Most liked posts in thread: Gary Bowyer - when do we judge?

Whats your point?

 

I like the fact that you actually bit and went to the trouble of screenshotting something and then editing it just to prove your point. Mr Pedant. Couldn't resist

 

Basically, Bowyer now has too many players to choose from and most of them not very good. He needs one of his two strikers to drop into midfield and break from there. Unfortunately, he’s got the wrong type of strikers to do that. He knows this which is why he keeps fiddling with systems to try to accommodate them.

 

Hey you're lucky he can spell. Strange folk when you get past Bingley @Rocket you are the exception.

 

You still arguing for no reason?

 

No just stating a fact....... Have a good evening.

 

No you weren't and yes I will.

 

Its a tough call. Our positives are our defence and two attackers, both look better than last year. How you configure that midfield i don't know. I can see why Bowyer would favour a 4-3-3, i'm not one of those who clamour for a 4-4-2 for the sake of it, but it does allow players to know their space in terms of attacking and defending. You could play Vaughan and play Donaldson out wide but that negates some of his attributes. One thing we need to get in that midfield is mobility, its been clear in pretty much every game, even the Oldham game, that teams regularly out move us in the centre, to a point where we are chasing the ball.The worrying thing is i don't think its an easy fix, its gonna take time for Bowyer to work out his best method and i'm not sure not how long the fans will give him before voicing their disapproval.

 

But I don’t think he has signed the right players, we have plenty of midfielders but we really needed a ball carrier, and he hasn’t got one. I think he has been buying players just in case, and not sticking to the plan. He told us we need height and strength, he told us we needed pace. We are short of all those type of players. Our defence if he leaves it alone is strong, but how long will that last with a weak midfield? We have two striker, we most definitely need another. Midfield is crucial which is why our performances are poor. If we can sort that midfield out it immediately gives more power to both defence and attack.

 

Bowyer let Doyle and Clarke go and brought in Vaughan and Donaldson (not in that order) - would you like to explain to me how that doesn't make sense?

 

Home to Northampton next Saturday is it a must win for GB? I'd say it's definitely a must not lose at least, big pressure on the clown now.

 

Bowyer may be causing concern among supporters but he is clearly not a clown. He has managed a club to promotion. Normally after signing so many players, managers talk about needing time for them all to ‘gel’. I think his squad needs at least ten matches before it can be judged.

 

4 more then?

 

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As I said elsewhere, the signs are not good but if you employ a manager you must give him a fair chance. I think it unfair to judge Bowyer on what he failed to achieve last season with other managers’ signings. Equally, it’s premature to condemn him this season. If you let him sign a dozen players, you can’t sack him after two narrow defeats. We’ll probably know better in the next three or for matches whether he’s going to bring success or failure. Calling him a clown is harsh. He seems like very decent bloke concerned for his players’ welfare. This is not the same thing as bring a successful manager, however.

 

Next match may not be a must win, in the usual sense, but it will certainly be a watershed of sorts, indicating which end of the table we are looking at. I do hope we will be looking up.

 

lost already I'd say ! What a joke set of formations to date from Mr Blackpool. He is up there on a pedestal with Mr I'm a championship manager you know!

 

Away from home it’s difficult to play two up top. I think yesterday he tried to find a formation that did not leave us light in midfield and also made use of one of our best players, Paudie, who would otherwise not have got a game. Trouble is this left a huge gap in the space behind Mellor, who is not mobile enough for the advanced role. Their lad got in easily the first time and missed but was allowed an almost identical second opportunity. How long before he realises one obvious solution is to leave out one of his two strikers but has he the guts to drop one of his much heralded star strikers, one of whom is captain.

 

Sorry I meant Ismael, the left-footed right winger. I’m still waiting to see him play - and hoping.

 

when and if senior players stop trying, the likes of Vaughan et al., that's the time when Bowyers game is up.