cityfan1958

The difference is football is a competitive sport. There is an opposition. You can’t control outcomes relating to the opposition, the goalkeeper who pulls off a worldly save, or a defender get a toe in as a shot is being made. What you can control is the processes, positions pass rates, movement off the ball etc that create passing opportunities which create goal scoring opportunities. The better the processes the more scoring opportunities, and therefore the more goals. The same also applies to defensive processes preventing scoring opportunities.

Workshy, really ? I think you will find he was prepared to delegate to his staff, and trust them to carry out their roles without interference. Exactly what all good managers do. And if reports are to be believed those above him might want to learn that.

The only worth while protest is not to go. Anything else is a waste of time An empty stadium is the most powerful message.

To underscore what others have said. The loudest protest will be a silent stadium.

My boyhood hero. The only person I have ever got an autograph from. I remember, some time in the late ‘80’s, being in the White Heart at Congresbury. The place was packed and rocking. Chris came in with a lady and tripped over a mat. The place went silent, and then erupted in one of the biggest cheers I have ever heard. I was sat at the bar all evening and I know he had to pay for nothing that night.

Thanks for that. Saw the Facebook post as I was dashing out to collect a family member from a very long day at work, and put the comment on as I was walking out the door, hence not reading the whole thread. I post very infrequently, and you just reminded we why. Won’t make that mistake again.

Bolton News on Facebook saying he’s at Bolton for medical. Sorry if already posted, didn’t have time to read whole thread.

Warm up at Cheese and Grain ??

Read this quick, for a second thought you were saying he played well for England because he was stoned.

Can’t point to anything exact, but a few quotes I have seen from Nige leaves me to think, win, loose or draw, we may be his last managerial job.

If nothing else it’s going to be entertaining this season. We are going to score a lot of goals, and also conceded more than a few. Didn’t/don’t we have the record for the number of goals in a season for one of the divisions (3rd, in old money ? ) but finished mid table because we conceded nearly as many ?

Who ever goes up this season, or any other, will need luck, parachute payments or not, with injuries and refereeing decisions, so no chance for us then. As mentioned before we have a far more balanced squad than last season, and we are no longer carrying players who are never going to play, so that’s two, and arguably three, players better off than last season. Also given the history over the last couple of seasons it’s highly likely that another of the younger players will have a break through season. As far as I am aware we have not had any, remotely, acceptable offers for any of the current squad. The most likely movement will be some team panicking and making a last minute silly offer, and that’s more likely to be for a fully proven player, so most likely Wells. Outside of the above, this is our squad until January, or when ever the window is this season.

The level of his current employer would seem to tell the story. Having Said that I hope he makes a good career for himself.

This summer is about who goes, as much as who comes in. The nightmare scenario was losing our quality younger players, and not shifting those we need to go, Palmer etc. If the move for Bakinson goes through you have to say the management are batting 100%. This takes the pressure off should a late bid come in for one of the starlets, and those who have come in, or re signed, improve us in areas that needed it. Whilst I don’t see us as promotion candidates there is no reason not to expect a better season this year.

Stuart Adamson, R.I.P. such a waste to loose him so young. Superb song writer and front man, and as you alluded to a genuine ‘ man of the people’.