Match Thread Away vs Grimsby town - Tue 22 December 7pm kick off

another solid win where we won by doing the basics well and scoring two worldies. If trueman gets the job now its imperative we have a recruitment bod lined up, as whilst hes good with on field stuff we haven't seen any of what hes like in the transfer market. For me I think we should keep him with the youth now and look to build a medium to long term pathway for him to manage us, provided he continues to do the business whoever he's in charge of. clearly a talented tactician and coach so one for the future. If we can bring him through at the same time as a large crop of youngsters that would be ideal.

 

Thanks sounds a bit too technical for me, and I haven't a smart tv. Continue to watch on lap top

 

We were better than Grimsby whole match.
Thats all that matters for me.
Onwards and upwards

 

On his way to Bradford ?

 

The tactical move to 4-4-2 in the second half to protect the one goal lead was a masterstroke by the management team, A move the previous manager would never have made

 

I've just read he's resigned as the prospective owners are interfering inappropriately BEFORE they take over...

Wowsers, I would not want to be a Plymouth fan right now. Car crash incoming...

 

You wouldnt think so reading some of the comments on here when he first went to Grimsby.

 

Refreshing to hear a manager with an honest appraisal of the performance, where for parts of that games we weren't the best team but stuck to our game plan especially second half. Does help when the opposition manager takes off arguably your two best players mind.
Funny thing is Trueman and Sellars haven't reinvented the wheel or done anything spectacular bar just put round pegs in round holes and given them a clear set of instructions. Always makes me giggle when people go about how fans should trust the manager because they know better than you and have years of experience, on this occasion most of the intelligent fans knew what the problem was.

 

This. An acknowledgement that it isn't always defenders that need to do the defending which was also visible in the subs that were made. Donaldson and Guthrie were excellent out balls and killed the game when needed. Evans covered Wood at key moments and the French sub added some fresh legs at a key time. All were timed exactly when needed.

Just to echo what @NorthernMonkey said earlier in the thread as well, the fact we aren't finding ourselves a goal or two down halfway through the first half is so important. It means we aren't chasing the game so have extra energy at the end of the game. It allows the forwards to relax in front of goal.

That is credit to Trueman & Sellars who have simplified each player's role. Elliot Watt for example isn't having to mix defensive work as well as being this quarter back, he's just a central midfielder. Connor Wood isn't some overlapping wing back covering the whole left hand side, he's just a left back. Anthony O'Connor isn't being asked to be some overlapping centre back, just be a hard to beat b*stard central defender with your other b*stard central defender mate Paudie. Billy Clarke, don't be this deep lying forward who gets inbetween the lines, just sit out on the right wing where there is some space. Its simple stuff but exactly what the players needed.

 

Thing is the formation was there all along albeit injuries permitting but McCall seemed oblivious to it. His thrid spell will go down as some of the worst coaching i've seen, worse than Bowyer and probably Hopkin.

 

@Aireboro Bantam @NorthernMonkey can I suggest the reason we aren't finding ourselves 1 or 2 goals down is because in the last 3 games we haven't tried to win them in the first 10 minutes!!

That first Oldham goal was ridiculous. 9 minutes in and we have 8 players in their half and most near their box. Thoroughly naive tactics and formation setting from the former manager.

We haven't conceded first because we've started better not way off the pace and because we have had a solid foundation. And in the last two games we've played two teams who were amongst the top scorers in the league and who had number 1 and 2 leading goalscorers in the league!

Long may it continue! Be a tough test against Vaughan next, mind.

 

Holloway to Plymouth, Lowe to Bradford ?

 

Anyone recognise any similarities here?


Lee Novak for the Puskas award!

 

When he does it against RM maybe

 

have to say the guy is full of crap, posted this 6 days ago.

only took a city loss to change his mind. Shut up Ian.