Most liked posts in thread: Away vs Cambridge United - Sat 15 Feb 2020

Agree Dave. When Pritchard gets blatently fouled and no foul given, take out the Cambridge lad before he gets anywhere near the box to cross. Take one for the team.
Also, with three central defenders now on, how the hell does their lad put the ball in the net, unchallenged, from 6 yds out and central to goal?

 

Says the poster who uses serious instead of seriously.

 

So who would you have appointed instead of SM and why would you expect that they could get a tune out of this current squad.

 

He's be poor for a while.

Knew he was slow but looks like a caravan on a motorway as I speed past in my Merc.

 

God only knows how many wingers we have if you include Gibson and Pritchard who can also play there and Connor Wood. I make it seven. Make that eight if Stuart uses McCartan out wide again. Absolutely mad when you consider we haven’t got a bossman in midfield. Yes Bowyer didn’t have a clue but you’d think somebody above him would have said just a minute how many more wide men do we need. I think when Lawn was here it wouldn’t have happened.

 

Sorry pal forgot about Wood.

You're thinking more of a football director. A sporting director is more about the identity and long term. A football Director could get involved in picking the team etc.

Let's buy another 30 players then McCall goes and get a Bowyer style manager in then! Repeat!

McCall will understand that 80% of clubs have a sporting or football director now. They is a reason why mate.

All the top 4 in our league have one!
We need to get with the times unless you think Rhodes can take this club forward! I don't believe he can.

 

We could set up a Director of Football position to suit our needs.

There isn't really a set job role, and even if there was, clubs don't have to abide by it.

I'd have someone in that position that has the clubs best interests at heart (naturally), and has the ambition to increase the club's status and standing by overseeing the general direction of the club. Consult on managerial appointments that meet the needs of the squad, consult on player recruitment that meets the needs of the manager (we should be tweaking, not overhauling), has the power to veto certain characters from coming to the club, and works with the Director of Communications by receiving feedback from the fans.

I understand the argument that Rhodes can do that job, but I don't think he can. He wasn't a footballer, wasn't a coach, seemed to play second fiddle to Lawn who made a lot of the statements and decisions at least in the public eye, and under him we have bounced around from one direction to the opposite and rebuilt countless times.

People liked that Parkinson forged the West Ham link and brought in some quality players; Bowyer brought the Blackpool links with him; every manager brings links, and so would a good Director of Football. We should, in theory, have greater scope in terms of player recruitment and bagging the names we need to sign.

I just don't see how Rupp and Rhodes are equipped to do any of that.

 

He isn’t going to drop McCartan after last night.

 

Been dry down here mostly so should be fine for Saturday. Could be windy though with Dennis swooping in over the weekend.

Looking forward to my first match in a while.

 

A win would not guarantee we would be back in play off position

 

Best was he didn’t do anything except score 2 goals, isn’t that the whole aim of football

 

Heads up guys LNER have cancelled a load of trains. I was due on the 8:45 from Leeds and the 17:54 back, both cancelled after using ticket splitter for single tickets too. Could turn out an expensive one.

 

I'm surprised a bigger club hasn't snapped you up with that level of analysis Rod.

 

I don’t know whether Stuart has seen enough but I have!! The thing about him is you might if you are lucky, get a couple of really good passes, but rest of time he is wandering around and bottling out of tackles.

 

Listened on the wireless that night as was a school night...was 14 at the time!!

 

1 nil Bradford win..

 

The only thing that would make it better for me would be if Cooke was fit enough to replace Akpan

 

Seems a sensible line up, although a shame we got no one else but Hopeless. Like the way SMc seen instantly that Guthrie not up to it and axed him.

 

Well It's 4-4-2 attacking with 2 wingers..

McCall is no mouse!!

McCartan could play behind Novak but we shall see...