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Post by karl on Feb 20, 2024 8:18:20 GMT
Football is very different to most workplaces though, even within sport. In a typical workplace I wouldn’t be taking that approach either. I have no problems with Schumacher coming in like a steam train, were are in a mess and need to be sorted out, my only request is that he doesn’t hold grudges and is willing to give people a second chance when they deserve it. He needs to bring enough of the squad together to form a competitive team that play for each other and as a minimum, ensure we are playing in the Championship next season. Schumacher has said the door is open for Mmaee to return to the squad but it's up to Mmaee to make the first move. If Schumacher backs down and allows him back without that his credibility among the rest of the squad is gone and he'd be toast. And if Mmaee was behaving like he is reported to have behaved Schumacher did the right thing in getting him out of the squad. It is what it is and there is no way Schumacher can change direction now. As to Campbell - he's checked out. Schumacher is reported to have told him he wants to use him as a central striker which makes sense given that other than his undoubted ability as a finisher he offers nothing else to the team. However he's even failed to deliver on that brief when given the chance. It isn't just his current form either - he's been given chance after chance by successive managers and he's done nothing to deserve a regular place on the team. Lowe clearly isn't ready but at least he is keen and makes some effort and Ennis looks like he's interested and can score goals. Mmaee and Campbell are not the ones to help us avoid relegation. For one thing neither of them are as good as they think they are and both have their own interests at heart, not the teams. It will do Mmaee good being out in the cold and I am sure he will come back as a better player. This has worked in the past with other players. As for Campbell I would leave him out unless our squad is depleted due to injuries and suspensions. He has only had one really good spell before his injury the whole time he has been at the club. He is just ticking down his contract so he can get a payday in the summer.
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Post by karl on Feb 20, 2024 8:21:06 GMT
Usual case with Stoke fans. Our best players are always the ones that are not in the team. Then they play and we slag them off We should never have let Afobe go. Crying out for him now. He was awful just like all the strikers we got after.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Feb 20, 2024 8:22:43 GMT
I would never waltz into workplace and start disciplining people within a couple of months, that’s for sure. That is a sure way to alienate a number of the existing team. Your thinking is way outdated, just like Schumachers I did once. A bloke came into my office after I'd been there no more than a fortnight and told me straight that he knew this, he knew that, he wasn't going to take any shit from someone who hadn't been there for less than a month. "ok. You book the meeting with HR and I'll be there." Guess what? He left before me. Well before me. Sometimes you have to be The Cunt to break toxic habits. Paul Lambert, as shit as he seemed, tried to sort out the indiscipline as a starting point. Players had to be at training by 9am prompt which came as a shock to Crouch because it meant him getting a much earlier train from his London home. Shame. Players didn’t respond to this new regime which contributed to our relegation.
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Feb 20, 2024 8:32:33 GMT
I did once. A bloke came into my office after I'd been there no more than a fortnight and told me straight that he knew this, he knew that, he wasn't going to take any shit from someone who hadn't been there for less than a month. "ok. You book the meeting with HR and I'll be there." Guess what? He left before me. Well before me. Sometimes you have to be The Cunt to break toxic habits. Paul Lambert, as shit as he seemed, tried to sort out the indiscipline as a starting point. Players had to be at training by 9am prompt which came as a shock to Crouch because it meant him getting a much earlier train from his London home. Shame. Players didn’t respond to this new regime which contributed to our relegation. An absolutely awful appointment. I still vividly remember the moment I opened Twitter and saw he had been appointed. I was sat in my car outside a training centre in Rotherham on my work placement - I'd been saying to one of the blokes in the office, who was a Wednesday fan, for months that we were too good to go down. When I returned to the office the next day, my opinion had changed.
