QuoteHad a read of that this morning, and despite thinking he's a tosser of the highest proportions generally, I had to agree with it, word for word.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...256434732.html
I think I agree with every aspect of this article. Hit the nail on the head. He may be cringe worthy at times on BBC but this is a very good opinion piece.
In Trap we trust
Had a read of that this morning, and despite thinking he's a tosser of the highest proportions generally, I had to agree with it, word for word.
Here they come! It’s the charge of the “Thanks” Brigade!
Yes spot on in fairness.
Lawro's IT pieces are almost always spot on. He's a bit of an eejit on BBC but he usually talks sense.
Yep, he's spot on with everything there. I wonder who he's referring to when he writes "those who say we have a team full of world class players is talking rubbish"....
I agree, spot on
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist thinks it will change; the realist adjusts the sails.
sense except for the bit about Andy Reids postition being wide midfield.Originally Posted by NeilMcD
"Its the bad players who are the luxury not the skillfull ones"
Danny Blanchflower
That's where he's playing for Sunderland at present.
Good article alright.
ya but central midfield is his best and natural position.
I always enjoy his articles. A reasonable voice amongst the tools. Like Richard Sadlier's post match report in the Indo online mentions Reid's absence and how we will never reach our full potential under Trap. That, in my opinion, is just embarrassingly bad journalism. Get some sense
That's open to debate. He's played out wide under a lot of managers and Bruce obviously doesn't fancy him in the centre.
I think Andy is kinda the square peg to the round hole in traps formation. Not saying he shouldn't be in the team, he should definitely be in the squad. He would be ideally suited as one of the three players in the Xmas tree formation.
Here they come! It’s the charge of the “Thanks” Brigade!
Agreed, good article.
O'Shea was pulled out of position. More naive players, managers and analysts might think it's great to have your defenders up on the edge of the other team's box, but after scoring a goal and five minutes left, your defenders shouldn't be allowed cross the half way line.
The article is a very good read and echoes a lot of what has been written here (less eloquently though) over the past 12 months.
I don't console myself with the 'fair result' thing, it's shattering not to hold that lead for the 5 last minutes, regardless if it mattered a whit next week.
To win that game on that night would have been so special.
The most of the donkey work for our play off place was already earned.
When he started talking about "we" I assumed it was about England. That said, good article. Somebody should wrap it around a brick and smash Dunphy's head in with it.
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Couldn't disagree with much, if anything, he said, but I think most of it was pretty obvious and I still think he's an idiot.
haha.
Lads, an awful lot of analysts say we had way better players playing among hte top teams in england years ago, the key diference was that they were top players in england but not top players in europe. Italy and to a lesser extent spain were stronger leagues then. Playing in a mid table team now in England is equivalent to the higher teams back then. So now maybe we dont have world class players but i reckon a lot of our players would get into italian teams or spanish teams outside of say the top 2 or 3. its not just 9 teams that have world class players.....
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
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Fine article and it needed to be said. Dunphy and Sadlier's comments have no basis in reality. The thought that a middling Premiership player could somehow of righted the ship is a literal joke. Trapp has done wonders. We're in the play offs! After 4 years of abject misery I believe we have turned the corner.
There is no such thing as a miracle cure, a free lunch or a humble opinion.
Why the negative view of Lawrenson (i.e. tosser). I like the guy. Paid by the BBC so he has to take an Englaish slant on things for their games.
What he says in the article is common sense apart from those who make a living from slating Irish managers (whoever they are).
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
I'd agree, don't hold it against him just cause he has a 70s gay porn mustache. Anything i've read from him on football usually rings true.
"A silent mouth is sweet to hear"
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