First Post: Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Steven Unite
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The Horizontal Society: The Death Of Knowing Your Role!

A message from the Gaffer, Arsenal Manger Arsène Wenger…

Taken from interviews published in August 2013.

“We were titanically bad. When you go out of a game like that you know that you face a storm. The storm is in the media, the fans, the disappointment that you will have to stand up to.

“We have gone from a vertical society to a horizontal society where everybody has an opinion about every decision you make, everybody has an opinion on the internet straight away.

“Basically the respect for people who make decisions is gone because every decision is questioned.

“So one of the most important qualities of a good leader now is massive resistance to stress. Under stress you become smaller and smaller until you cannot give a message out any more and that, of course, is something that is vital.

“That’s the moment that you have to show leadership qualities and show that you are strong and show that you don’t panic.

“So basically I don’t say anything profound to the team like that on the day because they are hurt, and I am as well. Anything you say in that moment could be even more detrimental. I try to get them to pick up, individually I speak to them. I give them two days off and then we come back on Monday and we start fresh again.

“At that moment you come back to the team and say: ‘This is what is important for us, this is our culture, this is us, so let’s come back to what we are good at and what we want.’

“I also think how can I improve the results — but my checklist is more: am I in line with what I think is important in my job?

“That’s why I think it’s important to not just think about winning, but also think about what is important to me in this job, in the way I see the game. Because when you go through crisis periods, that is what will help you survive.”

Free ones: Rundown…

Belmont 2, 4, 5, 6, 7

Pay-side: Today…

Delpark 5
Laurel 6
Remington 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
Suffolk 1, 2, 7, 8, 9
Woodbine 1, 5

Today’s Stakes Pageantry: We go for the upset today in Bel 8, the Catinca: #5 Baby J.

However, we must side with the chalk in Woodbine 7, the Apelia. That horse is #3 Goldstryke Glory.

Yesterday’s Activity: How ’bout that Russell Martinez, catcher for the Pittsburg Pyritesz? Russell Martinez is a clean player. Russell Martinez is not a doper like that Dirty LoDuca. Dirty LoDuca and GameOver Gagne probably used to inject each other, y’know, and Dirty LoDuca was the catcher, so you know what that means. Dirty LoDuca, being the catcher, had to receive whatever GameOver Gagne shoved into Dirty LoDuca’s dirty mitt. Diamond deliverance.

WMF Report:

Early
Albuquerque 5f
Belmont 6f
Chas. Town 4½f, 6½f
Northlands 6½f
PennNat 6f
Portland 6f
Remington 6f
Suffolk 5½f, 6f
Thistle 6f

Nocturnal Submission: Night off…

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Later!

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