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Post by davejohnno1 on Feb 20, 2024 9:11:06 GMT
A perfectly valid opinion. It’s not one I agree with buts it’s valid all the same. What about options from the bench? He can play in any of the 3 forward positions so he’s surely an option from the bench at the very least? At present, our forward positions are two AM’s and a solo striker. He can’t play as a solo striker and I’ve never seen him as an AM. Obviously, that’s assuming that SS sticks with this formation for a while. He’s scored 1 in 12 and doesn’t have an assist to his name this season. Ive given up on Campbell to be honest. I used to like him a lot because I thought that there was potential there. However, even last year, he only picked up 1 in 4. That’s despite offering nothing else (link up, holding the ball up, closing down, aerial threat) in each game. I’d honestly rather bring on a midfielder from the bench or try Manhoef up top. I see them equally as likely to contribute something meaningful. U21s football suits him a lot. He’s strong enough and can shoot but he generally seems to have little desire to improve. He’ll do well sitting on the half way line twiddling his thumbs in Scotland. The managers preferred approach is 4-3-3 which relies on 2 wide forwards and a central striker. Campbell can play, with varying degrees of success, in either of those positions and if we go 3-5-2 he can definitely play alongside another striker as he proved playing alongside fletcher. In mitigation of his form this season I’d say he has barely played 2 games on trot all season which doesn’t help him build up any rhythm or any kind of durability or endurance. I don’t understand his omission at all. If we are safely tucked away in mid table and prepping for next season I can understand not using him as he clearly won’t be here next season but we aren’t and we need every possible goal we can muster. Ty is one of our best options for goals, if not the best.
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Post by LGH87 on Feb 20, 2024 9:16:16 GMT
At present, our forward positions are two AM’s and a solo striker. He can’t play as a solo striker and I’ve never seen him as an AM. Obviously, that’s assuming that SS sticks with this formation for a while. He’s scored 1 in 12 and doesn’t have an assist to his name this season. Ive given up on Campbell to be honest. I used to like him a lot because I thought that there was potential there. However, even last year, he only picked up 1 in 4. That’s despite offering nothing else (link up, holding the ball up, closing down, aerial threat) in each game. I’d honestly rather bring on a midfielder from the bench or try Manhoef up top. I see them equally as likely to contribute something meaningful. U21s football suits him a lot. He’s strong enough and can shoot but he generally seems to have little desire to improve. He’ll do well sitting on the half way line twiddling his thumbs in Scotland. The managers preferred approach is 4-3-3 which relies on 2 wide forwards and a central striker. Campbell can play, with varying degrees of success, in either of those positions and if we go 3-5-2 he can definitely play alongside another striker as he proved playing alongside fletcher. In mitigation of his form this season I’d say he has barely played 2 games on trot all season which doesn’t help him build up any rhythm or any kind of durability or endurance. I don’t understand his omission at all. If we are safely tucked away in mid table and prepping for next season I can understand not using him as he clearly won’t be here next season but we aren’t and we need every possible goal we can muster. Ty is one of our best options for goals, if not the best. He's playing like he's trying to avoid injury in fear of scuppering a summer move.
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Post by gogogadget on Feb 20, 2024 9:38:35 GMT
The managers preferred approach is 4-3-3 which relies on 2 wide forwards and a central striker. Campbell can play, with varying degrees of success, in either of those positions and if we go 3-5-2 he can definitely play alongside another striker as he proved playing alongside fletcher. In mitigation of his form this season I’d say he has barely played 2 games on trot all season which doesn’t help him build up any rhythm or any kind of durability or endurance. I don’t understand his omission at all. If we are safely tucked away in mid table and prepping for next season I can understand not using him as he clearly won’t be here next season but we aren’t and we need every possible goal we can muster. Ty is one of our best options for goals, if not the best. He's playing like he's trying to avoid injury in fear of scuppering a summer move. I would terminate his contract Pay him up to the end of it, just get rid. He has shown very little in the last 3 years in way of commitment or desire.
