Durham Fox
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Jordan Stewart
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step said:
Gillespie is the prime example, I have heard (from someone I trust) that Cork gave our Keith I right good putting down nearly every training session 'your crap this and your crap that', I have'nt got a clue what he expected him to do after that, but we all saw what he did
CL has come in and obviously encoraged him and as Keith has said himself, he has been told to take players on and not worry too much what the outcome is of every run, but you are bound to get some success.
Also heard the same sort of story about Stef Oakes and PT, when he first started playing I really thought he had good potential, not the greatest, but we had seen worse. I seem to remember suddenly he seemed liked he could'nt even kick a ball? This was the result of a meeting with PT telling him he would never make it big time and he was'nt really any good. What does PT do, puts him in the starting 11 the very next game :-?
(BTW did you see his goal for Notts last night? just inside the half way line in 'Beckham esk' style.)
RichMC24
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Clearly, this kind of reverse physcology motivation is a dangerous game to play by the MANAGEMENT team. Players do need feel that their manager has confidence in them and I can imagine that it can only be demoralising if the team manager tells you that your crap.
However, my point was that the fans are entitled to tell players during matches that they are having a bad game or doing something wrong.
This is not to say that fans should victimise players and have a go at them, even if they are playing well, just because you don't like them.
Personally I think Jordan is what he is. He is quick, skilful and gives his all but he does make mistakes and lacks a bit of quality when going forward. He's not the best player we've got, but he ain't the worst and I don't agree with the consensus that he's not good enough.
No one was moaning about Jordan when Rogers was in the team, all the hatred was directed at him. Now Roger's has gone, people direct their attention to whoever they perceive as being the weak link in the team.
And let's be fair, these players are quite happy to accept the adulation when they do something good, so they should fully expect to be berated when they fall short of what is required.
However, my point was that the fans are entitled to tell players during matches that they are having a bad game or doing something wrong.
This is not to say that fans should victimise players and have a go at them, even if they are playing well, just because you don't like them.
Personally I think Jordan is what he is. He is quick, skilful and gives his all but he does make mistakes and lacks a bit of quality when going forward. He's not the best player we've got, but he ain't the worst and I don't agree with the consensus that he's not good enough.
No one was moaning about Jordan when Rogers was in the team, all the hatred was directed at him. Now Roger's has gone, people direct their attention to whoever they perceive as being the weak link in the team.
And let's be fair, these players are quite happy to accept the adulation when they do something good, so they should fully expect to be berated when they fall short of what is required.
Lboro fox
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RichMC24 said:
MON was the master at judging what to say to players to motivate them, he constantly told savage he no football ability at all and was only there to run around. This often resulted in sav scoring a freekick or two to prove him wrong. He also knew that other players that had more fragile confidence needed the preverbial 'arm round the shoulder' treatment. I think CL is just about getting it right by boosting gillespie's and stewart's confidence and therefore thier performance. However with this sort of player it is just as imperitive for the fans to support them in the same way. So although many feel that it is thier right as paying customers to barrack the players for poor performances im sure it is detrimental to the way they play.
Yorkshire Vixen
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Lboro fox said:
He only scored 9 goals for us. Some of them were from long range, but I can't remember any free kicks.
I know 6 of them definitely weren't free kicks. The only ones I can't confirm were the goals against Northampton in the cup, Wimbledon in the league in March 98, and against Villa in April 99. Can anyone remember those goals?
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