 | Forum Reply | Salford City (h) Match Thread at 22:12 18 Oct 2022
Can’t see what anyone saw in Tulloch tonight. Fast but too lightweight and runs into dead ends. Thought Sinclair did well first half but was really poor second half - certainly wasn’t MOM. Malley and Brierely were good, but Kelly showed when he came on why he’s keeping both out of the team with a fantastic finish from the one chance he got. Played well tonight but lacked that killer instinct to make it 2-0. Hope Quigley’s injury isn’t too serious! Does anybody know if we’d have definitely gone through if we’d have won on Pens? |
 | Forum Reply | Match Thread - Leyton Orient (h) at 06:50 14 Sep 2022
First game I’ve seen tonight following the appointment of Jim Bentley. Very slight improvement but I’m still incredibly worried. There’s just so little quality in that team it’s untrue - particularly in the middle of the park. Lost count of the number of times a simple pass went astray and the inability to even hold onto the ball (never mind create a meaningful attack) in the last 10 minutes was pathetic. Whilst neither are world beaters, Rodney and Campbell at least have enough pace to get in behind defenders if we play a decent pass to them - something Ball and Diagouraga seem incapable of. Malley / Brierely / Kelly need to be on the pitch if we are to get anything out of a game. Henderson again looked poor - Not sure why we changed the shape tonight to get him back in after a decent result at Carlisle, he’d certainly not be in my first XI. Hard to pick a first XI without knowing the injuries in defence, but for me we have to; Play Rodney and Quigley in a front two Give Malley a start CM If we are going to line up as a 4-4-2 I’d also try Campbell and Seriki on the wings. |
 | Forum Reply | Swindon Match Thread.. at 22:14 20 Aug 2022
As this thread has turned into more of a “current state of the club” I thought I’d stick my opinion in. Depressing as it is, I think we already look like the first team to be relegated in August. The squad is just so poor in all areas it’s far too big a job for anybody to come in and fix. How did we get here? I think, unlike previous posters, that developing youth / broken toys into sellable assets IS AND STILL CAN BE a viable model. The issue as I see it is that this ONLY works if there is a team that is performing well on the pitch and delivering results. The two are not mutually exclusive, and unfortunately, it seems the mentality of the club has been to ONLY focus on the selling of players - with wilful disregard to the ever-decreasing quality of the first team. From conversations I’ve had, this mentality is seemingly engrained throughout the club. For me it’s time to start again from ground zero as regards the footballing side - get someone in with experience in ASAP. Let the directors run the business side of things, but politely tell them to mind their own business when it comes to “football philosophy” or any of that garbage. Clubs are successful (and fans are happy) when the first team is winning games. Not matter the style of the football. Sellable assets are also possible to create with ANY style of football. If you can win ugly and have a brilliant target man, of course championship clubs will still be knocking. We seem to think we can only sell players by playing football “the right way” - there is no such thing. Massive week coming up. Someone needs to come in and get at least 5 players out the door, whilst bringing as many in to give us at least a chance. Mission impossible |
 | Forum Reply | We've got our club back at 08:44 9 Oct 2021
As another of the fawning posters on the original thread, I feel pretty much the same. What I will say though is that I’m not convinced there was a long-term “evil plan”. I think initially the poor management was a sign of incompetence, before things increasingly became more sinister and self-serving. Despite not knowing him personally (or becoming libellous), there is enough information in the public domain about DB’s personal life. I would say these (self-inflicted) set of circumstances have been the biggest factor in the switch. Nowadays, his actions are just downright strange (posting and liking things on social media about the club despite trying to sell us down the river), these are the actions of a broken man who probably needs help. |
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