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Post by gonk on Feb 20, 2024 9:47:39 GMT
And I agree wholeheartedly with that. I just don’t see Ty as a troublesome character. Too laid back, too jovial maybe but troublesome? I find that really hard to believe. Depends how you define troublesome. He hardly breaks sweat in a match. He’s therefore more than likely a poor trainer . He may turn up on time but for a young man is nowhere near fit . He’s blowing out of his arse after 60 minutes . That’s why mad Nath sent him to Shrewsbury. He misses so many chances through favouring his left foot .MON tried to get him two footed and for awhile he did actually do that . Now he’s back to type. Moreover the way he runs - flat footed - means he’s going to have injury after injury which has been the case this year . He and we need to move on . No way should he be playing going forward imho He’s on wind down till summer now.If he does play,there’s no way he will be going in to any 50/50 challenges he will be looking after him self in case he gets injured.
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Post by davejohnno1 on Feb 20, 2024 9:57:38 GMT
Depends how you define troublesome. He hardly breaks sweat in a match. He’s therefore more than likely a poor trainer . He may turn up on time but for a young man is nowhere near fit . He’s blowing out of his arse after 60 minutes . That’s why mad Nath sent him to Shrewsbury. He misses so many chances through favouring his left foot .MON tried to get him two footed and for awhile he did actually do that . Now he’s back to type. Moreover the way he runs - flat footed - means he’s going to have injury after injury which has been the case this year . He and we need to move on . No way should he be playing going forward imho He’s on wind down till summer now.If he does play,there’s no way he will be going in to any 50/50 challenges he will be looking after him self in case he gets injured. He’s never gone into 50-50 challenges. I simply don’t buy that as an issue in not having him involved from the bench at the very least
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Post by CBUFAWKIPWH on Feb 20, 2024 10:05:58 GMT
He’s on wind down till summer now.If he does play,there’s no way he will be going in to any 50/50 challenges he will be looking after him self in case he gets injured. He’s never gone into 50-50 challenges. I simply don’t buy that as an issue in not having him involved from the bench at the very least Sorry but he hasn't done anything to suggest he's worth his place in the side since his injury. He has been the sort of player who just wanders around the pitch waiting for something to happen. The only thing he's waiting to happen now is a contract at another club. The player that people want on the pitch is the one that showed promise before his injury. The thing since his injury he's not even shown promise let alone realise it. The Campbell you and others want on the pitch doesn't actually exist.
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Post by tqstokie on Feb 20, 2024 10:10:08 GMT
I'd walk a million miles for one of your goals my Mmaee. Apologies to Al Jolson!
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Post by drfishy on Feb 20, 2024 10:17:39 GMT
He’s never gone into 50-50 challenges. I simply don’t buy that as an issue in not having him involved from the bench at the very least Sorry but he hasn't done anything to suggest he's worth his place in the side since his injury. He has been the sort of player who just wanders around the pitch waiting for something to happen. The only thing he's waiting to happen now is a contract at another club. The player that people want on the pitch is the one that showed promise before his injury. The thing since his injury he's not even shown promise let alone realise it. The Campbell you and others want on the pitch doesn't actually exist. But doesn't he need to show potential suitors that he can perform at this level again. He may be on a free, but since returning from his injury what they would offer him has surely only diminisehed? Like all our strikers a couple of goals would boost confidence and....... forget it it's not going to happen is it?
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Post by jimmygscfc1234 on Feb 20, 2024 10:34:08 GMT
Campbell down the middle has never worked.If he's on the right then where does Million play?
