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When do we start to question Hopkin?

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Fordy117, Nov 4, 2018.

  1. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    So have some ambition then.

    1 defeat in 5 isn't good enough for a team in our position

    We need 4/5 wins back to back
     
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  2. bantam2708

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    Next 3 league games we need 3 wins
     
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  3. Keefly Bantam

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    Where did I say draws were good enough? Its your incredibly negative mind that read it that way.
     
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  4. Tennesseebantam

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    Come on lads, have you no ambition??? 26 wins in next 26 league games, otherwise we are utter shi&te. Everyone knows we only have to demand it and it will happen.......
     
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  5. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    At this moment some fans expect failure and that's one of the reasons we're bottom.
     
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  6. Tennesseebantam

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    no, we're bottom because we don't get as many points as other teams.
     
  7. Keefly Bantam

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    You really do talk out of your arse. :weary_face:
     
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    Yes, if only the rest of our fans had your unwavering positivity we’d be in play offs by now.
     
  9. Keefly Bantam

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    **WINNER**
     
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  10. bantamdave41

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    I'm sure I am not the only one whom has questioned DH, whether that be tactics, team selection, substitutions and so on.

    Have I. Oh yes.

    That said, I want DH to be given the opportunity to stamp his managerial career on BCFC. Throughout this year, it has been turmoil after turmoil. Staff turnover, manager turnover, playing staff turnover, fans rightfully angry at the goings on and so on.

    What we need now IMO, is a period of stability. In terms of management we can get that. (Off the field may well be a long journey). A manager that is provided with his own back room staff, the ability to bring his own players in and truly impose his style. We could get rid of DH again but the cycle of instability starts again. Not for me.

    Shoots, and that's all they are at this point, of recovery are occuring. Some of the positivity around the club, is drip feeding back onto these boards and amongst the terraces at VP. Results are 'improving' and the narrative is DH will be supported in January.

    So I'm for DH to be given time.
     
  11. Tolly856

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    Our current mess certainly isn't down to Hopkin and i agree he needs time. The only thing that annoys me about him is his persistence to continue with Chicksen. He's a terrible player and it's the one position where we actually have a superior alternative.
     
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  12. How

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    I agree but wood seems to be targeted in the air if he does play and maybe he fancies Chicksen more aerially?
     
  13. hippo

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    Oh I don't know he's introduced a bit of a never say die attitude and get's the nay-sayers feet stamping now and again.
     
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    Well I will give you he is inconsistent, he played well against Oxford, but not against Luton, and seemed error ridden again today, but I didn’t go so will need somebody to assess his play.
     
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    It’s a start we.need to keep picking up points we have had some tough matches lately so it’s not a bad effort but the next three are against teams we need a good tally of points against
     
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    He's reiterated that he wants to add 3 or 4 quality players, which could make a big difference.

    A centre and left back, left winger and striker. Possibly even 2 strikers. Get the right quality into those areas, plus Scannell back and we'd be a different team.
     
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  17. Offcomedun

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    You really do seem to struggle to understand how the real world works.
    4/5 wins back to back is promotion, if not L1 winner, form. Expecting anyone to take this dog's breakfast of a squad to those levels is delusional nonsense. We have no wingers, little creativity and a bunch of inadequate and/or out of form strikers.
    The best we can hope for is to keep it tight and hope to grind out draws and some wins until the end of the year. Compare the results of October and November and you'll see that we've started to do that.
    We've no chance of putting a consistent 4 or 5 game winning run together with the squad as it currently is. Get to January without being cut adrift and improve the squad and we might then have a chance of stringing a few wins together.

    Let's not forget that you predicted relegation problems in every season that PP was taking us higher up the league, so what on earth do you know?
    What you call ''ambition' is actually fantasy.
     
  18. Fordy117

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    We play Plymouth, Peterborough, Walsall and Scunny.

    Now apart from Peterborough the rest are mid table and below and games we should be winning. Even the Peterborough game is at home so no reason why we can't win.

    As for the squad. It is what it is until Jan. If Hopkin doesn't want to play Gibson or any youth wingers that's up to him but the problem is our defence and we always seem to be chasing games having let in sloppy goals.

    The gap for us to get out of trouble does require us to go on champion form but these are games before the start of the start that you put down as WINS! Well we need wins now.

    Is Hopkin the man to get us out of trouble? I doubt it but these next 4 games will tell you so much about him. Currently he's worse than our last manager-FACT!
     
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  19. Faithful Bantam

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    Don't forget the dogshit defence.
     
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  20. Bronco

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    Nowt to do with players........just us fans :(.
     
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