Belated return to the times too
Late edition
Apologies, been in meetings all day. At least you’ve had my lovely Paul Stalteri artwork there to admire.
Good stuff on the official today.
Newcastle is sold out! A cross between a small allocation (1,000 I think) and some happy supporters, no doubt. We were going to do this one, but it’s miles away and I don’t know anyone who would a) want to go and b) has a car that’ll go that far. The train costs a fortune and the coach leaves me unable to walk for days (I’m too tall) so it’ll have to be SopCast again. We do have Reading and Derby away tickets though, and I’ll do Man City if anyone else will.
Eddie Johnson interviewed. Looks like something that might have been in a recent programme. I gave up buying the programme long ago, which is sad because I really do want to like it. But ultimately there’s really nothing there.
If you could travel back in time to any period, where would you go and what would you do?
I would probably go years back to when the dinosaurs were on the planet to see what they were like up close. You get the stories and the films, but it’d be cool to see what it was like.
I can see that. Good answer.
Speaking in FulTime magazine recently, Clint Dempsey detailed how McBride had acted as a “mentor figure” for him upon his arrival at Fulham, but the man himself is typically modest in playing down the role he has played in helping his young countrymen like Clint and more recently, Eddie Johnson, settle into their new environment.
“I think if you’ve been somewhere for a while and someone comes along who’s new, it’s not your job, but if you can help them in any way then you should. I don’t think that’s just in soccer, I think that’s in life in general and hopefully there’s something I can do for whomever, regardless of if they’re American or not.”
Last but not least, Roy again:
“I would defy anyone to say there was a major class difference between the two teams – I didn’t see it anyway,” said the Fulham Manager following Sunday’s win over Everton at Craven Cottage.
And then
“If you’re not playing well and you’re losing – you can speak until you’re blue in the face about confidence, belief and faith. But unfortunately, the first time a couple of passes go astray that confidence disappears out the window.
“All of us who have been involved in football – we know that. There are no words that can help but what does help, in my opinion, is what you do on the training pitch. I’ve always believed in that – that’s my mantra.
“I don’t believe in magic wands, I don’t believe in team talks changing everything. I believe that if you work very hard with the players on the training field, work hard to make sure that they really know their jobs as individuals and team players and you keep the mood in the squad as good as it can be – then you’ve got a chance.”
Amen.
