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Might just be me. But does anyone else prefer the interviews with much older ex players rather than recently annoyed ex coaches or let go players.
This is a forum and twitter is also a place where people have a good moan etc. But there's a hell of a lot of people who are loving the direction ITFC are going in... but I feel the latest podcast is just another of someone trying purposely cause a divide in an unnecessary way.
I know new players have their own minds and sure they could probably ring someone like Norwood to get his opinion. But surely its not great for the club to have a recent let go player pretty much calling those behind the scenes 2 faced etc etc.
Anyway just a mini morning moan. Not one to overly discuss tbh but it just doesn't sit right with me.
There was negative aspects obviously but on the whole the take away was that he enjoyed his three years. I don't think it was a total downer on the club or anything.
This Statman interview and others. on 12:16 - Jul 3 by OriginalMarkyP
I think hearing both sides is good to be honest. There's the PR version from the club then there's the ex player version. The truth probably lies somewhere in between.
Personally one thing that struck me is that Ashton and Norwood have a lot in common.
Both divide opinion Both like the limelight. Both profess to work hard. Both rate themselves. Both want to win at all costs Both like the sound of their own voice. Both want to be loved. Both think their way is the only way. Both in their own way want to destroy people who cross them. Both want to be the Alpha.
Interesting when you look at it through that lens.
Are you basically saying that both are narcissists?
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This Statman interview and others. on 17:23 - Jul 3 with 1837 views
This Statman interview and others. on 13:46 - Jul 3 by DJR
I don't think that's true of Blue Monday which strikes me as being more mature than the other fan podcasts. But going back to the original post, I am generally not interested in interviews with former players/coaches. The only ones I have listened to recently are the two that I think Blue Monday did with George Burley, one covering his playing career and one his managerial career.
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I used to agree with you about Blue Monday podcast, but I feel it’s gone too far down the safe woke / Guardian route and as such is just very bland.
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This Statman interview and others. on 17:29 - Jul 3 with 1817 views
This Statman interview and others. on 17:23 - Jul 3 by Veggie
I used to agree with you about Blue Monday podcast, but I feel it’s gone too far down the safe woke / Guardian route and as such is just very bland.
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With middle-aged white presenters and a fair quota of beardies, it's not clear to me that it is woke. Or is Ben suddenly going to surprise us and come out as Benjamina because he certainly has the flowing locks? In any event, the promotion of the expression "wokism" is part of the culture wars designed to shore up the vote for right wing parties in the US and the UK. I might add that the logical extension of "anti-wokism" would appear to be a return to the days when homosexuality was illegal, and casual and not so casual racism against, say, Jews or people from the Caribbean was common.
EDIT. I've just spotted that you think "wet" might have been a better description, so don't think my slightly political rant is aimed at you.
This Statman interview and others. on 11:09 - Jul 3 by Bobbychase
I'm a bit wary of that Podcast for the reasons you outline. If you are going to model yourself as the Statman - someone who spreads information and facts - it's then not a good look if your principle guests are disgruntled people who left the club recently and not people with the opposite view.
I also notice that Statman is happy to Tweet about there being no pathway to the first team for Academy players (his bugbear) when one of them leaves or we sign a loanee, but then there is tumbleweed when someone like Cameron Humphreys signs a new deal.
Don't set yourself up as the man who deals in facts, when you ignore the facts that are inconvenient to your argument.
There is a pathway if they are good enough.
We can't help it when the likes of Knights, Flores and Brown are poached before they get anywhere near the first team.
This Statman interview and others. on 11:23 - Jul 3 by Chrisd
There’s having a pathway to the first team for younger players, but they also need to be good enough. We fall into the trap (me included at times) because they’ve come through our academy set up with its history of producing they must be the real deal which isn’t necessarily so. Nevertheless, Humphreys and Baggott both look like they are the first ones for a while to be considered genuine first team contenders. Really excited about these two and their potential.
Also, looks at Dozzell, Woolf and Downes in recent years.
This Statman interview and others. on 13:46 - Jul 3 by DJR
I don't think that's true of Blue Monday which strikes me as being more mature than the other fan podcasts. But going back to the original post, I am generally not interested in interviews with former players/coaches. The only ones I have listened to recently are the two that I think Blue Monday did with George Burley, one covering his playing career and one his managerial career.
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Blue Monday is my go to podcast.
My only issue is that they seem a little close to the club at the moment, which maybe influences some of their content.
Joe was critical on here of the new club slogan, which I agree with. But on the pod he took the 'no comment' approach, which I can understand as they might be worried about reduced club access if they are critical?
This Statman interview and others. on 11:56 - Jul 3 by Bobbychase
He's a fan with a podcast who seems to concentrate on interviewing people who have recently left the club under a cloud.
