AlexLaw76

Game 8 in the Premier League as it stands, Sunderland on 14 points LOLz

Was it? Or was it down to Martin Edozie, Downes, Stephens, THB can’t, or barely buy a start, neither can Aribo. manning is in and out Fraser in/out. Remind me where Smallbone is these days...Bree was not wanted, and he barely used / wanted Alcaraz KWP, Adams and Stewart Armstrong (if not injured) would start for sure. Not having Rothwell or Mara

Expect 3/5 man defence, possibly Fellows right wing back, possibly Arma up top on his own. Fully expect a 30 mins (or so) purple patch, and fully expect lots of long passes that come to very little. Rinse and repeat.

Indefinitely then, as far as this season is concerned at least!

Yeah, when they are half decent.

How much more time?

I have not thought much of the manager for a while. Today just confirms my belief

Nothing really positive about drawing 0-0 at home to a side like that. By virtue of the sheer gulf in class of player we would carve up a few chances.

Failed? 100% record of getting a team without parachute payments into the playoffs. Something Will Still would kill for, I am sure

Che Adams is not Alan shearer, and was a figure of fun as the season started

to wash their hands with it. I could not (and have never) care less about their ridiculous multi-club model

What is the point is bringing in another striker?? Will probably be played right wing

Why I think Still is the primary problem (without Sports Republic giving the club away). He has seemingly wasted pre-season, in both of preparations with system and patters of play, and use of players. That is clear given the changeover of the starting 11 in that time. Even the new lads are in/out from one game to the next. It was said he needed at least 1 winger and a No.10. He got 2 wingers, one of which is proven top quality for this league, and a No.10 who was one of the best in that position last season. Now, they are either on the pitch in the wrong positions, or on the bench (because of the system) Subs, fuck me. He just seems to throw all/nearly all attackers on, usually to try and win a game (obviously). How often have we been better (Wrexham?)...they just seem so disjointed and at times, more square pegs in round holes. System. I know some of you are adamant the nothing is wrong with the set up, or at least nothing was wrong against Swasean, but I disagree. The 3/5 at the beck thing is crap. Surrenders midfield most of the time, sees our 'extra' man in defence - which is where our overload is, meaning our forwards are either stretched from the team, or at best up against the same number of defenders (if not outnumbered). With the midfield surrendered we are seem to play more 'long passes' (which is evident to anyone, right), or we lob balls into the ball to players not overly suited to that. We rarely make a defence face their own goal, meaning a defensive unit is in place and/or facing up to us. Over and Over and Over again. Of course, he has not been helped by Downs being appalling (fucking joke of a player), but lets not pretend about 20 other clubs in this league would kill for £50m+ to be spent to go alongside Charles, Edwards, Armstrong Fraser, Downes, THB, Aribo, Edozie, et al...ffs, we even loaned out Bree who is barnstorming it at the moment. Even Whacky Russell Martin got loads of goals out of said players who can't hit a barn door...... We will go no where under Will Still. He may become a good manager one day, but not for us and not now.

Not play 3 at the back, not put Fellows at Wing Back, not put Azaz wide, not put Scienza the other side of the defender he had in his back pocket, not stuck with 3CB when it was clear how bad Swansea are, put another body in the middle of the park to push them back and create overloads in our attacking 3rd...

Oddly Russell Martin did alright

I would expect us to have good chances, look at the standards of their squad/team... We could/should have been solid at the back with Edwards pushed RB (or replaced) with Azaz or Fellows in their place. As for a blueprint, we will be nowhere near the playoffs if this is the framework the manager is going with (and what would that say about the "need" for wingers and a No.10). Will Still is a terrible manager, who's record so far s there for all to see

of the 21 shots, many were incredibly hard / not on target. Usually against a packed defence/from range. Yes, we created some chances (and a couple of really good chances), I would expect that given the vast gulf in the quality of the squads. His set up does not allow for overloads in the attacking 3rd very much. The period that we did do it (from about 30 mins to HT), we immediately had their defenders facing their own goal (where a handful of our good chances/situations came from). The 2nd half was crap, largely because they started to press us (remember, our extra player is in defence) making us hoof it more, and their keeper overall, had a fairly quiet game. It happens every fucking game

he is a big part of the problem.

Don;t feel sorry for him, he started with 5 defenders.

Terrible manager

Our local journo's are awful. Blackmore is so sycophantic, with House consistently making sneering remarks at anyone genuinely concerned about the manager

FT 0-0 No one can say with a straight face that the set up was not a big factor in that game? We played well for about 35 min in total, against a team who are fucking shite, and don't have a single player who would make our match day squad. Yes, we had chances, and yes we missed easy chances, but you would expect us to give the vast gulf in the standard of player. Look at many of the chances outside of our 30 min purple patch..lots of blacked penalty areas, chances from range - all very difficult. Was not until around the 30 min mark when Scienza started to be given the ball deep inside their half and he was able to get their defenders facing their own goal Time and time again our overloads were in our defensive 3rd meaning when they woke up, they could press us and push us into a hoof. As for the manager, fuck me. sticking with CBs at home to Swansea, bringing on Fellows at RWB, Azaz wide right - just WTF (again). For a supposed tactical master who does not have a style of play, Will Still has been appalling and has no business managing this club IMO

See, our overload is in our CB/Defensive area, they are able to press us into a hoof No one can say that the set up is not a big factor in this shite

I wonder why 🤑

We have been pretty crap for about an hour in this game. I mean now. He has Fellows RWB and Azaz wide right The set up is definitely a reason why we are not winning, and probably wont win