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Post by nottsover60 on Feb 20, 2024 10:52:40 GMT
If you think holding someone to basic professional standards is naive, I sincerely hope you never manage any workplace that I'm employed by. I would never waltz into workplace and start disciplining people within a couple of months, that’s for sure. That is a sure way to alienate a number of the existing team. Your thinking is way outdated, just like Schumachers Let's rewrite what actually happened and blame Schumacher instead of Mmaee. When Schumacher came in Mmaee played in all the first seven matches, starting all but the Sunderland game. He scored one goal and provided one assist. Despite very average performances he was constantly praised and bigged up by Schumacher. So that didn't work. What would you do if after six weeks someone was still disrespecting you despite all your efforts? Just stand by and let him carry on? How do you know that his attitude wasn't upsetting more players in the squad than not? Surely him being praised by a new manager when he's not putting in the work is more likely to alienate his teammates? Schumacher himself has not criticised him at all in public but the Sunderland game was a big turning point in our performances. I still stand by my feeling that in the end it wasn't just the time keeping which got him suspended and something happened at Sunderland whether before or after the match. He was dropped to the bench there but came on. After that he's not been near the first team squad so it stinks of something more than not turning up for or being late for training. If he has trained properly with the u21's.and in his current predicament I am sure Schumacher would welcome back a truly penitent, reformed striker?
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Feb 20, 2024 11:05:02 GMT
Usual case with Stoke fans. Our best players are always the ones that are not in the team. Then they play and we slag them off 100% correct, 6 weeks ago ryan lowe was the one we needed, he'll score, why isn't he getting more game time... now he's played a few games people can see he's slow, out of his depth and nowhere near ready for championship football.
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Post by wearepremierleague on Feb 20, 2024 11:23:50 GMT
Usual case with Stoke fans. Our best players are always the ones that are not in the team. Then they play and we slag them off 100% correct, 6 weeks ago ryan lowe was the one we needed, he'll score, why isn't he getting more game time... now he's played a few games people can see he's slow, out of his depth and nowhere near ready for championship football. Not sure anybody was calling for Preston’s manager to play up top.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Feb 20, 2024 12:13:15 GMT
Paul Lambert, as shit as he seemed, tried to sort out the indiscipline as a starting point. Players had to be at training by 9am prompt which came as a shock to Crouch because it meant him getting a much earlier train from his London home. Shame. Players didn’t respond to this new regime which contributed to our relegation. An absolutely awful appointment. I still vividly remember the moment I opened Twitter and saw he had been appointed. I was sat in my car outside a training centre in Rotherham on my work placement - I'd been saying to one of the blokes in the office, who was a Wednesday fan, for months that we were too good to go down. When I returned to the office the next day, my opinion had changed. Yes he turned out to be a disastrous appointment. He was a panic appointment after we had been turned down by Flores, Rowett & O’Neil in the desperation to get someone in place. The point I was trying to make was his attempt at turning round the indiscipline at the club, whilst commendable, contributed to the subsequent relegation. All hindsight of course.
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Post by biddulphchav on Feb 20, 2024 12:19:45 GMT
An absolutely awful appointment. I still vividly remember the moment I opened Twitter and saw he had been appointed. I was sat in my car outside a training centre in Rotherham on my work placement - I'd been saying to one of the blokes in the office, who was a Wednesday fan, for months that we were too good to go down. When I returned to the office the next day, my opinion had changed. Yes he turned out to be a disastrous appointment. He was a panic appointment after we had been turned down by Flores, Rowett & O’Neil in the desperation to get someone in place. The point I was trying to make was his attempt at turning round the indiscipline at the club, whilst commendable, contributed to the subsequent relegation. All hindsight of course. This is kind of the point I’m making about the current situation. SS is trying to sort out too much, too soon - and we are in a relegation battle.
