davieG Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 Getting people to 'do' other peoples jobs is hardly unorthodox anyway, I've know many instances of it in industry and it's often consider part of teamwork training. Also spent a week in the Brecon Beacons with work colleagues carrying out all sorts of tasks including a mountain trek in the snow.
RedOnRed Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 Getting people to 'do' other peoples jobs is hardly unorthodox anyway, I've know many instances of it in industry and it's often consider part of teamwork training.Also spent a week in the Brecon Beacons with work colleagues carrying out all sorts of tasks including a mountain trek in the snow. The Brecon Beacons sort of team building weekend is quite a lot different. We have that sort of thing at the company I work for. I could handle that, but if they asked me to clean any bogs tomorrow in the office I can't say i'd be best pleased.
Raj Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 Read the'Leicester players clean toilets' article when i woke up this afternoon(Night shift) on teletext and laughed. Thought it would be typical MA. Now i know it may not be true,i am disappointed!!! Get the buggers cleaning em(or washing the cars in the car parke for a fiver each)!!!
lookwhaticando Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 It's probably true... someone's just put a little too much emphasis on the bog cleaning bit to sensationalize the story. After all... we know he got them doing all the other stuff... working the store, helping distribute Season Tickets and so on... working in sales, marketing, accounts (bigger punishment than bog cleaning, perhaps?) Working as a cleaner was probably one of them... shame we didn't see that on the OS Special. After all... the cleaners are as much a part of the business as the other functions mentioned. The match day experience is a product... if the product is unclean and stinks of shit, people might not want to buy that product as much.
RedOnRed Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 Is it at all character building, empowering or morale boosting to get your players to do menial and laborious nonfootball related chores? I just don't think he'd get away with getting Premiership players to do half that stuff so why get players to do it just because they're in the lower divisions?
Geo V Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 You can imagine that certain players would be at a club for years and still not know the names of members of staff behind the scenes so hopefully MA`s recent ventures with the team will help bring them all closer. Lets hope that the "us and them" mentality has turned into a "we"! As for MA`s other methods, we`ll it is too early to judge. Monday night was a great idea as were little things like Mars Bar prizes for the best trainer but its all about team building and getting them to fight for one another on the pitch. I only probably saw a dozen or so games last season but one thing that was worrying was that they weren't playing as a team and many couldn't give a toss. This season I am almost certain that they`ll be trying harder to succeed and that`ll be down to MA`s methods. The coin is still well and truly in the air regarding his tactical abilities and his selection policy because he hasnt been tested yet. Its too early to judge the bloke but lets hope it all falls into place sooner rather than later.
Leonisco Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 From BBC...Leicester boss Martin Allen is getting his players ready for the new season - by making them clean the Walkers Stadium toilets. (The Sun) This got me thinking, if you were cleaning the toilets at LCFC, which player would you want to be sharing shift with and why. Me? I'd have to go with Stephen Hughes, I would deliberately eats alot of nuts the night before then lay a juicy fat one off the backboard before the cleansing operation is due to begin, I would then use Stephens mop of hair to brush away the smudged stench ridden turd whilst using his teeth to pick away at the lil bitty nuts. Then I'd finish by spraying down some toilet duck with his head being flushed until he agrees a deal to **** off back to Scotland. Ah yes! # :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: That's the funniest thing I've read in ages.
Brainy Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 MA was on the radio this morning rubbishing the story Correct. I've been listening to talksport (the station MA was on) and they've beent talking about it most of the day. It's actually the main discussion now if you put it on. MA has also caused a fall out. Something that he said is the reason that two presenters fell out.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 That's nothing. I've picked up used johnnies in our car park before. I don't remember THAT being in my job description
Kent Fox Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 Is it at all character building, empowering or morale boosting to get your players to do menial and laborious nonfootball related chores?I just don't think he'd get away with getting Premiership players to do half that stuff so why get players to do it just because they're in the lower divisions? You may be right, but then again, MA is making it clear that he does not want Prima Donna's. And whilst that will deter a few top players from joining us, there will be plenty that will see the ambition and get on with it. If it's seen as a bit of frivolity, it will aid team building.
davieG Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 The Brecon Beacons sort of team building weekend is quite a lot different. We have that sort of thing at the company I work for. I could handle that, but if they asked me to clean any bogs tomorrow in the office I can't say i'd be best pleased. That's the point though he didn't and you ignored my main point that doing other peoples jobs to create a 'greater team' is not unorthodox as you suggest. And even if he did some of the things we did in the Brecons were not entirely preferable to cleaning toilets.
Daggers Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 That's nothing. I've picked up used johnnies in our car park before. I don't remember THAT being in my job description Well - if you must take the missus dogging it really is the least you can do for the local community.
Bellend Sebastian Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 Well - if you must take the missus dogging it really is the least you can do for the local community. She loved it. I'll see you down Groby Pool
RedOnRed Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 That's nothing. I've picked up used johnnies in our car park before. I don't remember THAT being in my job description The mind boggles. I hope you used a pair of tongs and rubber gloves?
skinnydipper Posted 1 August 2007 Posted 1 August 2007 If Stan had been here I wonder if they'd have got him working the car parks
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