McCall IN/OUT (with new Poll)

Exactly on the money there. Do i feel Stuart is underachieving with this squad? Nope. So why should he get sacked for us all to start over again?

 

He must think we are all either blind or idiots

On the defensive constantly, again post match today

Can take no criticism at all never has never will

 

Jon your getting soft. Last season consolidation after relegation, now we are getting what we paid for and Stuart is doing acceptably well.

Maybe @Fordy117 is right and that email softened you up.

Acceptably well. Your one funny lad!

 

Your issues aren't with Stuart, though, are they?

They're with Rupp - but your frustration is getting magnified because we're in a once-in-a-century pandemic where wasting money is about the dumbest thing a team could do.

Sorry, Dave, we're poles apart right now.

I think we need to be a little more realistic and less faux-ambitious.

 

Isn't building a squad part of the manager's role?

If the squad is poor whose fault is that if it isn't Stuart's? Remember how happy and relaxed he was about it in pre-season?

 

Hes brought in 4 players. The squad is not his.

Regardless you really think a new manager would fix that? A new manager with a different style of play. Waiting for another transfer window AGAIN to get the squad to how the new manager likes it. Because you and I both know these players are not up for it.

 

I think the pleasing thing for me recently is we have started to score goals. Yeah two Sets of poor opposition in there but 2 against Exeter was a good return.
Now if we can get some experience at the back is there a foundation for a half decent side? Possibly. He seems to have stopped the tinkering for now and that’s working clearly. I’d like a David Wheater type at the back and a hard man in midfield. If we can get clean sheets I think we can win games at this level. It’s a poor league again.

It’s a meh with McCall for me. Sacking him with no clear direction at the top is pointless and at this stage of the season where a manager cannot sign anyone? Is there any point?

Give McCall the backing in January to get 2 or 3 more in and see where we are at the end of the season. With no fans this is becoming an almost write off season in terms of finances

 

Dont know what your job is mate but do you like being criticised in everything you do? I agree with you he is overly sensitive at times but he gets hammered on here by some for things the posters probably are equally sensitive to

 

And @Dennis

Cooke was here when he arrived. And hes given contracts to players who we all know are not ready yet ignoring Saunton.

sacking him we would be back to square one. I dont understand these moaners who have seen Grayson, Collins, Hopkin and Bowyer come in with little to no improvement. If you think what we need is manager change with all of this evidence of exactly that not working, i dont know what else can be done.

Do you really think this squad is underperforming? On top of all the injuries we have?

 

In the line up on Saturday 4 who played were players he signed. So not exactly yet. And to further that point do you expect a manger to be able to play to his style no matter the quality or style of the player they have? I don't. You are suggesting that these players are good enough to compete but with a front two of clarke and Donaldson i disagree. Give him time to get players that he knows will fit into his system and style. Some of the signings i do think were down to covid and a new ceo incoming. No point having a manager or player here if the new CEO doesn't like them or their style.

 

I actually think we’re close to being a very good side. We have a core of young players with potential and there’s clearly a good spirit within the group.

All we need to do is add more pace and improve on our passing, tackling, crossing, shooting, heading, marking, set pieces, creativity and general spatial awareness and we’ll be sorted.

 

He didn't sign O'Donnell that was a contract extension. And your second point is conjecture, do we have the budget, the recruitment, the leverage to be able to sign players that excede every position we have on the pitch? No. We dont.
I bet he kept Gunthrie as we couldnt acquire a Vaughan level striker.

 

an extension offered by McCall. It wasn’t a forced one like Donaldson or Ismail, so his choice. He decided the OD was the best he could sign

 

So recruitment aside, just a minor tweaks ?