Turkish Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 After taking charge tonight will be to take the team to Barcelona for a few days team building and training. Good thing or bad thing saintsweb? Is he missing home already? Can he handle the attention on him at the moment? Does this have echoes of Sturrock and the constant bleating about how they did things at his old club which annoyed the players. Or is it a great idea to get the team away for a bit, get to know the players and have a few says training in a decent climate? Will you believe this? Will franks cousin demand evidence of this? Over to the mongboard to discuss......
Thedelldays Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Will we get YouTube clips of the players laughing and smiling. Posing for pictures with Barcelona fans and eating in the local tapas bars???
Elias Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Is this when Messi links up with his new team mates?
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Just like United who are taking the team to Qatar. Must be good practice if they're doing it.
tajjuk Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 After taking charge tonight will be to take the team to Barcelona for a few days team building and training. Good thing or bad thing saintsweb? Is he missing home already? Can he handle the attention on him at the moment? Does this have echoes of Sturrock and the constant bleating about how they did things at his old club which annoyed the players. Or is it a great idea to get the team away for a bit, get to know the players and have a few says training in a decent climate? Will you believe this? Will franks cousin demand evidence of this? Over to the mongboard to discuss...... Same thing that Man Utd are doing, they are going to Qatar for a few days so I would say it's probably down to the weather. Should be good bonding for the team and manager. Adkins little trip away to that posh hotel seemed to help as well.
Pilchards Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 I think it's a great idea so we get all the players to speak spanish so when we are on the pitch the other team will not know what we are doing.
Turkish Posted 21 January, 2013 Author Posted 21 January, 2013 Will we get YouTube clips of the players laughing and smiling. Posing for pictures with Barcelona fans and eating in the local tapas bars??? The last time SFC and Barcelona were in the same country we came home with Ronnie Eklund. More of the same please MP.
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Didn't Adkins alude to the players going away for a few days in the sun after we got knocked out of the FA Cup against Chelsea? Pretty sure he did. Weird coincidence it is Barcelona though.
CB Fry Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Will you believe this? Will franks cousin demand evidence of this? Over to the mongboard to discuss...... I imagine Frankie will be too busy fielding calls from Sky Sports News, BBC Five Live, and the national press to respond on here. His opinion is just as important as Matthew Le Tissier's apparently. Although not as important as Ghandi's. That would be ridiculous.
Turkish Posted 21 January, 2013 Author Posted 21 January, 2013 I think it's a great idea so we get all the players to speak spanish so when we are on the pitch the other team will not know what we are doing. Tsk. They speak Catalonian in Barcelona you heathen.
Saint Charlie Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Makes sense. NA was saying about going to Spain anyway. With the weather here and no FA Cup game it is sensible.
trousers Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 After taking charge tonight will be to take the team to Barcelona for a few days team building and training. Good thing or bad thing saintsweb? Is he missing home already? Can he handle the attention on him at the moment? Does this have echoes of Sturrock and the constant bleating about how they did things at his old club which annoyed the players. Or is it a great idea to get the team away for a bit, get to know the players and have a few says training in a decent climate? Will you believe this? Will franks cousin demand evidence of this? Over to the mongboard to discuss...... It was first mooted on twitter 2 days ago so it must be true... @oriolvidal23: Pochettino wants to bring Southampton to Barcelona to do a stage. The team would train at Lluís Companys from tuesday to saturday. #saintsfc
Sour Mash Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Makes sense. NA was saying about going to Spain anyway. With the weather here and no FA Cup game it is sensible. Yeah thought I could remember a previous mention of us going away. Makes sense with a blank weekend at this time of the season.
trousers Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Originally reported as Malta for five days. Cancelling that trip will make the Maltese cross....
Saint Charlie Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Originally reported as Malta for five days. The location doesnt matter I guess. If MP knows somewhere good then might as well go there. No shame in that!
Elias Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Maybe he's going to pray at that shrine again? Might need divine intervention.
