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When Geoff turned 40 he decided to take a year off drinking. This wasn’t very popular with his friend Matt, who likes drinking, and thinks Geoff will turn into a really boring friend.
This podcast is an exploration of sobriety, male drinking culture, lager, mid-life crisis and friendship.
Brilliant, thanks for that. I'm at the final editing stage before going out to publishers. Just landed a new job making ads for Sky TV, so need to get the book finished before I start really. It's very hard keeping disciplined with something like this, where I haven't had a deadline (and it's a personal project rather than for anyone else). Harder than giving up booze for a year if I'm honest!
3 windows again doesn't really reflect the situation correctly though does it.
January 19' - Window 1 was a last minute rescue job in January where scraped the barrel for signings who wanted to come to bottom of the league relegated Ipswich.
Summer 19' was a good window - good signings - Holy, Norwood, Garbutt, Kane Vincent-Young. That is a good window for recruitment and building.
January 20 - Window 3, is that even a window for Ipswich Town, we don't do business as rule of thumb, due to financial constraints.
We do business in the summer, and its ridiculously tight budgets. Realistically at Ipswich you have to have longer to build a squad for yourself because of the financial constraints.
I understand you don't like Paul Lambert but my oh my, you really do seem to look at it through tinted glasses unfortunately.
When Geoff turned 40 he decided to take a year off drinking. This wasn’t very popular with his friend Matt, who likes drinking, and thinks Geoff will turn into a really boring friend.
This podcast is an exploration of sobriety, male drinking culture, lager, mid-life crisis and friendship.
Just started listening and it sounds a bit daft TBH. The one who's giving up is allowed to drink one drink when abroad on holiday, and is allowed to drink as much as he likes on Feb 29th as it's a free day. That's not giving up for a year!
Also the one still drinking sounds like an imbecile - reckons it's 'giving up fun' and 'why can't you just drink in moderation?' which spectacularly misses the point. I thought it was interesting when he said he was ANGRY when his mate said he was giving up for a year. Very interesting. I'll keep listening while I'm doing a bit of painting.
Will it be today then? on 13:19 - Mar 2 by BrixtonBlue
Just started listening and it sounds a bit daft TBH. The one who's giving up is allowed to drink one drink when abroad on holiday, and is allowed to drink as much as he likes on Feb 29th as it's a free day. That's not giving up for a year!
Also the one still drinking sounds like an imbecile - reckons it's 'giving up fun' and 'why can't you just drink in moderation?' which spectacularly misses the point. I thought it was interesting when he said he was ANGRY when his mate said he was giving up for a year. Very interesting. I'll keep listening while I'm doing a bit of painting.
Yeah I can't vouch for it - guess it may be a bit TalkSport-y where they have to pick extreme positions and get behind them but it may settle down
Will it be today then? on 13:19 - Mar 2 by BrixtonBlue
Just started listening and it sounds a bit daft TBH. The one who's giving up is allowed to drink one drink when abroad on holiday, and is allowed to drink as much as he likes on Feb 29th as it's a free day. That's not giving up for a year!
Also the one still drinking sounds like an imbecile - reckons it's 'giving up fun' and 'why can't you just drink in moderation?' which spectacularly misses the point. I thought it was interesting when he said he was ANGRY when his mate said he was giving up for a year. Very interesting. I'll keep listening while I'm doing a bit of painting.
Your'e an artist?
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Will it be today then? on 14:31 - Mar 2 with 3838 views
Will it be today then? on 11:47 - Mar 2 by Bluefish
I don't think he does. I said it last week that it feels as though we are still experimenting, trying to stumble across a system.
I really believe that he doesn't care enough, he knows that he played for Dortmund and he can always dine out on that. Management doesn't seem to be that important to him.
We’ve had a system since Jan. As for the “It’s all PL’s fault and not the players” stance, PL takes all the pelters he deserves but at the end of the day, PL can’t convert the 1-on-1’s, the penalties, stop the crosses, shield the ball going out etc...
He can coach it. He can steam into them and drill them but the basics need to be done on the pitch. Both players and PL take the fall on our failures this season.
