Comments on: Forest Green Rovers 3 – 4 Derby County: Drama Without Music http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/03/forest-green-rovers-3-4-derby-county-drama-without-music/ Attacking Football Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:36:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elliott http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/03/forest-green-rovers-3-4-derby-county-drama-without-music/#comment-4572 Elliott Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:46:09 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5303#comment-4572 The trench warfare metaphor is not exactly "spot on"- I think Derby's offensive tactics are more 14th century than 20th century. Think war elephants but without the cool moorish-costumed riders. I am fascinated by the UK obsession with run, cross, head, as opposed to pass,move,pass. In chess, even novices intuitively gravitate towards the Italian march opening because the middle is key to any battle. yet the UK approach fears taking any territory and holding it. The trench warfare metaphor is not exactly “spot on”- I think Derby’s offensive tactics are more 14th century than 20th century. Think war elephants but without the cool moorish-costumed riders.

I am fascinated by the UK obsession with run, cross, head, as opposed to pass,move,pass.

In chess, even novices intuitively gravitate towards the Italian march opening because the middle is key to any battle. yet the UK approach fears taking any territory and holding it.

]]> By: nick http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/03/forest-green-rovers-3-4-derby-county-drama-without-music/#comment-4570 nick Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:33:16 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5303#comment-4570 forest green outsung derby every second of that match. The reason you couldn't hear was because the camera was on the western terrace stand, right above all the derby fans, and the other side of the pitch from the vocal fgr supporters forest green outsung derby every second of that match. The reason you couldn’t hear was because the camera was on the western terrace stand, right above all the derby fans, and the other side of the pitch from the vocal fgr supporters

]]> By: Brian Phillips http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/03/forest-green-rovers-3-4-derby-county-drama-without-music/#comment-3448 Brian Phillips Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:49:51 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5303#comment-3448 That makes sense, Matt. Here's hoping the match-day income from those extra 3900 non-singers will be a help going forward. That makes sense, Matt. Here’s hoping the match-day income from those extra 3900 non-singers will be a help going forward.

]]> By: Matt http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/03/forest-green-rovers-3-4-derby-county-drama-without-music/#comment-3447 Matt Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:45:36 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5303#comment-3447 as a supporter of a team in the conference, i can answer your question about the lack of forest green songs: they have no fans. so far this season they have an average attendance of 927. for the cup game there were 4,836 people there - that's a lot of people moving from foot-to-foot, looking a bit awkward, and hoping no-one notices they're just moving their lips rather than singing. as a supporter of a team in the conference, i can answer your question about the lack of forest green songs: they have no fans.

so far this season they have an average attendance of 927. for the cup game there were 4,836 people there – that’s a lot of people moving from foot-to-foot, looking a bit awkward, and hoping no-one notices they’re just moving their lips rather than singing.

]]> By: The FA Cup Fourth-Round Draw, Featuring the Word "Or" - The Run of Play http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/03/forest-green-rovers-3-4-derby-county-drama-without-music/#comment-3438 The FA Cup Fourth-Round Draw, Featuring the Word "Or" - The Run of Play Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:06:37 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5303#comment-3438 [...] to get excited about the Derby-Nottingham Forest/irascible-ghost-of-Brian-Clough derby, but after yesterday I'm not sure I can ever get excited about any game involving Derby again. Still, these two [...] [...] to get excited about the Derby-Nottingham Forest/irascible-ghost-of-Brian-Clough derby, but after yesterday I'm not sure I can ever get excited about any game involving Derby again. Still, these two [...]

]]> By: Alan Jacobs http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/03/forest-green-rovers-3-4-derby-county-drama-without-music/#comment-3436 Alan Jacobs Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:36:53 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5303#comment-3436 You know, one of the most lovely and stirring of all English hymn tunes is called, yes, Forest Green. So they ought to have <i>one</i> song anyway. You know, one of the most lovely and stirring of all English hymn tunes is called, yes, Forest Green. So they ought to have one song anyway.

]]> By: Nick http://www.runofplay.com/2009/01/03/forest-green-rovers-3-4-derby-county-drama-without-music/#comment-3430 Nick Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:39:41 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=5303#comment-3430 I think it was posttraumatic stress http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article5429463.ece I think it was posttraumatic stress
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article5429463.ece

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