Him and junior Lewis are on gardening leave still. Junior was a guest on BBC non league show last Saturday
Sent from my iPhone > On 26 Oct 2014, at 15:59, Ian Murray <[email protected]> wrote: > > What is Hockaday doing now I wonder? Selling fish cloths door to door? > > He should never hve sacked Milanic: we played some good stuff under him and > the wins would have come. Now what do we do? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 26 Oct 2014, at 22:44, Nick <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Don’t disagree with any of that…although I do find it odd that footballers >> who were really fit 1 month ago are not able to last 50-60 minutes now…I >> mean its not like they’ve been on the same diet as me, is it? >> >> So do we want Hockaday back as a fitness coach then? >> >> >> >> >>> On 26 Oct 2014, at 11:08, Richard Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I know what you're saying about fitness Nick, but for me it was obvious to >>> me that 50% of our midfield was out on their feet pretty soon after the >>> break. So whilst I think Darko's tactics helped I think fitness was the key >>> to the second half, and also a Wolves team who are so used to winning. >>> >>> I think back to the recent Morrison interview (below) which when you >>> consider the recent games where we appear to have run out of steam might >>> have been a factor. >>> >>> Morison revealed the differences between Milanic’s continental approach and >>> those of Hockaday and caretaker boss Neil Redfearn, saying: “Training is >>> different. It isn’t as intense or as hard as we (British footballers) are >>> used to. >>> “We worked very hard under Dave Hockaday in the summer and that continued >>> early in the season, even though results didn’t go our way. >>> “Neil Redfearn came in and we worked extremely hard. This manager’s come in >>> and it’s been a lot more tactical. >>> “You know what our game is born and bred on - it’s running around, working >>> hard. So it’s been hard for us to adjust whereas the lads from abroad, it’s >>> what they’re used to. >>> “We ask them ‘is this what you normally do?’ and they reply ‘yes’. We were >>> out on Friday for hardly any time at all and we were standing around >>> thinking ‘can we have a five-a-side game?’ >>> “We’re used to that competitiveness in training. We train and smash each >>> other, it’s as physical as on a matchday. The (the foreign players) say ‘be >>> careful, don’t do this’ but we want to win a five-a-side on a Friday as >>> much as we want to win on a Saturday. It’s just different and it’s going to >>> take time for everyone to get used to it.” >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, 26 October 2014, 10:05, Nick <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Darko - we played well against Rotherham and Wolves in the first halves (as >>> well as we’ve seen for a while, to quote a few who saw it); then as badly >>> as we’ve seen for a while in the second half of each - Sheff Wed we could >>> have buried had their keeper not been on top form…and apparently against >>> Brentford it was dreadful. The man provided us with a curate’s egg. I think >>> there was an innate conservatism there…not in the George Graham kind of >>> way, but just a fear that lead him to tinker almost when there wasn’t any >>> need. We’ll never know how that would have panned out, but with a bit more >>> luck he would still have the job. >>> >>> That said, the mood at the end of the game yesterday in the crowd, was >>> ugly. So Redfern gets a go, he’s the crowd’s choice…lets see how long that >>> lasts - as to the teams his side beat being easy, well, aren’t Bournemouth >>> doing OK…? And huddersfield are above us… >>> >>> >>> Yesterday’s match - at half time we were all mainly happy - bit worried >>> that Mowatt didn’t bury his chance when he should have done…he’s a good >>> player and I like what he brings to the team, but to try and say that a >>> professional footballer these days can’t use both feet…not on. The goal was >>> a cracker, great move, started by a fantastic ball from Mowatt’s left foot, >>> and nicely finished. Morrison and Antenucci looked like a good >>> partnership…for 45 minutes at while the midfield were getting the ball and >>> feeding it to them. Antenucci’s movement off and around his markers is high >>> class, he gets himself those bits of time and space that matter - but in >>> the second half, just lumping it at him, shows that there is no way that >>> that i going to work. >>> >>> I haven’t seen either of the Wolves goals played back, but at the time both >>> looked like a series of passes through our midfield and then defence…in the >>> second half we let their 11 run the game…and wasn’t busting a gut to do it. >>> He sat deep, moved through the pitch with the ball often unchallenged >>> before picking his pass. We were too deep in general and no one sat on that >>> guy in particular. >>> >>> I can’t believe we ran of gas after 50 minutes or so…if so, sack the bloody >>> fitness coach, the game is a 90+ minute game, I think it was a deliberate >>> strategy to sit deeper and try to conserve the lead. 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