Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

[BlueArmy 86]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

Chambers a good choice in my opinion. Hopefully he can be our Rolls Royce CB at this level.

BBM clearly rates Colwill, and lets hope he reacts positively to this decision. I think he's gonna rip the league up. Hopefully he does that with Salech, but if Salech goes, then there's Robbo / Davies / Ashford.

I think many on here are overestimating the quality in this league.

[Hilts]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

Chambers a good choice in my opinion. Hopefully he can be our Rolls Royce CB at this level.

BBM clearly rates Colwill, and lets hope he reacts positively to this decision. I think he's gonna rip the league up. Hopefully he does that with Salech, but if Salech goes, then there's Robbo / Davies / Ashford.

I think many on here are overestimating the quality in this league.

I dont think the gap in Championship though is Robin Reliant CB in the Championship to Rolls Royce in L1. 😂

[BlueArmy 86]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

I dont think the gap in Championship though is Robin Reliant CB in the Championship to Rolls Royce in L1. ��

[Lord Worcester]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

From the squad we have I think chambers is the sensible choice. He was the only one who even attempted to ‘manage the referee’ last season when things were going wrong.

[Coyote]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

I like Chambers in the CDM role, but not in the CB role personally. I'd play him over Wintle in the midfield, and have Fish and Lawlor play CB.

[Bald Barry Bastad]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

I am not happy with this decision. On the one hand, it shows the lack of leaders and voices on the pitch that we have to choose someone like Chambers. On the other hand, it means that he will have to be picked. I don't think he is good enough as a DM and I don't think he is good enough to play centre back.

[blooburd2]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

Letting Ralls go was a mistake. Chambers is so terrible (even his peak in midfield was very very average). I dont understand why people are happy about this..

[Sparticus_Mills]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

I can't say I've ever noticed any "leadership" from Chambers on the pitch from the games I've seen.

[Tuerto]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

I can't say I've ever noticed any "leadership" from Chambers on the pitch from the games I've seen.

Do captains of football teams do that stuff anymore? Maybe 15 years ago, but not now in my opinion. A captain these days is probably more about how the player conducts himself, how professional they are on and off the pitch. The days of shouty footballers who ctash into the opposition is over. Not that i think that you're referring to that type of player

[J R Hartley]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

Do captains of football teams do that stuff anymore? Maybe 15 years ago, but not now in my opinion. A captain these days is probably more about how the player conducts himself, how professional they are on and off the pitch. The days of shouty footballers who ctash into the opposition is over. Not that i think that you're referring to that type of player

There was a good discussion on this a few weeks ago on TalkSPORT, The strong leader captains like your John Terry and Roy Keane are a thing of the past,
The games changed, young players these days dont respond to being shouted at and dug out by the captain. Danny Murphy said when he was a young player Paul Ince had him by the throat at half time in one game, He said that would never work these days.

[Tuerto]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

There was a good discussion on this a few weeks ago on TalkSPORT, The strong leader captains like your John Terry and Roy Keane are a thing of the past,
The games changed, young players these days dont respond to being shouted at and dug out by the captain. Danny Murphy said when he was a young player Paul Ince had him by the throat at half time in one game, He said that would never work these days.

Yup, i would agree, those days are long gone. HR would have to work weekends dealing with the number of complaints......

[J R Hartley]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

Yup, i would agree, those days are long gone. HR would have to work weekends dealing with the number of complaints......

Murphy made the point about the game being less physical too. He said your Keanes and Bryan Robson would pick ball up and drive forward with it to draw a foul and get the crowd up, or clatter into someone themselves and maybe take a yellow. Cant run the risk these days as could end up being sent off.

Simon Jordan made the valid point that your strong apha male types, shouting and cajoling, in the ref’s face, in the oppositions face, even in their own team mates face are now seen as aggressive and in a very negative way. He blames society for being so soft that people with strong opinions like himself are seen as aggressive rather than assertive,

[Tuerto]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

Murphy made the point about the game being less physical too. He said your Keanes and Bryan Robson would pick ball up and drive forward with it to draw a foul and get the crowd up, or clatter into someone themselves and maybe take a yellow. Cant run the risk these days as could end up being sent off.

Simon Jordan made the valid point that your strong apha male types, shouting and cajoling, in the refÂ’s face, in the oppositions face, even in their own team mates face are now seen as aggressive and in a very negative way. He blames society for being so soft that people with strong opinions like himself are seen as aggressive rather than assertive,

It's a minefield. Things have definitely changed though. No doubt there was plenty of bullying going on back in the day, well there was, even us on here would have experienced it as youngsters in the work place, although i don't mind people fronting things up and i have no problem with being told about myself when needed, as long as it's fair.

[Crisp White Lines]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

I think these days the captain’s role is to ensure the manager/coach’s plan is executed out on the pitch.

He should be reminding team mates, cajoling, encouraging, directing….

With Chambers I hope it is not just his age that has led to the decision. But who the hell else is there?

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Chambers captain, R Colwill vice

Murphy made the point about the game being less physical too. He said your Keanes and Bryan Robson would pick ball up and drive forward with it to draw a foul and get the crowd up, or clatter into someone themselves and maybe take a yellow. Cant run the risk these days as could end up being sent off.

Simon Jordan made the valid point that your strong apha male types, shouting and cajoling, in the ref’s face, in the oppositions face, even in their own team mates face are now seen as aggressive and in a very negative way. He blames society for being so soft that people with strong opinions like himself are seen as aggressive rather than assertive,

If it's not worth risking a yellow through a Keane/Robson type foul, I'm assuming that our players were only pulling back Notts County players who got the wrong side of them last week because they knew they were unlikely to get booked in a pre season match because we were doing that all over the pitch last weekend. I like what BBM is trying to do with the team and really enjoyed the QPR game, but I mentioned in my blog piece last weekend, the one thing I'm not keen on at the moment is the Man City type fouling when one of our players takes an opponent out so cynically.