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Post by Nik on Feb 14, 2024 13:26:41 GMT
This is going to upset people isn't it.
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Post by herbiedumplings on Feb 14, 2024 15:24:51 GMT
This is going to upset people isn't it. I’m sure people are writing to their MPs now. In crayon. Getting the places where capital letters should be jumbled up.
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Post by Bredburyhatter on Feb 14, 2024 20:25:07 GMT
Taken from The Athletic about Wrexham and how they travel. Just why there should be such a marked difference between Wrexham’s form at home and away — at the Racecourse Ground they boast 35 points and 43 goals, both the highest in League Two — is made all the more puzzling by the players enjoying the very best when it comes to preparation.
The 220-mile trip to Sutton was a prime example.
Where every other northern-based club in League Two would face a bum-numbing five- or six-hour bus journey from north Wales to Gander Green Lane, Wrexham travelled in style via a 10am flight from Manchester. They were then bussed to a suburban London hotel for an afternoon sleep and a pre-match meal before arriving at the stadium 90 minutes before kick-off.
The players have King Charles to thank for this cossetted existence. His visit with the Queen Consort in December 2022, to mark Wrexham being granted city status, unwittingly set in motion a chain of events that has since led to the squad flying to several long-distance away games.
A desire for the team to greet the royal party at the Racecourse on the Friday lunchtime before taking on Eastleigh 220 miles away on England’s south coast the following afternoon meant the usual practice of making the journey by coach had to be abandoned.
Instead, the club did what only the Premier League elite usually do by chartering a plane south from Manchester. Wrexham beat Eastleigh comfortably, 2-0, and a new practice was born — the players benefiting hugely from the reduced travelling time and being able to spend more time at home in their own beds.
This also allowed for better-quality training and recovery, especially in the week last March when Wrexham travelled to Maidenhead United, just west of London, and Dagenham & Redbridge, in the far east of the capital, inside four days. Ordinarily, both those trips would involve hours spent on the road, in stark contrast to a flying time of less than 45 minutes.
It was the same post-Sutton, with the players flying back north at midnight to ensure they were home in time to get a decent night’s sleep. The squad will now have a day off before returning to training on Thursday to prepare for Saturday’s home match against Notts County.
Hiring a plane is not cheap, of course, and the club have also been criticised because of the environmental implications. But they feel the incremental gains on the field justify the expense. It was the same with the cryotherapy chambers brought in to help improve player recovery during last year’s hectic February, when, along with seven league fixtures, the 28 days also included an FA Cup fourth-round replay away to then Championship, now Premier League side Sheffield United.
“There’s not much training now,” said Parkinson about this run of six games inside 18 days (Sutton was match two). “Thursday will be the second-day recovery for those who played, maybe we go swimming or just have a walk out on the pitches. Just to stretch the legs.
“Kev (Kevin Mulholland, Wrexham’s head of medical) and his team are great. Their work started from the moment the final whistle went, to get everyone ready for the weekend.”They did the same last season.. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66287294
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Post by timberwolf on Feb 15, 2024 9:20:05 GMT
This is going to upset people isn't it. I’m sure people are writing to their MPs now. In crayon. Getting the places where capital letters should be jumbled up. It all sounds really good and worthwhile but many will rightly be saying of no not again and what will be thrown at us next. Again i just wonder if actions like that ball will make any difference to how people think and can have an opposite effect by not bringing people together but putting another wedge between them.
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Post by hedleyverity on Feb 15, 2024 11:35:30 GMT
I’m sure people are writing to their MPs now. In crayon. Getting the places where capital letters should be jumbled up. It all sounds really good and worthwhile but many will rightly be saying of no not again and what will be thrown at us next. Again i just wonder if actions like that ball will make any difference to how people think and can have an opposite effect by not bringing people together but putting another wedge between them. Anyone objecting to a football having a rainbow on it won’t be saying it rightly
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Post by Waldorf on Feb 15, 2024 12:01:05 GMT
"Oh no not again. Not more bloody rainbows."
Hahaha. Imagine.
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Post by 1994hatter on Feb 15, 2024 12:32:27 GMT
I’m sure people are writing to their MPs now. In crayon. Getting the places where capital letters should be jumbled up. It all sounds really good and worthwhile but many will rightly be saying of no not again and what will be thrown at us next. Again i just wonder if actions like that ball will make any difference to how people think and can have an opposite effect by not bringing people together but putting another wedge between them. If people feel that some colours on a football puts a “wedge between” them and others, I’d suggest they are the issue. There’s nothing “rightly” about it. Is anything really being thrown at anyone here? Just waiting for someone to refer to it as politics rather than just being a decent human being and accepting everyone as they are.
