| Back to work — Preview on 22:33 - Sep 11 with 1721 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Excellent write-up.
I feel the pain of you regular attendees. Must be tough. |  |
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| Back to work — Preview on 23:42 - Sep 11 with 1612 views | GloryHunter |
Great preview Clive. But as I've said before, most footballers NEVER get to play in front of a paying crowd, and it doesn't necessarily affect their performance. I played for my University team in front of zero spectators (at Harlington, as it happens), and everyone gave their all - including the bastard referee who booked me for asking him a question.
Football will carry on, with us watching on the streams. And eventually we will get back in. And everything will be alright again. |  | | |
| Back to work — Preview on 10:28 - Sep 12 with 1143 views | Myke |
| Back to work — Preview on 23:42 - Sep 11 by GloryHunter |
Great preview Clive. But as I've said before, most footballers NEVER get to play in front of a paying crowd, and it doesn't necessarily affect their performance. I played for my University team in front of zero spectators (at Harlington, as it happens), and everyone gave their all - including the bastard referee who booked me for asking him a question.
Football will carry on, with us watching on the streams. And eventually we will get back in. And everything will be alright again. |
Fair point, Glory. I played for years up to the level of Sligo Rovers u19s (not nose-bleed heights by any means) in front of 'one man and his dog' and it didn't affect performances. However, I think one key word missing from is 'professional'. These lads ARE used to being in front of noisy fans and it does affect them - Warburton pretty much said so in his interview.
Also, I think Clive may be talking as much about the camaraderie among fans that is now missing, as much as about the games themselves.
Like I say to the kids sitting front of me all wearing masks, hopefully it will just be this one year and we will look back on it one day and - if not exactly laugh, too many tragedies for that - marvel at what we went through. |  | | |
| Back to work — Preview on 11:18 - Sep 12 with 1077 views | essextaxiboy |
| Back to work — Preview on 10:28 - Sep 12 by Myke |
Fair point, Glory. I played for years up to the level of Sligo Rovers u19s (not nose-bleed heights by any means) in front of 'one man and his dog' and it didn't affect performances. However, I think one key word missing from is 'professional'. These lads ARE used to being in front of noisy fans and it does affect them - Warburton pretty much said so in his interview.
Also, I think Clive may be talking as much about the camaraderie among fans that is now missing, as much as about the games themselves.
Like I say to the kids sitting front of me all wearing masks, hopefully it will just be this one year and we will look back on it one day and - if not exactly laugh, too many tragedies for that - marvel at what we went through. |
One or two played better with no fans . Lumley , who had been getting criticism and Kakay who had just broken into the team for example . |  | | |
| Back to work — Preview on 13:32 - Sep 12 with 920 views | Noelmc |
Thanks Clive. Excellent preview.
Normally read them on the train on my way into the C&S, so it feels weird reading it at home waiting for the live stream to start.
Hope we can get off to a good start today but fear our defence will struggle against Florist. Would certainly settle for a draw. |  | | |
| Back to work — Preview on 13:33 - Sep 12 with 919 views | qprd |
48 only? are you already writing off a cup run? | | | |
| Back to work — Preview on 13:58 - Sep 12 with 877 views | Myke |
| Back to work — Preview on 11:18 - Sep 12 by essextaxiboy |
One or two played better with no fans . Lumley , who had been getting criticism and Kakay who had just broken into the team for example . |
Agreed. Hopefully when the fans do get back they will keep this mind and give Lumley a break. Although that won't save him from Twitter of course. As Warburton said, still a kid in goalkeeping terms | | | |
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