by holsgrove breaks a leg » 10 Dec 2012 11:01
by holsgrove breaks a leg » 10 Dec 2012 11:06
by Archie's penalty » 10 Dec 2012 11:13
by andrew1957 » 10 Dec 2012 11:15
Harpers So Solid Crewandrew1957 According to SJM's interview on BBCRB this morning he would like Brian here for the long haul so don't get too excited about getting rid of him.
Personally I agree. Absolutely no point in replacing him and better to back him in the Championship next year. We now know that more than half our players cannot cut it at this level so I would use the next two transfer windows to offload as many of the old guard as I could and bring in fresh younger talent to replace them.
Who really wants another season of hoofball.
by holsgrove breaks a leg » 10 Dec 2012 11:36
andrew1957Harpers So Solid Crewandrew1957 According to SJM's interview on BBCRB this morning he would like Brian here for the long haul so don't get too excited about getting rid of him.
Personally I agree. Absolutely no point in replacing him and better to back him in the Championship next year. We now know that more than half our players cannot cut it at this level so I would use the next two transfer windows to offload as many of the old guard as I could and bring in fresh younger talent to replace them.
Who really wants another season of hoofball.
Exactly the current lot will just keep playing hoofball in the Championship next season. We need to change the style of play but we don't have the players at the moment. McD proved he could make 4-2-3-1 work when we had Siggy but we have never replaced him - as established players of his quality are out of our price range.
You either spend tens of millions to buy established ones or you buy and develop youngsters. I would go for the second option. I think the likes of Obita and Samuel could be big players for us and also Edwards and Tshibola. Obita could in time play the Siggy role - although too early to say if he can ever be good enough. And we should buy in other younger lower league talent to supplement our own. Then next time we get promoted we have a chance. I don't think that 4-4-2 can work in the PL now unless you have very good players. Most top teams are playing 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1. We just don't have the players for anything but 4-4-2 which is why Brian is being forced to stick with it.
What I want from Zingarovich is not to sell the next Long and Sigurdsson when we have developed them.
by Snowball » 10 Dec 2012 11:41
by The Beardy Man » 10 Dec 2012 11:44
by cmonurz » 10 Dec 2012 11:46
by creative_username_1 » 10 Dec 2012 11:52
by Divvy » 10 Dec 2012 12:09
cmonurz There does appear to be a touch of the Neville Roachs about the current lot.
by Terminal Boardom » 10 Dec 2012 12:19
creative_username_1 Morning Pcunts
I'm looking forward* to the dribble you're going to post today
Yours
CU1
*i'm really not
by Ian Royal » 10 Dec 2012 23:04
andrew1957 According to SJM's interview on BBCRB this morning he would like Brian here for the long haul so don't get too excited about getting rid of him.
Personally I agree. Absolutely no point in replacing him and better to back him in the Championship next year. We now know that more than half our players cannot cut it at this level so I would use the next two transfer windows to offload as many of the old guard as I could and bring in fresh younger talent to replace them.
by Forest Gump » 10 Dec 2012 23:17
by Big Ern » 10 Dec 2012 23:57
by Caskeys Lovechild » 11 Dec 2012 00:05
Forest Gump to all those who argue in favour of giving a bit more time please answer this:
If he can't motivate his players to give it their all against Premier League oppostion how exactly is he going to motivate them to do it in the Championship?
by Big Ern » 11 Dec 2012 02:26
by Platypuss » 11 Dec 2012 07:50
Who Moved The Goalposts?paultheroyal All I will say In this whole debacle is careful what you wish for!
For what it's worth I am now looking to see a change at the top. 1/3 season gone and apart from 2 games, let's be honest our football has been woeful and there will not be a miracle Christmas cure to turn this season around. I want us to stay in the premier league and can only see that happening with a change and fresh ideas.
It's then a case of who? Who is available? Would we entertain someone like Hughes, Souness, Hoddle even Coppell for instance to try and steer this ship to safety on a six month contract?
If that then fails turn to Eamon Dolan and do it all over again the Reading way.
Sadly I agree.
When you look at that performance on Saturday, the biggest, most nagging question I have is "What the fook do they do in training all week". They can't pass, ball control is woeful and they seem to be backing off more than ever and losing shape in the process.
Whatever they do work on in training, it doesn't address any of the above! And that's the main gripe - all this bullshit we're fed after games about moving on and learning from the experience; we seem to be going backwards rather than making small, steady but noticeable improvements.
Whether he really has lost the players is hard to prove; no one really knows what's said behind the dressing room door, but the evidence that something isn't right is mounting.
by RoyalBlue » 11 Dec 2012 08:15
IdealBig Ern To those arguing for nmore time, then it seems like kicking the can to put off the harsh reality that Brian is not up to the job. We all agree he is a great guy and has given his all fro the club, but he just does not appear up to it. He has had enought time and he hasn't delivered, In any job that should mean only 1 thing.
Is it your opinion that any manager on earth could possibly do better with this lot of turds?
I am just questioning your judgement here, if you have a keeper who causes 6 goals conceded for no reason, and a midfield hopefully out of its depth, could you possibly do better than our points tally?
If anything he is overachieving with the current squad, there is no way on earth anyone could get better results with this lot.
Well, maybe Warnock could motivate them more, but a more attacking-sexy-football type manager would cause us to lose 10-0 every single match.
by howser » 11 Dec 2012 08:20
by Haag Royal » 11 Dec 2012 08:40
howser I was mildly amused with BMcD's comments over the weekend with reference to transfers in January, he is looking for players who have played at this level and know the league ???? we got a couple of those in the summer and he doesn't 'kin select them, instead he keeps turning out mostly the championship winning side out of loyalty, sod loyalty what are we in this league for to succeed or be canon fodder for the other 19 teams ? c'mon Brian man up and kick some bloody ass and prove you have the ability to get us out of this crap position your championship side has put us in.
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