Most liked posts in thread: Can we get out of this mess in January ....

Agreed
It's not as if the lack of depth in our squad or that injuries would occur hasn't been apparent for the last couple of months (most on here could see that) had we brought in a couple of free agents to train with us then they would have been ready now to step into the breach
I don't think that for one minute a player would "let himself go" to the extent that it would take any longer to regain match fitness Considering how unfit the likes of Donaldson and co have looked this season we had nothing to loose No idea what was/is behind Stuart's thinking of having a small squad (a not very good one at that) but it's certainly come back to haunt us

 

With Staunton out we could ideally do with another CB but the whole spine looks weak. Instead of bringing in a replacement for RS i think we should switch to 4-4-2 and bin off BRE, but we then need a LW and RW to make that happen. Plus we need at least one more striker to go with Novak.

 

Anyone know if Novak is anywhere near a return?

 

Agree. I think our best XI is just about good enough to scrape survival but we know injuries are cropping up due to the tight schedule and our back ups arent good enough.

We either need trialists or to put more faith in the likes of Sikora, Scales, Finn Cousin Dawson etc before Jan and pray they take to it like Staunton.

 

Absolutely.

 

Isn’t this just a blip on the road back to the Premiership where we rightfully belong. We are massive, aren’t we?

 

With DMH supplying the ammo

 

When do the one pound prem season tickets go on sale?

 

The problem is our current manager only wants a couple more in, putting out feelers for Jan loans, hooray!

A CB to cover for Staunton, a ball winning midfield tiger, a winger that can stay fit and cross a ball and a striker that can find the net just once in a while is more than a couple of players.
Every media interview i would take the p!ss out of McCall and ask are City getting closer to a playoff place?

Talking of which, is the 2nd bottom club put in a playoff against a Conference club?
So maybe City will be a playoff club this season after all.

 

If we are in the bottom 3 post January window and showing no sign's of improvement the extended contract won't mean anything.

 

It will cost us (again) to terminate both contracts robbing us of money to use elsewhere so that's a non starter am sure his "old friend" sorted that out before he left
Crazy situation to extend those contracts unless there is more going on behind the scenes than is being made public

 

Wouldn’t waste a

The club has made some bizarre decisions in the past few years but this one really takes the biscuit.We wonder why we are where we are when abject failure is rewarded with a lovely new contract extension.You are bang on about his”mate “ sorting him out.No other reason to do this.We are heading for the biggest 6 months we may ever have and the club are having our pants down again.

 

I wonder if Stuarts contract extension was an instruction from Rhodes
before Sparks took over? Seems a controversial and quick decision so
soon after taking over the hot seat.

 

I'd say so, i can't imagine any CEO on his first day in the job making such a pivotal decision off his own back.

 

If I am manager I am beyond what the fans think of me and I go two solid banks of four and go hard to beat and just grind out any results we can get to stop the Rot.

I’d even play Longridge at left wing and Evans at right wing and make them both work hard up and down all game. I’d sign a big horrible center half, Wheater if he’s still in reserves at Oldham? And tell the defenders your job is to be safe and stick your head and foot on everything. Clear to wings if needed. Sign a big striker, a unit who can hold it up and get us up the pitch.

it’s not my style of play and I hate it but needs must right now. The squad is abysmal and we will go down if we carry on

 

Brunker probably would.

 

As I understood it Ryan is now the new CEO as of last Wednesday/Thursday.

 

Well done

 

Yes.

 

No problem