| Don’t shoot the messenger 09:10 - Mar 26 with 16901 views | Parky |
I have just been sent a text from somebody who has previously been spot on with info, saying that Paul Cook sent the players home Wednesday midway through training due to lack of effort and intensity.
Apparently all the players left as told, meaning the lunch that was cooked/made had to be donated to the Samaritans.
If true, slightly concerning, but fair play to Cook.
Edit - Clarified this was Wednesday, not yesterday. [Post edited 26 Mar 2021 9:33]
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 13:05 - Mar 26 with 2134 views | Herbivore |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 12:07 - Mar 26 by PositivelyPortman |
Ahhhh, poor little professional footballers, my heart bleeds for every one of them.  |
Wearing a complete lack of empathy as a badge of honour is very modern Britain. Well done. |  |
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 13:09 - Mar 26 with 2123 views | chrismakin |
So dont expect a win on Saturday then
If they cant be bothered to put effort in the first full weeks training they certainly wont be putting effort in when it comes to 11 cup finals. |  |
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 13:56 - Mar 26 with 2023 views | chrismakin |
I think that Matt ITK guy is saying it was an afternoon off as a reward... | |
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 14:01 - Mar 26 with 1990 views | hype313 |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 13:56 - Mar 26 by chrismakin |
I think that Matt ITK guy is saying it was an afternoon off as a reward... |
Dobbo should concentrate on more on pet insurance renewals, rather than trolling twitter. |  |
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 14:19 - Mar 26 with 1946 views | pointofblue |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 13:56 - Mar 26 by chrismakin |
I think that Matt ITK guy is saying it was an afternoon off as a reward... |
If Woolfenden isn’t in the squad tomorrow I’ll be inclined to believe him. | |
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 14:23 - Mar 26 with 1933 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 14:19 - Mar 26 by pointofblue |
If Woolfenden isn’t in the squad tomorrow I’ll be inclined to believe him. |
He probably will be because McGuinness is away and Wilson is injured.
But I can tell you with absolute certainty, that they weren't allowed to go home early on Wednesday because of 'good work'. [Post edited 26 Mar 2021 14:25]
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 14:39 - Mar 26 with 1856 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 13:05 - Mar 26 by Herbivore |
Wearing a complete lack of empathy as a badge of honour is very modern Britain. Well done. |
Patronising - TICK
Argumentative - TICK
Well done. |  |
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 15:47 - Mar 26 with 1765 views | pointofblue |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 14:23 - Mar 26 by Kieran_Knows |
He probably will be because McGuinness is away and Wilson is injured.
But I can tell you with absolute certainty, that they weren't allowed to go home early on Wednesday because of 'good work'. [Post edited 26 Mar 2021 14:25]
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Thanks. Phil says in the article McGuinness might be in the squad if he doesn’t play tonight. If he’s preferred to Woolfenden after not even being with the squad for most of the week, and Woolfenden staying behind to do extra work... it wouldn’t bode well.
ETA - just saw McGuinness played today. [Post edited 26 Mar 2021 15:56]
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 15:53 - Mar 26 with 1733 views | Herbivore |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 14:39 - Mar 26 by Wallingford_Boy |
Patronising - TICK
Argumentative - TICK
Well done. |
Obsessed - TICK.
Never seen someone so butt hurt over a couple of down arrows. You're usually pretty good at attracting them, and not just from me. | |
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 16:23 - Mar 26 with 1650 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 15:53 - Mar 26 by Herbivore |
Obsessed - TICK.
Never seen someone so butt hurt over a couple of down arrows. You're usually pretty good at attracting them, and not just from me. |
Silly little boy..
My first ever IGNORE in TWTD history.
Congrats. | |
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 16:33 - Mar 26 with 1618 views | Dennyx4 |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 11:24 - Mar 26 by Harry_Palmer |
Fitness is definitely an issue with this squad. It was noticeable against Portsmouth that there was a big difference between us and them. Pompey were still full of energy at 90 mins whereas most of our team looked dead on their feet.
It has been said all season that we only play with the right intensity for small spells in games and since Cook has arrived it has been even more apparent that they cannot maintain the level of energy required to carry out his game plan for 90 mins. This is perhaps why we have seen good 1st half performances followed by a flat 2nd half, Plymouth at home being another prime example.
At least Cook will now be patently aware of this and we can expect a very different scenario next year after a full pre-season. |
Might also explain why we do well at the beginning of the season(s) and fall away, when other teams have got fully fit.
Fitness would play a bigger part as the season progresses. At the start of the season both teams are still building stamina levels. |  | | |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 16:50 - Mar 26 with 1559 views | Herbivore |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 16:23 - Mar 26 by Wallingford_Boy |
Silly little boy..
My first ever IGNORE in TWTD history.
Congrats. |
Thank Christ for that, I'd rather be on ignore than have you following me around like a bad smell. | |
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 17:14 - Mar 26 with 1519 views | itfc1108 |
Humble, hardworking and keen to learn.
This was how Danny Cowley described his new players after his first full week of training at Portsmouth.
Paul Cook hasn't used words even close to that about his players. [Post edited 26 Mar 2021 17:14]
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 17:17 - Mar 26 with 1506 views | chrismakin |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 17:14 - Mar 26 by itfc1108 |
Humble, hardworking and keen to learn.
This was how Danny Cowley described his new players after his first full week of training at Portsmouth.
Paul Cook hasn't used words even close to that about his players. [Post edited 26 Mar 2021 17:14]
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Tbh. I was always disturbed that the dressing room morale wasnt even low when Cook arrived. For me that's a dressing room way to comfortable. | |
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 18:40 - Mar 26 with 1406 views | Parky |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 17:14 - Mar 26 by itfc1108 |
Humble, hardworking and keen to learn.
This was how Danny Cowley described his new players after his first full week of training at Portsmouth.
Paul Cook hasn't used words even close to that about his players. [Post edited 26 Mar 2021 17:14]
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Because we have a team full of useless dossers who don’t care that they’ve carried the club to the lowest position in 50+ years. They’ve all had it too easy for far too long and failure has never been punished.
Roll on the Summer when the majority will be leaving. | | | |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 18:54 - Mar 26 with 1366 views | BryanPlug |
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 20:00 - Mar 26 with 1238 views | Vic |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 09:24 - Mar 26 by Kieran_Knows |
It wasn't yesterday, it was Wednesday afternoon they were sent home after a poor session in the morning. |
That’s really is quite pathetic isn’t it. Sounds like he’s facing the same stuff as Hurst - still! |  |
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 20:28 - Mar 26 with 1184 views | Vic |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 10:15 - Mar 26 by Guthrum |
To draw a military parallel, when troops have taken a beating in battle, to restore morale they must be taken out of the firing line, retrained and reinforced. It's what Montgomery* did to rebuild the 8th Army before El Alamein. It's extremely rare for things to turn around instantly and for that then to be sustained.
This week is the first chance Cook has had to do any of that, with the Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday cycle of games.
Some incoming managers can achieve a pretty instant turnaround. But that is likely to be a situation where morale is adequate but organisation has been poor. The latter can be easily and swiftly remedied. But if morale is bad, that takes time.
* and Auchinleck, to be fair. |
Guthers - always the voice of moderation and wisdom.
He’s like the old pro who used to be the box to box midfield maestro but has now dropped into the back line and reads the game to perfection. | |
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| Don’t shoot the messenger on 22:14 - Mar 26 with 1085 views | Ojc |
| Don’t shoot the messenger on 18:54 - Mar 26 by BryanPlug |
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I think regardless of what he does off the field I feel like Chambers is part of the problem. | | | |
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