STFC Transfer Rumours

[Peter Venkman]

Expecting Iandolo to be sold. FBT to joing perm as part of all that as well.

This would please me, Iandolo needs a move to kick start his career, hes a very limited player and FBT has been our most consistant defender all season.

[The Million Pound Man]

Not going to pile in on Ellis- good servant and enjoy seeing his Dad and brothers following all over the country but it feels like its time to part ways. One of the most 1 footed footballers i can remember seeing.

Agree about Williams- surely selling him would do more harm with renewals/general feeling towards the club than the cash coming in. Sometimes its worth moving away from the rigid model for a standout player or two (see Charlie Austin).

Need a couple of big strong blokes at CB and CM to complement the ball players.

[Peter Venkman]

Someone I spoke to yesterday seems to think Morris’s Chelsea sides always played 3-5-2.
No idea how true that is myself, or whether that would have been something the whole youth set up were instructed to do as is the way with some academies.

I have a friend who coaches at academy level and he told me that in the past Morris prefers a 343 or 442 diamond and likes a more defensive style and likes to protect a lead.

He also said that Brand prefers 5221 without wingers playing a narrow game with fast on the ground passing football.

Basically an academy style, understandably so too.

My cousin is a Derby season ticket holder and he can confirm that Derby fans always thought of Morris as the brains behind Lampards success at Derby, why I do not know but thats te suggestion, also if you read the Derby forum they say a similar thing too.

But I guess its horses for courses and you play the formation that suits the team not just a formation that you prefer.

The best managers can spot a strength or weakness in a player and rather than shoehorn him into a formation you change the formation to accomodate a player. Something Lindsey should have done with Gladwin, play him in a role where he doesnt need to run too much and can dictate the play ala Ross MacLaren.

[Laddy in Red]

I think the spending beyond their means was the key to Lampard's success at Derby.

[Peter Venkman]

Need a couple of big strong blokes at CB and CM to complement the ball players.

Been saying this last season and this, a young version of Grant who is big and strong and can break up play in the middle and release Williams/Darcy etc.

We have been missing a big strong centre back, MacDonald was that until the parting of the ways and he needs to be replaced with not just a ball playing CB more in the mold of a Jake O'Brien.

[Nomoreheroes]

I have a friend who coaches at academy level and he told me that in the past Morris prefers a 343 or 442 diamond and likes a more defensive style and likes to protect a lead.

He also said that Brand prefers 5221 without wingers playing a narrow game with fast on the ground passing football.

Basically an academy style, understandably so too.

My cousin is a Derby season ticket holder and he can confirm that Derby fans always thought of Morris as the brains behind Lampards success at Derby, why I do not know but thats te suggestion, also if you read the Derby forum they say a similar thing too.

But I guess its horses for courses and you play the formation that suits the team not just a formation that you prefer.

The best managers can spot a strength or weakness in a player and rather than shoehorn him into a formation you change the formation to accomodate a player. Something Lindsey should have done with Gladwin, play him in a role where he doesnt need to run too much and can dictate the play ala Ross MacLaren.

Not sure that I like the sound of that - Protecting a lead. Felt we tried to do that far too often under Lyndsey. It resulted in lots of boring games. For all the wins and draw there was too much of the score 1 and then soak up too much pressure, make a mistake, chase the game then make another mistake and lose.

[Peter Venkman]

Not sure that I like the sound of that - Protecting a lead. Felt we tried to do that far too often under Lyndsey. It resulted in lots of boring games. For all the wins and draw there was too much of the score 1 and then soak up too much pressure, make a mistake, chase the game then make another mistake and lose.

If he gets us out of this division I dont care any more TBH. Wins are the priority, performance 2nd.

[horlock07]

I have a friend who coaches at academy level and he told me that in the past Morris prefers a 343 or 442 diamond and likes a more defensive style and likes to protect a lead.

He also said that Brand prefers 5221 without wingers playing a narrow game with fast on the ground passing football.

Basically an academy style, understandably so too.

Will be interesting to see how people respond to this considering it sounds very similar to the style that Lindsey was playing and getting dogs abuse for?

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

Will be interesting to see how people respond to this considering it sounds very similar to the style that Lindsey was playing and getting dogs abuse for?

Fast? Might have promised fast paced in his interviews but the reality was anything but.

[Batch]

Got to suck it and see Horlock.

if we get the same as Lindsey the reaction will be the same!

[Peter Venkman]

Got to suck it and see Horlock.

if we get the same as Lindsey the reaction will be the same!

Indeed. Lindsey promises us hi speed pressing passing football with fast attacks down the wing, we had nothing even remotely like that during his tenure. In fact exactly the opposite.

[MangoRed]

Will be interesting to see how people respond to this considering it sounds very similar to the style that Lindsey was playing and getting dogs abuse for?

Think you was watching a different team to all of us then.

[horlock07]

Got to suck it and see Horlock.

if we get the same as Lindsey the reaction will be the same!

Oh totally and we shall see.

[DMC]

Problem is that Lindsey had is he was picking the wrong players or players were not performing for him so to play that style is impossible. You can't play fast attacking football with Gladwin, Ellis, Macdonald and underperforming Reed in the team.

[theakston2k]

I notice MacDonald was I assume heading to training with Morgan Roberts this morning so doesn’t look like him going is a done deal yet.