Tonight's football thread

[noel]

Look at Bruce.. he's been championed as the next big manager.. then he's rubbish and too simplistic outdated.. now he's back great again..

This is part of the whole overhyping things that's ruining football. It's all built around media "stories", so players and managers are either saints or sinners.

If I were a multi-millionnaire owner, I'd consider Sparky as a manager. I think he'd do a reasonable job.

What really amuses me is the bias towards managers that play "open" football. Big Sam has done a good job at West Ham, but he's on no-ones shortlist, whereas Martinez is being touted as everyone's next manager having steered his club to relegation.

Again, consider the parallels in fell running. "Yes, Jebby's successful. But that's what you expect from Bingley. His running style is nowhere near as good as Briggs at Staffs Moorlands."

[IainR]

Big Sam has done a brilliant job. They do play direct but its not really long ball like in the old sense. But frst seasn up and they have never been anywhere near relegation.

[Muddy Retriever]

Again, consider the parallels in fell running. "Yes, Jebby's successful. But that's what you expect from Bingley. His running style is nowhere near as good as Briggs at Staffs Moorlands."

I don't think that's a fair comparison because football is also an entertainment business. Of course most supporters want primarily to see their team win but if you're parting with a small fortune to go to a match you also want to watch something more aesthetically pleasing than just the ball being lumped forward to the big centre forward. Personally I'd like to have my cake and eat it. Unfortunately under Warnock at Leeds, we were both crap to watch and........crap!

Having said all that I agree that Allardyce is a good manager who has done well wherever he's been, unlike Hughes whose record is decidedly mixed.

[IainR]

Pulis set to leave Stoke..

Took them from obscurity to an established EPL team..

Incredible. Ok he had a direct style but he worked with what he had... relegation for me next year.

[that_fjell_guy]

Pulis set to leave Stoke..

Took them from obscurity to an established EPL team..

Incredible. Ok he had a direct style but he worked with what he had... relegation for me next year.

Has he been sacked then? have they got someone lined up!? Like you say...incredible!!

[IainR]

I'm not sure now.. it was a rolling contract so it I'm not sure if it wasn't renewed due to him or the chairman....

[DazTheSlug]

Daz get yourself down to the lower leagues
@Morecambe it's
Terracing
£199 for a season ticket
Only one home match wasn't a Sat 3.00 kick off
Never lost at Wembley
Not much media coverage apart from Bay Radio and Morecambe Visitor
Plenty of miserable moaning old gits

Come and join us

I know what you're saying
I've got a mate who's a Stockport County fan, and I've considered trying going with him to try out what you suggest
but there's the actual quality of the football to consider (no offence)
I just don't think there's a place for me in the modern football landscape
I've considered watching other sports - rugby union, ice hockey...
one thing I might do is take out a subscription to an American sports channel, cos I really like baseball and gridiron... not live though...

[Derby Tup]

Cribbage. You heard it here first :closed:

[Richard Head]

Rings so very true, but as you will know, thats what makes it so great to be a supporter of a small club in the lower leagues

And you appreciate any good times all the more. When I first watched Morecambe they were in the old Lancashire Combination and Blackpool and Preston were in the old First and Second divisions, the idea that we would one day be playing League football and beating both of them in the League Cup would have seemed like fantasy.

Despite the wins over them and Wolves and 2 Wembley wins some of my favourite memories are ones like Plymouth away a couple of years ago, 320 miles from home, 1-0 down after 90 mins and then an injury time equaliser

[Richard Head]

I know what you're saying
I've got a mate who's a Stockport County fan, and I've considered trying going with him to try out what you suggest
but there's the actual quality of the football to consider (no offence)
I just don't think there's a place for me in the modern football landscape
I've considered watching other sports - rugby union, ice hockey...
one thing I might do is take out a subscription to an American sports channel, cos I really like baseball and gridiron... not live though...

If you are South Manchester Daz, what about Salford City Reds, looks like there could be good times ahead.

I'm into baseball as well, just trying to figure out how to persuade my other half that 3 hours watching New York Mets or Yankees would be better than a Broadway show in September