Hoof to powerful, quick and alert Deane and Agana to Hoof to pedestrian, clumsy Flo!

The truth is football moved on and Bassett didn't. He never has; neither have some Blades, sadly.

Or Huddersfield, or Wednesday, or Doncaster (despite all your assurances otherwise) this year. All "hoofed" their way past us - now they're playing Leeds next year, we're playing Rotherham.

If only we'd move on, eh?

UTB

 

[Deleted member 875]

Or Huddersfield, or Wednesday, or Doncaster (despite all your assurances otherwise) this year. All "hoofed" their way past us - now they're playing Leeds next year, we're playing Rotherham.

If only we'd move on, eh?

UTB

Exactly. Remember a less talented Wednesday side beating us 1-0 at Hillsborough in what turned out to be a pivotal result with a side of lesser players but they played a direct, harrying game and we had no answer to it.