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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2015 11:38:59 GMT
"I'm expecting the Darrell lovers to have a go at this," The most defensive opening line of any thread on here for many a year. I didnt get past this comment I am afraid and it completely put me off reading the blog same. I heard the interview for myself.
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Post by cookinongas on Feb 4, 2015 12:47:15 GMT
I think Nick's blog is usually excellent reading. A lot is tongue in cheek humour and i think the trouble is a lot on here don't understand the humour and have trouble with the long words!!
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Post by rocknrollaayatollah on Feb 4, 2015 12:54:35 GMT
I think Nick's blog is usually excellent reading. A lot is tongue in cheek humour and i think the trouble is a lot on here don't understand the humour and have trouble with the long words!! There's nothing humorous about mocking the manager that's turned things around as a cheap date.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Feb 4, 2015 12:56:24 GMT
I think people give it some authority coz it's in the shitening Post, and then expect something from it that it was never intended to be. If he just posted this sort of stuff to the forum every week, he'd be a forum ledge.
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Post by buckrippers on Feb 4, 2015 13:10:49 GMT
I think Nick's blog is usually excellent reading. A lot is tongue in cheek humour and i think the trouble is a lot on here don't understand the humour and have trouble with the long words!! There's nothing humorous about mocking the manager that's turned things around as a cheap date. Think you've just confirmed the point. No coincidence that you call yourself Ayatollah is it, with your fanatical defence of the "prophet" Darrell? You'll be hitting me with a shoe next!
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Post by peterparker on Feb 4, 2015 13:14:10 GMT
I don't mind criticism of Darrell.
However this piece paints him as just another chancer like those before, which to me is wrong
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Post by buckrippers on Feb 4, 2015 13:21:11 GMT
I don't think he is a chancer, Peter, I think he's doing a decent enough job. On Saturday, though, and on a few other occasions away from home I think he's been a missed chancer
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Post by Topper Gas on Feb 4, 2015 14:20:09 GMT
BR perhaps you could explain where you think DC went wrong, it was hardly his fault Mildenhall was fouled/punched the ball into his own net nor Parkes gave a stupid free kick away for handball. He also didn't make the pitch an unplayable mud bath nor lost Easter for 5 mins and had to pick Lockyer in midfield.
What do we do next if DC says "I'm fed up with constant criticism in the B Post etc I'm off"?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2015 14:20:25 GMT
I enjoy reading the blogs (BR and MM), although I may not always agree with them. In this case, having heard Darrell's interview live, I don't think that the selected quotes do justice to the message which came across. I'm happy to continue being the toy boy's cheap date - I think it could have a happy ending!
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Post by Mark Ash on Feb 4, 2015 14:38:27 GMT
Part of the issue for me is that when printed, it's *appears* Nick speaks on our behalf and, at times, I worry they do more harm than good. That's not to say he has no right to write them... I just wonder if they might do more harm than good at times (well, the majority of the time if I'm honest). I sometimes think that, (e.g. when he did what I thought was a CBB piece about the FA Trophy) but I don't suppose any of us would want a "controlled" fanbase, where some opinions are excluded. We'd end up like Blair's New Labour with everyone having to be "on message". Better to have disagreements than only one voice, methinks.
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Post by curlywurly on Feb 4, 2015 14:40:35 GMT
I think Nick's blog is usually excellent reading. A lot is tongue in cheek humour and i think the trouble is a lot on here don't understand the humour and have trouble with the long words!! I too struggle with long words, so I turned to one who has a better grasp to describe Nick and his writing: “Thou subtle, perjur’d, false, disloyal man!” “Thy tongue outvenoms all the worms of Nile.” “Methink’st thou art a general offence and every man should beat thee.” “Thou clay-brained guts, thou knotty-pated fool, thou whoreson obscene greasy tallow-catch!” ...........OK the last one is a bit much.
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Post by lympstonegas on Feb 4, 2015 14:53:07 GMT
Another pathetic writing - the truth is DC is working towards achieving the same managerial status as Ollie and Francis. They had nothing to start with but managed to create teams to be proud off despite constant adversity. I feel DC has been handicapped the most finding us in the Conference - yes some will say it's his fault as he took us there in the first place. We got behind Gould ollie and Francis and rode the waves - certainly more bad times than good but they gave us respect back. I fully believe DC is on a similar route. I find many of your writings disrespectful and NOT representative of many fans views and gutted your allowed to print your embarrassing crap in a paper
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Post by buckrippers on Feb 4, 2015 14:53:41 GMT
BR perhaps you could explain where you think DC went wrong, it was hardly his fault Mildenhall was fouled/punched the ball into his own net nor Parkes gave a stupid free kick away for handball. He also didn't make the pitch an unplayable mud bath nor lost Easter for 5 mins and had to pick Lockyer in midfield. What do we do next if DC says "I'm fed up with constant criticism in the B Post etc I'm off"? If he did that Toppergas then I think you and everyone who thinks Darrell has something about him would be entitled to question everything you know of him. Do you think someone who comes across as knowing his own mind, strong-willed, resilient and full of belief is going to cave in at a little bit of tongue-in-cheek criticism on a website from one fan out of thousands who doesn't even get paid for his opinions? I think he would be a pretty weak character to do that. As for your question about where I think he went wrong, I'm not sure he adapted to the conditions in the way that he should have done. a. I question the wisdom of picking Easter, who hasn't played for some time, on a quagmire of a pitch. b. I don't feel he made the right call in picking Lockyer in midfield when he could have paired Monkhouse and Mansell, while bringing in a wide man with pace like Harrison, Dawson or Balanta. c. He took off Blissett, who was ideally suited to the conditions and giving their defence problems, far too early. d. We should have been more direct, fed off Blissett and had more shots on target. As it is, apart from the goals which were two defensive cock-ups, I rarely remember Jason Brown (who looked to be carrying a bit of weight) being tested. The truth is that Dartford are part timers. On a gluepot of a pitch like that we should have lasted longer than them, worn them down and won more comfortably, rather than fluke a goal eight minutes from time then hope our defence can hold out. And while everyone is talking about an "unplayable mudbath", how many times did we use that to our advantage in the second half of the season at the Mem a few seasons ago? It's not like our players aren't used to it. It's all opinions at the end of the day... if DC values mine so much then more fool him.
