Brilliant though he was , Denis didn't have Sid's range of passing.
The time to send players on loan is the gap between academy under 23 and first team. Players that are in the squad and close to the first team should stay.Ramsey looks like he is very close , but it seems people would rather watch Muscle Bound Ross. Trundling around the midfield achieving fuck all on a hundred grand a week.
I was to young to see Gordon Cowans as a footballer but he's the origin of me becoming a Villa fan at age 7. Gordon was friends with my Grandad and was a regular customer at his shop. My Grandad arranged with him to get me a Villa shirt and a signed football. That led to me becoming a Villa fan when I was on the path to becoming a glory hunting Liverpool fan before then. I also knew someone who was a youth apprentice at the time Cowans played for us and he had some training sessions alongside him. He said he was as hard as nails and not someone to mess with.
Quote from: ChicagoLion on September 30, 2020, 07:29:32 AMThe time to send players on loan is the gap between academy under 23 and first team. Players that are in the squad and close to the first team should stay.Ramsey looks like he is very close , but it seems people would rather watch Muscle Bound Ross. Trundling around the midfield achieving fuck all on a hundred grand a week.I'm not sold on Quote from: cdbullyweefan on September 30, 2020, 10:00:32 AMQuote from: ChicagoLion on September 30, 2020, 07:29:32 AMThe time to send players on loan is the gap between academy under 23 and first team. Players that are in the squad and close to the first team should stay.Ramsey looks like he is very close , but it seems people would rather watch Muscle Bound Ross. Trundling around the midfield achieving fuck all on a hundred grand a week.I'm not sold on Barclay, but I don't necessarily agree that players "close to the first team" should stay. Abraham and Mount would likely have contributed to the Chelsea team had they been there during the 2018/19 season. However, their contributions would have been few and far between. It was much more productive for them and, long-term, for Chelsea to send them on loan to Villa and Derby, respectively.Ramsey will likely be able to contribute to us in the odd cameo roll and maybe even occasionally start. I feel he would benefit far more, though, from playing week in, week out at a competitive level, and coming back to us battle-hardened and ready for our first team.Only conditions I would impose would be that, firstly, he should go somewhere he is definitely going to play. If he is just going to sit on the bench he may as well do that here. Secondly, he shouldn't be loaned to any of the local obsessive twats. I don’t wish to help any of them out, and our players never come back and do a good job for us afterwards., but I don't necessarily agree that players "close to the first team" should stay. Abraham and Mount would likely have contributed to the Chelsea team had they been there during the 2018/19 season. However, their contributions would have been few and far between. It was much more productive for them and, long-term, for Chelsea to send them on loan to Villa and Derby, respectively.Ramsey will likely be able to contribute to us in the odd cameo roll and maybe even occasionally start. I feel he would benefit far more, though, from playing week in, week out at a competitive level, and coming back to us battle-hardened and ready for our first team.Only conditions I would impose would be that, firstly, he should go somewhere he is definitely going to play. If he is just going to sit on the bench he may as well do that here. Secondly, he shouldn't be loaned to any of the local obsessive twats. I don’t wish to help any of them out, and our players never come back and do a good job for us afterwards.
Quote from: ChicagoLion on September 30, 2020, 07:29:32 AMThe time to send players on loan is the gap between academy under 23 and first team. Players that are in the squad and close to the first team should stay.Ramsey looks like he is very close , but it seems people would rather watch Muscle Bound Ross. Trundling around the midfield achieving fuck all on a hundred grand a week.I'm not sold on Barclay, but I don't necessarily agree that players "close to the first team" should stay. Abraham and Mount would likely have contributed to the Chelsea team had they been there during the 2018/19 season. However, their contributions would have been few and far between. It was much more productive for them and, long-term, for Chelsea to send them on loan to Villa and Derby, respectively.Ramsey will likely be able to contribute to us in the odd cameo roll and maybe even occasionally start. I feel he would benefit far more, though, from playing week in, week out at a competitive level, and coming back to us battle-hardened and ready for our first team.Only conditions I would impose would be that, firstly, he should go somewhere he is definitely going to play. If he is just going to sit on the bench he may as well do that here. Secondly, he shouldn't be loaned to any of the local obsessive twats. I don’t wish to help any of them out, and our players never come back and do a good job for us afterwards.
Has Hoddle ever commented much on Sid?
Quote from: eamonn on October 01, 2020, 01:57:03 AMHas Hoddle ever commented much on Sid?I don't recall him doing so, but then Glen was / is a bit up himself.The classic Cowans game was in August 1978, after the Argentine World Cup win. Spurs had just purchased Ardiles and Ricky Villa and faced AV in their first home game of the season. We won 4-1 and Cowans gave Hoddle and Ardiles a masterclass in midfield play.
Those sliding tackles where he'd end standing up with the ball at his feat were magical
Quote from: WarszaVillan82 on September 30, 2020, 09:41:24 AMThose sliding tackles where he'd end standing up with the ball at his feat were magicali tried to teach myself to do that. 99/100 it would never come off, but the one time you managed it- made you feel pretty good about things!