WayOutWest Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Where were they today? Watching NM go into the away end and retrieve the ball off the netting when we are 2 down is hard to take. In another instance in the second half MT had to jog 15-20 yards to get the ball back. It's these little things in a sea of bigger things that perhaps we can sort out and keep the game flowing in our favour. Stevo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman_Red Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 I've always thought that ball boys/girls should be given a bit of coaching in game managment (they may have but it's not noticeable) so that they can help the team. The margins in the professional game are often quite small. So if LJ is measuring the grass etc, looking for every advantage however small, it can't be out of the realms of possibility to tell them to retrieve the ball as quickly as possible when we're losing and take a little more time when we're winning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudyThatchers Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 the ball boy who who was located to the city dugout must have been his 20's! no chance of Lj swinging him around if we scored... hey that was never going to happen today anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 54 minutes ago, Dman_Red said: I've always thought that ball boys/girls should be given a bit of coaching in game managment (they may have but it's not noticeable) so that they can help the team. The margins in the professional game are often quite small. So if LJ is measuring the grass etc, looking for every advantage however small, it can't be out of the realms of possibility to tell them to retrieve the ball as quickly as possible when we're losing and take a little more time when we're winning? Incidentally, Joe Jordan used to tell the ballboys exactly this. For some reason, none of them needed telling twice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Red 94 Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 A few of the ball boys used today were last minute additions as they were short, so maybe the newbies didn’t have the same game management knowledge as the regulars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride of the west Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Forever Red 94 said: A few of the ball boys used today were last minute additions as they were short, so maybe the newbies didn’t have the same game management knowledge as the regulars Not enough time to assess their DNA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolas Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Theyre usually all academy players so all generally have ‘a clue’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Red 94 Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Just now, pride of the west said: Not enough time to assess their DNA Probably not just found it quite amusing that they didn’t have enough ball boys 20 minutes before kickoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Red 94 Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 1 minute ago, nickolas said: Theyre usually all academy players so all generally have ‘a clue’. Usually yes but a few of them were pulled from the stand today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolas Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Just now, Forever Red 94 said: Usually yes but a few of them were pulled from the stand today The guys in red on the pitch? ah i see. Thats why we were clueless and utter sh1te then!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Believesham Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 McAllister did appear to have a word with the one in front of the lansdown stand next to the south stand - surely it’s not a particularly complex job. The crowd didn’t help either. I appreciate kids want to catch the ball, I’ve been there when we were 3-2 down away at somewhere like Chesterfield in the 90’s - suffice to say I got enough of a prompt from nearby fans to send it back quicker! Unless... there’s a reverse psychology (waste more time, break the play up and the referee adding more time on). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Red 94 Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 1 minute ago, nickolas said: The guys in red on the pitch? ah i see. Thats why we were clueless and utter sh1te then!! I wish! We might of actually got some pride and passion from our players then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride of the west Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 7 minutes ago, Forever Red 94 said: Probably not just found it quite amusing that they didn’t have enough ball boys 20 minutes before kickoff A bit gas like ain't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolas Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Forever Red 94 said: I wish! We might of actually got some pride and passion from our players then Ha. Dont think i can question effort tbh but quality and leadership is zero! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Dman_Red said: I've always thought that ball boys/girls should be given a bit of coaching in game managment (they may have but it's not noticeable) so that they can help the team. The margins in the professional game are often quite small. So if LJ is measuring the grass etc, looking for every advantage however small, it can't be out of the realms of possibility to tell them to retrieve the ball as quickly as possible when we're losing and take a little more time when we're winning? No way. They'd only throw it about among themselves for a bit, nice and pretty, but no one would take the initiative to throw it back onto the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beezey Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 27 minutes ago, solihull cider red said: McAllister did appear to have a word with the one in front of the lansdown stand next to the south stand - surely it’s not a particularly complex job. The crowd didn’t help either. I appreciate kids want to catch the ball, I’ve been there when we were 3-2 down away at somewhere like Chesterfield in the 90’s - suffice to say I got enough of a prompt from nearby fans to send it back quicker! Unless... there’s a reverse psychology (waste more time, break the play up and the referee adding more time on). I noted that with JM as well and it infuriated me at the time. The absolute horror tactical show on the pitch and our management teams response was to get at a ball boy in regards to getting it into play quicker, don’t get me wrong I know the little things like that could matter in a game where it’s on a knife edge but when you’re playing Watkins up top on his own and it’s not working I’d suggest you have other things to think about !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStandUp Posted August 18, 2018 Report Share Posted August 18, 2018 Did no one notice Jamie Mac walk up the touch line to give the ball boys a hurry up.. there was a girl in the corner of the south stand who was sooo slow, it was her that caused Macca to have a word .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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