How Long Will BM Last at this rate?????

[Extended-Phenotype]

Yeah. You have to give him a chance to sign Jordan Burrow from Morecambe in the January transfer window to turn our season around.

[SPARTA]

[phil in cornwall]

Beefeater? Or is it horse?

[Ouroboros]

Brian can't afford a slow start next season if we go down. He will be under a lot of pressure to get us back up at the first attempt.

Thanks Captain Obvious

Well many here seem to think the bloke has a job for life.

No they don't. Have fun with that straw man though, don't let us get in the way.

[Big Ern]

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Anyway, where do we stand on this now?

[Ian Royal]

Same as once he made it to January. He's got until at least November 2013.

[Royalwaster]

Same as once he made it to January. He's got until at least November 2013.

Watching the Swansea final yesterday, the thought did cross my mind: what if we'd not sacked BR .... it's a tricky one as BMc did turn things round quite dramatically but he did it with the kind of football style that's simply not working this season, whereas other clubs seem to have moved in that direction. The problem is that if we go down I can't really see that changing very much with the players we've got. On the other hand, one thing we do have is the 'team spirit' which is a vital ingredient - so maybe the way forward is to combine some of this spirit with a bit more quality and move a little bit more in that direction. As others imply, I think this season we could actually have made it quite easily with a just a tiny bit more quality - we've now lost how many vital matches (Wigan home and away, Villa away, Sunderland away) which should have been winnable; with 9 points or so from those in the bank we'd be safe.

[melonhead]

Same as once he made it to January. He's got until at least November 2013.

Watching the Swansea final yesterday, the thought did cross my mind.

the only thought that crossed my mind during the final was how similar to saturdays game vs wigan it was.
and guess what, we were the 4th tier team

[Extended-Phenotype]

He got so many things wrong at the start but seemed to have learnt from his mistakes and improved – turns out that improvement was a fluke and he’s still screwing the club over with the same terrible decisions.

Get over your Pearce and Guthrie hissy-fit, Brian. How many more games are your sad little vendettas going to cost us?

[Royal91]

Until he stops making stupid inconsistent team selections I have no confidence in him as a manager at this level.

Its irrelevant if Pearce is going at the end of the season. Whichever league were in next year, we need a rebuild so play the best players whilst you have them. McDermotts management of Pearce has been simply shocking.

-McDermott's management of Pearce
-The inclusion of Gorkss for so long
-The inclusion of L,wood all season
-The persistent dropping and inclusion of Guthrie
-Inconsistent team selections
-And the inability to buy some creativity through the middle in TWO transfer windows

ARE THE REASONS WE ARE GOING DOWN.

All caused by the ineptness of McDermott.

[melonhead]

-McDermott's management of Pearce- i agree, but pearce has been no gr8 improvement on the other players individually imo
-The inclusion of Gorkss for so long - was about experience and a left foot at the back.
-The inclusion of L,wood all season - our most influential ande consistent CM imo- though this isnt saying much about our over all quality there
-The persistent dropping and inclusion of Guthrie - tbf ive still not seen him do anything of any real note all season.
-Inconsistent team selections - stems from losing games, and trying to find systems that work
-And the inability to buy some creativity through the middle in TWO transfer windows - quality creative players in our price range would all probably go elsewhere than come here

[Extended-Phenotype]

Of course Pearce has been an improvement. His return coincided with new found stability at the back and a decent run of points. His absence coincided with us returning to the defensive form which sees us get slated on MoTD.

Guthrie hasn’t set the world alight, but his inclusion has seen us carve out more chances, retain the ball better and forge a more positive shape. Subtle effects but positive nonetheless, as demonstrated by our results.

It may not translate well for the highlight TV generation, but both Pearce and Guthrie’s contribution have obviously been positive.

It’s a fine line between a struggling and a functioning team; for a moment there we had hit on the right recipe. The biggest failure of McD so far is throwing that recipe in the bin and deploying some bizarre starting 11’s.

Like it or not, McD needs to realise he needs his whole squad if Reading are to stay up – he cannot afford the luxury of pettiness.

[melonhead]

Of course Pearce has been an improvement. His return coincided with new found stability at the back and a decent run of points. His absence coincided with us returning to the defensive form which sees us get slated on MoTD.

Guthrie hasn’t set the world alight, but his inclusion has seen us carve out more chances, retain the ball better and forge a more positive shape. Subtle effects but positive nonetheless, as demonstrated by our results.

It may not translate well for the highlight TV generation, but both Pearce and Guthrie’s contribution have obviously been positive.

It’s a fine line between a struggling and a functioning team; for a moment there we had hit on the right recipe. The biggest failure of McD so far is throwing that recipe in the bin and deploying some bizarre starting 11’s.

Like it or not, McD needs to realise he needs his whole squad if Reading are to stay up – he cannot afford the luxury of pettiness.

individually hes no better than the rest.
he does however have a much better partnership and understanding with marriappa.
hence why i said he should have played, and brian should stop oxf*rd with the defence

[melonhead]

Guthrie hasn’t set the world alight, but his inclusion has seen us carve out more chances, retain the ball better and forge a more positive shape. Subtle effects but positive nonetheless, as demonstrated by our results.

stop making tsuff up.
ive hardly seen him make a pass

[super darren caskey]

Dont like the way he keeps dropping players when he (supposedly)falls out with them

He should be doing whats best for the club and that is playing the best players if they are fit.Im starting to get annoyed by Brian and especially his post match interviews.The man is obviously a legend though and he will be with us well into next season unless he quits........

[Extended-Phenotype]

Guthrie hasn’t set the world alight, but his inclusion has seen us carve out more chances, retain the ball better and forge a more positive shape. Subtle effects but positive nonetheless, as demonstrated by our results.

stop making tsuff up.
ive hardly seen him make a pass

Okay...

[melonhead]

Dont like the way he keeps dropping players when he (supposedly)falls out with them
He should be doing whats best for the club and that is playing the best players if they are fit.

but he hasnt, except for guthrie, and thats perfectly justified imo after what he did.
no point getting annoyed with the other stuff youve imagined.

the last sentence is exactly what he is doing

[melonhead]

Guthrie hasn’t set the world alight, but his inclusion has seen us carve out more chances, retain the ball better and forge a more positive shape. Subtle effects but positive nonetheless, as demonstrated by our results.

stop making tsuff up.
ive hardly seen him make a pass

Okay...

good.

[Ian Royal]

Dont like the way he keeps dropping players when he (supposedly)falls out with them
He should be doing whats best for the club and that is playing the best players if they are fit.

but he hasnt, except for guthrie, and thats perfectly justified imo after what he did.
no point getting annoyed with the other stuff youve imagined.

the last sentence is exactly what he is doing

Except for dropping Pearce twice with little justification, starting Blackman, persisting with an obviously woefully out of form gorkss, playing Karacan ahead of Guthrie.

[Divvy]

Fall outs with Hunt at the beginning of the season after he had a lot to say about Pogrebnyak's wages and he didn't get his contract renewal he was hinting at. Then Guthrie and the 'injuries' straight after, then strong rumours of a fall out with Roberts after Saints away, and then an 'injury', Guthrie again picking up a 'knock' and being out of the side... Come on! Every club has fall outs, but they still play the players because they NEED THEM! But not us, we punish them, punish ourselves and it's lose lose. I have all the time in the world for BM but his man-management should be quite rightly called into question this season, as with his tactical errors and team selections - let alone two miserable transfer windows.