captainchris

Spending is not a strategy on it's own, unless you want to go bust again! It's about precisely the opposite of your theory actually i.e. management and careful transfers of people who are actually better than what we have. By and large our transfers in so far have been precisely that. Don't forget we do actually have a few very decent players on our books already. Lets think management, tactics and familiarity now......

Ahh so AP did play a system - sorry I'm a bit thick - what was it?

How could you leave Paul Wotton out ??? An outragous oversight!!!

Forgive me but..............Didn't we concede a lot of set piece goals last season - a hell of a lot and wasn't he playing in many of those particular games? I'm not sure he is 'the answer' some are craving about........

Great summing up. Pardew doesn't seem to be picking up on the problems at all. It is he who is insisting on playing so narrow, he who is playing no natural wingers, he who is telling the players to hoof it, he who is picking Wotten. This isn't about 'time', it's about organisation, tactics and the correct guys picked. None of which Pardew is managing!

Spot on call. This guy is dangerous.....

But all the evidence suggests Pardew doesn't want to play wide at all!!!!! Everyone is crowded into the centre third of the pitch!

Yes but not quite as ludicrous as giving him five years if things don't improve !! A very far fetched statement!

Christ it was Swindon not blinkin Chelsea. We should be more worried about our game which we haven't yet planned once from what I've seen before we start worrying about Swindon!! Sounded too much like an excuse for my liking!!!

We have enough with the players we have to be performing much better than this. Yes we need a centre back or two etc but the team selection and tactics are the major reason for our total lack of controled football. At least under Portaloo we played good football but couldn't afford the probably a couple of players including centre back. Currently our football is none existant with several new players. It's largely down to no organisation, poor team selection, and no tactics at all. .........Management !

Thats because Holmes can see that Pardew will not play wide men - that's just one of his many faults. I'm not joking when I say he is looking incompetant Pardew that is.....

Not sure agree with your team entirely but the words are very accurate. People are saying its all the players but there is not a single sign of tactics unless you call hoofing it tactics. No direction and no pattern of play which to me points to the manager!!!!

Agree - Pardew does not have it - not even close - not remotely!

Bless you..............

I'm sorry but Pardew has a lot to aswer for over this, if he can't even see Wotton is absolute C ap what hope have we got for his none existant tactics! Yes that's negative I know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave Parker is my suggestion. Aggresive skillful player, can pick a pass, tackle and is now very fit. Currently playing for the Roll Call but would be interested for the right money! The fee would be modest (very) and wages would be less than 1k a week! He's the right age, mature, and a great motivator. Dave can also wave his arms in the air with great aplom. Just a thought!

That makes complete sense! End of story.........

So we pick a player purely on his past record now do we!

God who was responsible for the idiotic decision to buy this guy - get him free and give him a contract whatever for three blinkin years. Agree with previous threader he certainly one of the very worst to ever wear a Saints shirt. He truely would not get in the Roll Call pub team.............. Gillett is a better player but could not play worse even on a bad day anyway so why has he been ostracized - it doesn't make any sense.....

Agree - baffling!

Well positive words but what worries me is we are not even starting to play to a pattern, unless you call long balls a pattern! Also has even one person on here said they think Wotton should be playing, if they have I've missed it! If we were working towards a new way of playing great but we're not!

Yes yes,but he surely calls the tactics and we ARE TOO NARROW and I'm pretty sure I've never seen a Saints team play so many long balls to no one. This strategy has been employed by his new boys as well the ones that were already here so we must assume it's the managers instructions and not just the fault of suspect players already in place. Team selection does however have a bearing and that is suspect too. Yes we need new players but hell the manager needs to be very sharp with his strategies or we're knackered anyway!! Come on Pards your game plans so far have been very average!

You are joking - aren't you - yes you must be..........

Sorry but couldn't agree more - What is Wooden doing in the team????????? More width needed. This isn't just about not having the players it's about hoofing it tactics which we are employing and poorish personnel selection too. AP seems to insist on not playing anyone wide, we have NO WIDTH for Gods sake - no outlet. Oposition play wide players in wide positions against us and tear us apart. Also we are lumping it all the time into no mans land or 'The Channels' as they so unprofessionally call it 'in the game'! So far tactics are poor I'm afraid and I'm looking for much more awareness from AP. 3 out of 10 so far!

Well said..........We have no width and can't understand the strategy. We have no out let tp pass to because all our players are the very congested area of the pitch. We are 'grinding' it out at the moment........