Will it be today then? on 16:58 - Mar 2 by Keaneish
We’ve had a system since Jan. As for the “It’s all PL’s fault and not the players” stance, PL takes all the pelters he deserves but at the end of the day, PL can’t convert the 1-on-1’s, the penalties, stop the crosses, shield the ball going out etc...
He can coach it. He can steam into them and drill them but the basics need to be done on the pitch. Both players and PL take the fall on our failures this season.
And the basics shouldn't need to be coached anyway. They're not 5-year-olds, these are professional footballers!
Will it be today then? on 16:58 - Mar 2 by Keaneish
We’ve had a system since Jan. As for the “It’s all PL’s fault and not the players” stance, PL takes all the pelters he deserves but at the end of the day, PL can’t convert the 1-on-1’s, the penalties, stop the crosses, shield the ball going out etc...
He can coach it. He can steam into them and drill them but the basics need to be done on the pitch. Both players and PL take the fall on our failures this season.
Shall we sack some player then? It isn't how football works
Will it be today then? on 16:58 - Mar 2 by Keaneish
We’ve had a system since Jan. As for the “It’s all PL’s fault and not the players” stance, PL takes all the pelters he deserves but at the end of the day, PL can’t convert the 1-on-1’s, the penalties, stop the crosses, shield the ball going out etc...
He can coach it. He can steam into them and drill them but the basics need to be done on the pitch. Both players and PL take the fall on our failures this season.
We've kept largely the same formation since January, although we've made tweaks within it. Not sure we have a system as such though. I'm also not sure it's really our best formation either.
Will it be today then? on 19:01 - Mar 2 by Herbivore
We've kept largely the same formation since January, although we've made tweaks within it. Not sure we have a system as such though. I'm also not sure it's really our best formation either.
I’d argue our offensive system is to keep the width to allow us to play controlled possession through the middle of the park and to feed off and get bodies around Keane to play through the opposition.
Defensively we seem to have been happy to leave the wing backs up whenever possible, presumably to counter or to prevent the opposition throwing too many men forward. That coupled with a deep lying defender to mop up what midfield tracking runners or the two man markers don’t do.
Can’t say any of it’s worked with any consistency or fluency though.
Will it be today then? on 13:19 - Mar 2 by BrixtonBlue
Just started listening and it sounds a bit daft TBH. The one who's giving up is allowed to drink one drink when abroad on holiday, and is allowed to drink as much as he likes on Feb 29th as it's a free day. That's not giving up for a year!
Also the one still drinking sounds like an imbecile - reckons it's 'giving up fun' and 'why can't you just drink in moderation?' which spectacularly misses the point. I thought it was interesting when he said he was ANGRY when his mate said he was giving up for a year. Very interesting. I'll keep listening while I'm doing a bit of painting.
You either give up or you don't, you can't have one here and there. I' turned 40 last year and have been in recovery since the end of July going to AA meetings every week because my drinking got really silly, it's done me the world of good. Sorted myself right out, going to be starting a new job soon running the office for my sister and brother in-law's Asbestos firm. Finally getting out of cooking after 20 years, would have never been offered anything like that when I was still a hopeless pisshead. 9-5 Monday to Friday so I get my weekends back again so season ticket next year for the first time since I was 17.
Ipswich being so sh!t doesn't help in my quest for sobriety. Saturdays are a hard day to deal with sometimes in not giving in a having a drink, made so much worse after listening to another sh!t display and all that goes with it, listening to the phone-in then coming on here and a couple of other ITFC places and I get the right hump.
Will it be today then? on 22:02 - Mar 2 by Melford
You either give up or you don't, you can't have one here and there. I' turned 40 last year and have been in recovery since the end of July going to AA meetings every week because my drinking got really silly, it's done me the world of good. Sorted myself right out, going to be starting a new job soon running the office for my sister and brother in-law's Asbestos firm. Finally getting out of cooking after 20 years, would have never been offered anything like that when I was still a hopeless pisshead. 9-5 Monday to Friday so I get my weekends back again so season ticket next year for the first time since I was 17.
