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Arrow-up for this one, without a doubt. Incredibly sad that a club legend has left us but arrow-up for his massive contribution to our club, without a doubt.
Great to see so many informed tributes already, from ex-players and great fans who witnessed his work first-hand.
A quick google showed up this great LFW post about Frank Sibley from Nadera:
"Nearly 40 years at the club, our youngest ever player, coach, manager, League Cup winner, 5 promotions, his family are all QPR - Frank Sibley is genuinely one of our legendary figures.
I'd like to think that, if the new training ground ever gets built, the club would name the various facilities (pitches, changing rooms, classrooms, media suite, etc, etc) after former personnel - Evelyn Lintott, Wally Draper, Alec Stock, Frank Sibley, Daphne Biggs...the list goes on. Make it appropriate to the person, so the Daphne Biggs classrooms, the Wally Draper Gym, that sort of thing. It would really enhance the club's history and bring it to the attention of every future generation of QPR player. This is us, this is where we come from, who came before us - that should be important to a club like ours."
Beautifully worded, Nadera.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal. RIP.
I have posted this phrase as-Gaeilge down the years many, many times. I'm not religious, but I love the tradition and the history of it. The phrase changes subtly, and I wouldn't expect anyone to notice, but it changes nonetheless. In general it means "To the right (favoured) hand of God be his/her faithful/beautiful/noble/etc soul".
This time I've used the word 'uasal'. As Gaeilge we spare the usage of the word uasal. You hold that one back. It means noble. There's no higher.
Well, she rose through the ranks in eight years, ended up with the National FA, and now she's on the way to a top division club, so she's clearly talented. Whenever I've read her or watched her I always found her inspiring, empathetic and eloquent; the kind of coach I'd want to be coached by. I wish her well.
As for Rangers, I view this the same as I view a player leaving. Do we have the knowledge to recruit someone better?
I get over-excited too, Nix! And you've nailed it - it's very hard to test.
I'm a fully paid-up member of the Goalkeepers' Union. But...
In the amateur game many, many great goalies never get a chance because management are reluctant/hesitant/scared to change the player in the one position that they (usually) have no experience or understanding of. They are scared because you can chance a young outfield player in a different position, hoping that someone will cover for him or coax him through, but a goalie is a different thing, isn't it?
He's a bit young, isn't he? He's a bit thin, isn't he? He's a bit quiet, isn't he? He's a bit loud, isn't he?
There's always a reason to not make the change, whereas in every other position management find reasons to make changes:
He's faster than X, we'll bring him in? He works harder than X? He's stronger... etc.
In the professional game, I wonder if many goalkeeping careers are wasted in the same way.
I really haven't seen enough of him to call that one, Nix, sorry.
He looks to have all the physical attributes, but it's his mental attributes that will probably decide if he becomes first choice so soon. How would that pressure affect him? How would he react on the very big days? How would he react to a dip in the team's form, or his form? How would he cope with being a playmaker should Cifuentes bring us down that road? etc
Maybe he blows everyone away in pre-season training and claims the gig, maybe he gets a year out on a good loan.
Edit: I think we'd prefer to exclude randomers just so we can keep the craic between ourselves? If so, I'll only approve entrants that I recognise immediately. If I haven't approved you, please PM me and I'll sort it out straight away. I promise that I will be very discreet about info/allergies/past incidents about stealing policemen's helmets.
Back in the 80's and 90's I used to sell and write a bit for AKUTR's.
I used to marvel at Dave's work ethic, his consistency, his artistry, his ability to put out inventive and intelligent content over and over and over again.
Now I feel the same about your work.
It's incredibly difficult. And it's incredibly difficult to make it look easy.
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