GlossopLatic Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Eh? We employed Johnson first.......??? We couldn't keep hold of him though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dec666 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 We couldn't keep hold of him though. Not sure how you can blame the club for that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Not sure how you can blame the club for that one. I think you probably can; to make Barnsley seem like a vastly more attractive proposition says plenty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) Not sure how you can blame the club for that one.Not so much blame but the clubs all clubs outside the top 2-3 in the premiership lose their best players or managers the ones that go forward tend to be the ones that adapt and replace them. Swansea probably being the most high profile example. Peterborough did it very well over the last 4-5 years. Scunthorpe did it well for a couple of seasons, even Rochdale have done it pretty well in recent years. Since Johnson left in February we've stagnated on the pitch all we've done so far is carry last seasons form into this season. Johnsons ambition outgrew ours rather too quickly aswell. Edited September 7, 2015 by GlossopLatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 In my last job I would sit through endless PowerPoint meetings where IT people just throw a lot of information at you. Now I work in a marketing agency where they keep the message as simple as possible as they know the audience need to understand it. Maybe that's the challenge create a strategic game plan which out foxes the opposition but so that Connor Brown and Dom Poleon understand it. Just tell them to run, dont stop to think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdog Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Less injuries???....let's have a look at Oldham's figures from Dec'14 onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobOAFC Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Was it when Penney was manager he gave some complicated instructions to Abbott (?) who replied with 'What the :censored: does that mean?' I keep thinking the Individual Brilliance Zone could just be called, "SHOOOOOOT!!!" Depends whether your from the Lee Johnson school of football or the Paul Ince one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) Done a few in my time, great for flummoxing audiences, you can baffle a lot with science.Funnily enough, even though the title of the presentation was called Maximising Science in League 1; there was precious little actual science in the whole presentation.... Textbook Bull:censored: baffling brains. Edited September 7, 2015 by singe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchierich Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 What a load of absolute garbage that PowerPoint is. Of course tactics are important but for me it's more about approach rather than overly complex and jargon filled bull:censored: ideas such as the "corridor of confusion" (ffs) All things being equal, play 2 up front and get the ball forward quickly and you will probably score more goals. Teams with better players typically finish higher in the table, not always, but usually. I firmly believe we would have more points if we had approached every game with a more attacking line up Simples!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkpie_blue Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I can't imagine that many league 1 footballers would subscribe to this approach. It's pretty simple really, get the ball, keep the ball, move it towards the oppositions goal and put it in the onion bag, step two is repeat what you just did and step three is something similar. To achieve this we will need a team I repeat a team that can run faster than the opposition and that has the necessary skills to put the above instruction into play. During the weekly training session we can work on getting and keeping fit and to work together as a team. When we start winning games we will know that our plans really do work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpo Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Maybe I listened to too many Lee Johnson interviews, but the zone stuff makes sense to me. A lot of it harks back to bits and pieces he mentioned, especially early in his tenure. A lot of the language used may be cringeworthy, but it lets players know what they should be doing at any time. Not having that it's too complicated, all it takes is a one-to-one chat for any issues to be explained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsChris Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Maybe I listened to too many Lee Johnson interviews, but the zone stuff makes sense to me. A lot of it harks back to bits and pieces he mentioned, especially early in his tenure. A lot of the language used may be cringeworthy, but it lets players know what they should be doing at any time. Not having that it's too complicated, all it takes is a one-to-one chat for any issues to be explained. Exactly. I think a lot of the odd phrases are just ways to refer to concepts we're all familiar with but are maybe a bit clunky to verbalise. "Corridor of confusion" is a lot easier said than "that channel about six yards out where defenders and goalkeepers tend to get a bit unsure of their individual responsibilities". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 This stuff looks great when you are winning plenty of games, not so much when you aren't winning many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngen Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I would still have him back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Exactly. I think a lot of the odd phrases are just ways to refer to concepts we're all familiar with but are maybe a bit clunky to verbalise. "Corridor of confusion" is a lot easier said than "that channel about six yards out where defenders and goalkeepers tend to get a bit unsure of their individual responsibilities". If we're pissing ourselves at it I can't see why players and Directors wouldn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsChris Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 If we're pissing ourselves at it I can't see why players and Directors wouldn't I'd contend that we all use phrases at work that, when taken out of immediate context, sound absolutely ridiculous. It's not meant to be a fine work of prose, it's a catchy snippet that is supposed to be easily remembered and referred to. No matter how hilarious you may find it, we all had at least a decent idea of what it meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) If we're pissing ourselves at it I can't see why players and Directors wouldn't Possibly only two reasons, they were impressed, or they thought the players would be. Both worrying..! Edited September 8, 2015 by singe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I was genuinely convinced it was knocked up Day Today-esque parody. I love how individual brilliance is listed - so simple, why the hell has no one thought of that before?!?! It looks a bit like a digital version of that ridiculous signpost thing that Alan Partridge was trying to use to illustrate the distance between venues at USA '94. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chorlton_Latic Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 It looks a bit like a digital version of that ridiculous signpost thing that Alan Partridge was trying to use to illustrate the distance between venues at USA '94. I'm just gutted there was nothing on Financials in this masterpiece, as he'd surely bring out The Currency Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeylandLatic Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) I imagine the financials would start out as a medium Susan and then be a younger, popular, more attractive Susan by the end of year 1. Chris. Edited September 8, 2015 by LeylandLatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 I'd contend that we all use phrases at work that, when taken out of immediate context, sound absolutely ridiculous. Absolutely not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I'd contend that we all use phrases at work that, when taken out of immediate context, sound absolutely ridiculous. I'd completely disagree. As soon as anyone starts spouting nonsense about reaching out or similar, I'm off (mentally if not always physically) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chorlton_Latic Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) I imagine the financials would start out as a medium Susan and then be a younger, popular, more attractive Susan by the end of year 1. Chris. 'When questioned about the budget for the season, Johnson replied that he didn't like it, but he'd have to go along with it. Rumours are the budget was slashed by trenter percenter' Edited September 8, 2015 by cheshire_latic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngen Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I'm just gutted there was nothing on Financials in this masterpiece, as he'd surely bring out The Currency Cat. "Lee, you couldnt present a cat" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsChris Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I'd completely disagree. As soon as anyone starts spouting nonsense about reaching out or similar, I'm off (mentally if not always physically) Not management speak - though Johnson does have a tendency to stray into that area - but just industry-specific jargon. And that's all this is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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