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Post by biddulphchav on Feb 20, 2024 12:25:56 GMT
I would never waltz into workplace and start disciplining people within a couple of months, that’s for sure. That is a sure way to alienate a number of the existing team. Your thinking is way outdated, just like Schumachers Let's rewrite what actually happened and blame Schumacher instead of Mmaee. When Schumacher came in Mmaee played in all the first seven matches, starting all but the Sunderland game. He scored one goal and provided one assist. Despite very average performances he was constantly praised and bigged up by Schumacher. So that didn't work. What would you do if after six weeks someone was still disrespecting you despite all your efforts? Just stand by and let him carry on? How do you know that his attitude wasn't upsetting more players in the squad than not? Surely him being praised by a new manager when he's not putting in the work is more likely to alienate his teammates? Schumacher himself has not criticised him at all in public but the Sunderland game was a big turning point in our performances. I still stand by my feeling that in the end it wasn't just the time keeping which got him suspended and something happened at Sunderland whether before or after the match. He was dropped to the bench there but came on. After that he's not been near the first team squad so it stinks of something more than not turning up for or being late for training. If he has trained properly with the u21's.and in his current predicament I am sure Schumacher would welcome back a truly penitent, reformed striker? I’ve never said it was a situation that Schumacher has created or that in principle, discipline in the place is not something we would want. What I am saying if you read my other posts on the subject is that right now we just don’t have the goal threat, or indeed anyone other than Mmaee who can play that role as effectively as he had been doing. The focus the manager ought to have is on results, and only results, until we are clear of relegation. All of our best players need to be in contention to give us the best chance of success - you can have the best attitude in the world as I’m sure Nathan Lowe does - but if you can’t cut it then you can’t cut it. It’s a simple situation of putting points above all else, at least in my mind. Of course if it has been something more serious than being late to training for example, and if whatever that is would undermine the manager in a serious way if he didn’t deal with it then it’s fair enough what he’s done. But that’s just speculation, you don’t know and I don’t know.
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Post by Block 22 on Feb 20, 2024 12:46:17 GMT
I think the situation needs full context of all contributing factors to enable a manager to make the correct decision with regards to ill discipline at a Football Club.
I worked as a manager for a large, highly regarding technical company, when I joined, all of the fundamental structure in terms of policies, procedures, leadership and expectations was already in-place. Both in terms of the business and the existing staff knowing what was expected of them.
A couple of years ago, I moved to a smaller organisation that was very immature in terms of that structure. No policies, no leadership, no structure and staff ultimately did what they wanted. A few months into my new post I added that structure and laid down the 'non-negotiables' as Schuey would call them. Staff seemingly respected those expectations and new structure and there was a significant upturn in our output and service levels. However, over 50% of the staff, most of which were long timers that had become so used to working with no leadership, with no expectations secured jobs elsewhere and moved onto other roles. Looking at their profiles now, they made sideways moves and are all still working at the same level they had done for considerable time.
This is where the difference lies, in my role, I could literally get a job advert out within 10 minutes and be filling those gaps within a matter of days/weeks. In football, due to transfer windows, you can't just replace players mid-season. Regardless, we were diligent with our recruitment and employed individuals to match the newfound company ethos, people that lived and breathed the industry, not clock watchers or coasters that turned up at 9am bang on, did the bare minimum and had their bags packed to leave at 4:59. We've since gone on to grow by over 40% and are now recognised by industry recognised awards.
I totally agree that poor discipline needs action and a law needs to be laid down to prove that rotten behaviour is not acceptable and will be punished. But, I do think had I been forced to stick with the same staff for 4/5 months, until I could next fill the gaps, I would have approached the situation differently. I'd be a football manager if I could give you an easy answer to Schuey's predicament, because there isn't one. However, the reality is we are up shit creek without a paddle and desperate for goals and putting all your eggs into the 'behave or your out' basket, could, in SCFC's case, have disastrous consequences. Especially when we are so desperate for attackers regardless of their ability to perform. It's only going to have a negative impact playing players with limited experience or in unfamiliar positions from now until the end of the season when you compare it with the alternative. To be pragmatic and dynamic with your approach, get players who've 'served their time' playing in their natural positions on a Saturday at 3pm, is obviously going to give you your best shot.
If we do crawl over the line, which I really hope we do. Serious questions need to be asked from the top down. The recruitment process is obviously flawed and at the very least RM should be sacked to give us any chance of having a real go at top-half next season. For now, we just need to get behind Schuey and the team at any cost and pray that we have enough in the locker to see us through.
