***Match Thread*** TUE APR 16 21:15 WES1 Boards.ie A.B Cycle Factors F.C

Count me in too, looks like an even bigger squad this week

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Derek - in
Cathal - in
Ciaran - in
Collie - in
Damian - in
Darren - in
Dave - in
Gar - 50/50
Jules - in
Keith- in
Neill - in
Stephen - in
Wes - in
Derek Mr -
Craig - in
Chris -
Liam - in
Paddy - in
Marsen - in
Dermo - in


Usual spot at 815.

Some confusion here guys, thread title says 9.15 Des says 8.15 and the fixture list is also showing 9.15

Which is it ?

Most aspects of the performance have been already covered and I agree with those summaries. So I’ll instead just cover some points on our approach: I’m convinced we have the talent and numbers to win this league while playing good, passing, attacking football. What will determine if we deliver on that potential is our attitude, commitment and consistency.

Darren’s unselfish pass to setup Derek’s tap-in for the 3rd goal for me perfectly demonstrated what this team is all about: it’s not about seeing your own name in lights; it’s about ensuring Boardeaux rack up another 3 points. I’d encourage everyone to apply that mentality across the board by always asking ‘what should my next action be to ensure we win?’ instead of some of the alternatives that may spring to mind when we get frustrated. Passing to a better placed teammate instead of taking a low-chance shot; chasing to win the ball back when you lose it; keeping chasing when a player plays a poor pass to you (instead of stopping and shaking your head at him), and giving encouragement when someone tries the right thing but messes it up. All those are examples of decisions that reflect our attitude and we’re doing very well on most of them to-date, but we need to keep the focus on it as sometimes we do still stop and shake the head when someone misplaces a pass to us, or give someone grief for a misplaced pass – that just puts more pressure on lads and actually reduces composure and we’re all agreed that the more composure we have, the better we can apply our passing game. In general, I think we’ve a fantastic attitude throughout the whole squad, so this is really just pointing something out to ensure we ask ‘what can I do next to help ensure we win?’ as that’ll lead to the consistency that is the difference between being competitive and winning in a league.

Only other thing is when I was on the sideline it was really clear just how quiet we can be. Fair enough, lads are still getting to know each other, but we need to be much more vocal – doesn’t need to be roaring shouting, lads just need to be in more regular conversation with those around them throughout the game. Particularly at the back (which is understandable given the number of new defenders), we need to be a lot more vocal.