New manager poll

Who do you think will be our next manager?

  • Sean Dyche

    Votes: 31 16.0%

  • Thomas Frank

    Votes: 114 58.8%

  • Frank Lampard

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Kieran Mckenna

    Votes: 7 3.6%

  • Robbie Keane

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Southgate

    Votes: 2 1.0%

  • Anthony Barry

    Votes: 5 2.6%

  • Vitor Pereira

    Votes: 11 5.7%

  • Rob Edwards

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Eddie Howe

    Votes: 9 4.6%

  • Other please state

    Votes: 15 7.7%
  • Total voters
    194
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Teddy Eagle said:
They should stop measuring every stat they can and plotting the metrics for meaningless nonsense.
Player X ran 8.682 kilometres during the game - so what? Put a shirt on a springer spaniel and he'll beat that and probably be as effective.
Player Y only had 3 touches in the opponents area. Yes, and he got a hat trick.
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ala Haaland
 
Part Time James said:
I'm probably not being entirely serious. I did call out the foul throws for a while though. Gave up, everyone just throws the ball how they like. Scrap the rule.
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Or just allow teams to kick it like a free kick. The whole use of arms to pass the ball always seemed odd to me.

Another rule I think could be looked at is a restart after a goal. Goalkeepers and defenders continue to grab the ball and stop the attackers getting the ball to speed up a restart. But there are about 50 balls all around the pitch! So why not let the idiots who want to smother the ball in their goal do that, just get another ball from the touchline or halfway line, wait for the ref to blow and go again. Much better all round.
 
Teddy Eagle said:
They should stop measuring every stat they can and plotting the metrics for meaningless nonsense.
Player X ran 8.682 kilometres during the game - so what? Put a shirt on a springer spaniel and he'll beat that and probably be as effective.
Player Y only had 3 touches in the opponents area. Yes, and he got a hat trick.
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I remember going to a Wimbledon vs Spurs game when the dons were tenants at Selhurst Park. Lineker did exactly what you said, 3 touches, 3 goals and won Spurs the game. A masterclass in finishing
 
RubinsCube said:
Or just allow teams to kick it like a free kick. The whole use of arms to pass the ball always seemed odd to me.

Another rule I think could be looked at is a restart after a goal. Goalkeepers and defenders continue to grab the ball and stop the attackers getting the ball to speed up a restart. But there are about 50 balls all around the pitch! So why not let the idiots who want to smother the ball in their goal do that, just get another ball from the touchline or halfway line, wait for the ref to blow and go again. Much better all round.
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I think let them do what they want but the player has to wear a blindfold. After all that seems to be how VAR works
 
PatrickA said:
He's played both 5 at the back and 433 .
In that regard he's flexible.
I suspect with us he will start with 5 at the back as that is what the players are used to, although I'm sure the wing backs will be far more disciplined.
He is prepared to switch formation in games though.
At Brentford he had talented forwards in Toney, Mbueno and Behnrama who could all make things happens.
He tends to only use one ball playing midfielder with the others being more workhorses.
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But so did Sage but for some reason he didn't change to his lyon formation and played Lens and our formation. So watch this space
 
RubinsCube said:
Or just allow teams to kick it like a free kick. The whole use of arms to pass the ball always seemed odd to me.

Another rule I think could be looked at is a restart after a goal. Goalkeepers and defenders continue to grab the ball and stop the attackers getting the ball to speed up a restart. But there are about 50 balls all around the pitch! So why not let the idiots who want to smother the ball in their goal do that, just get another ball from the touchline or halfway line, wait for the ref to blow and go again. Much better all round.
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Find it laughable when they grab the ball the ref adds time on regardless . Footballers are dumb
 
Elphers40 said:
Of the available options Frank is the stand out candidate AND (if reports are to be believed) he really wants this job.

If we’d have snatched him from Brentford a couple of years ago I’d have been thinking we’d pulled off a bit of a coup!

No there are doubts about him because of the Spuds sacking.

It’s a funny old game!

I think he could be the right Man at the right time. COYP!
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Agree .. wrong man at Spurs but probably right man for us.
 
RubinsCube said:
Or just allow teams to kick it like a free kick. The whole use of arms to pass the ball always seemed odd to me.

Another rule I think could be looked at is a restart after a goal. Goalkeepers and defenders continue to grab the ball and stop the attackers getting the ball to speed up a restart. But there are about 50 balls all around the pitch! So why not let the idiots who want to smother the ball in their goal do that, just get another ball from the touchline or halfway line, wait for the ref to blow and go again. Much better all round.
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Its psychological primitive man stuff . The attacker grabbing the ball sends a subconscious signal to the attacking team that the opponent is there for the taking ,a blow has been struck ,the fatal blow and food must surely follow and to the defending team that they must do all they can to stop being eaten . You can have as many balls around the pitch as you like , its THAT ball that matters .

Your life depends on it
 
Good post.
Exactly. It’s man points.
When the keeper surrenders the ball to the forward that’s just scored , it looks weak.
Alpha male ‘who f*cking wants it’ stuff.
For me a footballer putting it in 100% every game and not taking any sh*t is a minimum requirement.

Dogburger said:
Its psychological primitive man stuff . The attacker grabbing the ball sends a subconscious signal to the attacking team that the opponent is there for the taking ,a blow has been struck ,the fatal blow and food must surely follow and to the defending team that they must do all they can to stop being eaten . You can have as many balls around the pitch as you like , its THAT ball that matters .

Your life depends on it
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Dogburger said:
Its psychological primitive man stuff . The attacker grabbing the ball sends a subconscious signal to the attacking team that the opponent is there for the taking ,a blow has been struck ,the fatal blow and food must surely follow and to the defending team that they must do all they can to stop being eaten . You can have as many balls around the pitch as you like , its THAT ball that matters .

Your life depends on it
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I can appreciate that but engaging the brain (the attacker I mean) surely you must think

"our team being ready in 5 seconds to restart, and the ref letting us do it, is far more likely to see the opponent being eaten than mucking about in the goal for a ball where there are 49 others we could use."

Maybe there should be a secondary rule that if the conceding team is not ready (and this includes ensuring the ball they made so much effort to grab hold of is not off the pitch) then the attacking team gets a corner. A bit like the rule now when a keeper holds the ball for too long.
 
Any news yet? I heard Frank has agreed a deal in principle but back room staff still to be negotiated/agreed.
We any further forward than that yet?
 
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