Recent content by kettledrumhamster

I don't really understand why football has to be so different to other businesses (and in reality, I expect it might not be). This is a senior position within a business, one that will have a huge impact on the future success of the business. Why not just let people apply (approach them if...

He's sticking to the plan

These are such silly arguments. What if de gea would've scored his pen and saved one? Would that tiny difference have made everything great just because we'd have won a pot?

Yeah I also agreed it was probably fair to sack him. But on reflection, he had only lost 5 games in the league and finished top of the CL group! Even Ole fans like me felt that 4 defeats in 5 during a bad run including city and Liverpool was too much. But then you compare it to ETH this season...

This is exactly how I feel. I agree with everything especially that bit about connection to the team. Some people feel like it's uneducated or immature to be romantic and football but it's a fecking sport. It means something that it was Ole. Even if offer things weren't perfect, I carried more...

Easy win

No

Not just this, but he was probably in our top 3 players of the season in 4 of the last 5 years. I understand people saying that selling him wasn't the problem, it was not replacing him. But that exposes some basic naiveté to me. In football, one in the hand is definitely worth two in a bush. If...

Was another very silly decision to get rid of one of the few players who could stay fit, regularly put a shift in, press the opposition, and occasionally be very tidy on the ball.

100% this. it's crazy people think otherwise

Cole Keane Hughes Evra Giggs

I started again at about 37 and loved it. Nothing gives the buzz like playing football at any level, so just don't be hard on yourself and expect too much, and don't wait for the never-never time when you're at peak fitness - it'll never come. It's impossible to say what the standard will be...

Rubbish that. Need a bit of energy. Get Fred on eh?

Agree strongly with all of that. I think mount will turn into a very good signing. But fred has also been a good signing, however people don't like to admit it. Probably amongst our 3 best performing players in each of the last 3 or 4 sessions. He just has the occasional really bad game. I'd...

I'm cautiously optimistic. I think that video illustrates a lot of good basics - good connection, hits the target, forces the keep into a save. Composure is a natural part of maturing, if he can be more clinical one-on-one he'll be consistently breaking double digits and hopefully adding a lot...