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Post by chuffedstokie on Apr 26, 2016 6:18:53 GMT
It makes for some encouraging reading that Peter Coates has gone public with his thoughts about the current situation. (sentinel). Presumably he's got to be as frustrated as any fan but at least he isn't going down the anger, gnashing of teeth or outright criticism route. I wonder what (with his fan hat on) is really whirling around his head. Either way he's ours and stability from all levels surely is a good thing.
Thoughts.
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Post by chrisparker on Apr 26, 2016 6:19:35 GMT
What did he say?
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Post by chuffedstokie on Apr 26, 2016 6:25:16 GMT
Pretty positive stuff. He's talking about lack of Ryan, unsettled defence, injuries, etc, everything we are all aware of. Didn't go so far as to name names but reassuring from him nonetheless.
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Apr 26, 2016 7:22:04 GMT
What do you expect him to say?
Hughes has wasted 30/million on two players and it's been a disappointing season?
Just a PR exercise..
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Post by nicholasjalcock on Apr 26, 2016 7:39:31 GMT
He talked twice about intensity of play and once how we didn't match Spurs intensity of play. Yes, Peter, but one of the reasons is an ageing squad which for five 'windows' wasn't replenished. So, instead of making excuses, get your cheque-book out and do something about it! We don't want excuses, we want solutions!
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Post by jeycov on Apr 26, 2016 7:47:45 GMT
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 26, 2016 7:49:06 GMT
Perhaps he's just telling the truth, being realistic and telling our fickle support to calm the fuck down?
Or maybe he's running around pissing his knickers like the wannabe gooners on here?
You decide....
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Post by wuzza on Apr 26, 2016 7:56:34 GMT
I think he one thing this season has taught us is that it is not necessarily about chucking money at 'name' signings. It's about catching the right players at the right stage of their careers and putting them into an effective system ( copyright LCFC) Our success next year depends on our ability to search out players with energy, some latent quality and whose best days are in front of them not behind them. (I also think we have probably taken this re-habilitating fallen starlets thing to a conclusion now). Mr Coates will,I hope, be focusing his transfer team accordingly and having a word in the ear of his coaching staff about an improved tactical approach in home games which involves a lot less pointless passing in front of the opposition defence and a bit more speed getting to the bye-line and getting the ball in the box!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 7:58:41 GMT
What do you expect him to say? Hughes has wasted 30/million on two players and it's been a disappointing season? Just a PR exercise.. Why would he say that, when it's not true?.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 7:58:45 GMT
He talked twice about intensity of play and once how we didn't match Spurs intensity of play. Yes, Peter, but one of the reasons is an ageing squad which for five 'windows' wasn't replenished. So, instead of making excuses, get your cheque-book out and do something about it! We don't want excuses, we want solutions! In all fairness, he's had the cheque book out, but has Hughes bought the right players?
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Post by SCFC92 on Apr 26, 2016 7:59:35 GMT
Well said Coates, completely agree with him, and yet it could still be our best season yet (Points wise)
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Post by sheikhmomo on Apr 26, 2016 8:05:52 GMT
Perhaps he's just telling the truth, being realistic and telling our fickle support to calm the fuck down? Or maybe he's running around pissing his knickers like the wannabe gooners on here? You decide.... Perhaps. Nor would I call it a ringing endorsement of 'Mark and his team'.
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Post by nicholasjalcock on Apr 26, 2016 8:09:47 GMT
He talked twice about intensity of play and once how we didn't match Spurs intensity of play. Yes, Peter, but one of the reasons is an ageing squad which for five 'windows' wasn't replenished. So, instead of making excuses, get your cheque-book out and do something about it! We don't want excuses, we want solutions! In all fairness, he's had the cheque book out, but has Hughes bought the right players? No, in five 'Windows' Uncle Peter didn't get spend money! Last summer's net spend was £3m and the lowest in 'The Prem'. Only the Imbula signing breaks this sequence! This Imbula development was very welcome! We all know we're short of 5 players minimum and arguably seven players? I don't know of a single poster who doesn't understand this? It's fine for Uncle Peter to moan about injuries but players came to this club with medical histories worse than those on Holby City e.g. Muni two ACLs, Ibby A.C.L.s, Johnson etc.. Additionally, Ryan has had back and groin problems ever since he arrived at the club. Why is it a surprise that he missed so much of the last two seasons? The mistake was not getting another dominant CB instead of collecting full backs!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 8:14:06 GMT
I'm not actually sure I like the tone of that article and quotes, especially the use of "To be fair to the manager" ref. Injuries to the back four.
