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Well that was a funny day of contrasting football emotions. That ended with no change and no damage done at Villa Park.
Today’s Admin-
Title Countdown:
2 wins down/ 28 to go.
9 points down/ 86 to go.
Current Unbeaten League Run-
P 3 W 2 D 1 F 11 A 1 CS: 2
The day started with more disappointment, frustration and pity than anything. After initial anger, to learn about the senseless defacing of some of our murals round the ground. Anger at the mindless act in itself. But pity for both Everton, who, as you’d expect were very quick to condemn the low life perps, having those senseless acts blacken their name. (Kudos to them. It’s not the football clubs fault who have always stood side-by-side alongside us in our darkest hours of need and are a fine representation of the City for all the tireless community work they do. Some of it in partnership with L’pool. The close respect of the two football clubs has never been at issue.). And more pity for the i diots that did deface the murals. Who doubtless weren’t even born at the time of Heysel and don’t having a F clue what they are spouting. A sad reflection of a lot of society today.
Which then moved on to incredulous laughter at the further, childish nonsense of graffiti on the paths as you walked over the park along the lines of ’Murdering Kopite gobshites.’ What can you do but just shake yer head and mock that mindless garbage.
To then having the anger back in a different fashion with the absolute carnage trying to get in to the ground. Which left many still outside at KO. Absolutely NO organisation at all. Not helped by a crew of our own lil’ ****** who charged the bizzies and tried to jib in. Causing more chaos in whats always a bad bottle neck. With the some young scally element from the Ev the other side screaming ’Murderers’ and making not only wall pushing gestures at us. But the face pressed up against fences gesture. Such fun being stuck outside for half an hour trying to get in surrounded by low life rats from both clubs trying to cause as much disruption as possible. ☹
And then there was the actual game. Which on the face of it was a pretty good 0- 0 for a Derby. And one we <i>should</i> have won lcomfortably given Pickford was the clear MOTM with all his saves and the amount of times we hit the woodwork. But it just never seemed like we were in control of the game. And as much as anyone makes any mad shouts about a midfielder curing all, this is becoming more and more apparent its down to the systemic change this year in our style of play. We are patently trying to change to an old school #9. With two wingers hugging the touchline. And its effecting most everything.
The obvious problem is we don’t have traditional wingers. Outs are wide inside forwards. Who were unstoppable at what we did. So to change everything for the sake of one new signing, I’m really struggling to understand from the staff.
Even more so when we’ve just extended the beat in the World at what he does. To now isolate him i to something he never was. A right winger expected to hug the touchline. It’s leading to massive gaps across the front three. With a non-existent press as the shape is so disorganised and all over the shop. Which is having a knock-on effect right through the team as the tempo is so slow and lethargic down to the disorganisation. You can patently see they are trying to do the things we’ve always done with the patterns of play there. But the gaps are too big and the shape just not quite right to pull them off right now as they adapt and get the new change down.
I mean it might well pay great dividends long term. But right now it’s just messy and a head scratcher? Even more so after the awesome display under our normal style in the CS when we destroyed City. I don’t know exactly what’s off right now other than it being systemic. But they’ll work through it and eventually sort it out.
So the match changed the frustration from all the early morning anger and exasperation to just pure frustration. Frustration that we didn’t score one of the many great chances we had and win a game they should have based off that. But equal frustration at something continuing to be just that little bit off and another stop start display that wasn’t great by any stretch if the imagination.
But after 42-years going the game, and more so having nearly paid the ultimate price for this football club through an experience nobody should ever have to suffer and be left mentally scared for life from, after experiencing a similar tragedy a few short years before, I rarely let a game of football ruin my day like when I was young and that was ALL that mattered in life. Going through the darkest depths with Liverpool gives you a far more balanced perspective of just whats <b>really</b> important in life. And football comes well down that list. Which isn’t to say it isn’t still a major part of my life. Heck, Naples this week will be the first game I’ll have missed this season. And if it wasn’t such an unsafe shithole, I’d be out there like I will be Amsterdam and Glasgow. Just everything over the years that gives one a completely different perspective on things.
So its easy to put even Derby disappointment behind you and quickly move on. The one game you still want to win more than any other if you are from/ still live in the City. Si as soon as we regrouped back in town yesterday, we were back to having a laugh about anything and everything over a good few bevvies and skitting Jurgen and his boys between us. With nobody too arsed about the City game as you expected them to volley Villa all over …..
Except they didn’t. Proving yet again what I said in one of these missives the other week that both sides will drop unexpected points through this utterly mad season that will be like no other. And after the frustration of a Derby draw, you then end the day on a high upon finding out City had dropped too and absolutely no damage had been done. With the very manageable 2 game gap still intact. You know they’ll figure out this new change and tweak it to fit everyone again sooner rather than later. And woe betide the test of the league when they do. To still be within a nothing gap to City whilst they work through the current issues and get key players back fit is the best of a frustrating situation to have to go through.
Just a mad range of emotions all day that covered the whole spectrum of being a red on Derby day.
