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Thread | Johan Cruyff - BBC Sport did you know...
at 05:57 25 Mar 2016
Reading through the 'did you know?' stuff on BBC website about such a marvelous player and manager, there was one thing that caught my eye - relevant to our own current plight;
Johan Cruyff apparently almost signed for Leicester under Jock Wallace.
Would anyone care to share their memories of that unbelievable great escape back at Layer Road in 1988-89 season when somehow we landed Jock Wallace as manager? I remember two things in particular;
1. the incredible energy and belief that one talisman managed to bring to a dressing room, and five league wins on the trot to ensure safety for another year
2. sadly I also remember putting all the money I had from my paper round for the past few weeks on Colchester going up as champions for the following season at the local Corals; only for us to be relegated instead!
RIP Johan Cruyff...and Jock Wallace... |
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Thread | If you could pick one player (part II)
at 12:51 16 Mar 2016
OK, I am going to stop shortly.
If you could pick one player from a vintage Colchester United era, in his prime, in his pomp, to save us from the dreaded relegation, who would it be? |
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Thread | If you could pick one comestible
at 12:49 16 Mar 2016
OK, neither this, nor my previous post will any awards...or save us from relegation.
However, it is crucially important nonetheless.
If there were one food that you would want to buy when at the ground, what would it be?
For those overseas, what are the more interesting foods you are able to pick up at a sports ground? Pies are the nuts, but are we missing something?
In the UAE, Shawarma is pretty common at the ground...very very good. |
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Thread | If you could pick one player
at 12:43 16 Mar 2016
OK guys. In amongst keeping the fat lady from singing, perhaps everyone could suspend their disbelief for a moment.
If you were able to buy one player, money no object, that could save our season and prevent relegation, who would it be?
1. Globally
2. Premier League
3. League 1
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Thread | The Peter principle
at 09:49 4 Dec 2015
The Peter principle is a concept in management theory formulated by Laurence J. Peter in which the selection of a candidate for a position is based on the candidate's performance in their current role, rather than on abilities relevant to the intended role. Thus, employees only stop being promoted once they can no longer perform effectively, and "managers rise to the level of their incompetence."
Is there a very real threat here that if we continue to hire from within, and the new manager, who was perfectly competent in his previous role, gets binned, that we end up shipping out all that is/was good about our academy?
If you look at TH, I think most people said he was really very good in a youth or academy set up. Apart from the ridiculous abuse that he had to suffer from a minority of fans, why should we not try to offer him something back in his previous role? Although this might sound pretty stupid at first, consider what his next role in football is likely to be. With a light and not particularly proficient managerial track record, like it as not, he will end up in some coaching or academy role elsewhere - which allegedly he is good at. So, all we have done is lose good coaching ability. Lets hope that Brown and McGreal do slightly better in their elevated roles before we lose all of our academy talent.
On a slightly different note, I agree that we should be looking externally for a new manager, but with the express notion that there is no money in the coffers. This may make it difficult to hire who we all desire, but that is unfortunately also the reality.
I also think the Cowling bashers need to rethink their stance on this guy. He is very good for the club in my opinion. |
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Thread | Irrational dislike for teams...in our division or not...
at 05:36 4 Mar 2011
Was chatting with my brother a couple of days ago, about who is most likely to suffer the ignominy of relegation out of the Football League, and it looks almost a certainty for Stockport. However, there I was without knowing quite how or why, saying I would love it if "Stinky Macc" went down instead. Not even sure where my irrational dislike of Macclesfield has come from, but I am somehow very proud to not like them at all.
In fact one of the greatest days at Fortress Layer Road was when we beat the Silkmen 5-1...if I remember rightly, there was a piledriver of note from Guy Branston from about 2000 yards that almost broke the Layer Road Stand in two.
Anyone else out there with an unreasonable dislike for a particular team? Can anyone dream up a reason to justify my passionate hatred for Stinky Macc? |
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