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 It was first mooted on twitter 2 days ago so it must be true... @oriolvidal23: Pochettino wants to bring Southampton to Barcelona to do a stage. The team would train at Lluís Companys from tuesday to saturday. #saintsfc Is that the old Olympic stadium?
Saint Charlie Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Is that the old Olympic stadium? Looks like it. Quality setting that.
lillyflo Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Cancelling that trip will make the Maltese cross.... Haha, very good.
Saint Lindford Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Good chance to get some good training in where the weather will be better and gives the manager time to get to know the players and vice versa. We don't have a game until the 29th so no issues in doing this now.
dubai_phil Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Now, IF our lads were actually training WITH Barcelona for a few days then I think I and others might step up and take notice.....
Matthew Le God Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Is that the old Olympic stadium? Yes... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadi_Ol%C3%ADmpic_Llu%C3%ADs_Companys
Hatch Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 cancelling that trip will make the maltese cross.... . .
Suhari Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Great plan - makes perfect sense. Get the players away to 're-bond' and get the chance to understand how the new guy wants to work, his vision etc. And do so in a decent setting with some sunshine. Come back refreshed, energised and focus on the 'New Southampton'.
Pilchards Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Tsk. They speak Catalonian in Barcelona you heathen. Thanks for educating me Turkish, but the heathen comments? tutt tutt
aussiesaint20 Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 A touch off topic but if we come from behind tonight we could run with this.. Ooooooo the Pochettino Oooooo the Pochettino, You put a Striker on You take a Defender off We pass it from the back and we pass it all about You do the Pochettino and we turn it around That's what he's all about...hey! oooooooo the Pochettino
Window Cleaner Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Thanks for educating me Turkish, but the heathen comments? tutt tutt think he meant Philistine anway, education and religion are not intrinsically interlinked :rolleyes:
Colinjb Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 A touch off topic but if we come from behind tonight we could run with this.. Ooooooo the Pochettino Oooooo the Pochettino, You put a Striker on You take a Defender off We pass it from the back and we pass it all about You do the Pochettino and we turn it around That's what he's all about...hey! oooooooo the Pochettino Get out.......
wild-saint Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 my source tells me the trip was booked last february. i cant believe its taken so long to get the guy on board.
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Seems sensible if true. Get away from any unwanted attention, nicer climate, chance to get to know each other. Why not?
Window Cleaner Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 (edited) my source tells me the trip was booked last february. i cant believe its taken so long to get the guy on board. can't be right, we could not possibly have known that we were going out of the FA Cup in the 3rd round. There was a trip arranged to Malta in the next IB but I think we moved that forward to the gap in the fixtures occasioned by the Chelsea game postponement. I'm sure they went to Malta and kept PDQ about it. Sunseekers thingy and then they were woefully bad against Sunderland. Edited 21 January, 2013 by Window Cleaner
Professor Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 my source tells me the trip was booked last february. i cant believe its taken so long to get the guy on board. Source may be doubtful as last Feb we didn't even know which league we would be in this year, let alone what gap there might be in the fixture list. This gap only opened up when we were knocked out of the cup by Chelsea. As others have said, a week of slightly warmer weather training must be a help at this time of the year and it does make sense to go somewhere where the manager will be able to facilitate any local help needed.
Turkish Posted 21 January, 2013 Author Posted 21 January, 2013 Seems sensible if true. Get away from any unwanted attention, nicer climate, chance to get to know each other. Why not? Don't think it smacks of a sturrock 'this is how we did things at Plymouth' mentality then?
Turkish Posted 21 January, 2013 Author Posted 21 January, 2013 can't be right, we could not possibly have known that we were going out of the FA Cup in the 3rd round. There was a trip arranged to Malta in the next IB but I think we moved that forward to the gap in the fixtures occasioned by the Chelsea game postponement. I'm sure they went to Malta and kept PDQ about it. Sunseekers thingy and then they were woefully bad against Sunderland. Maybe we deliberately lost in the cup so we could do this trip? It's all staring to fall into place now....
