The Free Kick .......

[Worksop II]

First let me start by how impressed I am with the coaching staff at SUFC, well at least the amount of staff on the pitch yesterday, without Blackwell, Speed and Leaning, there were 6 others out there for the warm up, arranging ladders, little cones, collecting balls, very impressive.

I was particularly impressed with the Blackwell chucking the ball in the air routine, he throws the ball in the air, two others collect the balls, they hand it to another, who passes the ball back to Blackwell.

Now the free kick, the one in the second half, Ward lines up to take it, with Harper and Quinn stood in front of the wall, Ward runs up, those two dont move and Ward runs into them, an ochestrated cock up meant to throw the defence. Harper taps the ball to one side, Quinn peels off and performs a piroet of Swan Lake proportions and puts in a shit cross.

An admirable effort one might think, if any of the 3 stooges had looked up to the back post, our Captain and not too bad a header of a ball, Chris Morgan is being marked by Chris Brunt, the ball goes nowhere near him, or any other Red and White shirt, fuckwits the lot of em

We had nine coaching staff there yesterday, and I presume they are there all week, too much yesterday was pure crap and I am not convinced it is the players.

 

[spadge]

i dont think its the team itself, theres too many players coming to united with promise, who are playing great for there old clubs then coming here and not cutting it, harper, reid cotterill to name a few. its like we buy them and whatever good points we have we do our best to drag it out of them. shame really.

 

[shorehamview]

The "Comedy Free Kick Routine" is as up to date and relevent as Acme Dinosaur Repellent. It worked, once, a long time ago. Perhaps the coaching staff could work a little more on the new methods other teams have recently tried - either try and score a goal, or try and pass it to a teammate who can score. You never now, it just might be the way forward.

 

[Bakewell Blade]

I personally like it when they all line up and then a ball is bounced to signal them to all set off. The beauty is that they do it once so what good that does is beyond me

 

[DazBlade88]

I'm sick to death of seeing these chuffing free kicks. It'd be ok if we did it 3 or 4 times a season, but we do it every f*cking game.

Either have a shot, or just put it in the box and hope for the best. Both of these options are statistically more likely to get you a goal, or at least a chance.

And what's even funnier, is that we've also got 3 men round the ball where at least one of them could be waiting on the edge of the box for a shot if it comes out.

Another thing I noticed yesterday, why does Harper stand next to the kick taker at every free kick and tell everyone where to go?

 

[LoughboroBlade]

It worked, once, a long time ago.

I can only think of one shot on target that's ever come from it - Leeds in the FA Cup when we won 1-0 through Kabba. Surely we've never scored from it?

 

[sitwell]

It either that one or the Evans hit it into the foot of the wall ,because he once got a lucky break at Scunthorpe.
Speaking of Scunny they did the old Bassett short coner and scored from it.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

I can only think of one shot on target that's ever come from it - Leeds in the FA Cup when we won 1-0 through Kabba. Surely we've never scored from it?

Didn't Beattie hit the post against Boro in the cup with this schtick? I think it was blackwell's 1st game in charge.

 

[raul]

That's the one. I think Squinny/Elpiton (delete as appropriate) takes a reasonable free-kick. So, shot if it's on, square to someone else to thump it if the angle isn't right, cross into the box from wide/cheeky one down a channel to a runner to cross from the by-line.

Free-kicks for. Done.

 

[Worksop II]

I'm sick to death of seeing these chuffing free kicks. It'd be ok if we did it 3 or 4 times a season, but we do it every f*cking game.

Either have a shot, or just put it in the box and hope for the best. Both of these options are statistically more likely to get you a goal, or at least a chance.

And what's even funnier, is that we've also got 3 men round the ball where at least one of them could be waiting on the edge of the box for a shot if it comes out.

Another thing I noticed yesterday, why does Harper stand next to the kick taker at every free kick and tell everyone where to go?

Later in the game we had a free kick, similar position, Harper screaming at the kick taker, when Harper ended away from the ball, but nowhere near being able to take part when the ball was delivered.

In effect Harper had reduced our team to 10 men for that free kick by not being able to get involved, pretty poor really.

 

[spadge]

im suprised if harper was involved it didn't go back to the keeper.