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Feb 20, 2024 12:46:52 GMT
An absolutely awful appointment. I still vividly remember the moment I opened Twitter and saw he had been appointed. I was sat in my car outside a training centre in Rotherham on my work placement - I'd been saying to one of the blokes in the office, who was a Wednesday fan, for months that we were too good to go down. When I returned to the office the next day, my opinion had changed. Yes he turned out to be a disastrous appointment. He was a panic appointment after we had been turned down by Flores, Rowett & O’Neil in the desperation to get someone in place. The point I was trying to make was his attempt at turning round the indiscipline at the club, whilst commendable, contributed to the subsequent relegation. All hindsight of course. I have no malice towards him, or any other manager, personally. It seems every appointment from Lambert onwards has had some kind of disciplinary/work ethic issue to sort out. Completely ridiculous.
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Post by march4 on Feb 20, 2024 12:50:24 GMT
Yes he turned out to be a disastrous appointment. He was a panic appointment after we had been turned down by Flores, Rowett & O’Neil in the desperation to get someone in place. The point I was trying to make was his attempt at turning round the indiscipline at the club, whilst commendable, contributed to the subsequent relegation. All hindsight of course. I have no malice towards him, or any other manager, personally. It seems every appointment from Lambert onwards has had some kind of disciplinary/work ethic issue to sort out. Completely ridiculous. Are there any players who have been here for all of this time?
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Feb 20, 2024 12:53:13 GMT
I have no malice towards him, or any other manager, personally. It seems every appointment from Lambert onwards has had some kind of disciplinary/work ethic issue to sort out. Completely ridiculous. Are there any players who have been here for all of this time? Bad to the bone Tyrone? I cannot believe how this season has gone given the overhall last summer. Completely new team with exactly the same issues. Pathetic.
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Feb 20, 2024 12:53:24 GMT
100% correct, 6 weeks ago ryan lowe was the one we needed, he'll score, why isn't he getting more game time... now he's played a few games people can see he's slow, out of his depth and nowhere near ready for championship football. Not sure anybody was calling for Preston’s manager to play up top. Might have worked better
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Post by ceejays on Feb 20, 2024 12:56:14 GMT
Let's rewrite what actually happened and blame Schumacher instead of Mmaee. When Schumacher came in Mmaee played in all the first seven matches, starting all but the Sunderland game. He scored one goal and provided one assist. Despite very average performances he was constantly praised and bigged up by Schumacher. So that didn't work. What would you do if after six weeks someone was still disrespecting you despite all your efforts? Just stand by and let him carry on? How do you know that his attitude wasn't upsetting more players in the squad than not? Surely him being praised by a new manager when he's not putting in the work is more likely to alienate his teammates? Schumacher himself has not criticised him at all in public but the Sunderland game was a big turning point in our performances. I still stand by my feeling that in the end it wasn't just the time keeping which got him suspended and something happened at Sunderland whether before or after the match. He was dropped to the bench there but came on. After that he's not been near the first team squad so it stinks of something more than not turning up for or being late for training. If he has trained properly with the u21's.and in his current predicament I am sure Schumacher would welcome back a truly penitent, reformed striker? I’ve never said it was a situation that Schumacher has created or that in principle, discipline in the place is not something we would want. What I am saying if you read my other posts on the subject is that right now we just don’t have the goal threat, or indeed anyone other than Mmaee who can play that role as effectively as he had been doing. The focus the manager ought to have is on results, and only results, until we are clear of relegation. All of our best players need to be in contention to give us the best chance of success - you can have the best attitude in the world as I’m sure Nathan Lowe does - but if you can’t cut it then you can’t cut it. It’s a simple situation of putting points above all else, at least in my mind. Of course if it has been something more serious than being late to training for example, and if whatever that is would undermine the manager in a serious way if he didn’t deal with it then it’s fair enough what he’s done. But that’s just speculation, you don’t know and I don’t know. Did you listen to his comments at the meet the manager meeting ? Lot more to it than just missing training and messing around in training .
