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Graham Alexander.. time to go.

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Rcbantam, Jan 27, 2024.

  1. Idlebantam

    Idlebantam Squad Player
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    I've never lost faith in a manager as quickly as I have for GA.

    The only defence I can offer for him is the inheritance of such a shocking squad overall.

    However, the football he is serving up is soul destroying.

    I truly cannot see where the next win is coming from in the league.

    His persistent reluctance in starting with flair players such as Pointon and Chapman is baffling. The only positive result we have had this month came in the EFL Trophy, if my memory serves me right, both these started.

    How as he not abandoned the negative awful 3-5-2 formation to start games. We simply don't have the players to make a success of this formation.

    The number of times we concede the first goal in the first 15 minutes or so is shocking and down to the tactics in my opinion.

    I am afraid I don't trust him with the summer rebuild, but then I don't trust Sparks with any more appointments.

    What a depressing mess we find ourselves in.
     
  2. Bantamsteve

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    Saves anyone driving Rupp, Sparks and Gent away from VP
    He can do it never to return
     
  3. Onside

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    This in a nutshell. It is so depressing. Even if Rupp, Sparks, Gent and GA resigned today, it would not help us. Right at this moment we need a manager who can motivate the players we have and produce a match day squad. We really are at an all time low.
     
  4. Kopendin1964

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    And already injured for a “couple” of weeks with a “nick” after a scan (hamstring?). You couldn’t make it up.
     
  5. Rcbantam

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    :cry:
    Awe didums
     
  6. Silverbantam

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    Just remember that under Phil Parkinson we finished 18th in his first season with another managers players!!!!
     
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  7. Bronco

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    There has to be a massive turn around for us to show any sort of form that may give us an outside chance of the top seven, I don't think time is on the clubs side with regards delaying the season ticket campaign.
     
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  8. Andyone

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    Employees need to feel valued, especially the manager. They all look happy initially but soon look bloody miserable when they don't feel loved! Even Hughes couldn't be bothered to move from his seat at the end. Apathy.
     
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  9. AngryGaz

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    Remember that squad on the whole was piss poor this team with the right tactics and set up should be doing a lot more.

    So you think that next season there will be a vast improvement ?????
     
  10. bailiff bridge bantam

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    That’s the big question.
    How will next season’s recruitment be any better than most of the dross we’ve signed in the last few seasons?
     
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  11. MallorcaBantam

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    When the players go on the field, no matter what their told, if they can’t/wont do it, can't play with pride, effort and a little skill, why are we blaming others?
     
  12. Welshbantam

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    You can't compare GA with Phil Parkinson. Parky could motivate his players to run through walls even if they weren't very good. That interview with GA after the game yesterday was dreadful, he didn't seem to have a clue how to get the best out of this team.
     
  13. Bantam75

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    Only logical solution to our short term problems is change the formation

    Walker
    Halliday Stubbs Tomkinson Richards
    Pointon Smallwood Gillead Chapman
    Cook Young

    its the only formation that can allow us to get the best out of our attacking players

    GA has this mentality where we need to get the best out of our defensive players, well guess what, it aint working. Theyre all dogshit

    But GA is a fecking clown an he'l refuse to change his way the stubborn prick
     
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  14. Bantam Man

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    Alexandra gone apparently to be announced tomorrow
     
  15. king karl

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    Its like this dude , non of your previous predictions / fantasies have come true

    If this is bollox also im getting the Ban Hammer out
     
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  16. Onside

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    I would have McDonald in the centre instead of Smallwood, and I would make him captain or Gillead.
     
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  18. Onside

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  19. bailiff bridge bantam

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    Oh do fu@k off.
    Is that Crewe Alexandra.?

    I know people biting is just what you want but it’s getting tiresome now.
     
  20. Onside

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    ?
     

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