Dagenham & Redbridge: build up thread (11 Viewers)

[SydneySkyBlue]

Reece Brown I suspect. Think he did a job for Oldham there so shouldn't be too shabby.

 

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[Nonleagueherewecome]

Thorn in the CET today:
"We won't be holding anything back"
"Our supporters haven't had much to cheer about over the last few years so a decent cup run would be a great way to bring some pride back to the club."
“We are aiming to go as far as we can * we want to make some progress and get a few big teams up at the Ricoh. But let's not get ahead of ourselves because Dagenham are a good side and anything less than our best won't be good enough"

Now that's just not true: they are a terrible team and have the lowest budget in the Football League. Getting the excuses in early?

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Now that's just not true: they are a terrible team and have the lowest budget in the Football League. Getting the excuses in early?

Their fans seem to think they can beat us easily

 

[Gaskell]

Haven't heard much positive feedback about Brown so far, anyone think he can step up to the plate?

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

Their fans seem to think they can beat us easily

In that case, lets hope that complacency is their undoing!

 

[PVA]

Haven't heard much positive feedback about Brown so far, anyone think he can step up to the plate?

Oldham fans were quite disappointed to miss out on him. I thin he'll be a decent asset this year, mainly for his versatility.

 

[DiveDiveWhereverYouMayBe]

Now that's just not true: they are a terrible team and have the lowest budget in the Football League. Getting the excuses in early?

Or a fairly inncuous phrase, the likes of which Thorn is not alone as a football manager in trotting out as part of a larger interview. Could he have said 'this is a match we really should be winning' instead? Yes, probably. Does what he say (particularly qualified by the phrase which follows it) have any merit in its use? Possibly, yes. I am not fully signed up to the idea that you can highlight phrases within a larger press conference and use it to make generalisations about the manager. They all talk in cliches, judge what you see on the pitch, not a handful of consecutive words (not a direct dig, I know you have been patient with Thorn - just a general observation of the site).

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Or a fairly inncuous phrase, the likes of which Thorn is not alone as a football manager in trotting out as part of a larger interview. Could he have said 'this is a match we really should be winning' instead? Yes, probably. Does what he say (particularly qualified by the phrase which follows it) have any merit in its use? Possibly, yes. I am not fully signed up to the idea that you can highlight phrases within a larger press conference and use it to make generalisations about the manager. They all talk in cliches, judge what you see on the pitch, not a handful of consecutive words (not a direct dig, I know you have been patient with Thorn - just a general observation of the site).

Pretty much-you very rarely hear a manager say 'They're total crap, we're going to walk it'; they'll always say something like 'We need to be professional' out of respect for the other team.

 

[Nonleagueherewecome]

Could have said something like "it's a tricky tie at a small ground so we'll have to be careful to avoid complacency".

 

[smileycov]

so bored of the jump on Thorn shite in every thread he is mentioned!!