James Norwood was found guilty of drink-driving. You don't get to say "I didn't do it".
Nobody is criticising him for having a podcast. It's what you do with your airtime that you get criticised for.
Current player interviews are incredibly boring because players are (understandably) reluctant to talk about their bosses. He’s interviewing people that are prepared to talk to him.
I didn’t realise he’d already been found guilty so fair point - still think you’re holding an amateur with an internet connection to some high journalistic standards though.
With respect you seem to be focussing on the negative angle yourself - Norwood said loads of positive stuff about the current manager, young players and ex-players, and you’ve chosen not to focus on that.
Feels a bit like you made your mind up about Statman a while ago. Edit to say that you don’t seem to be the only one and I suspect I might have missed some context here because I don’t go on Twitter. My only knowledge of him is through these podcasts and he seems so inoffensive it’s strange to see people taking issue.
This Statman interview and others. on 18:39 - Jul 3 by Marshalls_Mullet
Blue Monday is my go to podcast.
My only issue is that they seem a little close to the club at the moment, which maybe influences some of their content.
Joe was critical on here of the new club slogan, which I agree with. But on the pod he took the 'no comment' approach, which I can understand as they might be worried about reduced club access if they are critical?
Blue Monday and Kings of Anglia are the two I enjoy the most. BM from a fans point of view and KOA from the point of view of the local press.
Talking Town is a little too tabloid for my liking. As somebody who listens on the half hour drive to work, I find TT take up too much time asking for subscriptions and patting themselves on the backs.
These podcasts are like reviews on Glassdoor to me.
There will be both positive and negative reviews from ITFC 'employees' and I'll take each with a pinch of salt dependent on what that player was like as a person during their employment.
I bet the club would love to share their side of things too...
This Statman interview and others. on 15:32 - Jul 3 by Garv
There was negative aspects obviously but on the whole the take away was that he enjoyed his three years. I don't think it was a total downer on the club or anything.
Part of the interview I found odd was that he was surprised when one coach wasn't happy with him arriving to training wearing slippers every day?!
He also spoke about leaving the house at 7.45 as if it was the middle of the night.
This Statman interview and others. on 21:06 - Jul 3 by Marshalls_Mullet
Part of the interview I found odd was that he was surprised when one coach wasn't happy with him arriving to training wearing slippers every day?!
He also spoke about leaving the house at 7.45 as if it was the middle of the night.
And then was shocked when the coach was surprised that he hadn’t brought his football boots to pre season training. But the best bit was when he said Chambers was deceptively quick.
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This Statman interview and others. on 00:23 - Jul 4 with 1131 views
Having listened to it now, I don't think most people will give it too much credence.
Norwood doesnt come out of the pod that well. Got some issues to deal with in terms of 'he could finish peoples careers and lives' and that not 'normal human being' could handle the pressure of sport. Plus the mental torture of having afternoons off. Plus the DD issues.
I had gone into it thinking maybe we should have kept him, but I now think that it's best he's gone.
This Statman interview and others. on 00:23 - Jul 4 by Marshalls_Mullet
Having listened to it now, I don't think most people will give it too much credence.
Norwood doesnt come out of the pod that well. Got some issues to deal with in terms of 'he could finish peoples careers and lives' and that not 'normal human being' could handle the pressure of sport. Plus the mental torture of having afternoons off. Plus the DD issues.
I had gone into it thinking maybe we should have kept him, but I now think that it's best he's gone.
It makes me think further if Dyer feels that Norwood is the type of player you want in and around a squad then it shows even more that Dyer will never be a manager.
I used to like Stats account but for some reason he's got really chummy with Dyer and has now found a dislike a out town and seems to hunting further reasons to cause a divide. No doubt he's hunting Simpson for an interview.
This Statman interview and others. on 11:40 - Jul 4 by FrimleyBlue
It makes me think further if Dyer feels that Norwood is the type of player you want in and around a squad then it shows even more that Dyer will never be a manager.
I used to like Stats account but for some reason he's got really chummy with Dyer and has now found a dislike a out town and seems to hunting further reasons to cause a divide. No doubt he's hunting Simpson for an interview.
The AFTV approach, create unnecessary drama to drive subs.
This Statman interview and others. on 11:40 - Jul 4 by FrimleyBlue
It makes me think further if Dyer feels that Norwood is the type of player you want in and around a squad then it shows even more that Dyer will never be a manager.
I used to like Stats account but for some reason he's got really chummy with Dyer and has now found a dislike a out town and seems to hunting further reasons to cause a divide. No doubt he's hunting Simpson for an interview.
If KD wasn’t a local lad and probably the last really top class player to come from our academy, I’m sure most fans would think he was a knob.
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This Statman interview and others. on 12:24 - Jul 4 with 914 views
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