The Voice - Match preview Most liked posts in thread: Tranmere Rovers vs Bradford City Tuesday 3rd October 2023 7:45pm (With Poll)

He’s a good man, Hughes. I feel a bit guilty. We all wanted it to work. But it just isn’t. I wish him
A happy retirement. He’s had a superb career in the game overall. But he’s not coming back from this at City.

 

I can't stand the "You're getting sacked in the morning," chants at our own manager. I can understand booing, I could understand chanting "Hughes out", but there's something very disrespectful about taunting someone about losing their job. I can remember when it was only opposition fans who chanted it. Just my opinion, but I think its very poor taste to do it to your own teams manager and it doesn't reflect well on the supporters.

 

I wish he’d proven me wrong Rog, but things have only got worse since.

just not been excited to go this season. I think, mentally, I never forgave him for Carlisle.

excited about what a new manager could do with the group though. We have untapped potential with wingers, going more direct and getting balls into the box. We have failed to use our pace men under Hughes. I think we are capable of much better under a manager who understands L2

 

Obviously fans will do what they want, but in my view they were out of order for singing that. Horrible to think our fans are doing the oppositions work for them. Yes we are all unhappy and devastated that our club is in a right old state but come on!

 

Two important saves from Lewis, great character after such a mistake.

 

5 passes to get from Lewis back to Lewis when we are 2-1 down.

I despair.

 

Groundhog day

 

Trueman is part of the problem, not the solution.

 

Can change any manager, but Rupp is truly the common denominator that damages this club

 

If Sparks has learnt anything surely its that the next appointment has to be a DoF. On paper the last 2 appointments should have worked, but allowing them total control, without checks and balances has resulted in bloated squads, long contracts and recruitment of players who should be in the league below and not above. Surely Sparks and Rupp are planning for the very scenario you quote above, as there's a very real possibility it just might happen if results continue as they are.

 

the thing that pisses me off with this team is the lack of urgency. walking at free kicks, throw ins, set pieces. show some fecking effort an pick up the pace. there's crackheads in Bradford town centre that walk at a quicker pace than half of this team

 

I can't believe it.

Literally cannot believe it.

The Mark Hughes era is a failure, time to bring it to an end.

 

Well said.

I feel legitimately quite sad about it.

I won't be holding it against him, or pretending he's been the worst manager ever or whatever, he's never done anything to offend me: he just hasn't got us going this season. At all.

 

Hope Sparks fecks off as well.

 

I'm talking about finding a system and style of play that will get the most out of the squad we have. We're under performing this year and even despite reaching the play offs, I thought we under performed last year.

We actually have a decent squad, it still needs masses of fat trimming and a couple of good additions but the base is actually there IF we can get the correct manager.

The best example I can give is that we have one of the best headers of the ball in the division in Andy Cook yet play with inverted wingers who rarely cross the ball!

Look at the Newport hat trick. 2 crosses and a long punted ball. No slow build up, no intricate 1 - 2s and no laying off to spin in behind.

Get the ball wide and then get it across the box! THAT'S the service Andy Cook needs, not the nonsense we're seeing for the last 18 months where he's constantly feeding off scraps and if we have to go longer and use him as a battering ram at times then let's do it!

 

You have my utmost admiration as a fellow city fan, I salute you.

 

FFS...

This is what happens when you don't bother with a number 2.

 

Yep agree. I never watch player or manager interviews this season, it is the same garbage spewed out week after week. It really boils my piss, I can guarantee there'll be someone else tomorrow or Friday saying how it is all on us the players to put it right on the next game etc etc

Stop "saying"....start "doing"!!!