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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 5, 2024 20:44:18 GMT
Despite being hopelessly inferior in all areas of the pitch while its only 0-1 you always have a chance. I'm expecting nowt though, to be fair I can see Leeds overtaking Leicester and taking the title. 2 sides of Baker there in the space of a few minutes. The excellent shot that tested the keeper then the lazy pass to Hoever that led to the free kick. The shot was because he'd messed up ignoring the pass, we need to cash in when we can and sign someone that can do more than the odd shot.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 5, 2024 20:40:43 GMT
Too many times our midfielders have been flat footed, not getting to the loose ball. I think it's mainly been Baker and Laurent but my stream is shite. You can try to wake them up I guess. It's always Baker and Laurent 😂
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 5, 2024 20:40:10 GMT
We've played well, but there's no matching this. It's only 1-0 but it might as well be four, for all the chance we have of winning. Have we played well, too easy to get though the midfield and lacking creativity/blind to simple passes going forward. Either way they're just to good for us, my worry is, if promotion is the aim how the hell do you get from what we currently are to where they are.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 5, 2024 20:32:38 GMT
What was he going to do with that pass. He was so slow to the ball Passing to him would have helped, such a stupid ball.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 5, 2024 20:29:32 GMT
you dozey sod Hoever. So bloody slow to the ball. What was he going to do with that pass.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 5, 2024 20:28:40 GMT
Awful pass by Baker.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 5, 2024 20:28:16 GMT
Shame he completely missed two better passes he could have made.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 3, 2024 16:09:11 GMT
Same team = 3 points
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 3, 2024 16:05:55 GMT
Still in the bottom 3 That win was positive but long way to go. We won’t get anything on Tuesday Easy 3 points for us on Tuesday.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 3, 2024 15:59:32 GMT
On the theme of time wasting, quite a lot of our fans seemed to be angry when Boro were time wasting in the second half. Seemed strange from both parties. Yeh it was, 1-0 up and complaining, let them get on with it 😂
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 1, 2024 21:41:34 GMT
No, next.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 1, 2024 20:15:41 GMT
Though one or two more of the recent signings are ok, most of us probably agree that the two outstanding footballers are Burger and Bae. Looking at Tony's record I doubt Bae would get a game (see Tuncay , even Kitson) and Burger might have to wait ages (a la Whelan) before he figures out he can play a bit. Would it be to controversial to suggest Bae is a luxury we don't need at the moment. Yes has some skills and scored last week. But not a hard enough player for a battle to stay up. Don't get me wrong I think he could be a good player for us, just not right now. He definitely is a luxury but unfortunately I don't think there's anyone else who would come in and do a better job.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 1, 2024 20:13:56 GMT
I still think we will stick with SS whatever the result on Saturday. Who do people think will come in to the rescue..the list of names is comical to say the least. Pulis, Big Sam 😂. If one of them came in and failed to keep us up, who would we appoint next season ? Coates appointed SS and he will look a complete buffoon if he now sacked him. I honestly think SS will be here regardless of where we end up at the end of the season. Ironically he has already won a promotion from where we could be heading, so will probably be seen by Coates as the man to bring us back up. Fingers crossed we stay up. I'd be really surprised if SS survived if we were relegated. I base that on how the owners dealt with TP, MH, PL, GR, NJ, MON, AN. I think it depends on who's available.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 1, 2024 19:32:27 GMT
Trust me, if he loses Saturday he’s gone. Naaaaah, you're guessing like everyone else.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 1, 2024 12:03:52 GMT
The noise is because we're doing crap and people are taking a punt, I could write 50 articles on who stoke might sign as their next manager but it would all be bollocks, plenty of noise with zero substance. Or do you really think Ainsworth has been considered? 😂 So you don't think the club are looking for imminent replacements for Schumacher? I've not seen anything that has convinced me no, all the "noise" is just that, from clickbait websites trying to get views.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Mar 1, 2024 11:08:42 GMT