I might be reading too much into it and putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5, but it strikes me as Coates having to do a bit of defending behind the scenes.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 26, 2016 8:17:10 GMT
I'm not actually sure I like the tone of that article and quotes, especially the use of "To be fair to the manager" ref. Injuries to the back four. I might be reading too much into it and putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5, but it strikes me as Coates having to do a bit of defending behind the scenes. Thanks for that Fox. How's Mulder doing?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 8:18:28 GMT
I'm not actually sure I like the tone of that article and quotes, especially the use of "To be fair to the manager" ref. Injuries to the back four. I might be reading too much into it and putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5, but it strikes me as Coates having to do a bit of defending behind the scenes. Thanks for that Fox. How's Mulder doing? Stop being a mardarse.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Apr 26, 2016 8:19:49 GMT
I'm not actually sure I like the tone of that article and quotes, especially the use of "To be fair to the manager" ref. Injuries to the back four. I might be reading too much into it and putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5, but it strikes me as Coates having to do a bit of defending behind the scenes. Thanks for that Fox. How's Mulder doing? You wouldn't describe it in the terms you've suggested either. It's defensive rather than a ringing endorsement.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 26, 2016 8:24:31 GMT
Thanks for that Fox. How's Mulder doing? You wouldn't describe it in the terms you've suggested either. It's defensive rather than a ringing endorsement. Yeah, woe betide the Chairman sticking up for his man in public. Perhaps we need to get Cellino on board to stick the knife in.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 8:28:05 GMT
I'm not actually sure I like the tone of that article. The tone. Geddit. Because pulis. *leaves*
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Post by sheikhmomo on Apr 26, 2016 8:30:42 GMT
You wouldn't describe it in the terms you've suggested either. It's defensive rather than a ringing endorsement. Yeah, woe betide the Chairman sticking up for his man in public. Perhaps we need to get Cellino on board to stick the knife in. Hughes's job is as rightly as safe as houses currently. I did expect a more tub thumping endorsement of his man though, rather than the tepid long winded defence we have here.
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Post by johnnysoul60 on Apr 26, 2016 8:35:14 GMT
We have plenty of quality but a lack of application in too many games , this should be a lot easier to sort than the problem that we used to have which was often a lack of quality you hear about Spurs doing treble training sessions so they can get to the level that the manager wants , do we ever do this ? I honestly dont know but if we could improve our energy work rate concentration levels and set plays both attack and defending we would pick up a few more points because we do have the talent
I also think that fitness is an issue , this may be because to get the quality we have had to take some players who are affected by injuries but if that is the case we need a couple of real grafters to compensate and Hughes does not seem to sign grafters. You need a balance in a team and our risk is a team tilting too far in the direction of being a bit of a soft touch. Hopefully they will be working hard this week to show us that this is not the case in the last three games
I'm sure Coates and the club are working hard to make sure that we progress and that our season will be reviewed and a judgement made how we move forward , they certainly wont set alrm bells off in the media , Coates never has and he will support his manager until he believes that he has lost his way as he did with TP
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Post by chuffedstokie on Apr 26, 2016 8:39:44 GMT
In all fairness, he's had the cheque book out, but has Hughes bought the right players? No, in five 'Windows' Uncle Peter didn't get spend money! Last summer's net spend was £3m and the lowest in 'The Prem'. Only the Imbula signing breaks this sequence! This Imbula development was very welcome! We all know we're short of 5 players minimum and arguably seven players? I don't know of a single poster who doesn't understand this? It's fine for Uncle Peter to moan about injuries but players came to this club with medical histories worse than those on Holby City e.g. Muni two ACLs, Ibby A.C.L.s, Johnson etc.. Additionally, Ryan has had back and groin problems ever since he arrived at the club. Why is it a surprise that he missed so much of the last two seasons? The mistake was not getting another dominant CB instead of collecting full backs!
