superward Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Yeah,the whole manager not on the training field thing is fairly common nowadays. Was it not Martin O'Neill who also did just that when at Celtic. Not sure I agree with the approach but if it works good...if not then needs to change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefringes Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Managers rarely visiting the training field is another story. It's pretty standard in the modern game. That's what assistant managers and coaches are for. Not saying I agree with it, but there are lots of things in the modern game I don't agree with. I also doubt a watered grass pitch is harder than an artificial surface. I call BS on the entire game plan being "mark Imrie out the game" though. That's the kind of ridiculous rumour that gets started when teams are struggling. The training pitches don't feature sophisticated sprinkler systems like at Fir Park, you, in your lofty stance should know that. Now had the 'mark Imrie out the game' from 2 different sources involved so no smoke without fire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stall Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 The training pitches don't feature sophisticated sprinkler systems like at Fir Park, you, in your lofty stance should know that. Now had the 'mark Imrie out the game' from 2 different sources involved so no smoke without fire? See that in itself is worrying, if team talks are getting discussed outwith then there is disharmony in the dressing room. Are you getting this from players directly (no names required) or have you heard from people who have heard...? The former is more worrying than the later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prestwickwell Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 You know your in for a rough season when Dougie Imrie is a concern..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stall Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 You know your in for a rough season when Dougie Imrie is a concern..... And when accies regularly beat you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefringes Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 See that in itself is worrying, if team talks are getting discussed outwith then there is disharmony in the dressing room. Are you getting this from players directly (no names required) or have you heard from people who have heard...? The former is more worrying than the later Disharmony in the dressing room it is then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postiejim Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Just out of interest how did Imrie play on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 The training pitches don't feature sophisticated sprinkler systems like at Fir Park, you, in your lofty stance should know that. Now had the 'mark Imrie out the game' from 2 different sources involved so no smoke without fire? Aye, you're right. I'm 100% convinced now that Baraclough's entire strategy during all the team meetings was "mark imrie out the game". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Disharmony in the dressing room it is then... Players or friends of players? I dont disbelieve you, as you usually tend to know behind the scenes stuff, but just interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennyc Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Friday morning ONLY was spent on an artificial surface when the facilities were available all week. Gameplan discussed at length was 'mark Imrie out the game'... Worked well right enough. Given the lack of rainfall over the past month, grass surfaces are naturally harder so I'd surmise impact injuries are less likely to occur on the artificial surface - seems our players decided differently and won out. Well, if the manager rarely visits the training field... Oops that's another story. The artificial surface had nothing to do with our defeat. In fact, the players looked more comfortable on it than they have in any of our games on it in recent years. That might be down to the improved surface installed in the close season. Our defeat was down to not closing down one cross, a defender being unable to defend the cross, a forward being unable to put away chances and a referee refusing to give a last minute penalty. Compared to previous games against Accies, we were more competitive, refused to be bullied and were actually a bit unlucky to lose. The two players who usually make us look like amateurs....Crawford and Imrie....had their moments but were nothing like as effective as last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 The players fell all over the place on that pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefringes Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Aye, you're right. I'm 100% convinced now that Baraclough's entire strategy during all the team meetings was "mark imrie out the game". Even by your snide standards that's a shit retort. Expected some more sport to be fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 So you honestly believe, the *only* tactic discussed for the Accies game was that one? There's no way to argue against that, so I didn't bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefringes Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 So you honestly believe, the *only* tactic discussed for the Accies game was that one? There's no way to argue against that, so I didn't bother. That's not what I said, suspect you know that. But, hey, if it helps you ingratiate yourself with all the wankers & bullied at school who frequent here batter in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 It's what I read in your comment about "Gameplan discussed at length". If it wasn't what you meant, then it turns out we agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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