Quote Kosh="Kosh"That appears to be the image that the club is actively trying to promote when a senior team member makes a point of mentioning how handy Radford is with his fists during an interview.
I think it's condescending because it seems that someone at the club has decided that the only concept of enforcing discipline that the fans will understand is that of fear, threats, and physical violence. It's been a theme since his appointment was announced.'"
Fair enough - it hasn't come across that way to me, certainly not to the level you have picked up. Not heard the Feka interview but judging by some antics it could just as easily be a wind up. Indeed the owner himself spoke in the press yesterday ..
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I'm not picking up from Pearson there any indications that discipline will be meted out in the form of "fear, threats, and physical violence" indeed he seems to have totally bucked that theme ....
[iHe’s technically as good a coach as Peter Gentle was. He’s more assertive, has the respect of the players and works as hard as anyone
"Lee has made it clear to every player and every employee what their role is and what is expected of them.
“Hopefully, those standards will see improved performances.
“Lee will be given time. We've got a difficult start to the season, but there will be no dramas at this end. Lee is the right man, I know that, and I’ll stand behind him because he’s a top guy.”
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All pretty reasonable stuff really. I think at least as much of the stuff you allude to has been generated by the fans as the club on the back of Radford's playing image and his penchant (and ability) for boxing. Maybe Feka was just rolling along on that particular bandwagon (or having a laugh) ? Hard for any of us to tell based on us not being anywhere near training or the players themselves. Unless of course anyone has been down to open training and can report back ?