Quote Originally Posted by LaxtonLad View Post
Me too. I can remember the days when football was a spectacular battle between teams wanting to win. They were the days when Saturday afternoon football was an entertainment and if at times it was not the most skilful thing to watch it was something that kept you gripping the terrace railings. When a good boot out from the goalie got the players charging upfield like the Light Brigade with the crowd roaring them on. Nowadays though, when you know the goalie is going to roll the ball out for the defenders to play to me to you with the midfield, then you know that is the time to go for a wee-wee or a fetch your pie and chips.

Why do you think so many of us old buggers shout "gerrit forward" and not "safety first"? Don't you see that the teams using the aggressive high press are the most entertaining to watch and usually the most successful? As that feller in Gladiator said "Are you not entertained?"

I'll admit that watching teams like Man City and others of that ilk and talent are good at what they do, but here in what is really League 5, we don't have the players with that level of skill.. Now we're watching and waiting for the inevitable mistake from a defender tippy-tapping the ball around like he doesn't know what to do next, hearing the crowd groaning "why the f*** didn't he get rid while he could?" The answer is "because he's under orders!".
I tend to agree. I much prefer the old-school style of getting it forward early and attacking with power and pace. I enjoy the physical battle more than the beautiful technical stuff. I think most people are the same. The atmosphere is at its best when we play like our lives depend on it, flying into tackles and bombing forward. That really gets people going. I've been to a few games recently where we were winning with ease, playing 'attractive' football, but the atmosphere was just flat.