| Something that grinds my gears 15:36 - Jul 27 with 1673 views | Vic |
When managers or players talk about lower Lg 2 and non league teams as being 'good teams'. I like Aluko but in his interview he says of Southend 'But to be fair to them, they ran hard, they were a good team, they made a lot of changes but that disrupted the game.'
No Sone, they really aren't a good team - they are in the conference! OK, they ran hard or whatever, but we really shouldn't be describing teams like this as 'good'.
We've done it a lot over the last few years - kind of making excuses for defeats at the likes of Lincoln and Morecombe and Norwich, etc. It's a sad reflection of how far we've fallen and i look forward to the day when these minnows are treated with respect, but aren't described as 'good teams'.
Birthday rant over. Yes, it's my birthday, a milestone one, and I've got COVID and feeling miffed!
|  |
| |  |
| Something that grinds my gears on 15:37 - Jul 27 with 1622 views | clive_baker |
Happy birthday buh.
I also look forward to the day one of our players comes to a post match presser and describes the opposition as 'dog sh1t'. That would be refreshingly honest. |  |
| |
| Something that grinds my gears on 15:38 - Jul 27 with 1615 views | J2BLUE |
Happy Birthday. Hope you feel better soon.
Don't think this is an issue. It's not excusing failure, it's just basic respect. Prem managers would say the same about us when compared to them we are not a good team.
It's just meaningless football talk. |  |
| |
| Something that grinds my gears on 15:42 - Jul 27 with 1572 views | FrimleyBlue |
The best was Judge
Can't remember who the team was but they'd only won 2 home games and he went onto say how it was a difficult place to visit and a draw was a good result. |  |
| |
| Something that grinds my gears on 15:44 - Jul 27 with 1559 views | Jon_456 |
I think you're reading into it a bit too much.
All teams will say it regardless of their position in the pyramid. You'd probably have Palace players saying similar if asked about us and their fans probably thinking the same as you.
Its just a generic response to be respectful. No player is going to come out and say they're a terrible team, I don't know why we bothered playing them. |  | | |
| Something that grinds my gears on 15:45 - Jul 27 with 1540 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
It's nice to be nice. He's just being nice. |  |
| Trust the process. Trust Phil. |
| |
| Something that grinds my gears on 15:56 - Jul 27 with 1452 views | Guthrum |
Happy birthday, hope you get over the Covid swiftly.
I think in that context it means "not to be taken lightly". We all know that lower-tier sides are capable of taking down teams two or three divisions above in one-off games, even when they can't hope to consistently match them on league performance. They aren't of the same standard as Town, but neither are they that far below. |  |
| |
| Something that grinds my gears on 15:59 - Jul 27 with 1422 views | jeera |
| Something that grinds my gears on 15:45 - Jul 27 by The_Flashing_Smile |
It's nice to be nice. He's just being nice. |
Then wish him a happy birthday you lousy sod.
Happy birthday Vic.
Get well soon! [Post edited 27 Jul 2022 16:27]
|  |
| |
| Something that grinds my gears on 16:02 - Jul 27 with 1395 views | Exiled2Surrey |
| Something that grinds my gears on 15:37 - Jul 27 by clive_baker |
Happy birthday buh.
I also look forward to the day one of our players comes to a post match presser and describes the opposition as 'dog sh1t'. That would be refreshingly honest. |
Morsey after the Accrington game last year? | | | |
Login to get fewer ads
| Something that grinds my gears on 16:08 - Jul 27 with 1369 views | Kropotkin123 |
Haha, did people skip paragraph three? Happy birthday |  |
| Submit your 1-24 league prediction here -https://www.twtd.co.uk/forum/514096/page:1 - for the opportunity to get a free Ipswich top. | | Poll: | Would you rather | | Blog: | Round Four: Eagle |
| |
| Something that grinds my gears on 16:17 - Jul 27 with 1339 views | Churchman |
Happy birthday! I’ve just got over Covid - not nice, but things will improve, especially after a good win on Saturday.
I know what you mean about bigging up the opposition. I don’t think an opponent should be disrespected (no need to hand out ammunition), just not mentioned if there’s nothing to say or they’re garbage. And let’s face it, a lot of teams in L1 are garbage so Southend certainly are.
It’s actually something that used to irritate with McCarthy. To hear him at times it’d feel we were playing Brazil 1970 when it was a 1-10-0 formation for a prized point at home against Rotherham. |  | | |
| Something that grinds my gears on 16:21 - Jul 27 with 1299 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Something that grinds my gears on 15:59 - Jul 27 by jeera |
Then wish him a happy birthday you lousy sod.
Happy birthday Vic.
Get well soon! [Post edited 27 Jul 2022 16:27]
|
Happy birthday Vic and I hope your Covid clears up quickly.
Can't believe you didn't wish him well with the Covid, you lousy sod. | |
| Trust the process. Trust Phil. |
| |
| Something that grinds my gears on 16:27 - Jul 27 with 1265 views | Vic |
| Something that grinds my gears on 15:44 - Jul 27 by Jon_456 |
I think you're reading into it a bit too much.
All teams will say it regardless of their position in the pyramid. You'd probably have Palace players saying similar if asked about us and their fans probably thinking the same as you.
Its just a generic response to be respectful. No player is going to come out and say they're a terrible team, I don't know why we bothered playing them. |
Just say - 'Yeah, I thought they did really well for a team in the conference; caused us a lot of problems with their running, but you know, no disrespect to them, but we really should be beating teams like this'
Like Churchy says - Mick Mac was one of the worst at this. i'm sure it;s about being polite and mitigating a poor performance or whatever. But we're not mugs, we know a lot of those little teams aren't very good.
And another things while i'm at it - the fact that we are playing the likes of Millwall, or yes, even West ham, in pre season and are seen as the lesser team is a blot on our proud heritage.
I really, really hope we've turned the corner and get back soon to where we should be - East Anglia's top team. | |
| |
| Something that grinds my gears on 16:27 - Jul 27 with 1263 views | jeera |
| Something that grinds my gears on 16:21 - Jul 27 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Happy birthday Vic and I hope your Covid clears up quickly.
Can't believe you didn't wish him well with the Covid, you lousy sod. |
No idea what you're on about there. | |
| |
| Something that grinds my gears on 23:16 - Jul 27 with 929 views | Vic |
| Something that grinds my gears on 16:08 - Jul 27 by Kropotkin123 |
Haha, did people skip paragraph three? Happy birthday |
Thankyou Kroppers, you seem to be the only one to notice that crucial detail!! | |
| |
| |
By continuing to use the site, you agree to our use of cookies and to abide by our Terms and Conditions.