uk.linkedin.com/in/graeme-bailey-3a268325Not suggesting it's true, but Bailey has never struck me as one of the worst offenders for clickbaity stuff and he's been around since the very early days of the internet. Although don't suppose you've got to be be Mystic Meg to foresee we may be forced into acting if things go badly on Saturday, and the likely field of candidates is about as inviting as a plate of sprouts Regardless of who they reach for, there is just too much noise in the background about this for it not to be true. I've got no doubt that Schumacher is just one game away from the sack at this point. As early as Saturday night if we get beat. Adrian Heath is just certifiable bollocks at this point, but he absolutely fits into a Championship 'Lambert' and everything that John would reach for in a panic riddled crisis. The noise is because we're doing crap and people are taking a punt, I could write 50 articles on who stoke might sign as their next manager but it would all be bollocks, plenty of noise with zero substance. Or do you really think Ainsworth has been considered? 😂
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Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 29, 2024 22:27:33 GMT
Graeme Bailey isn't a wum. These are very worrying rumours that just won't go away. Clear clickbait 😂
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Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 29, 2024 13:07:36 GMT
Well it looks quite clear that another defeat will mean Steven goes. Hopefully we can some how find a win. I think he should have gone after Coventry but hey, I can see why they are giving him as long as possible. Does it, I haven't seen anything that suggests he's gone if we lose, just people hoping that's the case.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 28, 2024 12:21:21 GMT
I'd stick with him, the big problems aren't down to him, he does need to drop the 4-3-3 though. The constant playing of inverted full backs? The chopping and changing of the team. The bomb squad The bizarre substitutes The constant playing of Cundle and Travers The fact since he’s pur his own stamp on formation and tactics we’ve leaked goals for fun. Where as previously we had the 7th best defence record in the league. The public blasting of players. He’s neither shown any tactical ability on the pitch or any man management off the pitch. Yeah there are issues off it but fuck me the guy has been nothing but clueless, like a lost little pup. Not even mentioning losing 7 out of last 8. If someone can let me know what’s he’s actually done here to improve us I’d like to hear it. He’s been a distaste, Nathan Jones level of disaster and could end up with him putting us in L1. How anyone can justify that is bizarre Inverted full backs I agree with you. Chopping and changing, he needs to find an 11 that works. Bomb squad, they deserve it if they aren't doing what's asked of them. Favourite being Travers? The defence has got worse as he stopped playing defensively, the thing a lot were moaning about, it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, we have shit defenders. Again, if they deserve it sod em, it doesn't bother me if it gets them on track. No management off it? Like trying to sort the wasters we have in the squad? 🤔
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Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 27, 2024 16:46:03 GMT
When we were actually decent in that brief spell under Neil it was because Brown was coming inside creating acres of space for Hoever to overlap and provide an additional attacking threat. Last season Pearson was really good at filling the gap Hoever left behind as well. A combination of Brown leaving, Hoever’s loss of form and teams just figuring out how to deal with it left us looking toothless again in attack. I think you’re spot on in that when Manhoef cuts inside we need Junior or Hoever overlapping on the outside creating an overload and non this inverted full back malarkey. It kind of makes me wonder if we could just get away with: Iversen/Bonham Junior Rose/McNally/Wilmot Rose/McNally/Wilmot Hoever (he did play there sometimes last season, right? (vs Swansea?). Pearson Burger Manhoef Baker Bae Ennis That way, Baker can shoot from outside the box more and Pearson/Burger can plug the gaps when the full backs move forwards. Baker isn't creative enough for the 10 role though, I get the thinking but I think it would be too much of a waste, if he has to play it needs to be further back.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 27, 2024 16:44:20 GMT
I'd stick with him, the big problems aren't down to him, he does need to drop the 4-3-3 though. The biggest problems with how the club is run, yes they aren't his fault. Having a Schue in favourite - Cundle, and perserving when clearly not working is his mistake. Not getting in a LB or CB in, during the window was a huge error. Overseeing a rift in the team and a bomb squad is partially his fault. I am confident a more experienced manager would have handled it better. Even AN got the slightest tune of Mmaee. Tactical inflexibility - inverted fullbacks or nothing, during a relagation dogfight, is beyond naive. Has to go pronto. We are wasting time and games the longer we perserve with him. Was the lack of left back down to Martin or was it someone else that said about numbers or something stupid like that. Over seeing the rift is partly his fault? Players being twats and not doing what they're asked in training etc isn't down to him, he just had the balls to try and sort it out. He also got a tune out of Mmaee, he was looking good before the fallout. He's been pretty flexible as far as I've seen, he's changed it up a few times, agree about the inverted fullback thing, I don't like it. I understand why he's using Cundle but he just hasn't really fit in and it's time someone else was used, god knows who as they're all pretty shite.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 27, 2024 13:42:22 GMT