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Post by lawrieleslie on Feb 20, 2024 13:06:56 GMT
Yes he turned out to be a disastrous appointment. He was a panic appointment after we had been turned down by Flores, Rowett & O’Neil in the desperation to get someone in place. The point I was trying to make was his attempt at turning round the indiscipline at the club, whilst commendable, contributed to the subsequent relegation. All hindsight of course. I have no malice towards him, or any other manager, personally. It seems every appointment from Lambert onwards has had some kind of disciplinary/work ethic issue to sort out. Completely ridiculous. Michael O’Neil was the only manager to get a tune out of his players and did well under FFP regulations.
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Feb 20, 2024 13:12:06 GMT
I have no malice towards him, or any other manager, personally. It seems every appointment from Lambert onwards has had some kind of disciplinary/work ethic issue to sort out. Completely ridiculous. Michael O’Neil was the only manager to get a tune out of his players and did well under FFP regulations. Did a good job with what he was served up but didn't kick on sadly. It was the right decision to m9ve on from him in my opinion.
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Post by coomerson on Feb 20, 2024 13:14:58 GMT
Let’s be honest, if nothings changed in 4 weeks it’s not going to change at all. You either knuckle down or you don’t. And clearly he hasn’t. So we push on with what we have and exit Mmaee in the least damaging way possible asap.
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Post by march4 on Feb 20, 2024 13:22:17 GMT
Let’s be honest, if nothings changed in 4 weeks it’s not going to change at all. You either knuckle down or you don’t. And clearly he hasn’t. So we push on with what we have and exit Mmaee in the least damaging way possible asap. As soon as these things go public it is inevitable that unions and HR start to get involved.
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Post by jokker on Feb 20, 2024 13:33:17 GMT
At present, our forward positions are two AM’s and a solo striker. He can’t play as a solo striker and I’ve never seen him as an AM. Obviously, that’s assuming that SS sticks with this formation for a while. He’s scored 1 in 12 and doesn’t have an assist to his name this season. Ive given up on Campbell to be honest. I used to like him a lot because I thought that there was potential there. However, even last year, he only picked up 1 in 4. That’s despite offering nothing else (link up, holding the ball up, closing down, aerial threat) in each game. I’d honestly rather bring on a midfielder from the bench or try Manhoef up top. I see them equally as likely to contribute something meaningful. U21s football suits him a lot. He’s strong enough and can shoot but he generally seems to have little desire to improve. He’ll do well sitting on the half way line twiddling his thumbs in Scotland. The managers preferred approach is 4-3-3 which relies on 2 wide forwards and a central striker. Campbell can play, with varying degrees of success, in either of those positions and if we go 3-5-2 he can definitely play alongside another striker as he proved playing alongside fletcher. In mitigation of his form this season I’d say he has barely played 2 games on trot all season which doesn’t help him build up any rhythm or any kind of durability or endurance. I don’t understand his omission at all. If we are safely tucked away in mid table and prepping for next season I can understand not using him as he clearly won’t be here next season but we aren’t and we need every possible goal we can muster. Ty is one of our best options for goals, if not the best. Schumacher did big him up in his pressers before he returned from injury, saying he'd held talks with him which stipulated that as long as TC was willing to help the team, then there was a place for him. He then played Ty "2 games on the trot" and it was evident to anyone that Ty had no intention of doing anything for anyone but himself. He barely moved all afternoon. So his omission is very understandable from the head coach's point of view. He must feel let down by Campbell. However if it doesn't work at once does that mean you give up on him? Stoke is not in a position where all potential strikers can sit out for disciplinary reasons. Schuhmacher has to swallow some pride and tell Campbell even more clearly what is expected of him and play him as a late sub, if nothing else.
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