Themotherfunky

Seriously need to fix the defense if we're aiming for promotion. We'll get absolutely shagged next season with this setup

He's been doing it since he arrived. Did it plenty under Martin. I can't imagine any manager would tell a defender to stand off and invite crosses time and time again.

Nevermind the Turkish league betting scandal, Manning must have money on Birmingham goals, what the actual fuck is this cunt doing?!

Probably the same people that clap the team off after utter dog shit performances.

Matsuki and Welington must be absolutely dogshit in training if they can't get ahead of Aribo and Manning. Joe must only be on the pitch to get eyes on him for January. Manning must have pictures of someone on the board. Has he ever stopped a cross, or made any defensive contributions?

I see Manning, Jack and Hollywood-Bellis have assigned themselves on keepball duty. Too many safe passes back to Baz. Midfield haven't been there, and Azaz seems to be having one of his off days. Hopefully some efficient German fucks will be thrown into them at half time.

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Pretty poor on the players if that's the case. Plenty of examples of good players not making good managers.

Time to dust this one off?

They also claimed OGS was imminent 3 days ago too, bullshit merchants. https://www.facebook.com/share/17Kg6EC7zD/

Seems a bit of a stretch, with Trollope all but gone, that leaves the coaching staff very bare bones after getting rid of 3 or 4 with Still. I can't see them leaving it to Eckert with just Lallana on the staff? And it would be very tinpot of them to just promote his previous staff from the 21s. I'd imagine they've got someone lined up bringing their own coaching staff. (Hopefully)

At this rate, with the candidates on offer, I'd give it to Mowbray until the end of the season. Steady the ship, instill some fight and a better overall mentality. Get us to a level where we're less of a basket case, and then look to get somebody else in. The manager landscape might look better then too.

Even with his managerial success, I reckon the players would consider themselves 'above' that.

I took it more as the squad of players available to pick, rather than him picking the same 11

Have we got a list of managers we interviewed before Will? We went back in for Jones after turning us down in the summer. We went back in for Juric too if memory serves?

I didn't say the new players had bad attitudes. It's been claimed on the whole, the squad are a quiet lot. We've brought in a fair amount of younger players that haven't necessarily developed a voice yet. There's a good chance they're hearing negativity from the more vocal senior players, and it's permeating through the squad. As others have said, we don't have any leaders. Players that have been Captain, and at the club the longest (Stephens, Armstrong, McCarthy) I can't see being the ones to command respect, dish out bollockings and show leadership when needed.

Is it actually all down to him though? Mads was saying that players aren't doing what they're asked to do, needing to look each other in the eye and be honest. If the players aren't helping the manager in doing what they're being instructed on, is that on him? They didn't play for Martin towards the end, didn't play for Juric at all. (Rumours of players undermining him, and apparently the same with Still now) It can't just be managers being shit and soley the ones at fault. I personally think we potentially have too many bad apples as 'senior' players at the club, and it rubs off on the rest. Still's fighting a losing battle, as was Juric.

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It's telling that it was THB, Stephens, Manning, Downes and Fraser playing the safe/crab passing. Any time we had a chance to push forward on the left, we stopped and played back. Mads and Finn were shocking, and the rest had little to go off. Must be such a fuck off to the ones that do make runs forward, because very few have the sense to play forward. Fernandes was one of the few last season to get hold of the ball, break through the lines and drive forward. We need more willingness to get forward, I can't remember the last time Downes did that. Charles I think has the stones to, but maybe he's in two minds about covering defensively, or doesn't trust Downes enough to. We've been missing a linking midfield since Martin left. It was non-existant with Juric and Rusk. Hopefully Jander can be that progressive, Schneiderlin type player we need.

Don't understand the loan of a third choice for Norwich. We SHOULD be aiming to go back up this season, if he's not good enough to challenge for a place at Norwich, how is he good enough for us? Mat Ryan is available, give him a years contract, reassess at the end of the season when McCarthy is on his way (hopefully)

Would absolutely take Romeu on a free (if we can shift some of the deadwood; Smallbone, Aribo). Bring him on late on to shore up the defence and see out a game. People have been calling for a DM to sit back break up the play, as Downes and Charles do tend to get forward. I'd also trust him to lead/influence the dressing room more than I do Stephens.

Ooft, that's a haircut..

Wouldn't surprise me at all, the forum nights always bring out the whoppers

I remember at the last one there was a guy asking if we could do more for the away fans. Giving them a shout out on the tannoy, three cheers and a round of applause 😂

That's a bloody tidy finish there. Hopefully a sign of things to come