Grappler Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 From a purely personal point of view (and once Covid is behind us), watching football on Saturday afternoon at 3pm will be great. None of this midday on Sunday or 8pm on Monday night nonsense. Saturday afternoon is football, always has been, always will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box11 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Kelvin Phlats said: It bores the life out of me. The results are so predictable these days. The one saving grace over recent years has been the battle to avoid being 3rd bottom as there's only 3/4 clubs each year can win the title. It never used to be like that. Add VAR into the equation and the removal of any physical contact the game in the PL will only get worse. But it panders to the world wide audience, so that makes it OK in some peoples eyes. It's the best league in the world because people tell you it is. It's lost it's soul, because it's soul has been traded for money. Proper football people saw it coming years ago, Brian Clough knew. Bit by bit it's being dismantled from the beautiful thing it was. I can watch a good match at any level, but batterings are no fun. I sometimes wish the top six could be pushed out into a European super league and try and return our top league to what it was, a place where everyone had a chance. A super league will happen that's the way football is going.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERVY-OWL Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Box11 said: A super league will happen that's the way football is going.... Fingers crossed. Maybe then we can get some normality with wages and more academy players. The premiership is being ruined by money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker11 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 5 hours ago, Kelvin Phlats said: It certainly appears that way and I think it would be great for all concerned. We might even get our FA Cup back, another sacrifice on the high altar that is the Premier League. I have slated the Premier League many times on these and other pages and was told I was just jealous and had United fans sending "We Are Premier League" my way, its funny how the same fans are agreeing with nearly every point I raised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotmale 1954 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 19 hours ago, Kelvin Phlats said: It bores the life out of me. The results are so predictable these days. The one saving grace over recent years has been the battle to avoid being 3rd bottom as there's only 3/4 clubs each year can win the title. It never used to be like that. Add VAR into the equation and the removal of any physical contact the game in the PL will only get worse. But it panders to the world wide audience, so that makes it OK in some peoples eyes. It's the best league in the world because people tell you it is. It's lost it's soul, because it's soul has been traded for money. Proper football people saw it coming years ago, Brian Clough knew. Bit by bit it's being dismantled from the beautiful thing it was. I can watch a good match at any level, but batterings are no fun. I sometimes wish the top six could be pushed out into a European super league and try and return our top league to what it was, a place where everyone had a chance. I've been advocating sending the 'Big 6' (or 7, or off to a Euro League for many years. The clubs remaining should then be prevented from 'buying' titles and cups. Pay reasonable wages (capped, stuff Capitalism) reasonable transfer fees (regardless of ability) and maybe, just maybe, we'd get Blades playing for United, Owls playing for Wednesday, and Shrimps playing for Morecambe! Foreigners would be allowed, assuming they don't want a million a week, and move for the good of their game, and the clubs' benefit. THEN, we'd see the same passion and intent from the players, as we would from the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
despritdan Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 What really annoys me about this car crash of a season is that it could have been avoided if Chris Wilder hadn't been so stubborn with his formation and team selections. In his first 3 seasons he played a number 10, usually Duffy, behind the front 2 and it produced exciting, winning football. It was only at the start of last season that he adopted a more cautious approach by withdrawing the number 10 and playing a holding midfielder and two box to box. It worked in the first season for various reasons which have been discussed many times but was starting to run out out of steam sometime in the second half of the season as the other teams got used to it and worked out how to combat it. He should have returned to using a number 10 either at the start of this season or after the first half a dozen games when it became clear it was no longer working. His team selections and substitutions have also been questionable with too much loyalty shown to players like Norwood and Basham. When I saw his team for the Fulham match, I thought I was hallucinating as I thought it was so bad and setting the players up to fail, which they themselves seemed to feel deep down too. Despite the injuries, he had other options and could have been bold by picking Osborn at LWB, Bogle or McGoldrick on the right side of midfield and Burke with his pace on the left and either McGoldrick or Sharp as the number 10 behind McBurnie and Brewster. I know those two haven't performed well but they cost around £43 million between them and owe us goals. With a more attacking formation, they might actually have had some chances instead of feeding on scraps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box11 Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, despritdan said: What really annoys me about this car