| The off season 23:56 - May 20 with 19328 views | jokerthief |
Three things i would like to happen during the summer.
Get in early to find ideal crowd pleasing friendlies at home.
Burnley and Man City would be my choice guaranteed full house , exciting start.
Scrap the idea of taking players out of their comfort zone pre season.
July is the best month in the UK, why fly to exotic over-heated locations?
It has never worked, players start season hot bothered and exhausted.
If they deserve it, take them in Dec/Jan/Feb,.. to warm and pleasant training facilities.
And most important lets employ some 3rd level Roy Hodgson type person to keep players happy.
The manager Hill is an excellent coach, but seems to treat players in a military style way.
Not all players have the same personalities, some need an arm around them not sent to the glasshouse.
Spend 100 grand on a player at this level, it has to work.
Not a rant...just personal observations. |  | | |  |
| The off season on 00:06 - May 21 with 16605 views | kiwidale |
I'm wondering if BBM is that type of person who could be a buffer between players and Hill? if so its not working I cant for the life of me work out why Cannon was ignored for so long or why Kitching suddenly appeared in the team then disappeared when results improved only to be discarded when it was his first full season. I wonder if Kitching will go on to have a successful career elsewhere like Bennett has. |  |
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| The off season on 20:11 - May 21 with 16298 views | jokerthief |
I guess you never know what goes on behind the scene.
Maybe thats why people cannot get involved with this club. | | | |
| The off season on 20:36 - May 21 with 16271 views | TVOS1907 |
| The off season on 20:11 - May 21 by jokerthief |
I guess you never know what goes on behind the scene.
Maybe thats why people cannot get involved with this club. |
Which people? |  |
| When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf? |
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| The off season on 20:37 - May 21 with 16267 views | 442Dale |
| The off season on 20:36 - May 21 by TVOS1907 |
Which people? |
Lovely, typical football people? |  |
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| The off season on 14:47 - May 22 with 16045 views | AtThePeake |
I think the days of Premier League teams coming to Spotland for friendly games have gone I'm afraid. |  |
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| The off season on 16:18 - May 22 with 15963 views | electricblue |
Im sure that somebody said the spain training camp costs in the region of £25k..... |  |
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| The off season on 16:27 - May 22 with 15950 views | nordenblue |
| The off season on 16:18 - May 22 by electricblue |
Im sure that somebody said the spain training camp costs in the region of £25k..... |
I'd be surprised it's that cheap to be honest,whatever it costs it's all a business expense anyway so all deductable I'm guessing | | | |
| The off season on 02:11 - May 25 with 15521 views | jokerthief |
Really not the point, July is perfect in the UK.
Would cost nothing more than usual.
Why go to expensive over priced over heated venues?
I just do not understand. | | | |
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| The off season on 07:47 - May 25 with 15409 views | VivaDonaldo |
| The off season on 02:11 - May 25 by jokerthief |
Really not the point, July is perfect in the UK.
Would cost nothing more than usual.
Why go to expensive over priced over heated venues?
I just do not understand. |
Probably allows for more focus. Away from families, fosters good teambuilding and helps build stronger bonds sooner whilst they're away.
Probably get more sessions in the day and may even be a draw when trying to sign players.
I think there are plenty of benefits and the only negative being the cost but a residential stay somewhere like st George's in Burton for a similar duration probably won't cost too dissimilar.
I feel it's worth continuing with. | | | |
| The off season on 07:55 - May 25 with 15397 views | EllDale |
I think that it's great that they go into camp in Spain. The benefits are obvious.
At the same time though (and I'm sure that Hilly knows this better than anyone) we need to analyse what we do pre-season rather than where we go because the last few seasons have seen us start sluggishly. | | | |
| The off season on 08:02 - May 25 with 15391 views | rod_leach |
It often rains a lot in July in Rochdale. |  | | |
| The off season on 08:17 - May 25 with 15368 views | D_Alien |
| The off season on 07:55 - May 25 by EllDale |
I think that it's great that they go into camp in Spain. The benefits are obvious.
At the same time though (and I'm sure that Hilly knows this better than anyone) we need to analyse what we do pre-season rather than where we go because the last few seasons have seen us start sluggishly. |
But the benefits of going to that particular camp, like those who go to the same resort every year, aren't obvious at all
There needs to be a fresh approach, especially for those players who've been there several times, and there have got to be plenty of other options that are worth looking at instead |  |
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| The off season on 08:37 - May 25 with 15329 views | fitzochris |
Bring back the mini-tour of Scotland, I (selfishly) say. |  |
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| The off season on 08:41 - May 25 with 15320 views | 1907 |
| The off season on 08:17 - May 25 by D_Alien |
But the benefits of going to that particular camp, like those who go to the same resort every year, aren't obvious at all
There needs to be a fresh approach, especially for those players who've been there several times, and there have got to be plenty of other options that are worth looking at instead |
Agreed. The amount of injuries sustained in recent years in Tenerife have been staggering. | | | |
| The off season on 08:47 - May 25 with 15307 views | TVOS1907 |
| The off season on 08:37 - May 25 by fitzochris |
Bring back the mini-tour of Scotland, I (selfishly) say. |
Those were excellent trips. Winning 5-2 at Stenhousemuir and 2-0 at Raith were particular highlights and showed the gulf in class between the leagues. | |
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| The off season on 09:21 - May 25 with 15255 views | electricblue |
| The off season on 02:11 - May 25 by jokerthief |
Really not the point, July is perfect in the UK.
