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kg82

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  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #211
Mick Scoop said:
You're being a bit silly now


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Just taking my cues.
 

skybluedan

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #212
FFs game over and a loss
 
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jon92

New Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #213
skybluedan said:
Been out all day , don't know the score, iPad just turned on someone tell me some good news......
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Won 6-0
 

Hobo

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #214
Good to see SISU vision, success and leadership just permeates from every aspect of the club. Lead from the front, lead by example.
 

rondog1973

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #215
Nick said:
Thing is, most fans were outraged every time a manager was sacked and saying how Pressley has to be favourite because of how good he is.... Pressley signing the 4 year was great news to most? The same as when Thorn was hired?
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He was awarded this contract during the summer wasn't he?
 

chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #216
Bet Geoff's going to get some cheerful phone calls.
 

sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #217
ccfcway said:

WHAT A CHANCE...Webster shot saved
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Says it all. And the chance didn't really warrant capitals imo.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #218
They get so aggressive on the radio if anybody doubts pressley.
 

TheParsonsHose

Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #219
The players we have deserve to be where they are. A poor poor team in a hard fought league will never achieve anything.

Anybody decent gets sold and we continue to dilute the squad year after year.

Off the field and on the field things are awful so it's back to the bar for me to drown my sky blue sorrows.

Happy new year all. PUSB
 
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dongonzalos

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #220
Do people think this 15-16 should be in the top six?
 

Ian1779

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #221
dongonzalos said:
Do people think this 15-16 should be in the top six?
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Not neccesarily.. but a team shouldn't be producing 0 shots on target in 90 minutes. And it keeps happening consistently.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #222
Spent today at the pantomime. Who were today's villains?
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #223
dongonzalos said:
Do people think this 15-16 should be in the top six?
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Maybe not, but certainly not where we are now.

What do you think of Pressley and his tactics?
 

skybluepm2

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #224
At least having Christmas Day off worked!
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #225
TheParsonsHose said:
The players we have deserve to be where they are. A poor poor team in a hard fought league will never achieve anything.

Anybody decent gets sold and we continue to dilute the squad year after year.

Off the field and on the field things are awful so it's back to the bar for me to drown my sky blue sorrows.

Happy new year all. PUSB
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What about the manager? I don't think our players should be where we are as a "group".
 

chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #226
dongonzalos said:
Do people think this 15-16 should be in the top six?
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Probably not but we should not keep having games with zero shots on target.
 

stupot07

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #227
dongonzalos said:
Do people think this 15-16 should be in the top six?
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No, but what is this 4-5 league this season where we've not managed a shot on target?


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SIR ERNIE

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #228
TheParsonsHose said:
The players we have deserve to be where they are. A poor poor team in a hard fought league will never achieve anything.

Anybody decent gets sold and we continue to dilute the squad year after year.

Off the field and on the field things are awful so it's back to the bar for me to drown my sky blue sorrows.

Happy new year all. PUSB
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Yep, a pretty accurate summary.
 

ccfcway

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #229
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Spent today at the pantomime. Who were today's villains?
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it must have been a bad game if your calling it a pantomine
 

TheParsonsHose

Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #230
Nick said:
What about the manager? I don't think our players should be where we are as a "group".
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I see the manager as a passenger of our situation. Very easy to blame IMO with a below average poor L1 squad.

We are trying to find 11 diamonds in the ruff or bring in youth which when good gets sold. Complete.

Complete nightmare...
 

Hobo

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #231
Ian1779 said:
Not neccesarily.. but a team shouldn't be producing 0 shots on target in 90 minutes. And it keeps happening consistently.
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No manager sends a team out to have zero shots. The formations he has played are not designed to have zero shots.
the stat you quote says as much about the players as it does the manager. Nobody takes to a football field and strangled of freedom of thought by tactics alone. The biggest factor that restricts on a football field is a players ability and a players attitude.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #232
TheParsonsHose said:
I see the manager as a passenger of our situation. Very easy to blame IMO with a below average poor L1 squad.

We are trying to find 11 diamonds in the ruff or bring in youth which when good gets sold. Complete.

Complete nightmare...
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We are also playing effectively 6 in defence and 1 up front.

When we changed things against Fleetwood, the whole game changed.

I wouldn't say we have a below average squad, certainly one who should be playing better. Have a look at Jordan Clarke and how he suddenly became good!
 

sw88

Chief Commentator!
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #233
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Spent today at the pantomime.
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Oh no you didn't

Felt like I was at a pantomime. A really bad one.....
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #234
Hobo said:
No manager sends a team out to have zero shots. The formations he has played are not designed to have zero shots.
the stat you quote says as much about the players as it does the manager. Nobody takes to a football field and strangled of freedom of thought by tactics alone. The biggest factor that restricts on a football field is a players ability and a players attitude.
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As the last post, 1 up front with 2 midfielders sat in front of the defence doesn't cry out all out attack does it?

By the way this happened at home too...
 
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dongonzalos

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  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #235
Nick said:
Maybe not, but certainly not where we are now.

What do you think of Pressley and his tactics?
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I don't like his tactics. I like him as person
I think you have to live and die by your decisions. As long as you have been given time and that they are your decisions.

