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Offline spangley1812

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1050 on: October 04, 2015, 12:12:22 PM »
Allardyce would be an aspirational appointment. The prospect of going back up the M6 from Villa Park happy more than five pathetic times a season would be a god send.

I don't care what we are like to watch. I am just sick to death of losing, of being a soft touch for shit clubs like Stoke fucking City to come and breeze to three points.

Albion fans were saying the same thing about Pulis and now they're moaning about the football they play. I don't want to go down that road.

So would you prefer to be relegated rather than have Sam Allardyce as manager.......

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1051 on: October 04, 2015, 12:13:39 PM »
Allardyce would be an aspirational appointment. The prospect of going back up the M6 from Villa Park happy more than five pathetic times a season would be a god send.

I don't care what we are like to watch. I am just sick to death of losing, of being a soft touch for shit clubs like Stoke fucking City to come and breeze to three points.

Albion fans were saying the same thing about Pulis and now they're moaning about the football they play. I don't want to go down that road.

So would you prefer to be relegated rather than have Sam Allardyce as manager.......

Who says we're going to get relegated?

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1052 on: October 04, 2015, 12:13:47 PM »
Pulis is worse than Fat Sam. His sides are direct, but then so were we under O'Neill. They're also massively cynical, but not adverse to having footballers in his side.

Offline Ger Regan

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1053 on: October 04, 2015, 12:16:24 PM »
Who says we're going to get relegated?
What signs have you seen from this season to suggest that anything else is probable?

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1054 on: October 04, 2015, 12:17:57 PM »
Who says we're going to get relegated?
What signs have you seen from this season to suggest that anything else is probable?

Because we're only 8 games in. Just because we're in the bottom three now, doesn't mean we will be in May. Having a  little optimism doesn't hurt.

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1055 on: October 04, 2015, 12:18:33 PM »
I think Tim was right about the fitness levels, Stoke seemed quicker, stronger and pressed the ball in packs of two or three in a way we didn't seem capable of.

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1056 on: October 04, 2015, 12:20:02 PM »
I think Tim was right about the fitness levels, Stoke seemed quicker, stronger and pressed the ball in packs of two or three in a way we didn't seem capable of.

He was on about fitness levels though after the Man. United home game on August 14th, saying we'd be doing double sessions to get players fit. Two months ago.

In our position we don't have enough time anymore.

I'd say the biggest player we need to sort out and get fit is Adam Traore and his glass ankles.

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1057 on: October 04, 2015, 12:24:08 PM »
I think Tim was right about the fitness levels, Stoke seemed quicker, stronger and pressed the ball in packs of two or three in a way we didn't seem capable of.

He should probably find out whose job it is to do something about that.

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1058 on: October 04, 2015, 12:24:49 PM »
Who says we're going to get relegated?
What signs have you seen from this season to suggest that anything else is probable?

Because we're only 8 games in. Just because we're in the bottom three now, doesn't mean we will be in May. Having a  little optimism doesn't hurt.
Not having a go, but that is some monumental straw clutching.

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1059 on: October 04, 2015, 12:25:51 PM »
West Brom are possibly the fittest team in the league. They're also one of the shittest. I don't think fitness is our biggest issue right now.

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1060 on: October 04, 2015, 12:26:40 PM »
I always felt West Ham fans were a little harsh on tubby Sam. I know it wasn't pretty most of the time (they actually played decent footy in the first half of last season, with Downing in the hole and Sakho in form). But they're a yo-yo club who he's given stability to. If there's one thing Big Sam doesn't do (as of yet), it's relegate sides. It may be dour at times but he'll keep you up and have you well drilled. He'll also use certain players effectively. I think we'd see Gestede given more to work with.

We have good players here. We just need someone to get that backline into shape, and get players playing.

The worry with Fat Sam is, he could hamper the development of Grealish. I'm not sure he'd fancy him. In addition I think we'd see very little of Gil.

I would take him in a heartbeat right now. Right now we're shit to watch (aside from 10-20 minutes here and there) and we're not picking up results. I'd rather be shit to watch and pick up results. The latter will keep us up.

We're going down under Sherwood. We can't wait around this time. We diced with death leaving it late last year. Sherwoods used up all his luck and impact now. We missed out on Pulis last year by not bulleting Lambert sooner. Say what you like about Tiny Penis but we'd be looking in better nick right now under him. And he's ultimately done better at that mob than Sherwood has here, regardless of our cup run.

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1061 on: October 04, 2015, 12:34:56 PM »
At the current rate we won't hit twenty points. We are in massive danger of going down, with a manager incapable of doing anything about it.

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1062 on: October 04, 2015, 12:42:44 PM »
Wasn't it Christian Gross at Spurs who kept going on about fitness as they got stuffed every week under him?  Maybe it's a Spurs thing.

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1063 on: October 04, 2015, 12:44:07 PM »
Who says we're going to get relegated?
What signs have you seen from this season to suggest that anything else is probable?

Because we're only 8 games in. Just because we're in the bottom three now, doesn't mean we will be in May. Having a  little optimism doesn't hurt.
Not having a go, but that is some monumental straw clutching.

No it's not, it's having a bit of optimism and what i've said is right. Who knows where we'll be in May? Yes, we may go down but it's not a certainty. If you think it's straw clutching, then fine.

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Re: Poll - Sherwood - get rid?
« Reply #1064 on: October 04, 2015, 12:44:07 PM »
I always felt West Ham fans were a little harsh on tubby Sam. I know it wasn't pretty most of the time (they actually played decent footy in the first half of last season, with Downing in the hole and Sakho in form). But they're a yo-yo club who he's given stability to. If there's one thing Big Sam doesn't do (as of yet), it's relegate sides. It may be dour at times but he'll keep you up and have you well drilled. He'll also use certain players effectively. I think we'd see Gestede given more to work with.

We have good players here. We just need someone to get that backline into shape, and get players playing.

The worry with Fat Sam is, he could hamper the development of Grealish. I'm not sure he'd fancy him. In addition I think we'd see very little of Gil.

I would take him in a heartbeat right now. Right now we're shit to watch (aside from 10-20 minutes here and there) and we're not picking up results. I'd rather be shit to watch and pick up results. The latter will keep us up.

We're going down under Sherwood. We can't wait around this time. We diced with death leaving it late last year. Sherwoods used up all his luck and impact now. We missed out on Pulis last year by not bulleting Lambert sooner. Say what you like about Tiny Penis but we'd be looking in better nick right now under him. And he's ultimately done better at that mob than Sherwood has here, regardless of our cup run.

They are one place above us in the league so 'ultimately done better' is a slightly hollow claim.

I can't see the club sacking him in the near future but if it does come to that I hope we have a bit more imagination than going for that twat.

 


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