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

I personally think the criticism of any manager after three matches is unfair and hugely premature. It can’t be denied the weather played a part. It also cannot be denied that we have been throwing the lead away under the last three managers. It didn’t start with the current guy.

 

Evaluation of substitutes is valid after 3 or 300 games though.

The weather played a part, as it will for every game at the moment but that doesn't give the players or manager a free pass for the actions they take. It's just another factor.

 

I think that is more than feasible. However, the fans had firmly kicked Bowyer into touch and if the new coach didn’t work the ST sales would have suffered badly. With the McCall appointment for an 18 month contract the risk to ST sales was much less. A patch up might have worked, but a big risk if it didn’t.

@Lard Arse I like a good conspiracy theory However, I accept your view that it is poor management. The fact that they were unprepared to think about sacking Bowyer to the last minute is reprehensible and neglectful.

 

It’s the modern fan football culture. Someone has to be to blame for everything and we need answers immediately. It’s a 46 game season for a reason. McCall hasn’t had that time but he’s lost one in 3 and immediately the squad is the worst in the league and play offs are gone.
I am guilty of it and agree with most of it but every game is now micro analysed.

 

The thing to remember with Stuarts subs yesterday is he wanted another victory
and especially as we haven't won away for ages so he tried to strengthen at the
back but it didn't work. Because a) he doesn't know the players well enough
b) he probably felt they had a big advantage second half with the wind and
he doesn't yet realise we can't do the "Alamo" any more than Davy Crockett!

Looking at our season over last couple of months we've had teams battering
us away and we've not held out and even teams starting off on the front foot
because they know we are weak. It's a big job for Stuart and knowing how he
cares for this club he will be desperate to succeed and I hope he does.

 

I disagree. When I come on here I am typing with one finger as I use an iPad. So I am going to use short cuts. I am not writing a thesis to be presented, just my thoughts on mainly city and football. Not everyone on here has had a good education, are we saying only ppl who have had a good education and pristine spelling and grammar can comment or they won’t be taken seriously?

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ this 100%.

 

People with a good education might want to become a school teacher and have no money but that's up to them and I respect that.

I know people that can't spell and make load money.

No one is marking peoples grammar or spelling on here apart from @bradnotbradley and @The Original EB no one cares!

 

And both the Grimsby equiliser and yesterdays winner coming from our right hand side.

 

Fair point Tony. I think it was the wrong call to bring Paudie on yesterday and to be honest he has been one of the biggest disappointments this season, if you look back to the summer when he re-signed I think many of us thought this would be one of the key additions but sadly not. But I dont blame Stuart for making this change, it was his first away game and our away form has been abysmal, so aiming to protect what you have is not a daft call. But we all know the negative decision to add another defender has not worked this season with this bunch of players - Stuart will hopefully live and learn and react differently next time we are in this position

 

My knickers/boxers are in perfect shape thanks Petrov!
Calling him for making the wrong change is one thing, calling him by saying he hasnt learnt a thing since last time (as some have) is another

 

If it’s the case of money, perhaps Rhodes and Rupp should write down on the back of a fag packet, what the basic sums are of a) getting promoted vs b) paying a nominal fee to let Devitt play.

Stuart must surely have found out by now, that we don’t have creativity in our midfield, and Akpan and Pritchard aren’t the answer. He’s sussed out Anderson, Gibson and Devine, I wouldn’t put Devitt in the same basket as those guys.

 

I had a friend at school who was practically illiterate, left at fifteen, made a million out of scrap metal all on his tod and retired to the West Indies at forty. I was better than him at English and I eke out a pension. Just saying!

 

Yeah, but is he happy....

 

I thought it was a little unfortunate with regards Devitt's sending off against Chelternham, I believe with the frustrations of being side lined so long he wanted to show what he was all about, and until the rush of blood to his head he showed very much what we were lacking in midfield, but of course once you're on a yellow you have to have a little more composure when making a crucial tackle that might get you a second yellow, which unfortunately he didn't.
But yes it is a little strange a lad who is prepared to put himself about in midfield can't make the bench when that is exactly what this present team are lacking IMO.

 

I assume you're not married

 

As opposed to all those world class managers operating in League Two at the moment.

 

Strange person. You're more than welcome to stop going if you don't like it? It is optional.

 

All managers in League Two are average.

What is blindingly obvious, though, is the average managers at Swindon, Crewe and Exeter have all been in place since 2017 or 2018.

Not 12 days.

That time has allowed them to develop a playing style and bring the players in to play that style.

There has never been anything wrong with the style Stuart has adopted in the past, and his win ratio has been consistently high with the occasional slump that he generally hasn't been able to get us beyond.

But there isn't a manager in the world who hasn't had a similar slump and faced the sack.

 

Dog dirt Howling here.