Stevo985 Posted June 26, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted June 26, 2015 There was a Gerrard and Rio Ferdinand interview in the paper today and Captain Stevie said the players are often bored on England duty and there was a 'shyness' in the group. They are building a golf course at St. George's Park to rectify this. Which many people seem to have mocked. It makes perfect sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 In my day a holiday was staying in a family friends caravan in the arsehole of nowhere for a week, with nothing but a shoot magazine and a walkman to entertain me. These really bad people don't know they are born. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 mine was a day trip to Margate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 mine was tenby jack butlands bag for the euros - so he's taken his xbone and apple tv same as everything else with the england team, why is it that we are bored but no other team is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 There was a Gerrard and Rio Ferdinand interview in the paper today and Captain Stevie said the players are often bored on England duty and there was a 'shyness' in the group. They are building a golf course at St. George's Park to rectify this. Which many people seem to have mocked. It makes perfect sense. Maybe it'll help. I found it laughable that they've sunk over £100m into this facility and now they're building a golf course because these babies are bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 26, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted June 26, 2015 (edited) Any company worth their salt will tell you of the importance of both work life balance and team morale. If the players finish "work" and spend their free time bored out of their mind then that effects work life balance. As Gerrard said, players will dread having to spend any time at the place because they know that after "work" they'll be miserable. Similarly, if there's nothing to build team morale then you get divides in the employees (in this case the squad) which has a negative effect. Now, there may have been cheaper and easier ways to fix this than a golf course, but adding leisure facilities is a no brainer if this is something that's proving to be a problem. I also don't see why Jack Butland taking something to fill his free time on a trip is a bad thing. You realise they are human, right? Edited June 26, 2015 by Stevo985 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 WIFI Tablets Books DVDs PS4 XBox Social Media Ping Pong tables Snooker tables Swimming Pools Saunas Jacuzzis Spending your summer being surrounded by people of similar background and interests. Maybe we should get the wags on the go again and let the players run the camp as they clearly took exception and downed tools when Capello had the audacity to try and install some professionalism into the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 EDIT. No point. Problem is the same as ever. The FA are pricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Bring a pack of cards for **** sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I wonder if the England ladies are bored! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 26, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted June 26, 2015 The England ladies aren't at St George's, so I'm not sure what point you're making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 England don't actually spend that much time at SGP do they? It's a day here and there training and then the train down from Lichfield Trent Valley to London. Bigger problem is the usual boredom at major tournaments as either the training base is too remote like in the 2010 world cup or it's too much in a city centre so they're actually having to mix with the great unwashed, members of the general public. The poor things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 If I told my boss I'm bored at work I would probably get sacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 26, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted June 26, 2015 (edited) If I told my boss I'm bored at work I would probably get sacked. No you wouldn't, unless your boss is a psychopath. And if he did sack you then you'd be suing him for wrongful dismissal. And nobody is saying they're bored at work here. They're saying they're bored outside of work. It's the equivalent of you being sent to the countryside for work, being put up in a hotel for the time, and you complaining that you were bored in the evenings because there's nothing to do. Edited June 26, 2015 by Stevo985 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakid007 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 There not in these tournaments long enough to be bored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 The England ladies aren't at St George's, so I'm not sure what point you're making. Its not just at St George's they get bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Portugal 2-0 up against Germany. They have been superb. Bernardo Silva is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 So Portugal in the final after beating Germany 5-0. Favourites to win it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oaks Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Seems our group was the toughest. Only finishing might have cost us IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 If I told my boss I'm bored at work I would probably get sacked. Im sure he would give you more work to do maybe thats the solution, play friendlies on the off days so they dont get bored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts