Post match comments - Davis and Artell

[AlexLeicester]

I have been listening to P&G on the way home for a few years now. Apart from the fact that I think the presenters are poor and biased and the collective IQ of Potters and Vale fans can be the number of golf balls that fit into an egg cup, the difference between Steve Davis and Dave Artell is remarkable in their post-match comments.
Steve had a fine command of the English language and was able to express himself lucidly and well; Dave Artell, not so much. But Dave seems to choose his words well. He doesn’t need a constructed sentence; one word sums up what he is feeling and believing and I find myself nodding in agreement. With Steve I had to listen carefully; with Dave he is brief, almost to the point of terse and laconic, and he communicates well. Different style off the pitch and his team has a different (and entertaining) style on the pitch.

[Furberstreet]

I fully agree that Artell is clear as opposed to having to sift out the message from SD's cliche-ridden comments. I was so tired of the endless recycling of management-speak and lessons learned (always to be done, but never seemingly implemented). I hope that Artell does not start feeling defensive and lapsing into such waffle. I think that there are signs that the team is improving, but it will be a hard road until the end of the season.

[somersetcrewe]

I fully agree that Artell is clear as opposed to having to sift out the message from SD's cliche-ridden comments.

A tad unfair if I'm honest.
At the point he left, SD was the 5th longest serving manager in English professional football.
So he had done a few games - and post-match interviews (DA has only had 3!!), so yes, for sure you will get repetition. If we continue at the bottom end of the league with DA (and I hope - and don't think - we will), you may end up leveling the same accusations.

After being at the bottom end of whichever division you are in for 3 seasons, you are inevitably going to start to say the same things.
Whether SD should have been allowed to be in that position in the first place is another question altogether.

I'm optimistic about DA, seems to say (most of the time) the right things but don't rule out mind-numbing post-match interviews from him in the future. If I'm honest most the world over are, but the RS presenters ask such banal questions that they don't help!! Just wish they'd ask questions where we won't know the answers until the interviewee speaks!

[out0lunch]

I know what you mean Mikeust hearing the same tired cliche ridden comments

[MikeSB]

I agree with both the above and so refreshing that DA speaks from the heart and can see how he can instil the necessary passion and commitment to the players and what is needed. I liked his very first comments when he took over that the players also have to try and enjoy the game too. I listened to the game on RS and it seemed it was virtually one way traffic and so easily could have won the game. It also shows you really don't need coaching badges to do what is required. Its more of a natural ability thing! You have it or you don't!

Cooper isn't there just to score goals but to provide the service to the front men which he seems to be doing.

I'm more confident that DA can get more out of the players than a tired cliche ridden SD can.