I think if the Baker decision was soley his then that one alone in our current plight could lose you your job.
Also Adams should be here competing with Haynes.
If it was a decision taken over his head then above him needs to also live and die by their decisions.

For me as I have said so many times it seems simple

Experienced Goalie to calm the defence

Jordan back to play as a right back in a
4-4-2. Competing with Phillips.

Martin and Reda as CB Willis and Webster as back up

Haynes Left back (Reda back up)

We need two wingers
We need an influential no shit CM

JOB and Fkeck competing for the creative midfielder role.

Madine upfront supported by a pacey striker.

So we need to sign 7 players and release the following to sign the replacements

Allsop
Pennington (nothing against him but we have our own)
Hines
Tudguy
Jackson
Noble
Barton

Keep Conor, Maddison, Swanson Finchas squad players.

If we keep playing wing backs or this one up front system we are screwed.


Sign

GK
DCM
LM
RM
3x strikers
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #236
ccfcway said:
it must have been a bad game if your calling it a pantomine
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Aladdin had 3 wishes. None of them was a City win but he did get a palace built overnight. Our new ground?
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #237
dongonzalos said:
I don't like his tactics. I like him as person
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Not being funny, doesn't matter if he is a nice bloke or not.

I don't get why he signs some wingers, then stops playing wingers. Then he signs shit loads of strikers to play 1 up front.

I am not sure if anybody else noticed about Fleetwood that as soon as Jackson came on and played with Madine up front (as well as Maddison just before) the whole game changed and we actually went forward with the ball.

We need an experienced version of Maddison who will link the midfield with the defence, playing both Finch and Barton pretty much says how he is wanting to play before we even kick off.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #238
sw88 said:
Oh no you didn't

Felt like I was at a pantomime. A really bad one.....
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The man dressed as a woman was about as convincing at that as Pressley is as manager. Looking forward to Sunday...
 

Hobo

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #239
Nick said:
As the last post, 1 up front with 2 midfielders sat in front of the defence doesn't cry out all out attack does it?

By the way this happened at home too...
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so even with that formation you can still have 5 players in the opponents half and that is without a full back pushing on. Formations are fluid, the only time they are perfect and not influenced is when a game kicks of. The biggest influence on a formation are the players on the pitch, how they move and how they move the ball.
 

stupot07

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #240
Hobo said:
so even with that formation you can still have 5 players in the opponents half and that is without a full back pushing on. Formations are fluid, the only time they are perfect and not influenced is when a game kicks of. The biggest influence on a formation are the players on the pitch, how they move and how they move the ball.
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Yep, we had that brilliant run under robins playing a 451 variant.


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chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #241
Hobo said:
so even with that formation you can still have 5 players in the opponents half and that is without a full back pushing on. Formations are fluid, the only time they are perfect and not influenced is when a game kicks of. The biggest influence on a formation are the players on the pitch, how they move and how they move the ball.
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So why aren't they doing it? Either the players aren't good enough - SP signed them; the players aren't doing what they are told - discipline problem SP can't sole; it's what they are told to do - SP's fault or they can't be bother - SP can't motivate them. I can't see a cause where the blame, at least a good chunk of it, doesn't rest with SP.
 

stupot07

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #242
dongonzalos said:
I don't like his tactics. I like him as person
I think you have to live and die by your decisions. As long as you have been given time and that they are your decisions.

I think if the Baker decision was soley his then that one alone in our current plight could lose you your job.
Also Adams should be here competing with Haynes.
If it was a decision taken over his head then above him needs to also live and die by their decisions.

For me as I have said so many times it seems simple

Experienced Goalie to calm the defence

Jordan back to play as a right back in a
4-4-2. Competing with Phillips.

Martin and Reda as CB Willis and Webster as back up

Haynes Left back (Reda back up)

We need two wingers
We need an influential no shit CM

JOB and Fkeck competing for the creative midfielder role.

Madine upfront supported by a pacey striker.

So we need to sign 7 players and release the following to sign the replacements

Allsop
Pennington (nothing against him but we have our own)
Hines
Tudguy
Jackson
Noble
Barton

Keep Conor, Maddison, Swanson Finchas squad players.

If we keep playing wing backs or this one up front system we are screwed.


Sign

GK
DCM
LM
RM
3x strikers
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He needs to make some tough decisions, for example fleck is free to leave in the summer.


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Nick

Administrator
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #243
Hobo said:
so even with that formation you can still have 5 players in the opponents half and that is without a full back pushing on. Formations are fluid, the only time they are perfect and not influenced is when a game kicks of. The biggest influence on a formation are the players on the pitch, how they move and how they move the ball.
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In theory you can yes, but the centre midfielders get to an invisible line and stop. It is usually around the D area of the half way line
 

chiefdave

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #244
Nick said:
In theory you can yes, but the centre midfielders get to an invisible line and stop. It is usually around the D area of the half way line
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And when they get to the invisible line they usually pass sideways or backwards!
 

stupot07

Well-Known Member
  • Dec 26, 2014
  • #245
Nick said:
In theory you can yes, but the centre midfielders get to an invisible line and stop. It is usually around the D area of the half way line
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To be fair though, Jennings and Bailey were both pretty defensive, but they did allow sheff, Moussa and baker to get up and support McGoldrick.


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