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Post by buckrippers on Feb 4, 2015 14:54:58 GMT
Another pathetic writing - the truth is DC is working towards achieving the same managerial status as Ollie and Francis. They had nothing to start with but managed to create teams to be proud off despite constant adversity. I feel DC has been handicapped the most finding us in the Conference - yes some will say it's his fault as he took us there in the first place. We got behind Gould ollie and Francis and rode the waves - certainly more bad times than good but they gave us respect back. I fully believe DC is on a similar route. I find many of your writings disrespectful and NOT representative of many fans views and gutted your allowed to print your embarrassing crap in a paper It doesn't go in a paper
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Post by lympstonegas on Feb 4, 2015 14:56:18 GMT
I think Nick's blog is usually excellent reading. A lot is tongue in cheek humour and i think the trouble is a lot on here don't understand the humour and have trouble with the long words!! Pathetic response - he is not trying to be funny this is his opinion and he should own it. Cheap date - Cheap shot. I can't wait for the day we might win promotion this season and see what hypocrisy he will enlighten us with with his so called wit
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Post by curlywurly on Feb 4, 2015 15:01:26 GMT
BR perhaps you could explain where you think DC went wrong, it was hardly his fault Mildenhall was fouled/punched the ball into his own net nor Parkes gave a stupid free kick away for handball. He also didn't make the pitch an unplayable mud bath nor lost Easter for 5 mins and had to pick Lockyer in midfield. What do we do next if DC says "I'm fed up with constant criticism in the B Post etc I'm off"? If he did that Toppergas then I think you and everyone who thinks Darrell has something about him would be entitled to question everything you know of him. Do you think someone who comes across as knowing his own mind, strong-willed, resilient and full of belief is going to cave in at a little bit of tongue-in-cheek criticism on a website from one fan out of thousands who doesn't even get paid for his opinions? I think he would be a pretty weak character to do that. But you need to acknowledge that your privileged platform suggests that your views are perceived as the views of the majorityAs for your question about where I think he went wrong, I'm not sure he adapted to the conditions in the way that he should have done. a. I question the wisdom of picking Easter, who hasn't played for some time, on a quagmire of a pitch. Great hindsight, but pretty much everyone was calling for Easter to be played and his injury was not as a direct result of the pitchb. I don't feel he made the right call in picking Lockyer in midfield when he could have paired Monkhouse and Mansell, while bringing in a wide man with pace like Harrison, Dawson or Balanta. I agree with this.c. He took off Blissett, who was ideally suited to the conditions and giving their defence problems, far too early. I agree with this.d. We should have been more direct, fed off Blissett and had more shots on target. Oh sh!t, I agree with this as well.What a fine man you are Nick!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2015 15:02:17 GMT
Stopped reading them ages ago, because even when we win it just seems to be a dig at DC.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2015 15:09:10 GMT
I think Nick's blog is usually excellent reading. A lot is tongue in cheek humour and i think the trouble is a lot on here don't understand the humour and have trouble with the long words!!Really?! Or maybe some don't like it because of the click-baiting in the opening post (which it is) amongst other things. To be fair, this particular article isn't that bad, but the general negativity of each article this season has caused me to stop reading most of the time. There was one praising Higgs a few weeks ago for the Easter and Dawson deals, but literally 80% of it was going on about our previous transfer failings in seasons gone by. There's too much referring to the past. I'd attribute Saturday's disappointment to an unplayable surface levelling the two sides, causing individual mistakes all over the place. Game should have been postponed, end of. Fully expect us to bounce back on Saturday. Don't get me wrong, I'm not more critical because Nick's stuff appears on the BP website, if anyone posted on here consistently with the same traits then they'd be shot down too I imagine. But you're right, some don't like it because the humour and language used surpasses the intellect of us mere mortals.
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Post by dmacca65 on Feb 4, 2015 15:14:55 GMT
I have not read the article but I agree 100% with this post, the sad fact for me is, as much as I support our young players, Clarke and Lockyear in this instance, the moment I hear that either one is on the team sheet to play a midfield role, I know the outcome of the game, its ashame really, but us fans have known and made it known for quite awhile that a midfield playmaker has been required! Im a fan of DC also, he has made the difference, but it may not be enough if we only make the lottery of the play offs?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2015 15:15:12 GMT
He set us up in an attacking 433 to take the game to Dartford, something many were calling for.
Monkhouse was in mf with Mansell and he went with 3 up front.
Don't agree Blissett was causing any problems, imo he didn't play well.
I think with the subs, he went with what he knew first rather than chance an unknown winger in conditions that didn't suit someone who likes to run with the ball at his feet.
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