Post Match Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Leicester City

[indierich06]

But by the time you've necked the JD, your taste buds won't be able to distinguish the Glenfiddich.

I don't think he's necking two bottles one after the other. Or is he? Maybe if Leicester had lost today...

 

[spionfox]

That new Avatar of yours looks familiar Spion.

I suppose eventually even Ross comes up with something worth having :icon_bigg

By the way.................


HAPPY BIRTHDAY MoFo

 

[spionfox]

I don't think he's necking two bottles one after the other. Or is he?

No. The Glenfiddich will have to wait until I have a bit of peace and quiet with no interruptions.

Glenfiddich should be given the respect it deserves!

 

[Kingy_85]

So how did Tunch play? And was he subbed because of a tactic change or was he injured?

 

[Blue Maniac]

So how did Tunch play? And was he subbed because of a tactic change or was he injured?

Did alright. Got off scot free with a horrendous handball which appeared to be inside the box and in full view of the ref and his assistant. Other than that, solid enough. My guess is he's not match fit.

Edit: of course, we changed to 4-4-2 after the break, so a defender was always going to come off for that.

 

[fitz]

we changed to 4-4-2 after the break

Which is why we won the game.

 

[drummindefender]

I think this game said a lot about the futures of Pantsil (I dread to think what wages he is on) and Ball.

Did the 5-3-2 system not work then? As someone said on here, I actually think it is a system that could suit us, though if Pearson is looking to bring a winger like Stewart in then I doubt he is going to stick with it.

 

[spionfox]

we changed to 4-4-2 after the break

Which is why we won the game.

Seeing as we didn't add any goals or offer much more after the break, perhaps 4-4-2 is the best formation for defending a slender lead and letting the opposition come at us in wave after wave of attack :icon_bigg

 

[Matt_B]

Don't suppose the goals are online anywhere yet?

 

[indierich06]

Don't suppose the goals are online anywhere yet?

Not that I've seen, they're not even on Foxes Player yet, I would've thought the BBC will have them by tomorrow though.

 

[Matt_B]

listened to iplayer before, and have to say alan young does not do it for me, has his favourites me thinks

Perhaps slightly unprofessional, if true.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Perhaps slightly unprofessional, if true.

Absolutely spot on though. A professional commentator shouldn't make his biases against certain players (and let's face it, we all have them) affect his commentary to such a huge degree. He seems to spend the whole game just slagging off Bamba and before that, Yakubu, instead of simply telling us what's going on.

It was so refreshing to listen to the commentary on 5Live yesterday. So much more professional and gave you a lot better indication of what was going on and their analysis was much more about the general flow of the game and tactical nuances, rather than spending the whole game slagging off players.

 

[bocadillo]

Absolutely spot on though. A professional commentator shouldn't make his biases against certain players (and let's face it, we all have them) affect his commentary to such a huge degree. He seems to spend the whole game just slagging off Bamba and before that, Yakubu, instead of simply telling us what's going on.

It was so refreshing to listen to the commentary on 5Live yesterday. So much more professional and gave you a lot better indication of what was going on and their analysis was much more about the general flow of the game and tactical nuances, rather than spending the whole game slagging off players.

Is Alan Young a commentator? I think he is employed as a summariser/pundit; it's Stringer who should be letting us know what is going on.

I do think though that it's odd that Young's opinion of some players' contribution to the game does not vary from week to week. Surely everybody must have a decent game sooner or later. My greatest annoyance with him is when he suggests how much better he would have done in a particular circumstance. I don't remember him being that consistently good.

 

[dpjfox]

who was dropped/who was injured?

 

[indierich06]

Perhaps slightly unprofessional, if true.

Maybe, but you can't blame him for being a bit cheesed off - he comes in for a lot of flak from Young, along with a few other players, sometimes for seemingly no reason.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Maybe, but you can't blame him for being a bit cheesed off - he comes in for a lot of flak from Young, along with a few other players, sometimes for seemingly no reason.

Plenty of people think there is a reason. :icon_lol:

 

[indierich06]

Plenty of people think there is a reason. :icon_lol:

Well, I wasn't going to say anything...

 

[Matt_B]

Plenty of people think there is a reason. :icon_lol:

He [Danns] has been a bit pants in some games?

 

[Filthy Rich]

It was so refreshing to listen to the commentary on 5Live yesterday. So much more professional and gave you a lot better indication of what was going on and their analysis was much more about the general flow of the game and tactical nuances, rather than spending the whole game slagging off players.

The major reason for the difference is that Alan Young and Ian Stringer are both fans as well as commentators.

On 5Live you get an unbiased and detached point of view whereas on Radio Leicester you are more or less getting a fan's opinion.

Personally, I have no problem with how Young and Stringer do it.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

The major reason for the difference is that Alan Young and Ian Stringer are both fans as well as commentators.

On 5Live you get an unbiased and detached point of view whereas on Radio Leicester you are more or less getting a fan's opinion.

Personally, I have no problem with how Young and Stringer do it.

That is a fair point, FR. I guess I just prefer the unbiased and detached approach.

I know Jeff often listens to the opposition team's local radio commentary online. Might start doing that myself.