Quote from: Witton Warrior on January 28, 2013, 08:48:07 PMWhy do I get this sneaking feeling that if we go down the fans will be blamed for this because we didn't support the manager enough? They won't be able to peddle that one this time. Never seen a managers name being chanted by our lot after being battered by the likes of Wigan at home.
Why do I get this sneaking feeling that if we go down the fans will be blamed for this because we didn't support the manager enough?
Quote from: eastie on January 28, 2013, 08:34:44 PMQuote from: ROBBO on January 28, 2013, 08:33:30 PMOne thing Nursey said which i think is bang on and our biggest weakness is that we have no Characters in the side,no hard men to keep the team focused when things go wrong, go through the team and you be hard pressed to come up with a player you could deem to be a fighter, the nearest i can get is Weiman.Very true - no leadership .Don't need fighters, need leaders. Players who can react to what they see happening on the pitch without waiting for instructions from the bench. Still can't believe the 5 up front debacle last week but couldn't the infamous 5 see it wasn't likely to work and react?
Quote from: ROBBO on January 28, 2013, 08:33:30 PMOne thing Nursey said which i think is bang on and our biggest weakness is that we have no Characters in the side,no hard men to keep the team focused when things go wrong, go through the team and you be hard pressed to come up with a player you could deem to be a fighter, the nearest i can get is Weiman.Very true - no leadership .
One thing Nursey said which i think is bang on and our biggest weakness is that we have no Characters in the side,no hard men to keep the team focused when things go wrong, go through the team and you be hard pressed to come up with a player you could deem to be a fighter, the nearest i can get is Weiman.
Quote from: walsall villain on January 28, 2013, 08:40:59 PMQuote from: eastie on January 28, 2013, 08:34:44 PMQuote from: ROBBO on January 28, 2013, 08:33:30 PMOne thing Nursey said which i think is bang on and our biggest weakness is that we have no Characters in the side,no hard men to keep the team focused when things go wrong, go through the team and you be hard pressed to come up with a player you could deem to be a fighter, the nearest i can get is Weiman.Very true - no leadership .Don't need fighters, need leaders. Players who can react to what they see happening on the pitch without waiting for instructions from the bench. Still can't believe the 5 up front debacle last week but couldn't the infamous 5 see it wasn't likely to work and react?You do what the manager tells you to do, otherwise he won't pick you again.If he tells you to get in the 6 yard box, thats what you do its irrelevant whether the ball is going to get to you or not, thats not your problem!
Quote from: richardhubbard on January 28, 2013, 06:42:14 PMLerner a fucking fool and makes Doug look like Steve JobsErm..Steve Jobs is dead.
Lerner a fucking fool and makes Doug look like Steve Jobs
Well if Bennett bombs forward I would hope that one of his team mates is aware of the risk of the move breaking down and can cover. Not just think its not my problem but read the bloody game.I agree though, thats sadly not how it works.
Lambo should learn some new pick ourselves up lines.
Quote from: paul_e on January 28, 2013, 08:07:18 PMBut Phil, what you're saying there is that the quality of the squad is the problem, as evidenced in the link, the quantity is there.This is the point I was trying to make, the numbers are there but the experienced guys on the list are either shit, out of form or injured, meaning we're relying on the ones who should've been playing the odd game here and there, not starting regularly.It comes back to the same mistakes being made repeatedly. Every experienced player we've signed since Milner has been a disappointment in the long run, be it due to injuries, loss of form or general shitness; that's a spectacular run of poor choices and bad luck. Most of those senior players have ended up hanging around taking wages out of the club whilst offering very little back, no club could sustain it and it's only because of Lerner paying our running costs that we've coped to the extent we have.The problem for me, Paul, is that we've all seen the potential at some stage or other of the players, they're not all bad. What's happening though is instead of one or two players having a bad run, it's almost every single one of them at the same time, week in, week out and Lambert has done nothing to address the problem.I'm more than aware Lambert is still learning his trade as a manager but it's bloody frustrating he' fails to see the elephant in the room. Tactically, he just picks himself up and goes again with the same system that isn't right for now.
But Phil, what you're saying there is that the quality of the squad is the problem, as evidenced in the link, the quantity is there.This is the point I was trying to make, the numbers are there but the experienced guys on the list are either shit, out of form or injured, meaning we're relying on the ones who should've been playing the odd game here and there, not starting regularly.It comes back to the same mistakes being made repeatedly. Every experienced player we've signed since Milner has been a disappointment in the long run, be it due to injuries, loss of form or general shitness; that's a spectacular run of poor choices and bad luck. Most of those senior players have ended up hanging around taking wages out of the club whilst offering very little back, no club could sustain it and it's only because of Lerner paying our running costs that we've coped to the extent we have.
Quote from: Rudy Lambert on January 28, 2013, 06:43:17 PMQuote from: richardhubbard on January 28, 2013, 06:42:14 PMLerner a fucking fool and makes Doug look like Steve JobsErm..Steve Jobs is dead.They tuk urrr jerbs!
Quote from: Mazrim on January 28, 2013, 11:00:26 PMQuote from: Rudy Lambert on January 28, 2013, 06:43:17 PMQuote from: richardhubbard on January 28, 2013, 06:42:14 PMLerner a fucking fool and makes Doug look like Steve JobsErm..Steve Jobs is dead.They tuk urrr jerbs!Dey drrkk urrr drrrr.