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arryarryarry	November 8, 2018, 2:38pm
Barley Wine Drinker Posts: 10,270 Posts Per Day: 1.71 Reputation: 52.76% Rep Score: +26 / -28 Approval: +10,039 Gold Stars: 117	We seem to have the same routine every time we kick off, Rose passes back to McKeown who then wellys it upfield usually out for a throw in, we did this 3 times on Tuesday. A recent home game we nearly came a cropper with it. Is this the best our coaches can come up with?  Might as well just pass it through to the opposition keeper.
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lew chaterleys lover	November 8, 2018, 3:00pm
Vodka Drinker Posts: 5,014 Posts Per Day: 1.07 Reputation: 75.9% Rep Score: +30 / -10 Approval: +10,745 Gold Stars: 237	Quoted from arryarryarry We seem to have the same routine every time we kick off, Rose passes back to McKeown who then wellys it upfield usually out for a throw in, we did this 3 times on Tuesday. A recent home game we nearly came a cropper with it. Is this the best our coaches can come up with?  Might as well just pass it through to the opposition keeper. One of Maccas faults is his kicking so obviously:- "tell you what lads, when we kick off, lets give it to our worst kicker so he can kick it out of play to give the opposition the ball." It sets the tone as well doesn't it? Backwards from the kick off and welly it out of play lets us know what we are in for. Like you say, it really should be a lot better than this.
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Posh Harry	November 8, 2018, 3:51pm
Cocktail Drinker Posts: 1,773 Posts Per Day: 0.56 Reputation: 82.14% Rep Score: +15 / -3 Approval: +4,370 Gold Stars: 36	Macca’s Kicking was fine at Cambridge. Don’t think he kicked it out of play once.
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grimsby pete	November 8, 2018, 4:01pm
Exile Posts: 55,738 Posts Per Day: 9.80 Reputation: 81.7% Rep Score: +126 / -28 Location: Suffolk Approval: +17,827 Gold Stars: 222	Never understand why any player passes back to the keeper from the halfway line it never gets the team further up the field, If Jolley wants us to do that from KO  he might as well take a leaf out of the rugby manual, Kick it as near to the opponents corner post as possible at least then we have them in their own half, PS.  I have no coaching badges but have been watching football for 65 years,                              Over 36 years living in Suffolk but always a mariner.                              68 Years following the Town                               Life member of Trust                                First game   April 1955
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pen penfras	November 8, 2018, 4:52pm
Cocktail Drinker Posts: 1,688 Posts Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 58.56% Rep Score: +8 / -9 Approval: -131 Gold Stars: 71	I think the theory behind it is that we take a long kick, players press forwards and win the second ball because we should have a numerical advantage in the area that the ball goes. Unfortunately, Macca's distribution is awful and very rarely does it even get close to the 'target'. Compare that with Lincoln, who played long balls but into areas that Akinde was likely to win the ball. I think Thomas looks competent in the air but he's usually chasing a lost cause because the ball is nowhere near him.
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Civvy at last	November 8, 2018, 4:59pm
Barley Wine Drinker Posts: 11,470 Posts Per Day: 2.04 Reputation: 74.47% Rep Score: +36 / -13 Approval: +12,206 Gold Stars: 131	Quoted from grimsby pete PS.  I have no coaching badges but have been watching football for 65 years, So you didn’t start watching football until you were 30 then Pete   The wife was going away for a girly weekend. I jokingly remarked  'I don't know whether to spend it watching porn or watching football' 'you may as well spend it watching porn' she replied That's understanding darling what makes you say that? I asked She said 'Well you already know how to play football'
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TownSNAFU5	November 8, 2018, 5:57pm
Vodka Drinker Posts: 5,979 Posts Per Day: 1.13 Reputation: 62.03% Rep Score: +30 / -21 Location: York Approval: +6,894 Gold Stars: 42	Pete,  watching Grimsby does not always qualify as "watching football".  Maybesaying "going to watch a match" is more appropriate?
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Tommy	November 8, 2018, 8:40pm
Season Ticket Holder Posts: 6,891 Posts Per Day: 1.21 Reputation: 79.98% Rep Score: +60 / -15 Location: Cleethorpes Approval: +8,866 Gold Stars: 76	I have to say, this routine from kick-offs drives me up the wall when I see it at any level of football. I didn't expect it to carry on into this season to be honest. It's a bit of a Slade-esque thing isn't it. "The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one."
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HertsGTFC	November 8, 2018, 8:46pm
Barley Wine Drinker Posts: 14,110 Posts Per Day: 4.26 Reputation: 75.4% Rep Score: +29 / -10 Location: Stevenage Approval: +22,985 Gold Stars: 228	It’s almost as boring as the long Rose throw for Collins to flick on at the near post ......... which results in us losing possession as well. "Crombie you would have got to that if you weren't such a fat ba%$@rd" - George Kerr, inspiration from the dug out 70s style
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diehardmariner	November 9, 2018, 8:52am
Vodka Drinker Posts: 5,960 Posts Per Day: 0.99 Reputation: 84.65% Rep Score: +36 / -6 Approval: +17,653 Gold Stars: 539	Quoted from Tommy I have to say, this routine from kick-offs drives me up the wall when I see it at any level of football. I didn't expect it to carry on into this season to be honest. It's a bit of a Slade-esque thing isn't it. Back to the 'keeper at kick-off, long throw that never quite reaches a flick-on (Rose instead of Clarke), everyone back at a corner... For a supposed modern thinking manager, Jolley does indeed have some Slade like traits when it comes to tactics. This isn't a dig at Jolley but it makes you wonder why it is that we're persisting with these approaches when they clearly don't work.  The long ball from the back is especially baffling when you consider we have very little height in side, especially in forward areas.  Those with some height (Hooper) aren't really effective with it. I would presume Jolley watches the games again with his staff, surely they're picking this up?
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