Would cost nothing more than usual.
Why go to expensive over priced over heated venues?
I just do not understand. |
Two weeks touring scotland and training in the army camps...
Now what is wrong with that.....! | |
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| The off season on 09:41 - May 25 with 15218 views | AtThePeake |
| The off season on 14:47 - May 22 by AtThePeake |
I think the days of Premier League teams coming to Spotland for friendly games have gone I'm afraid. |
Ahead of some incoming news from one of our neighbours I'd like to retract this...  | |
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| The off season on 11:03 - May 25 with 15129 views | fitzochris |
| The off season on 08:47 - May 25 by TVOS1907 |
Those were excellent trips. Winning 5-2 at Stenhousemuir and 2-0 at Raith were particular highlights and showed the gulf in class between the leagues. |
Or even better was the 7-2 demolition of Stenhousemuir and the 3-2 victory over Raith on Parkin's return a few years later.
We had Holt back then - and Kevin Townson scored an amazing chip against Claude Anelka's Raith.
Stenny are a part-time club, though, so we can't be too harsh.
Still, the fact that we pay a higher average weekly wage than most Scottish Premier League clubs at present demonstrates why the standard is falling so rapidly in Scotland. [Post edited 25 May 2018 11:07]
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| The off season on 11:19 - May 25 with 15082 views | 100notout |
| The off season on 11:03 - May 25 by fitzochris |
Or even better was the 7-2 demolition of Stenhousemuir and the 3-2 victory over Raith on Parkin's return a few years later.
We had Holt back then - and Kevin Townson scored an amazing chip against Claude Anelka's Raith.
Stenny are a part-time club, though, so we can't be too harsh.
Still, the fact that we pay a higher average weekly wage than most Scottish Premier League clubs at present demonstrates why the standard is falling so rapidly in Scotland. [Post edited 25 May 2018 11:07]
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| The off season on 11:24 - May 25 with 15078 views | fitzochris |
| The off season on 11:19 - May 25 by 100notout |
Who's "we"? Dale? |
Yes. | |
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| The off season on 11:28 - May 25 with 15063 views | 100notout |
wow thats amazing.
Although you did say most - 7 out of 12? | |
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| The off season on 11:30 - May 25 with 15052 views | fitzochris |
| The off season on 11:28 - May 25 by 100notout |
wow thats amazing.
Although you did say most - 7 out of 12? |
Only three clubs pay more on average than we do.
Here are the latest annual/weekly average wages for the SPL. Other than Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen, I say we would compete well in terms of pay.
Celtic - £735,040 / £14,135
Rangers - £329,600 / £6,338
Aberdeen - £136,382 / £2,623
Hearts - £95,514 / £1,837
Hibs - £87,100 / £1,675
Dundee - £59,904 / £1,152
Partick Thistle - £58,175 / £1,119
Ross County - £56,394 / £1,085
Kilmarnock - £55,100 / £1,060
St Johnstone - £47,992 / £923
Motherwell - £42,662 / £820
Hamilton - £41,488 / £798 | |
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| The off season on 11:47 - May 25 with 15004 views | 100notout |
| The off season on 11:30 - May 25 by fitzochris |
Only three clubs pay more on average than we do.
Here are the latest annual/weekly average wages for the SPL. Other than Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen, I say we would compete well in terms of pay.
Celtic - £735,040 / £14,135
Rangers - £329,600 / £6,338
Aberdeen - £136,382 / £2,623
Hearts - £95,514 / £1,837
Hibs - £87,100 / £1,675
Dundee - £59,904 / £1,152
Partick Thistle - £58,175 / £1,119
Ross County - £56,394 / £1,085
Kilmarnock - £55,100 / £1,060
St Johnstone - £47,992 / £923
Motherwell - £42,662 / £820
Hamilton - £41,488 / £798 |
Thanks for that - thought Hearts and Hibs would have been paying more than that | |
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| The off season on 11:56 - May 25 with 14982 views | fitzochris |
| The off season on 11:47 - May 25 by 100notout |
Thanks for that - thought Hearts and Hibs would have been paying more than that |
Once upon a time they were. Lack of TV money and previous financial mismanagement has taken its toll across all of Scottish football. | |
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