crash of a season is that it could have been avoided if Chris Wilder hadn't been so stubborn with his formation and team selections. In his first 3 seasons he played a number 10, usually Duffy, behind the front 2 and it produced exciting, winning football. It was only at the start of last season that he adopted a more cautious approach by withdrawing the number 10 and playing a holding midfielder and two box to box. It worked in the first season for various reasons which have been discussed many times but was starting to run out out of steam sometime in the second half of the season as the other teams got used to it and worked out how to combat it. He should have returned to using a number 10 either at the start of this season or after the first half a dozen games when it became clear it was no longer working. His team selections and substitutions have also been questionable with too much loyalty shown to players like Norwood and Basham. When I saw his team for the Fulham match, I thought I was hallucinating as I thought it was so bad and setting the players up to fail, which they themselves seemed to feel deep down too. Despite the injuries, he had other options and could have been bold by picking Osborn at LWB, Bogle or McGoldrick on the right side of midfield and Burke with his pace on the left and either McGoldrick or Sharp as the number 10 behind McBurnie and Brewster. I know those two haven't performed well but they cost around £43 million between them and owe us goals. With a more attacking formation, they might actually have had some chances instead of feeding on scraps. "Correct".... CW is very stubborn i also find him very arrogant too.... I can't get my head around the fact that he is sticking to a system that is not producing the goods..... Totally beyond me it's too late now to find a new manager to save this season the rot has set in.... I really fear for next season also..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
despritdan Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Box11 said: "Correct".... CW is very stubborn i also find him very arrogant too.... I can't get my head around the fact that he is sticking to a system that is not producing the goods..... Totally beyond me it's too late now to find a new manager to save this season the rot has set in.... I really fear for next season also..... I actually meant Norwood and Lundstram but typed Basham by mistake. I think more and more fans are getting frustrated by his refusal to recognise what the problem is and try something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintor Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 3 hours ago, despritdan said: What really annoys me about this car crash of a season is that it could have been avoided if Chris Wilder hadn't been so stubborn with his formation and team selections. In his first 3 seasons he played a number 10, usually Duffy, behind the front 2 and it produced exciting, winning football. It was only at the start of last season that he adopted a more cautious approach by withdrawing the number 10 and playing a holding midfielder and two box to box. It worked in the first season for various reasons which have been discussed many times but was starting to run out out of steam sometime in the second half of the season as the other teams got used to it and worked out how to combat it. He should have returned to using a number 10 either at the start of this season or after the first half a dozen games when it became clear it was no longer working. His team selections and substitutions have also been questionable with too much loyalty shown to players like Norwood and Basham. When I saw his team for the Fulham match, I thought I was hallucinating as I thought it was so bad and setting the players up to fail, which they themselves seemed to feel deep down too. Despite the injuries, he had other options and could have been bold by picking Osborn at LWB, Bogle or McGoldrick on the right side of midfield and Burke with his pace on the left and either McGoldrick or Sharp as the number 10 behind McBurnie and Brewster. I know those two haven't performed well but they cost around £43 million between them and owe us goals. With a more attacking formation, they might actually have had some chances instead of feeding on scraps. Two up front is a must for us on the premiership, unless you have a quality unit like Leicester's, who are brilliant at counter attacking, you've no chance with one forward. As you say a number 10 type player is an option, but Mcgoldrick isn't quick enough to make the ground up, Norwood wants to float the ball around the field, but is hopeless when the ball is lost, therefore we are carrying 2 players who neither have pace or defensive capabilities. Norwood will be retained as he will be good again in the championship next year as his game suits it. We need to have a overall of the squad, let Brewster have a run till seasons end, along with Bogle, Baldock can go for me, he's a decent player but no goal threat when going forwards. Signing wise CW has signed McBurnie, Ramsdale, & the ever elusive Mousset? who we would struggle to get even half of what we paid for them now, so I guess we're stuck with them, I'd go in for Woodrow at Barnsley & offer one of the above as bait, Sharp to retire to a attacking coaching role. As for Jags, need to release him & put the wages towards a n other player, Rodwell "remember him!" same, and no more stupid signings thinking CW can polish a brick into a diamond, Mousset, Burke,Morrison etc, sign the finished article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box11 Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 Another game and another defeat... Certain fans must be sick of this by now I know I am when will it end.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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