They've also had a goal scorer return that's key to them.It's been said to death, but a young player in Wesley, a younger one in Davis and a Championship player in Kodjia wasn't enough.All 3 are out, along with our midfield heartbeat in McGinn. Smith needs the recruitment team to pull a forward out the bag by Brighton.
Quote from: Ads on January 13, 2020, 04:18:01 PMThey've also had a goal scorer return that's key to them.It's been said to death, but a young player in Wesley, a younger one in Davis and a Championship player in Kodjia wasn't enough.All 3 are out, along with our midfield heartbeat in McGinn. Smith needs the recruitment team to pull a forward out the bag by Brighton.Exactly, as have Southampton who have had a revival without sacking their manager.
Quote from: chrisw1 on January 13, 2020, 04:28:13 PMQuote from: Ads on January 13, 2020, 04:18:01 PMThey've also had a goal scorer return that's key to them.It's been said to death, but a young player in Wesley, a younger one in Davis and a Championship player in Kodjia wasn't enough.All 3 are out, along with our midfield heartbeat in McGinn. Smith needs the recruitment team to pull a forward out the bag by Brighton.Exactly, as have Southampton who have had a revival without sacking their manager.I don't actually think the slump has been that bad. Up to the Leicester game on the 8th December, there were problems for sure, but not to the extent as are being made out.We went through a poor patch, the striker issue exacerbating it, but less than 3 weeks after our poor run started, it ended at home to Norwich. In the 5 first team games since then we've won 2, drawn credibly at Leicester and had two disasters. About par really.I feel with better recruitment in the summer we would be a few points better off and I feel with some good recruitment now, we can survive.
Oddly, Smith has been "rewarded" by the owners for taking us back towards whence we came …. what kind of "business plan" is that ?
Quote from: villa `cross the mersey on January 13, 2020, 04:37:45 PMOddly, Smith has been "rewarded" by the owners for taking us back towards whence we came …. what kind of "business plan" is that ?Or he's been rewarded for getting us promoted absolutely against the odds and keeping us in a competitive situation after having to recruit a dozen players in the summer.
Pity the board didn't act earlier and got Pearson in. He's turned Watford's season around in 5 or so games - 4 wins and a draw.
Quote from: Drummond on January 13, 2020, 06:28:31 PMQuote from: villa `cross the mersey on January 13, 2020, 04:37:45 PMOddly, Smith has been "rewarded" by the owners for taking us back towards whence we came …. what kind of "business plan" is that ?Or he's been rewarded for getting us promoted absolutely against the odds and keeping us in a competitive situation after having to recruit a dozen players in the summer. Purslow said very strongly at the start of the season that just staying up wasn't the intention at all.
Quote from: Villafirst on January 13, 2020, 03:32:33 PMPity the board didn't act earlier and got Pearson in. He's turned Watford's season around in 5 or so games - 4 wins and a draw.Not only are they winning, they are winning comfortably, beating some good sides and playing really well. It isn’t kick and rush route one stuff either. Amazing how a team can be galvanised by a change of manager
Quote from: Rudy65 on January 13, 2020, 06:39:07 PMQuote from: Villafirst on January 13, 2020, 03:32:33 PMPity the board didn't act earlier and got Pearson in. He's turned Watford's season around in 5 or so games - 4 wins and a draw.Not only are they winning, they are winning comfortably, beating some good sides and playing really well. It isn’t kick and rush route one stuff either. Amazing how a team can be galvanised by a change of managerThey're not playing really well, I think that's overstating things.What they are, is a mid-table side, with some good players. They've finally got in a manager who can organise and simplify. They didn't do anything spectacular to beat Bournemouth, but they knew what to do; await that attack to dry up, bypass their midfield and you've cracked them open.