Sutton, Watt, Cooke, Evans, Clarke, Hosannah. All signed under Stuart. Some really good recruitment there. Guthrie and DMH not so much, admittedly.
And, actually, half the team that got to the Wembey playoff final were recruited under SM.
For me, the tactical issues were the biggest problem - persisting with three at the back; tinkering formations every game; playing square pegs in round holes; picking players who clearly weren't up to it. T & S came in and got a tune out of the same players that Stuart had left confused and demoralised. They were helped by getting Clarke and Novak back from injury, but the way they so quickly drilled us to become hard to beat was mightily impressive.
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Offcomedun Important PlayerQatar 2022 Entrant P.L.22/23 Entrant P.L.23/24 Entrant Supporter Euro2020 Winner Euro 2020 P.L. 20/21 3rd Place
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bantamdave41 Regular StarterP.L.22/23 Entrant P.L.23/24 Entrant Euro 2020
$64,000 question. Thankfully, an answer is not becoming as I rather like the results under T&S.
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Tennesseebantam Important PlayerP.L.22/23 Entrant P.L.23/24 Entrant Supporter Euro 2020
I think standard indifference at the start, giving way to the realization that there was some shape, a game plan and that realization causing optimism. All this is based on comments on here from the Crawley match and the following ones at home to Cambridge and away to Grimsby. The performance at Crawley changed the narrative, the follow up at home would have got the fans on board.
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Honestly, football isn't that complicated. The further down the league you drop the less complicated you want to make it. And this what the new managers have done. Work out what your strengths are available and play to them. Its the reason we have dome so well in 12 games. Same formation, bring in players that add to that formation, not bring in players and then have to change the formation to suit them. -
When Stuart was sacked my only feelings were relief. That relief completely surpassed my hero worship developed in the 80's of Stuart the player. I'm not being a d!ck here when I say that most City fans could see the issues, the tactical failures, but Stuart never would have. He has never built a team for City that was any good, he inherited a good team in League one. They were already a unit, a team prepared to give their all, he didn't put them together. As soon as he was involved in recruitment we were looking at non league. I can honestly say that I think Stuart's idea of recruitment was right up there with Archie's.
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I think it's a double edged sword, fans in attendance are great when you are doing well and sometimes a curse when you are doing badly. The managers are probably grateful that the stadium was empty when they first took charge, but I bet they would love to have 15,000 fans in Valley Parade for the rest of the season.
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Imagine what the away ends would be like at Harrogate, port vale and Morecambe if we keep our run going? feel robbed
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bantamdave41 Regular StarterP.L.22/23 Entrant P.L.23/24 Entrant Euro 2020
Like I said before elsewhere, 46-48 points with 14 to go would leave us needing 2 points from every 3 available.
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Such a good question and we'll never know. I voted slightly worse as i do think that the lack of fans eases the pressure for our young managers and also players. Also given that our form under their reign has been exceptional, I don't see how they could've realistically done even slightly better, never mind miles better!
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JonButterfield Star PlayerQatar 2022 Entrant P.L.22/23 Entrant P.L.23/24 Entrant
The line is pretty obvious: "We just wish the fans had been there!"