Speculate to accumulate as the old adage goes. A bit more speculation in the right departments this summer would go some way to boosting confidence. The only problem with him splashing the cash big time is the possibility of getting shit hot players in all the key positions mentioned and they all hate each others guts. No team. Lob the manager in and hey presto a fucking bar brawl. I'm not suggesting that have to sleep with other and have nice love ins but buy the right ones and spend Mr Coates dosh wisely.
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 26, 2016 8:46:38 GMT
Yeah, woe betide the Chairman sticking up for his man in public. Perhaps we need to get Cellino on board to stick the knife in. Hughes's job is as rightly as safe as houses currently. I did expect a more tub thumping endorsement of his man though, rather than the tepid long winded defence we have here. Why? Perhaps he doesn't see it as the crisis some people like to think it is. Like I said 3 or 4 weeks ago, there is a festering undercurrent against the manager. A few bad performances and results have got people crawling out from under their stones.
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Post by davejohnno1 on Apr 26, 2016 9:10:52 GMT
I think it's fair to say that Mr Coates is as frustrated as the next Stokie.
He certainly was on Saturday because he left the game shortly after the 4th went in and we all know that leaving a game early is the crime of the century.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Apr 26, 2016 9:17:10 GMT
Hughes's job is as rightly as safe as houses currently. I did expect a more tub thumping endorsement of his man though, rather than the tepid long winded defence we have here. Why? Perhaps he doesn't see it as the crisis some people like to think it is. Like I said 3 or 4 weeks ago, there is a festering undercurrent against the manager. A few bad performances and results have got people crawling out from under their stones. I think the festering under current is against our defending
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 26, 2016 9:18:32 GMT
Why? Perhaps he doesn't see it as the crisis some people like to think it is. Like I said 3 or 4 weeks ago, there is a festering undercurrent against the manager. A few bad performances and results have got people crawling out from under their stones. I think the festering under current is against our defending Our defending is festering
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2016 9:31:00 GMT
I'm not actually sure I like the tone of that article. The tone. Geddit. Because pulis. *leaves* Well he did bring him back and back him to the tune of 100M mate, so if the cap fits...? Here we go. counting down in 5...4...
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Post by pez75 on Apr 26, 2016 9:42:53 GMT
I think it's fair to say that Mr Coates is as frustrated as the next Stokie. He certainly was on Saturday because he left the game shortly after the 4th went in and we all know that leaving a game early is the crime of the century. Maybe he had to get back for his shift at the Mich, seems to be a fair excuse for a few thousand others...
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Post by Pugsley on Apr 26, 2016 9:53:19 GMT
The tone. Geddit. Because pulis. *leaves* Well he did bring him back and back him to the tune of 100M mate, so if the cap fits...? Here we go. counting down in 5...4... That'll get the new corner packed out...
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Post by boweryboy on Apr 26, 2016 11:26:33 GMT
Coates blames injures , Adam says you can't use injuries as an excuse with a so called strong squad of twenty five....where does the truth lie ,half a dozen games at the start of the season...no wins..three 3-0 defeats after that ..dismissed the FA cup tie against Palace,putting out a weaker side than we could have,and now they are in the final....now on a run of defeats by four goals , and no signs of things getting better, we are where we are in the league because this has been pretty much where most teams have been inconsistent ,we might hang on to tenth and on paper may look pretty good,but lost seven at home and may yet be nine.....happy with that Peter...REALLY !!!!!
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