RDM Poll time at 10 played!

[Villa in Denmark]

I posted a couple of days ago about different event horizons.

Well it looks like automatic promotion has dissappeared over the horizon already, unless we can mount some sort of 30 game unbeaten streak, winning 75% of them and play-offs is starting to look challeninging.

We might alreday be in that place where as long as there's no danger of going down, we're just seeing out the season already, in terms of acheiving anything.

It's not the 1 win in 10 that's pissing me off, it's the same fucking brain dead mistakes, game after game and have the EFL brought in a new rule that you have to start a game with the formation and tactics that finished teh last one?  There's no way he needed to start with that line up on Tuesday.  It's either laziness, stupidity or both.

Either bin him now or wake me up in May when you can tell me we finished 12th.

[PeterWithesShin]

And yet nearly all of us were happy with that starting 11.

[Villa in Denmark]

Sorry, me getting my rants mixed up. Saturdays's 532 being a conutinuation of how we'd finished the previous game out of necessity.

[PaulWinch again]

Yep I'm not convinced it's really personnel as much as it is mentality.

[PeterWithesShin]

Sorry, me getting my rants mixed up. Saturdays's 532 being a conutinuation of how we'd finished the previous game out of necessity.

Got ya.

[TheTimVilla]

It's difficult. I appreciate that RDM has done well to get rid of so much shit. On the other hand, I don't get this last ten minutes thing. Is it fitness? Mentality? One thing I do know is that our midfield is bollocks. Perm any two from none.

[Jockey Randall]

So we probably need to win 16/17 games of the 36 remaining to make the playoffs at least as no doubt we'll also pick up draws along the way. The next 5 games will be pretty crucial then I think so I'd agree with others that it's win or bust on Saturday for RDM. If we don't win at Deepdale it gives us 2 weeks to sort out a new management team and give them a good crack at saving the season.

[Louzie0]

I'd wait until xmas and if we're not top half let him go.

I'm with ez. Probably. Sounds reasonable, actually I'd give RDM longer, but it would help if we could win the odd one or two or five, between now and Xmas.


After then, I would expect wins every 2 - 3 games, of course.

[levico]

Why wait until Christmas? If he continues to fail in the meantime, any chance of even a play off place may well be beyond us.

Make the move early and at least we keep our options open.

[mr underhill]

I don't understand the procrastination argument - isn't it the definition of madness to continue to do the same thing and expect a different outcome? There is nothing to suggest RDM is suddenly going to become a different type of manager between now and Christmas - i.e. a winning one.

[Meanwood Villa]

You could say that sacking the manager is doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome.

[mr underhill]

Agreed but sooner or later we have to get one right! It is amazing that our decision making on managerial appointments has ranged from the bizarre to the inexplicable in recent times.

[KRS]

All this talk of missing out on automatic promotion or even the playoffs is a bit melodramatic. I'd agree that I don't think we'll do it under RDM, but we're only 10pts and 7pts behind each of those targets so 4 or 5 consecutive wins will put us right in the mix. I think it will take a managerial change, but don't right off the season or promotion just yet.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

i just find it baffling that rdm, clarke and bond are all having an input and we still for the most part look like a sack of shit

[robbo1874]

Ive gone for option 2, but I'd give him til Christmas in reality. If there is significant improvement between now and then, I'd back him with a bit of cash to strengthen in Jan and then see how we go to the end of the season. I thought we may take longer than one season to go up, based on the massive overhaul required after the combined last 5 years' cluster-fuck.

If we make the playoffs or get very close, then I think Dr X, then has a decision to make as to whether he sticks or twists. But given the outlay we've made this summer, he has to get until Christmas at least. If they can just work out a way to tighten up when we're ahead and close out games, we'll progress.

Just not not sure whether Dr X will have the patience though.