British Football Thread (all divisions)

[Jimbuna]

Far too early to say Markus but I do expect it to be a long, tough season.

[Obltn Strand]

And first to go is: Frank deBoer of Crystal Palace...far too early in my opinion.
Perhaps Cellino took control

[Jimbuna]

Yep, so much money involved these days, owners/investers expect quick results.

[Threadfin]

Originally Posted by Obltn Strand

And first to go is: Frank deBoer of Crystal Palace...far too early in my opinion.
Perhaps Cellino took control

Some managers adapt a system to fit the players they have.

Some try to fit their players in to the system they have.

de Boer is in the second category. It rarely works, unless the players you have are oozing class and can do a job regardless of role.

Palace is hardly oozing class. de Boer tried to shoehorn the players he had in to what he felt was a successful system. But Townsend isn't a wingback. Zaha is no center attacking mid, he's a winger. Three across the back was a reach as well, considering the personnel. And so on and so on.

While I feel he wasn't given enough time (nor a good squad), it was still obvious, I think, that he wasn't going to adapt, and I think he would have stuck with what wasn't working regardless of results, because in his mind the system was sound. And maybe it is. But a system without the proper players to implement it is always going to show in the results.

[Threadfin]

And I heard that they're thinking of Uncle Roy.

You can't follow a mistake with another. Palace has to get this appointment right. I don't think that would be getting it right.

[Jimbuna]

Woy will sort them out....won't he?

[Threadfin]

He'll sort them right out of the PL, I do believe.

If he isn't good enough for England, he certainly isn't good enough for Palace.

*rimshot*

[Obltn Strand]

He almost got eagle-owls to euro champions tournament...almost...

Now he continues Big Sam's work...

[Jimbuna]

[Obltn Strand]

The resemblance is uncanny

[Threadfin]

Haha good stuff

Now he continues Big Sam's work...

This made me laugh.

[Jimbuna]

Sky to stream midweek English Football League games after new £600m TV deal

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41239042

Great to see more money coming into the lower divisions.

[blackswan40]

But is the clock ticking will working class lads n lasses be priced out of market going to see there local team will it be all corperate boxes and pay to view if/when facetube google amazon decide to join the party wanting a slice of the football broadcasting cake

[Obltn Strand]

Even as I'am returinig from Helsinki derby, which we lost btw. I still like lower division matches. Game isn't spectacular but guys play because love for the game, not love for the money. Also you can sit where you want, drink your own beers and enjoy wonderful grilled sausages to support the team. Nice saturdays...not so nice sundays...

And Leeds-Birmingham 1-0

[blackswan40]

Sitting Spiffy at the top of the Championship

All Leeds Aren't We

We've lived our dream in the champions League
Dom Matteo in the San Siro
I can still believe
O'Leary's babes could do nothing wrong
We began to spend couldn't see an end
but it didn't last long
All Leeds Aren't We
But we'll go to Elland Road no matter what you do
cut me in half and I will bleed
Yellow White Blue
Crazy times have come could've made me cry
Why you making me cry but for Billy's sake we will never break
Leeds till I die

All leeds aren't we