Window Cleaner Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Maybe we deliberately lost in the cup so we could do this trip? It's all staring to fall into place now.... but would we have lost if we'd been drawn at home to say Gillingham ? I believe we let it go against Chelsea in the cup though once it was obvious that we couldn't win outright.
thorpie the sinner Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Cancelling that trip will make the Maltese cross.... Oh thats good!!
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Don't think it smacks of a sturrock 'this is how we did things at Plymouth' mentality then? Not really. It's not exactly uncommon for clubs to go away on training camps when they have time between fixtures. Pretty sure this isn't even the first time saints have done it this season. Wouldn't be massively surprised if this planned previously, and Adkins would have been taking the same session if still in charge.
JustMike Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 good move, from what I have heard he needs every opportunity to bond with them
Greenridge Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 from what I have heard he needs every opportunity to bond with them What have you heard Mike?
Saint Charlie Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 good move, from what I have heard he needs every opportunity to bond with them Yeah after two days in charge it would come at the right time!
Dig Dig Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 What have you heard Mike? Probably that the players aren't happy I would imagine
Frank's cousin Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 After taking charge tonight will be to take the team to Barcelona for a few days team building and training. Good thing or bad thing saintsweb? Is he missing home already? Can he handle the attention on him at the moment? Does this have echoes of Sturrock and the constant bleating about how they did things at his old club which annoyed the players. Or is it a great idea to get the team away for a bit, get to know the players and have a few says training in a decent climate? Will you believe this? Will franks cousin demand evidence of this? Over to the mongboard to discuss...... Indeed someone will need to post the flight ticket stubs and we need to see a photo of the side standing next to Messi with one of the guys holding up the days paper
Frank's cousin Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 I imagine Frankie will be too busy fielding calls from Sky Sports News, BBC Five Live, and the national press to respond on here. His opinion is just as important as Matthew Le Tissier's apparently. Although not as important as Ghandi's. That would be ridiculous. I will humour you and repsond as everyone else ignored you which must bruise your fragile ego. This way your post may get noticed again and some may even be amazed by its relevance and sophistication, or maybe not. It is quite comical how you so often fail to grasp the meaning of so many posts and make yourself look such a **** by replying in haste... READ carefully, take some time to digest the concept and form a reasonsed response - would greatly enhanse teh credibilty of your posts darling.
Turkish Posted 21 January, 2013 Author Posted 21 January, 2013 I will humour you and repsond as everyone else ignored you which must bruise your fragile ego. This way your post may get noticed again and some may even be amazed by its relevance and sophistication' date=' or maybe not. It is quite comical how you so often fail to grasp the meaning of so many posts and make yourself look such a **** by replying in haste... READ carefully, take some time to digest the concept and form a reasonsed response - would greatly enhanse teh credibilty of your posts darling.[/quote'] Well I thought it was funny. Nice spelling of the again, so he is accurate too.
Colinjb Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 good move, from what I have heard he needs every opportunity to bond with them Wouldn't be a surprise. He needs to prove himself to the players as much as he needs to learn the squad. What better way then to escape the current weather conditions and take the squad to a more familiar environment for him.
Frank's cousin Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 Well I thought it was funny. Nice spelling of the again, so he is accurate too. I am just surprized he managed to crawl past Hypo, extract himself long enough from within your bowels to actually read posts and reply... must be getting a bit crowded in there Turks, suggest you take something for it.
pap Posted 21 January, 2013 Posted 21 January, 2013 After taking charge tonight will be to take the team to Barcelona for a few days team building and training. Good thing or bad thing saintsweb? Is he missing home already? Can he handle the attention on him at the moment? Does this have echoes of Sturrock and the constant bleating about how they did things at his old club which annoyed the players. Or is it a great idea to get the team away for a bit, get to know the players and have a few says training in a decent climate? Will you believe this? Will franks cousin demand evidence of this? Over to the mongboard to discuss...... First off, I'd like to call on all Southampton home boys to keep 'em peeled around pie emporiums, fish and chip shops, pizza parlours or the venerated kebab shops of our fair city. Turkish is correct to raise the Sturrock factor, so if you see MP tucking into a large donner meat pizza for example, flag your concern.
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