Never mind me. I'm in an even more contrary mood than I usually am because I just found out about Robin Williams.
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Never mind me. I'm in an even more contrary mood than I usually am because I just found out about Robin Williams.
His father, Stefan, isn't English; he's from the north. Anyhow, nobody's been pushing for Wickham's inclusion - POS just made a query - nor have the FAI been chasing after him, so I don't see why you think the last few posts are in any way indicative of our "standards".Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
I think everyone woke up this morning a bit shocked*. Hopefully the good that can come out of this is that people seek help when they see someone like Robin Williams suffering. I suppose the character and being in character meant he was able to hide it, but then the depths of low occurred when out of character. Truely alone.
*Everyone but me, as i had read it last night.
I've always believed that gambling/addiction of any sort drugs/drink/strange fetishes are a form of depression just the escape mechanism is different.
Reminds me of that Richard Kuklinski thing, I believed watching him that he was lying about most of his mafia boasts, yet the phsychologist, a renowned one I might add fed his narcisstic imagination - later i found out through google that the stories had been taken from media, when infact what really happened was found out in the courts and the pictures he painted were wholly incorrect, even the turncoats and informers denied him.
In spite of the sombre subject matter, I have to admit that made me laugh. You truly are the king of self-parody, Paul. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Indeed, Paul is never shocked by these things as he predicted years ago that everybody will die eventually.
I did better than that I gave a clear time line.
Piece on Wes from today's Independent.
http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-30566191.html
Interview with Wes.
http://thescore.thejournal.ie/wes-ho...14639-Oct2014/
Playing on the left side doesn't augur well if Norwich get promoted does it. They aren't going to play him in the hole (that's clear) and they won't play him on the left when their in the PL.
I love how Martin says that Hoolahan is unlikely to play against Germany because he's more important for the home games when we try to score goals.
What is the point of keeping up this pretense of selecting Hoolahan and pretending that he's ever going to have a tangible role in the team?
It will be the same old story against Poland and Germany at the Aviva. On the bench.
Football managers work in cliches these days. Hoolahan being a home game player is a cliche. Not a very informative cliche.
He was a joy to watch tonight. If we're to have a chance on Tuesday of keeping the ball, he's got to start.
Is that not a "tangible role" to unlock defences at home? It was singularly lacking under Trap at home where we really struggled to break down teams. If he does nothing else but help us win our home games, I'd be happy with that tangible role.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
One thing puzzles me though. Why does every manager substitute him after about 70 minutes? To my untrained eye he still seems to be buzzing and getting on the ball but without fail, the board goes up and off comes Wes. Bizarre. He must be the most substituted player in history.
Hoolahan's a doubt for the Scotland game.
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/socc...scan-1.1969066
Back on the bench today.
Came on an assisted Norwich's fifth.
...which might all be very true, but only as true as the fact that whenever he plays for us he brings good things to the table, almost always.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
If club form or reputation was ever a reliable guide players like Kenny Cunningham and Sledge might never have been capped.
Can't believe he's 32!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Hoolahan started the East Anglian derby today as Norwich beat Ipswich 2-0 to move within three points of leaders Derby. It was their sixth successive win. Hoolahan was heavily involved in the first goal with a really classy turn around midfield before playing a one-two and feeding Grabban to cross into the box. I think it was his ball over the top that assisted the assist for the second goal also.
Hoolahan has been in good form recently, constantly involved in Norwich's build up and seems to be involved in most of the goals as well when he is on the pitch. hope martin is keeping his eye on this cause we need all our form players playing
Good to see that Neil is showing more trust in him than his predecessors and it's paying off in spades. Hopefully he can stay fit.
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32 but I suppose he was around the LOI for a long time. Heard he never really looked after himself so maybe that's why the break never came earlier.
Hoolahan gets Norwich's fourth at Millwall and puts the final nail in Ian Holloway's coffin.
Goal for super sub Wes pulls Norwich level in Huddersfield.
Inexplicably left out of the starting line-up after running the show against Derby on Saturday. Came on after 62 minutes with Norwich losing to Huddersfield and has just equalised after 67 minutes.
I think this manager values him more than Hughton & Adams. The only times he doesn't start are when they play twice in a week.
Oh yeah he's definitely getting more of a look in. He should be well enough rested at this stage to manage two games a week though.
It's something I never quite understand re managers' treatment of Hoolahan. Does he have some sort of fitness issue? He is perpetually subbed and now rested for a midweek game. To my untutored eye he still seems to be going strong when the hook comes out and he is dragged in.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
3 in 4 games for Hoolahan as he comes into peak form at the right time for club and country; assist too.
SKY reporter said he ran the show.
Hoolahan damned with faint praise on The Football League Show - "he can dictate games at this level".
Norwich finished in 12th place and 11th place respectively when Hoolahan was starting regularly in the Premier League.
They were relegated when Hoolahan was consigned to a bench role.
I don't think it was faint praise. There are very few players who can dictate a game at Premier League level.
Arter and Hoolahan the dream team.
Yeah, I haven't seen Hoolahan dictate an epl game but he's well capable of stamping his influence (a rung or two lower than dictate) in a game, against say half the teams there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Three PL games off the top of my head where I remember Hoolahan being outstanding were the 1-0 home wins over Arsenal and Man Utd and a 1-1 draw at Villa Park. Everything went through him and he looked a class apart. These just happened to be three games which were covered live so I'm sure there were many more. I reckon Norwich would have stayed up had they not dropped him.
So what are we not seeing here ? Or not being told ? A little like Whelan in reverse, very few of us on here would have stuck with him as Trap did, yet here he still is very much in the fold despite the new regime and may even start vs Poland, and is making some selections / predicted line ups on here too.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
I've no idea but I don't really think that these knowledgeable managers have had the results to back up their decisions a such, certainly in Wessi's case.
Maybe I misunderstand what dictating midfield means. Of those games you mentioned, I only remember v Arsenal. afair that was a game where he stamped an impression, Arsenal had nearly all of the game and Wes played very well but there's no way I'd consider that Wes dictated that game. One of those games where the small team pulls one on the big team and Wes played an important role.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeLorean
If Wes had performed the way you have built him up, he would have been undroppable, no matter who/what the manager/gameplan was.
I thought he was easily the best player on the pitch in those games. I wouldn't really expect him to dictate midfield as he was in a more advanced role. He was at the centre of the majority of Norwich's attacks. I'd associate the term 'dictating midfield' more with the likes of Scholes or Alonso, in that they set the tempo and control the flow of the game. I don't think that's what Hoolahan brings, he's more of a Mata type who will help unlock defences further forward, obviously using the most mainstream of examples for the purpose of my point. I think he should have been undroppable and Norwich looked a far more limited outfit without him.