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Post by bristolhatter on Feb 15, 2024 12:44:14 GMT
This is going to upset people isn't it. Youre correct that some neodanthols will get upset because they are homophobic and thats not ok. However, I think there is oversaturation of "good causes" in football these days and there is a subtle undercurrent of "we know you're all homophobes really" which understandably grates on some. This is particularly more frustrating when all morals go out of the window when dealing with other cultures such as the Saudis "who don't know any better" see Jordan Henderson for more details. There's a new push now to make football green, there is a weekend coming up where we can all substitute our meat pie for something better for the environment. A few posts up, Wrexham fly to a domestic 4th tier away game but I can offset that by having a falafel kebab instead. I can't be the only one a little fatigued by the constant messaging, I just want to turn up, watch the footy and enjoy my Saturday away from the pressures of daily life. I don't think people get "offended by rainbows" but the implicit tones and hypocrisy can get frustrating.
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Post by HTC on Feb 15, 2024 12:57:32 GMT
it's similar to the 'taking the knee' thing from the other year.
Shall we actually make a bit of effort to understand why British Asians don't feel welcome in the game? Or look into the structural barriers in place that prevent black players from continuing in the game after retirement?
Or shall we just get people to kneel for a few weeks, and then laugh at the morons who get upset by it?
Easy option every time...
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Post by bristolhatter on Feb 15, 2024 13:19:02 GMT
it's similar to the 'taking the knee' thing from the other year. Shall we actually make a bit of effort to understand why British Asians don't feel welcome in the game? Or look into the structural barriers in place that prevent black players from continuing in the game after retirement? Or shall we just get people to kneel for a few weeks, and then laugh at the morons who get upset by it? Easy option every time... Completely agree and another sad thing is that there is a small minority of people who would be genuinely sad if no-one did get upset by it and they didn't have the chance to show their virtue and look down on them, instead of trying to weed out the genuine bad apples and help them change their outdated views. The easy option bit could be said of wider society though. Genuine change to eradicate discrimination and poverty takes significant effort, time and resource. Investment in housing, education and infrastructure is too difficult but renaming a road or dedicating a day to not being a t0sser is much simpler and cheaper. Sure it doesn't really achieve much but does make some people feel better about themselves.
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Post by atmosphere on Feb 15, 2024 14:11:31 GMT
A homophobe isn't going go change their views because the EFL have put some rainbow colours on a football.
Waste of time.
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Post by Fallowfield Hatter on Feb 15, 2024 15:36:12 GMT
A homophobe isn't going go change their views because the EFL have put some rainbow colours on a football. Waste of time. No, but a gay person or a person who’s covered by anything from the LGBTQIA+ spectrum might realise that football is in fact for everyone.
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Post by FridoBiggins on Feb 15, 2024 15:46:31 GMT
Taken from The Athletic about Wrexham and how they travel. Just why there should be such a marked difference between Wrexham’s form at home and away — at the Racecourse Ground they boast 35 points and 43 goals, both the highest in League Two — is made all the more puzzling by the players enjoying the very best when it comes to preparation.
The 220-mile trip to Sutton was a prime example.
Where every other northern-based club in League Two would face a bum-numbing five- or six-hour bus journey from north Wales to Gander Green Lane, Wrexham travelled in style via a 10am flight from Manchester. They were then bussed to a suburban London hotel for an afternoon sleep and a pre-match meal before arriving at the stadium 90 minutes before kick-off.
The players have King Charles to thank for this cossetted existence. His visit with the Queen Consort in December 2022, to mark Wrexham being granted city status, unwittingly set in motion a chain of events that has since led to the squad flying to several long-distance away games.
A desire for the team to greet the royal party at the Racecourse on the Friday lunchtime before taking on Eastleigh 220 miles away on England’s south coast the following afternoon meant the usual practice of making the journey by coach had to be abandoned.
Instead, the club did what only the Premier League elite usually do by chartering a plane south from Manchester. Wrexham beat Eastleigh comfortably, 2-0, and a new practice was born — the players benefiting hugely from the reduced travelling time and being able to spend more time at home in their own beds.
This also allowed for better-quality training and recovery, especially in the week last March when Wrexham travelled to Maidenhead United, just west of London, and Dagenham & Redbridge, in the far east of the capital, inside four days. Ordinarily, both those trips would involve hours spent on the road, in stark contrast to a flying time of less than 45 minutes.
It was the same post-Sutton, with the players flying back north at midnight to ensure they were home in time to get a decent night’s sleep. The squad will now have a day off before returning to training on Thursday to prepare for Saturday’s home match against Notts County.
