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Match Thread Home v Hartlepool Tues 19 Oct @ 19.45pm (Also on ifollow)

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Bantam4ever, Oct 18, 2021.

  1. The Evidence

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    Honestly I have no confidence in this side against teams with momentum who cane up last season. Held at home by the mighty Barriw, fully expect a tough test when Sutton come to Town.
     
  2. Aaron Baker

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    Is that exactly the reason he isn't specifically saying it. For better or worse we need these players for the next 2 months.
     
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  3. Idlebantam

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    He sounded like Simon Grayson last night. Its everyone's fault but his, and he is coming across like Grayson did, we are lucky to have a manager who has had success wherever he has managed before.

    Did Adams not have a say in the shocking recruitment this summer?
    Is he not responsible for training schedules between matches?
    Is he not responsible for matchday tactics?
    Is he not responsible for selecting 10 players and 1 passenger by the name of Gilliead each game?
     
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  4. Rogered Tart

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    Wed be better off sticking any outfield player in Gillieads position yet Adams seems stubborn to change. This team is carrying certain players and when you have two strikers on the bench, regardless of how much your managers seems to forget about them, you have to play one of them.
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  5. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    You’re not stupid are you?

    He’s never going to directly say it’s them is he?

    If it was poor recruitment he will just say as the recruitment director has gone and the changes have been made.

    He would have said something like: “Over the years the recruitment hasn’t be great but with the new team in place I will make sure that improves”

    He isn’t saying that. He is clearly aiming messages at the owner and CEO for me both have been poor.

    Adams saying he will change this that and the other is just to throw people off. Wise up!
     
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  6. Idlebantam

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    I had a 'guest' sat with me last night who had only seen us once this season. Halfway through the first half he turned to me and said which position is our number 11 supposed to be playing and what does he do apart from drifting aimlessly around the pitch. I said I haven't a clue, but he should be nowhere near the first team squad that's for sure
     
  7. Carts #CTID

    Carts #CTID Fringe Player

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    I’m not sure what went wrong last night in particular their first goal within 60 seconds. I mean what did Adam’s and the players expect?? A team unbeaten at home, a team who have failed to win away all season, a team that sold 700 tickets for a Tuesday night fixture…… why weren’t we ready, Hartlepool were always going to fly out of the blocks, they were always going to throw everything at us.
    Conceding a goal within 60 seconds highlighted to me a severe lack of care, particularly for the shirt and the thousands of City fans who turned up to watch. It is now so painful to watch Adam’s post match interviews when he repeats yet again “we created chances but struggled to score”, the majority of City fans don’t care how many chances we create if we can’t convert them to goals. Now we must prepare for a very difficult next couple of months, our next 6 games are against teams which in my opinion have more fight, desire and fire power than us. I envisage a mid table position by January, potentially a new signing and for us to finish just outside the play offs. I have noticed Sparks has quietened down after his pre-season promotion campaign. I won’t be taking any notice of another one of those next season.
     
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  8. Petrov

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    I agree with you that Gillead needs dropping and any player taking his place won't be any worse, but the problem is that it's very likely they won't be any better either. Look at Rovers on Saturday, awful in the first half and made us look better than we think we are, but they had players on the bench that came on in the second half and made a difference. We just don't have that. Have we actually ever made a change this season that has had a positive impact on the game?
     
  9. vin weasel

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    The same 3 non scoring midfielders who started last season.
     
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  10. pns1945

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    Could well be a combination of the players losing confidence in the Manager and poor coaching leading to a lack of confidence all round. Given that our squad is limited on quality we are in a catch 22 situation. I did expect more development and progress from the new set up but it's hard to find positives when performances are so well below par.I hate the blame culture but someone has to put a finger on what has gone so wrong of late.
     
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  11. vin weasel

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    The same 3 non scoring midfielders who started last season.
    Look where they got us then.
    Which other successful managers start their tenure by playing 3 midfielders who got us to near the relegation zone the year before??
    And which other club tries to boost that midfield by adding Alex ' Bambi' Gilliead ffs!!!
     
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  12. vin weasel

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    Songo'o and Eisa were the only 2 signings we made in the summer that i hoped and maybe a little expected to boost us.
    Eisa is crocked and I think a lot of pressure is on Songo'o.
    Add to this he's been used as cb cos our recruitment has been awful in getting Kellerher and Adams won't use Staunton, creates an imbalance across the whole team.
     
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  13. TallinnBantam

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    I laughed out loud when AK got all mad at one of the callers after the game. I think the question from the caller was “has the manager lost the team?” AK said that Adam’s doesn’t need his players playing for him, because he’s a winning manager (paraphrasing, but was something along those lines). Typical bumble from AK, but calling Adams a “winning manager” after the run we’re on is laughable.
     
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  14. Bronco

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  15. Bronco

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    He loves wallowing in our bad results.
     
  16. Tight1-0Victory

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  17. Tony Wilkinson

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  18. Ulysses S Grant

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    That just about sums it up. He went off after an hour and no-one realised, because he did jackshit in the previous hour.
     
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  19. Ulysses S Grant

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    Sparks might as well rip his CV up and get a job in McDonalds.
     
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  20. vladimir

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    He's definitely been found out, now may be he will engage his brain before opening mouth.
     
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