notnowcato

Aye, different strokes for different folks… and all that

As the game has seen all too often, player pedigree does not necessarily equal managerial success.

To be fair he was recruited because of his way of playing the game.

Don't get me wrong, I'm reasonably happy with 4th, considering the state our club was in when RM took over just under a year ago. He's done a decent job. Many would've failed to do as good a job. He's not perfect, but overall he's delivered a style of play that I enjoy watching (granted I'm in the minority on this forum), we've scored some magnificent goals, we've also defended like clowns at times and we've failed to put the game to bed on too many occasions. As I said not perfect but not enough to assume that next season this all goes to rat shit as many on here would have us believe and you seemingly are here to fan the flames of this rhetoric which I find a little odd but hey, there's nowt as queer as folk.

Mystic Mickey and his Laughing Emojis; what a time to be alive.

Setting yourself up for a massive disappointment. Can’t see RM being asked to leave anytime soon and he’s probably not quite hitting the top of the list of Premier League clubs looking for a new manager.

Not really, I said they were experienced not successful.

Probably not and I'm sure my judgement is clouded somewhat by frustration but these are both experienced (albeit not successful) Premier League strikers.

The timing of the goals plays a part too. How many games have we completely dominated for 60 minutes only to walk away with 1 point or less? Probably the biggest frustration of the season for me. Ultimately, we lose points because we concede a goal or 2 but how many times should we have been 2 or even 3 clear? We've been unable to put the "game to bed" and equally unable to hold on as often as we should have. We've also taken some hammerings along the way, I don't have the stats but gut feel is we've lost by 3 goals or higher, more often than rest of the top 6 or 10. We have taken the lead at some point in 35 out of 45 games this season, only Lester have led more games than us (36). We've only won 25 of the 35 games we've taken the lead in, Lester have won 31. Our average points gained when leading during a game is the 9th best in the league.

Worthy winner of the awards. Can’t help but think he and Che should have shared 60+ goals this season.

3 less clean sheets than the champions is hardly “completely unacceptable”. If our strikers fail to put the game to bed then it’s down to the defenders to hold out. Neither has been good enough and ultimately why we’re in the playoffs.

Both boxes have not been good enough this season.

Come on Splinters, don't be shy

Apologies for interrupting your echo chamber.

Create New Topic > Select Poll > Fill your fucking boots