I was talking to a Barnsley fan on my holiday and he said that O'Brien is no wide player, he hasn't got the burst of pace to get past the defender. He said his best games were central mid and as a box-box player he was much better. Elvis needs an experienced holding player...Thomas is not the answer.I fear pressley will do a thorn and stick with a formation that simply doesnt work , we need to go 442 obrien right side , swanson left with fleck and thomas central , but we need q good CM As thomas otfers us nothing , miller and tudgay upfront
I was talking to a Barnsley fan on my holiday and he said that O'Brien is no wide player, he hasn't got the burst of pace to get past the defender. He said his best games were central mid and as a box-box player he was much better. Elvis needs an experienced holding player...Thomas is not the answer.
I thought Burge looked decent actually
Pressley has gone on the record over flecks wieghtBetter last half hour. Swanson better back in midfield. Fleck too fat and too off the pace. Willis and Clarke going backwards as players.
Pressley:- Excited by the O'Brien, Swanson partnership.
Fucking hell listen to us all!!!! What on gods earth did we expect?? We've sold or released all our best players, replaced them without just about anyone who was desperate enough to join us, filled the rest of the gap with young lads who are either not ready or not good enough and we expect to beat a team that was playing premier league football last year. I've got no problem with all this say ten games in if it's still this shit, but both our two games we've played i expected to loose (hopeful of a draw at Bradford). We're flat broke playing in front of 1500 fans and we're all,pissed off with it, turning on the players and gaffer who are making the best of a god awful situation not caused by them is not the answer.
Yep, 2 players he brought in as out and out wingers are now a partnership in central midfield!
HA HA HA HA HE HE HE HE HE HA HA HA HA HA
if ever there was an advert for boycotting it must be this drivel !!
You mean to tell me some of you actually pay to attend ??
Holy fuck !!
I WOULD RATHER WATCH AN ALL WOMAN DOWNS SYNDROME MATCH than this ... And you've fuckin paid for it !!!!
TF must be shouting out "suckers" at the top of his whiney girl
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Pride & effort would be a good start. I'd be embarrassed if I played that poorly at Sunday league level. Yes he's stuck in a shit situation, but the players brought in aren't rejects we've picked up from nowhere. Some of them played at a higher level then this last season. The things he can control hes messed up on, the formation and tempo is down to him.
The problem is the formation plain and simple, if you can't see this you're as blind as Pressley.... These are good players, they just haven't a fucking clue how to play this system
I'm not saying there's no truth in some of what you've offered; but.....
.... we are significantly weaker than last year; and post-Christmas, we were already showing relegation form. The problem is significantly more profound than the system, for God's sake
It is one of the main reasons, our squad is good enough to challenge for the playoffs...if we play the 4-4-2 pressing style Elvis began with, not this 5-3-2 bollocks. Don't claim SISU, Sixfields and Tim Fisher at me, on the field it's the manager, the tactics he employs and the players (who would perform if they were set up in a way that allowed them to)
Can't argue the formation and tempo or the overall appearance of effort, if you've played though like most of us have how many times have you tried playing a different style and it's just not worked?? . Like I said if he doesn't learn from this and change it back I'll be one of the first to voice my frustration but two games in is daft.
As for the signings you can't tell me if he was given 1.25mil of the Wilson money he would of still assembled the same squad I'm just not having that, yes they are his signings but are they really what he wanted?
It's fine lines in football so excuse me if I don't join in the misery. We're potentially a player or two or a tweak in system from being a good side at this level.
Could not agree moreFucking hell listen to us all!!!! What on gods earth did we expect?? We've sold or released all our best players, replaced them without just about anyone who was desperate enough to join us, filled the rest of the gap with young lads who are either not ready or not good enough and we expect to beat a team that was playing premier league football last year. I've got no problem with all this say ten games in if it's still this shit, but both our two games we've played i expected to loose (hopeful of a draw at Bradford). We're flat broke playing in front of 1500 fans and we're all,pissed off with it, turning on the players and gaffer who are making the best of a god awful situation not caused by them is not the answer.
No it's not. The playing squad isn't good enough and the whole club demotivated. We'll be lucky not to be relegated at this rate, let along push at the other end. Within two games; we'll have lost our first four games - mark my words; and it won't solely be due to the formation. It just won't
Did you watch the game?
Did you watch the game?
I'm really sorry in advance but if you are one of the 993 who went tonight. Congratulations you are helping killing our club. I don't care about what they say about supporting the lads etc. They are part of the problem with getting back to the Ricoh. They don't see it. They still blame the council and like the cheap tickets.
if only you were our manager.
if only you were our manager.
It really doesn't take a genius to realise how much the formation is restricting the team
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