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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 22 Jan 24 2.12pm | |
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Originally posted by Painter
Brendan Rodgers is now being mentioned . Uncle Tom Cobley and all.
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est1905 22 Jan 24 3.08pm | |
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Originally posted by 55 years a fan
Yes I think this is the year we go bust and leave top flight. Don’t see them lining up to take the managers job. Ask yourself. Would you want the job. Hell yeah! Ridiculous to suggest no one would want the job.
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est1905 22 Jan 24 3.13pm | |
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Originally posted by NEILLO
Different people have different styles. Ray Lew is the more active on the touchline and that's always been the case when working together. Neither you or I know what is being said to the players pre match or during it. I'm guessing that you wouldn't have written any of this if we were winning games. Completely agree. I also doubt the banner would have come out if we'got a result or even come close to one.
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Uphill Bedford 22 Jan 24 3.14pm | |
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Originally posted by Willo
Uncle Tom Cobley and all. He is my manager of choice as anyone couldn't possibly be worse than the current 'stuck in his ways' incumbent. However, if Olise gets fit soon, if Ayew gets back from AFCON and he plays Franca to liaise with Eze (instead of sticking him out on the wing) and plays Ebowei as a winger and Ahamada as the midfield provider - we will be OK. More likely pigs will fly and he'll stick with Hughes, Schlupp and Mateta. Old leopards never change their spots ...
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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 22 Jan 24 3.15pm | |
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Originally posted by est1905
Hell yeah! Ridiculous to suggest no one would want the job. I suspect there are a few who would be interested if approached but whether any receive a call in the near future is open to debate and conjecture. Edited by Willo (22 Jan 2024 3.15pm)
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est1905 22 Jan 24 3.21pm | |
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As Jason Cundy pointed out on Talksport the other day, changing the manager does nothing to change results if the owners continue to withhold investment in the team. We had a third of our attack missing Saturday (with Ayew at AFCON and Olise injured). Had we had someone on the bench that could help we might have offered more up front. Roy's pragmatic style may not be easy on the eye but when we have our strongest team out we are a match for anyone. When we have injuries to key areas we look like lambs to the slaughter.
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est1905 22 Jan 24 3.29pm | |
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Frankly the only thing I blame Roy for is maybe not being more insistent that players are desperately needed.
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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 22 Jan 24 3.50pm | |
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Originally posted by est1905
Frankly the only thing I blame Roy for is maybe not being more insistent that players are desperately needed. I will accept that the injury to Doucoure and the injuries to Eze and Olise which has resulted in them hardly playing together has had a significant negative affect on the team. At present we are not cut adrift and at this moment in time one could conclude that there is a greater chance of three teams below us plummeting through that relegation trapdoor.
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doombear Too far from Selhurst Park 22 Jan 24 3.53pm | |
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The press/click bait articles keep coming. Try this one - at least he seems to have looked at our squad options:
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Brinscalleagle2 Brinscall 22 Jan 24 4.02pm | |
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Originally posted by est1905
Frankly the only thing I blame Roy for is maybe not being more insistent that players are desperately needed. I have to agree without the return of Doucoure Olisse and Ayew any manager is going to struggle and with them we would be ok. On balance I would stick with Roy for the rest of the season especially if we are unable to strengthen the squad with players with the ability to go straight into the side not the Franca type player who may or may not make it. The big change should come in the summer suited to whichever division we are in. For me with Roy it will be the Premiership and I would sooner suffer pragmatic football for the rest of the season to achieve that aim.COYP
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est1905 22 Jan 24 4.53pm | |
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Originally posted by Brinscalleagle2
I have to agree without the return of Doucoure Olisse and Ayew any manager is going to struggle and with them we would be ok. On balance I would stick with Roy for the rest of the season especially if we are unable to strengthen the squad with players with the ability to go straight into the side not the Franca type player who may or may not make it. The big change should come in the summer suited to whichever division we are in. For me with Roy it will be the Premiership and I would sooner suffer pragmatic football for the rest of the season to achieve that aim.COYP I agree, As I previously mentioned, I didn't want Roy to stay on and was disappointed when it was announced. No reflection on Roy but I just felt it was the right time for all parties to move on. However, we are where we are. Roy is a safe pair of hands. Those type of managers are a dying breed in the Premiership. With a fit squad he'll keep us up. I have no doubt. The football wont be great but again this is not any kind of surprise to any one. With Roy you know what you are going to get.
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taylors lovechild 22 Jan 24 5.19pm | |
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The concern is if injuries don't improve he has shown no idea of how to work around it. He hasn't tried untested players to any great degree, he hasn't come up with any new offensive tactics, he hasn't gone down the route of a more physical and aggressive approach, or worked out a way to go more direct. The one change was to go 3-4-3 when we don't have any wingbacks, Schlupp is not a right winger and he puts Eze out on the left. We are no longer that hard to break down, we can't defend setpieces and our offensive set pieces have no creativity at all. I just don't see anything that he's getting right at the moment. Sometimes changing the manager just gives the place a boost. It's not always fair on the manager, but it works so often if you make the right choice. The fact is any half decent manager will keep us up when the core of the team is fit.
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