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The Voice - Match preview Crawley Town vs Bradford City Friday 7th April @ 3:00pm

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by The Voice, Mar 31, 2023.

  1. Loyalbantam

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    We can’t afford slip ups tomorrow. We have to score first and we can’t allow the same feck ups as we’re against Grimsby. We were lucky to win that game
     
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  2. Loyalbantam

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    The game of football hasn’t changed in over a century. The rules are pretty much the same as is the object of the game…to score more goals than the opposition.
    So called ‘experts’ have over complicated the game and all they’ve achieved is to make the game boring and in most cases a non event as a spectator sport.
     
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  3. WilsdenBantam

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    Even 442 is a relatively new formation in terms of the history of football, of course it’s changed. I’ll take experts opinions from the likes of Pep over LoyalBantam.
     
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  4. Bigrod

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    It’s been around for over 70 years so hardly new.

    Try Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Wilson. It is an excellent read. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/3621358
     
  5. Loyalbantam

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    Some famous once said “players win football matches not tactics”
    And Pep has an abundance of riches to buy players which makes tactics and formations irrelevant. He wouldn’t get Bradford City out of league 2 with his tippy tappy bollox
     
  6. Fordy117

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    Football hasn’t changed. It’s a game.

    What’s changed is people thinking they are smart on TV and thick people falling for it.
     
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  7. WilsdenBantam

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    I’d be surprised if 442 was the dominant formation as soon as it was introduced, but as with the more used 1 up top now it came in for a reason and the dominant formation beforehand became less and less used.
     
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  8. WilsdenBantam

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    What the hell are you talking about Fordy?
     
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    Sutton are only three places behind in form Crawley in the form table, so tomorrow's draw will actually be another great result.
     
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  10. Loyalbantam

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    Spot on
     
  11. Loyalbantam

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    If you’re looking for a bite you need to find another target.
     
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  12. Kevin1954

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    Yes I have it…eBay for used copies ,cheap as chips. But agree a good read.
     
  13. Idlebantam

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    Why were we lucky to beat Grimsby?
     
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