The main difference for next season is that I's expect to see Bruce sign 2 centre-halves and a keeper. Forget about the rest of the team and the failings for another time but you never get anywhere with a porous defence, which is what we have. Elphick is terrible and that leaves us with Baker and Chester. Chester looks decent enough for this level but forget about when Baker's out, if we were to lose Chester for the rest of the season having Elphick and Baker alone would see us in all likelihood doing well to get the points needed to stay up. Add an experienced keeper into the mix and we have something to build from.Sacking Bruce now will make little difference. The back line is still the back line and all but Chester is pretty much to blame for our position. Yes, you can look at our frailties up front, but if you concede the goals that we have been conceding then you are putting yourself under so much pressure. He gets that wrong next season, and it is still the same then he will go. But has the summer to put it right.
I think focusing on the defence is easy given how poor we've been in the last 2 months but it's the wrong approach, we need to score more goals, I doubt many teams have been promoted (automatically) in the last 20-25 years whilst averaging much less that 1.5 goals a game. We're probably 20-25 goals short of what we'd want to have at this stage to be in the mix for the top 2.
Past managers have said the same. It's hardly exclusive with Bruce.
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on February 26, 2017, 05:01:04 PMHow can you really say "it is no good continually switching managers", though?Surely it depends who you are switching from, and to whom (and I say that as one who wouldn't sack Bruce)?Really? So one presumes when RDM, RG, TS, PL, and so forth were appointed, someone thought they were the right for - but they weren't. None of them. So who is the right fit?? I suspect those like me who advocate sticking are doing so because we fear the next 4 will be as bad as the last 4 and by then, we will. R calling for the head of another manger as we near relegation to League 2. Sacking a manager is easy and it often makes supporters happy - till they find themselves singing from the same hymn sheet a few months later. Stability in the game today is completely under-rated
How can you really say "it is no good continually switching managers", though?Surely it depends who you are switching from, and to whom (and I say that as one who wouldn't sack Bruce)?
Quote from: paul_e on February 26, 2017, 09:57:22 PMI think focusing on the defence is easy given how poor we've been in the last 2 months but it's the wrong approach, we need to score more goals, I doubt many teams have been promoted (automatically) in the last 20-25 years whilst averaging much less that 1.5 goals a game. We're probably 20-25 goals short of what we'd want to have at this stage to be in the mix for the top 2.I agree to be a dominant side we need to focus on scoring goals. If we're averaging 2-3 goals a game we'll be a really strong side.
Quote from: gpbarr on February 26, 2017, 08:17:31 PMQuote from: pauliewalnuts on February 26, 2017, 05:01:04 PMHow can you really say "it is no good continually switching managers", though?Surely it depends who you are switching from, and to whom (and I say that as one who wouldn't sack Bruce)?Really? So one presumes when RDM, RG, TS, PL, and so forth were appointed, someone thought they were the right for - but they weren't. None of them. So who is the right fit?? I suspect those like me who advocate sticking are doing so because we fear the next 4 will be as bad as the last 4 and by then, we will. R calling for the head of another manger as we near relegation to League 2. Sacking a manager is easy and it often makes supporters happy - till they find themselves singing from the same hymn sheet a few months later. Stability in the game today is completely under-ratedStability for the sake of stability is completely over rated.
Quote from: PaulWinch again on February 26, 2017, 10:18:38 PMQuote from: paul_e on February 26, 2017, 09:57:22 PMI think focusing on the defence is easy given how poor we've been in the last 2 months but it's the wrong approach, we need to score more goals, I doubt many teams have been promoted (automatically) in the last 20-25 years whilst averaging much less that 1.5 goals a game. We're probably 20-25 goals short of what we'd want to have at this stage to be in the mix for the top 2.I agree to be a dominant side we need to focus on scoring goals. If we're averaging 2-3 goals a game we'll be a really strong side.A leaky defense in this league will mean a relegation bound defence after promotion. Clean sheets give stability and confidence to try something new upfront; chopping and changing both ends of the team at the same time normally leads to disaster, IMO.