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As we have no game next week - when was the last time we played two week end runnings? I think that the players need games and we need to try and get some momentum going. Had we played more and got the momentum going we may be much higher in the table.

Is it just an excuse or are their elements of truth to it?

-- Anonymous, March 31, 2001

Answers

Well my team have a Cup Final under the lights next Friday night Kegsy and that will have me on fire, committee meeting last night I sanctioned 2 crates of beer for the dressing room , the hotelier is standing the first two pints on return at 10.30pm , filling the cup [I wish] and laying on Rogan Josh and Chicken Supreme for the lads , I do like amateur football, win or lose, you get your booze and I get to make decisions. BTW any of you golden oldies remember "The Fortunes" from the 60`s, booked them at £2,550 , told they had 3 No 1`s here and the States plus a few other top tens, songs anyone?

-- Anonymous, March 31, 2001

I think games are important Kegsy, but we really should benefit from the downtime (niggling injuries, fresh legs etc). I do wonder about our training methods though. Surely when there are two weeks between games we should be stepping up training, practice, fitness etc. Unfortunately from what I hear and see, we have neither the facilities or the coaching staff to take advantage of these periods.

I think it's at the point now where we need psychiatric help for the players. So afraid of making mistakes, they make even more mistakes.

Bobby should try to get them back to basics. Train hard but have fun doing it. Transfer to the playing field, Play hard but have fun doing it. Skill is there, even in the younguns, but they don't care/want/are afraid to use it.

Confidence perhaps???????

-- Anonymous, March 31, 2001


Got it in a oner PIC, need a couple of [ behind closed doors bounce games], and up the training, even tho the season is drawing to a close, everything is just a wing and a prayer and no pattern to it.

-- Anonymous, March 31, 2001

"everything is just a wing and a prayer and no pattern to it."

Spot on Bill, we only have one wing, but unless they get their act together, we don't have a prayer.

-- Anonymous, March 31, 2001


Pete, I think you could train this lot until they were blue in the face, and they would still be mediocre at best. Compare us mam for man with any of the top clubs, and the answer is simple. We are just not good enough.

-- Anonymous, March 31, 2001


Agreed, but I am not convinced we have been able to bring out anywhere near the best in some of the players we have, particularly the youngsters. Lua x2 is a prime example, dazzles at first, then quits. or was it knocked out of him by ancient training methods on a shite training ground. The lad has the magic, and we saw brief glimpses, so what happened?? He is not alone in that. I still blame the coaching and training (or lack of it).

-- Anonymous, March 31, 2001

As there is yet anoter break next weekend, you know what might be a good idea and pick me up for the boys in the squad.
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.a week of R&R somewhere like Malaga!......good suggestion or what?

-- Anonymous, March 31, 2001

The KEY key games:

Wham

Soton

Win or draw those and we're safe. Lose them and it doesn't bear thinking about.

-- Anonymous, April 01, 2001


Buff

happy birthday for yesterday, here it comes agin eh !!! I know you've got your troubles but really its only a sotrom in a teacup compared to others. Maybe you need a Bosman type ruling to let you have freedom come, freedom go ?

-- Anonymous, April 01, 2001


Compare us mam for man with any of the top clubs ...We are just not good enough

Interesting typo there Flo. I can't speak for other mams but in my experience we would be world beaters. :-)

-- Anonymous, April 01, 2001



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