And so there should be pressure. If he's still here when we are in Div 1 the club will demand results immediately and quite rightly. Apathy will soon go if we start winning football matches regularly and are towards the top of the table. you don’t reward a failure if he hasn’t done the job he’s employed to do , if he takes us down no way should he be here next season I'd stick with him, the big problems aren't down to him, he does need to drop the 4-3-3 though.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 27, 2024 13:40:27 GMT
Our first choice left back being shite was the reason, unfortunately we decided to replace him with more of the same. He was never as bad as many made out on here was he? lets not re-write history. Note he was in the team of the week for the championship this week. Josh Tymon should not have been sold , much like Brown, without a replacement. As a left back I thought he was pretty bad yes, I'm not rewriting anything, he was better further forward, as a back up he'd have been fine but he may have been on decent wages. They thought they'd got a replacement which is the bigger problem, thinking what they brought in was enough, and partly why Ricky went I imagine. He clearly didn't have a clue what he was doing.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 27, 2024 10:30:41 GMT
He lost his first game at Jan 20th. Was it so unthinkable that Thompson, Gooch and Hoever could do the job at LB until the summer transfer window? Also, Rose and McNally was alright until the Brighton game. Was it so obvious that, with Wilmot coming back, we were ok in the CB department until the summer? We were dominating games but failed to score. Was it so obvious that it wasn't attacking players we were missing? rose and McNally along with hoever had been visibly poor since arrival. Needed a real experienced leader. We sold our 1st choice left back and main scorer of goals for no reason in the summer which wasn’t his fault I admit but my god it was obvious. Our first choice left back being shite was the reason, unfortunately we decided to replace him with more of the same.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 26, 2024 17:47:01 GMT
He looks a fairly decent player, but always wants to cut in onto his left foot. He needs to take his man on down the line more. If he went down the line, don't think he can cross with his right peg. He could do with doing it just to keep them guessing, if it's a shit cross so be it as long as it's not too comfortable for the defenders.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 26, 2024 9:57:08 GMT
I was in denial up until the QPR match,but what I saw then really worried me.all I see is a team devoid of confidence,basic ability without any direction or plan. I actually think they are trying but sadly,and bafflingly, don’t actually seem to be good enough. The players aren't great but the bigger problem is a naive moron of a manager stubborning sticking with tactics and a system (introverted fullbacks) that we don't have the players for. We have very dodgy defenders who then gift goals every game. Not learning the lesson that we only got a win against QPR by grinding it out, and going back to his stupid inverted system. Having favourites (Cundle) who are a Schue in for the starting 11 every week, who don't bring anything to our style of play. Shuey needs fucking off asap and we need a firefighter in pronto. Tbf to him, we don't have the players for anything really. Out of interest, who are his other favourites, I can only think of Cundle?
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Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 25, 2024 16:54:44 GMT
If it was hostile it wouldn't be directed at the opposition the way things are going.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 25, 2024 16:52:30 GMT
Would he, in what way? We don't have a balanced squad and what we do have lacks a lot of quality, not sure he'd make much of a difference. Lots of teams have unbalanced squads and lack of ability. No club is ever happy with it's squad. It is ludicrous to suggest that a better manager couldn't make a difference to how ours performs. Of course he would. You only have to read the comments prior to Jone's dismissal to the effect that no one could get a tune out of the players that we had. Yet his replacement managed to have the same players performing at promotion winning form. I don't think we have the squad regardless, and as you say, I'm sure plenty of clubs have unbalanced squads but there is no part of our squad that isn't, it's buggered all ends up.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 25, 2024 16:50:27 GMT
Either that or they're a fraud or a chancer etc etc blah blah blah. My memory may be faulty but I would have thought that you are one of the biggest offenders. Pretty sure I've never called any manager a fraud or a chancer.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 25, 2024 12:50:38 GMT
7 pts
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