PELE Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 2 hours ago, cmontheloknow said: But the colts being shoved into L2/3 won't be fixing that as it's all about how the game is played here. The technically gifted ball players aren't going to flourish on heavy pitches in the lower leagues though they may learn how to ride a tackle! Big guys are good for set pieces at either end and they can win games. Win the physical battle and you're halfway to victory. I watched both legs of Aberdeen v Burnley at the start of the season and it was as clear as night and day the difference in size between the teams. Burnley had some good players but Aberdeen outshone them (IMO) in the technical department. The bigger, stronger team won through. I think Burnley are just a better team than Aberdeen. My point was, coaches should stop obsessing about a players hieght and build. Skill is what matters, not height. English teams are the worst in the world for it. They pack their teams full of big lumps and rely mostly on foreign players for the skill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmontheloknow Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 17 minutes ago, PELE said: I think Burnley are just a better team than Aberdeen. My point was, coaches should stop obsessing about a players hieght and build. Skill is what matters, not height. English teams are the worst in the world for it. They pack their teams full of big lumps and rely mostly on foreign players for the skill. On the evidence of the two games, they were not better with a capital B. To my eyes though it looked at times like a men v boys game such was the difference in stature of the two sets of teams. Aberdeen gave a really good account of themselves. The English lower leagues are packed full of hammer throwers. The skilful players, once marginalised, seem to drift up here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchBorderer Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I'M GONNA SAY IT, HOLD ME BACK BOYS! f**k THE 'BIG TEAMS' f**k THEIR MANAGERS f**k COLT TEAMS IN THE PYRAMID For a view that is much more nuanced yet just as condeming, give this a read; http://argyle.life/analysis/b-team-myth/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 12 minutes ago, DutchBorderer said: I'M GONNA SAY IT, HOLD ME BACK BOYS! f**k THE 'BIG TEAMS' f**k THEIR MANAGERS f**k COLT TEAMS IN THE PYRAMID For a view that is much more nuanced yet just as condeming, give this a read; http://argyle.life/analysis/b-team-myth/ Angry swearing and capital letters, its all gone a bit brexity in here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 On 04/01/2019 at 12:45, Ross Forbes said: One of two things going on here. Either this is dead, and Celtic are going to make Shamrock a proxy-Colt side - albeit one playing abroad. Or it's all a bluff to try and force the SPFL into shoehorning this through. https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2019/0104/1020258-celtic-eyeing-up-investment-in-shamrock-rovers/ Well, at least Rovers wouldn't need to supply the Celtic loanees with jerseys... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzza81 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 On 05/01/2019 at 22:27, cmontheloknow said: On the evidence of the two games, they were not better with a capital B. To my eyes though it looked at times like a men v boys game such was the difference in stature of the two sets of teams. Aberdeen gave a really good account of themselves. The English lower leagues are packed full of hammer throwers. The skilful players, once marginalised, seem to drift up here. I’d say this is fair. I was at the game at Pittodrie and what struck me what the size of all the Burnley players. However, they tried to play more football than normal. They were arrogant as they assumed they could out football Aberdeen - they were wrong as they simply weren’t good enough. They then brought Vokes on and hit him long with everything and Aberdeen couldn’t deal with it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Reports today of another SPFL meeting with a view to setting up a national tier 5 which would include Colt teams. -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggy Snake Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Surely this can’t go ahead as the top 4 teams in the Lowland League, plus Cove in the Highland League, all play on artificial surfaces. The PFA & old firm wouldn’t risk the lives of their most talented young players by making them play on “dangerous” surfaces. You’ll be lucky if any of the youngsters are still able to walk by the time they’re 20… 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternapper Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Marshmallo said: Reports today of another SPFL meeting with a view to setting up a national tier 5 which would include Colt teams. Ram it, again it will only be pandering to a few. Stick to one team in league structure per club.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Fucking hell man, how many times does this have to be resurrected? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Your Own Socks Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Life's not changed much...an excerpt from one of QP's recent digital programmes from the Forties. Clyde fans will go further back and tell you that their "home" of Shawfield was in fact their second stadium. the first sat on the north bank of the Clyde in what would now be Dalmarnock. Formed in 1877, their local support had diminshed from 1888 when a club was formed by a priest in nearby Barrowfield and the large Irish immigrant community decided to hitch up there. At the turn of the century, with the lease of their land up for renewal, they decided to migrate south over the newly built Rutherglen Bridge to relative safety. Money and power have been running the game for over a century. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden Cowboy Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Fucking hell man, how many times does this have to be resurrected?It's not been resurrected - it is an ongoing discussion as I previously flagged up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only one David Marsh Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) They would also be allowed to be promoted as high as the championship, I can see the Highland and Lowland teams going for it as they'd be in the SPFL ladder plus getting some extra gate money from the pseudo ugly sisters fans coming along to see the colt teams and they'll probably offer clubs monetary incentives to get it done but I hope it will be binned. Edited February 19, 2019 by Only one David Marsh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Get this tae f**k. Get it killed stone dead and scorch the fucking earth. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 15 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Get this tae f**k. Get it killed stone dead and scorch the fucking earth. But other than that you are quite supportive of the idea? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 But other than that you are quite supportive of the idea? [emoji38]Just sick of the constant recycling of a concept that has been roundly rejected. And its is the concept thats important here. This is ALWAYS going to rear its head as the same turd, just wrapped up in differemt clothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 But other than that you are quite supportive of the idea? [emoji38]Just sick of the constant recycling of a concept that has been roundly rejected. And its is the concept thats important here. This is ALWAYS going to rear its head as the same turd, just wrapped up in differemt clothing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 55 minutes ago, Cowden Cowboy said: It's not been resurrected - it is an ongoing discussion as I previously flagged up Did you provide a link saying so? Canny be arsed going through the thread so a link would be nice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only one David Marsh Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 42 minutes ago, Principal Flutie said: Did you provide a link saying so? Canny be arsed going through the thread so a link would be nice. https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl/scottish-league-2/colt-teams-discussed-spfl-meeting-15851348 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I meant a link saying these are ongoing discussions that are lasting for months. I don't see that here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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