http://www1.skysports.com/football/news ... -blueprint

Enjoyed reading this by Alex Ferguson

had a read yesterday, good insight.

I liked this part:

"Some English clubs have changed managers so many times that it creates power for the players in the dressing room. That is very dangerous. If the coach has no control, he will not last."

I've never thought of it that way but it's spot on!!!!

I like his method of 4 year cycles for teams n then changing them, we're on about an 8 year cycle at the moment!

This is also a good read too.

http://maidstoneunited.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/speaking-up-for-our-national-game.html?spref=tw&m=1

spot on that Hangem. Hard to disagree with a lot of that bloke's letter... but rest assured he WILL be ignored

Parmo would you say The Vic was a community stadium?

why shouldn't it be? It's owned by the local authority..... if there's ways of increasing revenues by implementation of new facilities etc to benefit the town and the football club then why not go for it... the only snag of course is that Pools aren't a community owned football club ... is this becoming an opinion poll as to what's best for the town/club?

Interesting question if so

ironic that the headlines on BBC area about the costs to the fans

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24056430

another link - what would Pools say about the twenty is plenty campaign I wonder?

The Fa, premier league, Uefa and FIFA need to start looking to help the smaller clubs in anyway they can before its two late and we lose more and more clubs.

Have to disagree with him about the 3g pitches they play a lot differently from grass

they cant play that differently if they are approved by fifa and uefa and are allowed for euro championship n world cup qualifiers.

the cynic in me says that they'll be allowed by the FA... when all of the smaller clubs around the country have gone bust!!!!

...OR SIGNED AN AGREEMENT THAT THEY WILL NEVER THREATEN TO BE PROMOTED TO THE UPPER ECHELONS OF THE GAME IN THIS COUNTRY

bollocks caps !!!!

Is that headwear for your testicles or the type you put in toy guns, which will explode for dramatic effect?

Or the ones that are smuggled in to put on top of coke bottles?

have you got yoowers out o that wheelbarrer yet John?

Yes, I've got a truss-cum-braces affair which will let me walk upstairs two at a time without bruising my knees.