Hiring a plane is not cheap, of course, and the club have also been criticised because of the environmental implications. But they feel the incremental gains on the field justify the expense. It was the same with the cryotherapy chambers brought in to help improve player recovery during last year’s hectic February, when, along with seven league fixtures, the 28 days also included an FA Cup fourth-round replay away to then Championship, now Premier League side Sheffield United.
“There’s not much training now,” said Parkinson about this run of six games inside 18 days (Sutton was match two). “Thursday will be the second-day recovery for those who played, maybe we go swimming or just have a walk out on the pitches. Just to stretch the legs.
“Kev (Kevin Mulholland, Wrexham’s head of medical) and his team are great. Their work started from the moment the final whistle went, to get everyone ready for the weekend.” Where every other northern-based club in League Two would face a bum-numbing five- or six-hour bus journey from north Wales to Gander Green Lane - ridiculous that these northern-based clubs are driving to North Wales before starting their journey south.
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Post by atmosphere on Feb 15, 2024 15:59:42 GMT
A homophobe isn't going go change their views because the EFL have put some rainbow colours on a football. Waste of time. No, but a gay person or a person who’s covered by anything from the LGBTQIA+ spectrum might realise that football is in fact for everyone. If we want to kick the homophobes, the racists and the violent thugs, it's not actually for everyone tbf. So that's a lie straight away.
I'm a massive fan of the gay community. When someone asks me who my favourite presenter is, I, without hesitation always answer "Rylan Clark". Often before they've even finished the question.
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Post by herbiedumplings on Feb 15, 2024 16:05:36 GMT
Taken from The Athletic about Wrexham and how they travel. Just why there should be such a marked difference between Wrexham’s form at home and away — at the Racecourse Ground they boast 35 points and 43 goals, both the highest in League Two — is made all the more puzzling by the players enjoying the very best when it comes to preparation.
The 220-mile trip to Sutton was a prime example.
Where every other northern-based club in League Two would face a bum-numbing five- or six-hour bus journey from north Wales to Gander Green Lane, Wrexham travelled in style via a 10am flight from Manchester. They were then bussed to a suburban London hotel for an afternoon sleep and a pre-match meal before arriving at the stadium 90 minutes before kick-off.
The players have King Charles to thank for this cossetted existence. His visit with the Queen Consort in December 2022, to mark Wrexham being granted city status, unwittingly set in motion a chain of events that has since led to the squad flying to several long-distance away games.
A desire for the team to greet the royal party at the Racecourse on the Friday lunchtime before taking on Eastleigh 220 miles away on England’s south coast the following afternoon meant the usual practice of making the journey by coach had to be abandoned.
Instead, the club did what only the Premier League elite usually do by chartering a plane south from Manchester. Wrexham beat Eastleigh comfortably, 2-0, and a new practice was born — the players benefiting hugely from the reduced travelling time and being able to spend more time at home in their own beds.
This also allowed for better-quality training and recovery, especially in the week last March when Wrexham travelled to Maidenhead United, just west of London, and Dagenham & Redbridge, in the far east of the capital, inside four days. Ordinarily, both those trips would involve hours spent on the road, in stark contrast to a flying time of less than 45 minutes.
It was the same post-Sutton, with the players flying back north at midnight to ensure they were home in time to get a decent night’s sleep. The squad will now have a day off before returning to training on Thursday to prepare for Saturday’s home match against Notts County.
Hiring a plane is not cheap, of course, and the club have also been criticised because of the environmental implications. But they feel the incremental gains on the field justify the expense. It was the same with the cryotherapy chambers brought in to help improve player recovery during last year’s hectic February, when, along with seven league fixtures, the 28 days also included an FA Cup fourth-round replay away to then Championship, now Premier League side Sheffield United.
“There’s not much training now,” said Parkinson about this run of six games inside 18 days (Sutton was match two). “Thursday will be the second-day recovery for those who played, maybe we go swimming or just have a walk out on the pitches. Just to stretch the legs.
“Kev (Kevin Mulholland, Wrexham’s head of medical) and his team are great. Their work started from the moment the final whistle went, to get everyone ready for the weekend.” Where every other northern-based club in League Two would face a bum-numbing five- or six-hour bus journey from north Wales to Gander Green Lane - ridiculous that these northern-based clubs are driving to North Wales before starting their journey south. Not to mention that Eastleigh, Maidenhead, and Dagenham & Redbridge are National League teams - as were Wrexham at the time. Thought better of the Athletic TBH…
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