Ipswich being so sh!t doesn't help in my quest for sobriety. Saturdays are a hard day to deal with sometimes in not giving in a having a drink, made so much worse after listening to another sh!t display and all that goes with it, listening to the phone-in then coming on here and a couple of other ITFC places and I get the right hump.
Congrats, Melford! Keep going strong bud. Shame you're out of the cooking game though. But tbf there's more substance abuse in kitchens than anywhere else probably!
Hope you can pick it up again as enjoyable hobby rather than a tiring necessity.
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Will it be today then? on 21:21 - Mar 2 by Keaneish
I’d argue our offensive system is to keep the width to allow us to play controlled possession through the middle of the park and to feed off and get bodies around Keane to play through the opposition.
Defensively we seem to have been happy to leave the wing backs up whenever possible, presumably to counter or to prevent the opposition throwing too many men forward. That coupled with a deep lying defender to mop up what midfield tracking runners or the two man markers don’t do.
Can’t say any of it’s worked with any consistency or fluency though.
Will it be today then? on 21:18 - Mar 2 by BrixtonBlue
Based on..?
Perhaps based on the fact he took Shrewsbury to the LG1 play off final via a 3rd place finish the season before last, with a smaller budget & less talented squad. I wouldn't want him back but I can't believe he would do any worse than Lambert if he was still here.
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Will it be today then? on 22:32 - Mar 2 with 3541 views
i expect lambert will leave once the deffo info start being posted on here and ex players start talking to the press. i dont think this has happened before.
forensic experts say footers and spruces fingerprints were not found at the scene after the weekends rows
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Will it be today then? on 23:49 - Mar 2 with 3490 views
Will it be today then? on 22:02 - Mar 2 by Melford
You either give up or you don't, you can't have one here and there. I' turned 40 last year and have been in recovery since the end of July going to AA meetings every week because my drinking got really silly, it's done me the world of good. Sorted myself right out, going to be starting a new job soon running the office for my sister and brother in-law's Asbestos firm. Finally getting out of cooking after 20 years, would have never been offered anything like that when I was still a hopeless pisshead. 9-5 Monday to Friday so I get my weekends back again so season ticket next year for the first time since I was 17.
Ipswich being so sh!t doesn't help in my quest for sobriety. Saturdays are a hard day to deal with sometimes in not giving in a having a drink, made so much worse after listening to another sh!t display and all that goes with it, listening to the phone-in then coming on here and a couple of other ITFC places and I get the right hump.
Congrats, you might like my forthcoming book, available from all good bookstores (in my dreams!)
Seriously though, that's a great achievement and I know what you mean about watching ITFC sober.
Asbestos?! Is that a thing still? I thought it disappeared along with mad cow disease?
Will it be today then? on 22:24 - Mar 2 by Enigma_Blue
Perhaps based on the fact he took Shrewsbury to the LG1 play off final via a 3rd place finish the season before last, with a smaller budget & less talented squad. I wouldn't want him back but I can't believe he would do any worse than Lambert if he was still here.
I was asking Mercian, but thanks for your contribution (unless you are Mercian and have two logins).
Having seen what he did in the short time he was here, I can believe he would do worse. They're not really comparable situations though.
He's also done terrible since he left.
History seems to be repeating in people's perceptions. Jewell was only as bad as Keane because he inherited Keane's mess. Similarly Lambert has had to play the hand Hurst left behind.
Some on here have such short memories. I feel sorry for the chap that comes after Lambert, if, as it seems likely, Lambert fails. Because he's going to take the rap for all our woes, whoever he may be.
Will it be today then? on 23:49 - Mar 2 by BrixtonBlue
Congrats, you might like my forthcoming book, available from all good bookstores (in my dreams!)
Seriously though, that's a great achievement and I know what you mean about watching ITFC sober.
Asbestos?! Is that a thing still? I thought it disappeared along with mad cow disease?
It's a big thing, pretty much anything built before 1999 may have it in it and any place that has it needs to be regularly needs to be surveyed and managed due to HSE regulations.
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