15 Apr 2016 20:51:29
Just wondering if Ed or anyone else knows for sure how exactly how RM trains our players is it true about the rumours we hear that we don't practice free kicks taking them or defending them and what about our corners do we not practice taking and defending them also because the.

{Ed025's Note - apparently we dont practice corner taking or defending skylark, he has said that before and i cant for the life of me think why not?..just another flaw in this guys never ending cock-up capers mate..

1.) 16 Apr 2016
16 Apr 2016 00:35:01
thats very very old news mate.

2.) 16 Apr 2016
16 Apr 2016 04:55:26
Its like jumpers for goalposts stuff, he selects 11 players, then after 2 mins into a game, its like 13 year old school boys, all teararsing up the pitch, wanting to be Pele, lose the ball, goalkeeper screaming, come back, come back, to which half stroll back.

Blimey, even the bad old days, we at least practiced set pieces.

3.) 16 Apr 2016
15 Apr 2016 21:55:00
Thanks for the reply Ed bit of an abrupt ending to my post I pressed the wrong button I was going to continue but never mind but in reply to your post why on earth would a premiership manager not practice such basic drills on a training ground how the hell has he got his coaching badges and why the hell would any top club employ such a manager and the rest of his staff must also not practice such drills its unbelievable the mind boggles.

{Ed025's Note - it really does sklark, he is a believer in pure football like the barcelona ethic and seems to think set plays are old hat, but thats the reason why a lot of the lesser clubs are sitting above us in the league and that will be his undoing in the end mate..

4.) 16 Apr 2016
16 Apr 2016 09:54:36
Couldn't agree more, don't know how true it is but I've heard of a couple of training ground walk off's by the players due to the training drills.

5.) 16 Apr 2016
16 Apr 2016 11:02:49
We all know his latest illogical mutterings I. E. I have not done any different in all my 7 years Premiership experience. However, at this stage of the season nothing is going to happen, so for the remainder we should do as we have always done and that is back the Team to the hilt and hope above hope that at the end of the season the Board's commonsense will prevail. Who knows they may already have someone lined up.

6.) 16 Apr 2016
16 Apr 2016 13:52:06
That all maybe true but it certainly doesn't stop players practising taking corners or free kicks after official training.

Ffs they only do a couple of hours training a day.
Is it really beyond them to stay behind an hour to do this?

7.) 16 Apr 2016
16 Apr 2016 17:09:48
To be fair to them lance they shouldn't have to stay behind. Anyone who is a premier league manager, scratch that, any football manager, knows to practice set pieces. Yeah he might think they're old but they're still in the game! Ed how likely do you think it is that he will get sacked? I have a horrid feeling that he'll still be here next season.

8.) 16 Apr 2016
16 Apr 2016 17:13:42
I expect a few of them will stay behind and have a bit of shooting/ free kick practice but that is missing the point mate. The manager should be putting them through drills to perfect set piece movement but, as a few have already pointed out, RM has openly admitted we don't practice corners etc.

9.) 16 Apr 2016
16 Apr 2016 18:34:50
His argument is that statistically very few goals are scored straight from corners. In fairness, that's generally true, but he's missed the fact that it's because teams practise defending them! We've conceded goals from corners this season that at times cost us points and he still refuses to acknowledge it. Just stupid.

10.) 16 Apr 2016
16 Apr 2016 17:09:48
To be fair to them lance they shouldn't have to stay behind. Anyone who is a premier league manager, scratch that, any football manager, knows to practice set pieces. Yeah he might think they're old but they're still in the game! Ed how likely do you think it is that he will get sacked? I have a horrid feeling that he'll still be here next season.

{Ed025's Note - i have that feeling as well robbo and i will be very disappointed if he is mate, he has made far too many mistakes to be kept on surely..