MrWeedMcGrass

We only looked good after Houllier/Gary Mac told our players to pressure Utd on the ball. First 15 mins was all United , no pressure from us. When we started pressing higher , we looked better and were able to exploit the ball playing skills of our wingers/midfielders.

Woody - You are obviously welcome to your opinion mate but honest in mine Dunne is not even close to being top class and never has been in his career. Granted he makes great last ditch blocks but that isn't my definition of a top class defender. He gets stuck in and puts his body in the way but he has to do that because at times his position, concentration and reading of the game are really quite average.

Have to agree with this. His ball playing skills are not that great either.

That pass Barry Bannan made in first half, I haven't seen that since Michael Laudrup did at Barcelona :-)

That was Aimaresque ,wasn't it?

I mean , that's a midget midfield. We would been 3-4 down at half time against Stoke/Blackburn. But its on the floor baby and we are playing em off the freakin park, all things considered.

Barry Bannan ->>>>>>>> TECHNIQUE

I would upload a picture of myself but a) I'm on a phone, I'm fecking ugly so its probably best not to and c) I probably can't upload the fecker anyway.

I'll give it a bash though, does anyone know how to make facebook pictures into jpeg thingys?

You probably haven't browsed much through the thread then. :winkold: Ya think we're all Greek Gods or somet?

The ladies are lovely though. I miss Baselayers and her pics :cry:

Football in the UK is really the only case in the world of major professional sport where the idea of having an overall boss separate and above the guy who runs the training sessions and decides on game-by-game tactics is treated with such hostility by supporters and the media. IMO, it's another manifestation of the anti-intellectual/anti-modernisation tradition that's been present for several decades.

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way.

Home, home again

I like to be here when I can

When I come home cold and tired

It's good to warm my bones beside the fire......

:winkold:

Lovely....

I have that tune stuck in my head now.

Its a mindfuck song , stays in your head and keeps repeating.... You can almost feel the misery....

works fine once there are no egos, but for some reason in the english game people hire directors of football who think theyre gods

As I said , the relationship and understanding between the coach and dof is critical to the success of the setup. If you have egos on both sides, it WILL fail.

The thing is , English Managers are used to a hell lot more power than European ones , who are effectively coaches. They don't like power sharing and that is why it won't work with English Managers in the PL. It COULD work for foreign Managers here but not English managers , especially ones who have been managing for a while.

Of course there are exceptions, as always.

Football in the UK is really the only case in the world of major professional sport where the idea of having an overall boss separate and above the guy who runs the training sessions and decides on game-by-game tactics is treated with such hostility by supporters and the media. IMO, it's another manifestation of the anti-intellectual/anti-modernisation tradition that's been present for several decades.

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way.

Home, home again

I like to be here when I can

When I come home cold and tired

It's good to warm my bones beside the fire......

:winkold:

Lovely....

Jessica , the woman of ethereal sexiness who I worked alongside for a month in Colleyville , TX. Too bad when you are a sad lookin dude, makin average money ,good lookin women don't give a shit about your hangdog ,longing , lustful expression , no matter how hard you try.

It's a theorem that has been proved time and time again. I am working on a corollary now.

Long back , when the the thing actually started , it used to about religion.

Now it's an excuse for drug fueled pyromaniacs like me to indulge. **** all to do with religion as far as I (and most) are concerned.

Do you get devout Hindus saying you shouldn't celebrate it if you're not a believer, in the same way that some Christians (not naming any names) criticise atheists who celebrate Christmas?

Nope , not at all. It's a free for all party. Muslims and Christians take part in the celebrations here.

Heck I celebrate every festival under the sun , including Eid and Christmas.

Hinduism is more of a way of life than a strictly defined religion anyway. No one cares actually. :winkold:

With all these recent takeovers and foreign managers and continental models being tried in the PL by several clubs , the DOF role has come into scrutiny in relation to it being tried out in the PL by several clubs

SO the discussion(and the poll) is : Is the European DOF model with the manager(Head coach rather ,as they are called in Europe) doing only the tactics and coaching while leaving the scouting/transfers to a man appointed just for that purpose the right way to go about in the PL?

Personally I like the continental model because then the manager can solely concentrate on coaching and implementing his approach on the team. Less responsibility , more football. Let them do what they do best , coach.

But many say the DOF is a redundant position and just adds unwanted interference in the Manager's job and many times saddles the Manager with signings he has no use for. The manager is much better off identifying his own players who fit into his approach, many say.

The key is the relationship between the DOF and the manager. It needs to be sound for it to work.

So which is it?

How the feck do you know I'm up

If you want to know, I bought FM tonight and just getting into the swing of things and watching some programs...why, what time is it where you are....let me guess what you're doing....

I am just clairvoyant :winkold:

Me? I am in the beautiful but shitty city of BBSR in India , having a cuppa and reading VT. :winkold:

It's 10:20 AM here btw.

AVFC-POB , what the **** ya doin up at 4 in the morning?

EDIT: Make that 4:20.

Am i allowed to post pictures of my wife on here, only last time they were taken down........pictures that is :wink:

Reveal YOURSELF first , you infiltrator

Isn't Diwali a religious thing?

You don't strike me as the religious type, McGrass ;-)

Long back , when the the thing actually started , it used to about religion.

Now it's an excuse for drug fueled pyromaniacs like me to indulge. **** all to do with religion as far as I (and most) are concerned.

I think you are confusing Diwali with Dusshera which DOES have more to with Religion in the context of Hindu mythology. :winkold:

Has Bonfire night been renamed Diwali night? Surprised

Providence decided that the two fall on the same date this year.

Diwali pictures from today:)

Thats me behind the wall of fire btw.

There is more of the fireworks shit , you can check out the album if ya want.

Anyone here use electric shavers? I got one today and it's done the job brilliantly so I'm very happy with it. The only downside is my neck is really stinging right now. Is it just a case of waiting for my skin to get used to it?

They give me these really itchy rashes. Uncomfortable shave as well. I hate it when the blades become hot too.

Wet shave for me anytime. Gillete Cool Wave Foam and Mach 3 turbo for me. :winkold:

To be perfectly honest , they are not half bad for a sell out band.

We celebrated Diwali today at work, had some awesome food!

Did you have the legendary Diwali sweets or not?

Diwali is actually today , i.e 5th. Yesterday was 'mini' Diwali.

Will post some pics of fireworks displays after tonight.

Yuck, Indian sweets are horrible.

Not "SIngapore" version of Indian sweets. The real deal.

Heaven on earth

Should have got some of these, for fun more than anything

This is full of WIN. Awesome doggy

The only thing's that's cooler is one of these ultra cool things. Doggles

We celebrated Diwali today at work, had some awesome food!

Did you have the legendary Diwali sweets or not?

Diwali is actually today , i.e 5th. Yesterday was 'mini' Diwali.

Will post some pics of fireworks displays after tonight.

P-90 , Tactical personal defense sub machine gun.

Sorry Dom , couldn't resist

Happy Diwali guys , not that you care anyway

Arranged marriages eh? Indian specialty.