Scott7 6,918 Posted Sunday at 11:04 Share Posted Sunday at 11:04 11 minutes ago, Uilleam said: your years as a bookie's runner. Sad to see the old professions die out. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 6,572 Posted Sunday at 11:26 Share Posted Sunday at 11:26 16 minutes ago, Scott7 said: Sad to see the old professions die out. Aye. And the whores, the rogues, and the comic singers will be next.... (In reverse order, naturally.) 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 8,126 Posted Sunday at 11:29 Author Share Posted Sunday at 11:29 33 minutes ago, Uilleam said: .....and will recruit some hard, ugly, cu nts, who can run all day. (Controlling a ball, etc. not an optional extra, mind.) Don’t forget most of our lot are so unfit I doubt they could walk for ninety minutes 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 6,572 Posted Sunday at 11:39 Share Posted Sunday at 11:39 (edited) 25 minutes ago, compo said: Don’t forget most of our lot are so unfit I doubt they could walk for ninety minutes They'd struggle to keep up with a Flute Band. Edited Sunday at 11:55 by Uilleam 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 12,070 Posted Sunday at 12:44 Share Posted Sunday at 12:44 Russell Martin next Rangers manager pitch on formations, transfers and keepers as 49ers hear his blue sky vision The 39-year-old will hold talks with Ibrox chiefs this week but his words show he's not only an idealist Being sacked in the world of football has become a rite of passage for managers, it's the laws of an ever-evolving jungle where predators lurk both on the pitch and in the boardroom. But tigerish bosses' across the globe cannot give up on the pursuit they crave despite the risks involved. And when it comes time to bare their teeth after being let go it's often a case of self-preservation and failing to recognise their fatal flaws. If Russell Martin flops at his next destination then it won't be due to self awareness, that's for sure. The 39-year-old – in a pair of recent interviews on Sky Sports – has shown both a searing honesty and an ability to self-diagnose his weaknesses during Southampton's nightmare Premier League season. The former Rangers defender is set for further talks with Ibrox takeover chiefs this week and those of a 49ers persuasion know what he can do when he gave Leeds a sore one in the Premier League playoff. Martin is an open book and these are his methods. Record Sport looks at what could be on the agenda when he meets the new regime. Flexibility/changing system Martin beamed with pride over his call to switch it up with the Saints and condemn Paraag Marathe and Gretar Steinsson's men to a second season in the Championship last summer. He said: "We had 45 games playing 4-3-3 pretty much and we played Leeds in the last game of the season so we changed it to a back five for the play-offs, much to the dismay of many people. "We agreed it was the best way to go and thankfully it was. I'm really proud, it was one of the best days of my life. "I did it as a player, I'm really fortunate and then to do it as a manager at the top, it was incredible. I have memories from there that I'm so grateful for and it was brilliant." Transfer lessons learned Southampton were panned for their recruitment upon their ill-fated return to the Premier League and rather than running from it, the former Scotland international knows mistakes were made and will ensure they don't happen at his next destination. Martin explained: "Definitely, I think so. I think we looked at a lot of things in the summer and we lost Jason Wilcox towards the end of last season to Manchester United. "He played a big part in bringing me into a club really clear on the profile of the players and then we lost him. There were a lot of people, myself included, doing our transfers, doing a Premier League transfer window for the first time. "And there were things we really wanted and couldn't quite get for various reasons so it became difficult. So I think recruitment in the Premier League is so important and also the athleticism is so, so important. "Even if we wanted to play in the way that we wanted to play to try and dominate the ball, I would prioritise a touch more athleticism if we did it all over again." Passing is for 'Keeps Martin, once again showing more nous than the idealist rep he wears as a badge of honour, knows the era of the sweeper keeper won't be forever but while it is, you better make sure you have a No.1 who is good with his feet. He said: "If you want to build up and dominate the ball it has to be the goalkeepers. Football is cyclical. Things come back around again. "Man for man is becoming really prevalent and teams are getting a lot of success from it but it's difficult, so you have to use the goalkeeper. "When you are playing against a team who are man for man, someone presses the goalkeeper and someone needs to arrive, find the spare man and run off the back of them. "Once you break that line against a team who are man to man, it's very open but it's the most difficult bit. It takes a lot of courage from the goalkeeper to invite pressure. "Rambo [Aaron Ramsdale] was such a big signing for us because I knew he had the courage and the conviction to do it but he ended up playing eight games for us and broke his finger at Wolves. "That was a big loss for us and we had to change and tweak the team again. We can work on that all the time and we did. "The guys had big courage, and we had a lot of evidence of it, but it didn't come to enough. The evidence wasn't strong enough for them to keep believing. "My biggest challenge was to convince them that they could regularly do this in the Premier League." On what Martinball will look like next time Again, Martin was so far removed from the world of banal responses, as he offered solutions to how his style will evolve. He said: "If I look back now at the start of the season in the summer I would have put way more onus on fouling quickly, being more horrible out of position. "We were pressing a lot, but more detail with that about making contact earlier. I was really happy with the way we defended in the low block at times and suffered a bit. "But my thing is always let's try and dominate the ball but there are going to be times when we have to suffer so I think a bit more athleticism in the team." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 9,559 Posted Sunday at 12:56 Share Posted Sunday at 12:56 David Healey can be removed from the list, he is in talks with Dundee. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 6,572 Posted Sunday at 12:59 Share Posted Sunday at 12:59 13 minutes ago, Rousseau said: would prioritise a touch more athleticism 14 minutes ago, Rousseau said: put way more onus on fouling quickly, being more horrible out of position. 2 hours ago, Uilleam said: recruit some hard, ugly, cu nts, who can run all day. (Controlling a ball, etc. not an optional extra, mind.) Well, he must be reading my mail..... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutton_blows_goats 6,426 Posted Sunday at 13:10 Share Posted Sunday at 13:10 25 minutes ago, Rousseau said: We had 45 games playing 4-4-3 pretty much Cheat mode enabled 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 12,070 Posted Sunday at 13:14 Share Posted Sunday at 13:14 4 minutes ago, Sutton_blows_goats said: Cheat mode enabled 4-3-3* Although, he may have been employing Chelsea's American style? Another reason why Martin is the right man for the job. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,490 Posted Sunday at 13:49 Share Posted Sunday at 13:49 2 hours ago, Rousseau said: Should that not be 'Mk II'? Had a few brandy and cokes last night. No excuse but... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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