Football aye?
Up the Reds! FTT!!!!!
Today’s Admin-
Title Countdown:
2 wins down/ 28 to go.
9 points down/ 86 to go.
Current Unbeaten League Run-
P 3 W 2 D 1 F 11 A 1 CS: 2
The day started with more disappointment, frustration and pity than anything. After initial anger, to learn about the senseless defacing of some of our murals round the ground. Anger at the mindless act in itself. But pity for both Everton, who, as you’d expect were very quick to condemn the low life perps, having those senseless acts blacken their name. (Kudos to them. It’s not the football clubs fault who have always stood side-by-side alongside us in our darkest hours of need and are a fine representation of the City for all the tireless community work they do. Some of it in partnership with L’pool. The close respect of the two football clubs has never been at issue.). And more pity for the i diots that did deface the murals. Who doubtless weren’t even born at the time of Heysel and don’t having a F clue what they are spouting. A sad reflection of a lot of society today.
Which then moved on to incredulous laughter at the further, childish nonsense of graffiti on the paths as you walked over the park along the lines of ’Murdering Kopite gobshites.’ What can you do but just shake yer head and mock that mindless garbage.
To then having the anger back in a different fashion with the absolute carnage trying to get in to the ground. Which left many still outside at KO. Absolutely NO organisation at all. Not helped by a crew of our own lil’ ****** who charged the bizzies and tried to jib in. Causing more chaos in whats always a bad bottle neck. With the some young scally element from the Ev the other side screaming ’Murderers’ and making not only wall pushing gestures at us. But the face pressed up against fences gesture. Such fun being stuck outside for half an hour trying to get in surrounded by low life rats from both clubs trying to cause as much disruption as possible. ☹
And then there was the actual game. Which on the face of it was a pretty good 0- 0 for a Derby. And one we <i>should</i> have won lcomfortably given Pickford was the clear MOTM with all his saves and the amount of times we hit the woodwork. But it just never seemed like we were in control of the game. And as much as anyone makes any mad shouts about a midfielder curing all, this is becoming more and more apparent its down to the systemic change this year in our style of play. We are patently trying to change to an old school #9. With two wingers hugging the touchline. And its effecting most everything.
The obvious problem is we don’t have traditional wingers. Outs are wide inside forwards. Who were unstoppable at what we did. So to change everything for the sake of one new signing, I’m really struggling to understand from the staff.
Even more so when we’ve just extended the beat in the World at what he does. To now isolate him i to something he never was. A right winger expected to hug the touchline. It’s leading to massive gaps across the front three. With a non-existent press as the shape is so disorganised and all over the shop. Which is having a knock-on effect right through the team as the tempo is so slow and lethargic down to the disorganisation. You can patently see they are trying to do the things we’ve always done with the patterns of play there. But the gaps are too big and the shape just not quite right to pull them off right now as they adapt and get the new change down.I mean it might well pay great dividends long term. But right now it’s just messy and a head scratcher? Even more so after the awesome display under our normal style in the CS when we destroyed City. I don’t know exactly what’s off right now other than it being systemic. But they’ll work through it and eventually sort it out.
So the match changed the frustration from all the early morning anger and exasperation to just pure frustration. Frustration that we didn’t score one of the many great chances we had and win a game they should have based off that. But equal frustration at something continuing to be just that little bit off and another stop start display that wasn’t great by any stretch if the imagination.
But after 42-years going the game, and more so having nearly paid the ultimate price for this football club through an experience nobody should ever have to suffer and be left mentally scared for life from, after experiencing a similar tragedy a few short years before, I rarely let a game of football ruin my day like when I was young and that was ALL that mattered in life. Going through the darkest depths with Liverpool gives you a far more balanced perspective of just whats <b>really</b> important in life. And football comes well down that list. Which isn’t to say it isn’t still a major part of my life. Heck, Naples this week will be the first game I’ll have missed this season. And if it wasn’t such an unsafe shithole, I’d be out there like I will be Amsterdam and Glasgow. Just everything over the years that gives one a completely different perspective on things.
So its easy to put even Derby disappointment behind you and quickly move on. The one game you still want to win more than any other if you are from/ still live in the City. Si as soon as we regrouped back in town yesterday, we were back to having a laugh about anything and everything over a good few bevvies and skitting Jurgen and his boys between us. With nobody too arsed about the City game as you expected them to volley Villa all over …..
Except they didn’t. Proving yet again what I said in one of these missives the other week that both sides will drop unexpected points through this utterly mad season that will be like no other. And after the frustration of a Derby draw, you then end the day on a high upon finding out City had dropped too and absolutely no damage had been done. With the very manageable 2 game gap still intact. You know they’ll figure out this new change and tweak it to fit everyone again sooner rather than later. And woe betide the test of the league when they do. To still be within a nothing gap to City whilst they work through the current issues and get key players back fit is the best of a frustrating situation to have to go through.
Just a mad range of emotions all day that covered the whole spectrum of being a red on Derby day.
Football aye?
Up the Reds! FTT!!!!!
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