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Reply | WTF is a head of methodology?
at 13:25 22 Jul 2024
Absolutely. It always causes confusion with these kind of ambiguous titles, but from the description it seems his role will be to make sure every area remains aligned to the longer term vision - whether that be play style, culture, progression, etc.
If the training ground is a physical representation of bringing players and staff together, staff like this will be in charge of the theory. |
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Reply | Jimmy Dunne
at 12:45 19 Jul 2024
Small sample size, but he played RCB in a three for some of the pre season and I think on occasion we'll see that system - either to start or in-game - especially as the new lad looks more of an attacking wing back / winger.
Ultimately he's an option at RB, CB or RCB - but I don't think he will be in our strongest 11 atm if we're playing a back 4.
Cannon is more of a ? for me - I see him being similar to Dunne in style but behind him in the pecking order. Maybe with Dunne being in his last year, we are holding Cannon for security. Interesting to see how we juggle our options on that side. |
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Reply | Third kit...
at 12:35 19 Jul 2024
Third kits are bullshit anyway. |
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Reply | Third kit...
at 12:30 19 Jul 2024
I'm generally the same, but I think our kit is fairly iconic and a big part of our identity in comparison to some other clubs - so am never a fan of a new kit that doesn't have some link to our identity, or just looks like another teams kit (in this case Wolves).
Marketing shite like "A unique gold color for qpr's third jersey embodies the club’s ambition" - apart from not even making sense - also doesn't feel very QPR to me. |
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Reply | Third kit...
at 12:20 19 Jul 2024
Awful and nothing at all to do with QPR - I'm sure it will sell out anyway. |
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Reply | Ilias Chair
at 13:47 18 Jul 2024
The wording comment is absolutely fair, but if we're considering sensationalism, let's also not downplay it to the point that we ignore what has been consistently reported. |
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Reply | Ilias Chair
at 18:49 17 Jul 2024
I think I'm consoling myself with this view, as it seems so out of character and we know he's not the kind of person/player to be away drinking, on lads trips or giving it large anywhere - he spends the off season with his family and that's who he was with at the time.
That said, I do lean a little into Robith's POV... People are right to say we were not there, and the mitigating circumstances might not be clear, but he was found guilty of smashing a rock into another mans head and fracturing his skull, a working man, also there with his family by all accounts. Maybe in time there will be detail included that show self defence or protection of his family, but that didn't seem to reflect in the initial court decision or this most recent result.
I'm not getting the pitchforks out, but I can't say my view of him isn't a little tainted by the whole incident. |
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Reply | gareth southgate....
at 16:27 12 Jul 2024
This part is the biggest plus point for Southgate, and for me it's the overriding aspect of his legacy, as/when he steps down. To build and maintain the squad connection, that desire from the players to want to be part of this version of England, and the love and support from the fans as a collective rather than just their club players in a different shirt, has changed so much for the better.
In the context of his time as England manager, to have built up that culture and used it to take us to latter stages of major tournaments, he's up there as one of the best of all time - certainly in the last 30 years.
I don't think that negates any criticism of his preferred style, set up or way of playing though - especially in this tournament, and when it comes to actually winning a trophy. I think the game and his squad have outpaced him, and his tactics and game-management have held us back more than it's propelled us, but tournaments are all about winning and if he does that Sunday, he will go down as one of the all-time greats. Unquestionably. |
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Reply | FC L'Escala
at 17:46 11 Jul 2024
Armstrong isn't a striker is he |
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Reply | FC L'Escala
at 16:55 11 Jul 2024
I'm back, had to go back to the site and re-open the stream rather than just refresh |
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Reply | FC L'Escala
at 16:48 11 Jul 2024
It was a knock in 'the gentlemans area' |
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Reply | Willock
at 16:23 10 Jul 2024
Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya - Simmo 2:14.
Laters Willock. [Post edited 10 Jul 16:38]
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Reply | Santos, Morrison double dip again highlights new direction – Signing
at 20:43 8 Jul 2024
The question of where these signings/profiles are coming from is the most intriguing to me. We assumed that we'd find a replacemnent DoF eventually, as we know we're a club that needs long term planning, but it looks more & more likely that it's Nourry, Belk and the data that's dictating things.
So far that feels like a positive and is much more preferable to the agent led / former player shite of the past - but it would be interesting to know the general model and strategy... Who is involved, where (if at all) Marti comes into it, what metrics are we prioritising, etc etc |
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Reply | Ward depts
at 09:21 2 Jul 2024
Yeah that really is peak Linked In chat.
Sounds like more of an oversight/link up role for the goalkeeping dept, but considering he's recently spent 4 years as a coach I'm sure he's able to put his hand in where needed. Interesting that he got as far as Asst Manager too - which you don't often see from GK coaches. |
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Reply | England v Switzerland Quarter Final match thread
at 09:15 2 Jul 2024
Aside from all the justified criticism of Southgate and his perceived arrogance, the fact we're approaching game 5 of a tournament we've been prepping years for, and still don't know our best team or preferred style, is damning in the extreme.
I can't tell you what kind of team we're trying to be, and having players out of position with vast areas of the pitch nullified has been an issue since the first game - yet I'm pretty positive none of this will be addressed for Saturday.
He's already fcked us over at LB, but the other issues are salvageable, and I genuinely think we're only a few small changes away from winning the whole thing. |
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Reply | Ward depts
at 23:12 1 Jul 2024
Good. A change emblematic of more than just a new man to coach the keepers. More of the same, please. |
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Reply | First new signing imminent... (n/t)
at 19:21 28 Jun 2024
Yeah interesting that the stats don't back up the outside the box stuff, but as it was specifically mentioned by Marti and knowing how we want to play, I'm sure they've seen enough to be confident he can do it.
Hoping we can get proper league loans for at least a few of our youth keepers - getting 50 games into Walsh would be massive for us to know if he's a genuine succession plan |
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