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Have to agree. Without forgetting that it's free content and takes a lot of work and commitment to make it happen (credit to Finney from what I read), they need a proper host and nobody has been up to David's standard. Can listen to Clive for days, wish he was on there more often (or did his own regular LfW pod).
Ciufuentes had his pre-match press chat today. Wonder if he was asked about the move? Should have been and expect to see a story in the next day or so, particularly the reasons behind the decision.
On that note, have been wondering why journos covering the club haven't been asking more probing questions about Richards. Why is nobody on the record?
If someone is not specifically helping Armstrong with his finishing in training then I hope he has the intelligence (or people around him to suggest?) to engage his own personal coach or assistance with this. Didn't Ferdinand realise he needed to bulk-up and went on an off-season gym routine? He returned the following season like a beast.
Anyway, his presence and hassling helps the team win metres further up the pitch, which is both an offensive and defensive asset.
Some decent observations here but I doubt we can be fully judgmental without knowing what Ciufuentes is asking him to do. Against Southampton it looked like he was dropping deep to receive the ball from the centre backs and bring an opponent marker with him to create a bit of space behind. We just couldn’t find that forward pass often and into that gap.
He’s a ball player but the lack of smarts with movement mean he is easily overlooked. Maybe that’s also due to inexperience and the constant tactical changes with management? I think Ciufuentes rates him; hence the appearances.
On Colback, he is a liability but let’s not forget that he has already scored two goals and for that potential to come from a midfielder at our club is not to be sniffed at!
A bizarre time. I remember an injured Martin Rowlands flipping off the fans as he accompanied Hart off the field, and how he went down in my estimation at that point. I wonder if other clubs have as many random and dramatic episodes as we do?
Quite enjoyed it...but the book is very uneven. His childhood and formative years are given a lot of scope and soul searching and the second half - his career as a music journalist - feels skimmed over in comparison. There must have been a lot more stories and experiences to tell and it would have been good to know his thoughts and opinions on the print/media industry...but it quickly veers into an Interpol homage to conclude.
Even though yesterday's selection was a bit puzzling (and I'd love to know the full reasons for it, other than he thinks it was perhaps the strongest to win the game and reverse the glut at home) how about we judge GA on next season when it actually is next season?
Maybe three managerial changes in one campaign is not enough for people? Let's start with #1 nice and early...
Like many, I thought he had some good points. A) the players - atrocious or not - are unlikely to perform even though they are fully deserving of a rendition of 'you're not fit to wear the shirt...' B) the importance of team balance - Taarabt and Routledge/Smith etc functioned so well because of the mix with Hill, Derry, Faurlin etc.
Couldn't listen to the whole thing though. Ian cannot see the situation from a fan's perspective. At one point I was longing for one of the hosts to stop or interupt him and say 'actually Ian, it's been utter dross, so tell me why and how we should go on being beacons of positivity?'
For my two cents worth, I couldn't give a toss how GA plays the game in these last seven matches. Just get the points to keep us safe and then have the summer to do your work.
Agree with this. As long as the club is (somehow) protected from a Sugar Daddy abruptly ending a spending cycle and creating rot then someone should be able to invest and spend as they please. Sod FFP, it's a mickey mouse affair anyway.
Football is a form of insanity in itself. To think it can be a sensible and rational business with so little stability and unpredictability is mad.
I know there is a collective confidence problem and the defence are as wonky as a ten year old Ikea shelving unit but Dieng has also been disappointing with his role in the majority of the ridiculous goals lately.
Where is his presence in and around the box? Try coming off your goal line to instil some belief in your centre halves mate. The fact that he has scored this season also shows how madly purple our purple patch actually was.
The radio reports were painful. Tried so hard to be different but ended up being ridiculous. All you wanted was some insight to the game on what was (then) quite a popular medium.
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