Newport County V City (Saturday 22/2/2020)

Fortunately most of them are out of contract which makes the clear out much easier.

 

Must be so frustrating for McCall to inherit a spineless bunch with barely an ounce of fight between them, given the type of player McCall was.

 

Unfortunately all 3 centre backs are under contract next season!!

 

So are quite a few more that we need rid of.

 

Has he ever for City, without checking I'd suggest he hasn't, but he was not alone today, Newport's first win sense October I believe the guys on IPTV were saying, that says it all.'

 

To be fair @wetherbywhaler did say after Rahic went it could take 5 seasons to get us back to where we were, looking at today's performance he may be a little optimistic.

 

Yes and we haven’t won away since October!!

 

Yes -- quite the change from what he inherited last time. A wannabee defence-minded squad but not put together by a Parkinson-level of manager with Parkinson-level players. Of all the current first-teamers, maybe Wood has the best chance of being fondly remembered by us in decades to come. Again, quite the change from bygone years...

RCB

 

I dont think we can go anywhere with the owner not being interested in anything but trying to get a return on his investment, £10m is a joke as we all know, either finance the club of sell it, were a very average league two club recognise the fact Stefan Rupp, you ain't getting your money back get real.

 

Agreed. It shows just how quickly and thoroughly just one (mis)manager can hurt an organisation. I was hoping WW was being too pessimistic, but he may well end up being right. Unfortunately.

RCB

 

I aint watching 5 seasons of league 2 football again, I'll find something enjoyable to do. Currently 77th in the table of professional football clubs in England. What's the point?

 

In fairness, I think all three have been exposed for so long - no protection from midfield, for around 3 months of matches, that it's inevitable they've lost confidence

We seem to forget that around mid-October everyone was praising BRE and Anthony O, as if they were the best since partnership since McFarland and Cherry

I hope Stuart now gets a bit creative with the side. He needs to play the three centre banks with one as a CDM and then (and he would do this) use DMH as a wing-back - like Jewell occasionally did with Jamie Lawrence. Add another midfielder, i.e. Cook and DMH as wing-backs, Anthony O's as the CB/Sweeper/CDM (dependent on the game situation) and then Cook (if fit), Reeves and Prichard (or perhaps Middleton)

Nothing to lose.

 

It’s like an old fashioned marriage: ‘till death do us part ...

 

I know. I wish I could kick this City ‘habit’ I have!! Depressing every Saturday and Sunday

 

I remember going on social media after we signed players like Anderson Alpan and others of warnings from those club fans of how crap and poor attitude.

How right the warnings were.

 

Tipped me over the edge today, what the feck was that defending for their first goal? Corner played in at 1 mile per hour to the fella that has about 5 miles of space? It is just common sense to pick him up. I had some hope of some miracle McCall bounce but they are such a spineless bunch with no creativity at all, I'm actually pretty fed up of watching them play.

Almost feels like we are drifting away every season, we need a vast improvement next season because my hopes for this season have vanished. While I'm speaking about hope, Akpan can be on his bicycle too.

 

Just making the comment that Roger made, and unfortunately it's looking like that's what it may take, I get what your saying mate and watching another couple of seasons in this league would be painful, maybe I'm easily pleased but as long as Bradford City are playing at Valley Parade I'll be there mate all being well, I won't be happy and I can understand your comment let's hope Rogers prediction is wrong.

 

I like it! But I am colour blind. For some reason it makes me nostalgic for rhubarb and custard chews.

 

Maybe one of those over red tikkas with pilau rice.