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Post by Henbury Gas on Apr 23, 2019 5:46:46 GMT
Lines was having a fitness test before the game so perhaps he failed it? Perhaps Lines has a clause in his contract that said "play so many games get another year extension to your contract" ??
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Post by Hudson1883 on Apr 23, 2019 7:46:41 GMT
We've been sh** at home all season not just under GC. One of the reasons I didn't make use of my season tickets this week. I also did not bother to turn up for yesterdays game. Instead I was enjoying a weekend break at the seaside and did not miss BRFC whatsoever. I have renewed my season ticket, BUT, I will not bother to attend every game whilst GC is still in charge. I will be at todays development game. Why’s that, may I ask?! At the end of the day he’s done what he’s been tasked to do, given us a hell of a good chance of retaining our League 1 status. Not even I will be happy if we’re still playing so poorly come August/September, but I feel he deserves a clean slate and an entire summer to shape and mould his own squad with the way he wants to do things. It’s easy to forget GC is making do with a squad someone else put together.
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Post by blueyonder on Apr 23, 2019 8:33:57 GMT
Lines was having a fitness test before the game so perhaps he failed it? Didn't he play a full game for the development squad last week? He did, against MK Dons. No fitness test, the players that are in the match day squad , but not the 18 always do a few runs etc.
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Post by pirate on Apr 23, 2019 8:50:16 GMT
Didn't he play a full game for the development squad last week? He did, against MK Dons. No fitness test, the players that are in the match day squad , but not the 18 always do a few runs etc. I only caught the back end of the drills so presumed it was a fitness test.
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Post by Squiffy on Apr 23, 2019 9:17:59 GMT
Around the time GC was appointed I seem to remember him giving an interview expounding on his qualifications to be a League 1 manager. One of the major points was that he has been involved in the coaching setups of League 1 teams for circa a decade and therefore knows the majority of clubs and players we are up against. Theoretically that makes him a safer bet than DC was to know what it takes to get out of this league at the right end.
Some managers aren’t capable of turning round a team in a relegation battle but I, for one, will be grateful if GC manages to pull it off. In my eyes that earns him the right to give it a go next season and see if he can play the “silky” football he talks of in his post match interviews.
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Post by GasAttacK on Apr 23, 2019 9:48:27 GMT
If it wasn't for 4 wonder goals - 2 from JCH & 2 from OC - we'd be 10 points worse off and 6 points from safety. We were 4 adrift of safety when DC was sacked.
We haven't really improved under GC. We've hopefully survived thanks to some wonder strikes and the goals from JCH but the quality of football is actually worse.
I can't remember the last time I was this pessimistic about our chances the following season. Whether it's L1 or L2 I can only see a relegation battle with GC in charge.
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Post by justin blue on Apr 23, 2019 9:49:48 GMT
GC was tasked with a job of keeping us up if he does it he deserves his chance to manage next season. Relegation battles are not about playing nice football and more about preventing other teams playing. If you are a true supporter you put up with this, as like everything else the end justifies the means. When DC took us down I and many others wanted him gone and how wrong were we then. GC if he saves us deserves the chance to show what he can do with a full season ahead.
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Post by Blackbeard on Apr 23, 2019 10:03:49 GMT
Personally think GC has delivered what he said on the tin
The football weren’t gonna be pretty and the flair players were always going to be marginalised when you need to grind out a point
I’m not saying I’m happy with the style of play but safety was / is the primary concern and I’m sure that’s what we will get
I don’t know if GC is the guy to take it forward but where we were at Xmas he was exactly what we needed
2 to go then see what summer brings
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Post by kruger on Apr 23, 2019 10:12:11 GMT
I'd love Holloway and GC working together if that was possible
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Post by Qatar Gas on Apr 23, 2019 10:13:44 GMT
Until about a month ago we were top six in the form table under GC. What worries me the most is how the form has now dropped significantly with only one win in seven. Those seven games puts us 17th in the form table based on the fact we only lost two of those seven.
Like everyone says, GC needs to be given the summer to get rid and bring in his players then he can truly be judged.
Lets face the reality though, with our off field facilities which in turn, affects the the types of player we can bring in, we are going to be flirting with relegation more often than not. The best we can hope for is a lucky on off season like Shrewsbury had, but like them we would then loose all our best players and be in another relegation battle the following season!
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Post by Wimborne Gas on Apr 23, 2019 10:43:59 GMT
If it wasn't for 4 wonder goals - 2 from JCH & 2 from OC - we'd be 10 points worse off and 6 points from safety. We were 4 adrift of safety when DC was sacked. You're entitled to your opinion on GC but that's a ridiculous stat to back up your argument. You'll be saying penalties don't count next!
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Post by markczgas on Apr 23, 2019 10:52:43 GMT
If it wasn't for 4 wonder goals - 2 from JCH & 2 from OC - we'd be 10 points worse off and 6 points from safety. We were 4 adrift of safety when DC was sacked. We haven't really improved under GC. We've hopefully survived thanks to some wonder strikes and the goals from JCH but the quality of football is actually worse. I can't remember the last time I was this pessimistic about our chances the following season. Whether it's L1 or L2 I can only see a relegation battle with GC in charge. This is hilarious ! Apart from this and apart from that ! If we'd won games with flukey goals or dodgy ref penalty decisions I could understand your pessimism. But think - you are saying thanks to some GREAT (?) goals we won points in games !?? That shows the quality is there. UTG !
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Post by GasAttacK on Apr 23, 2019 11:54:37 GMT
If it wasn't for 4 wonder goals - 2 from JCH & 2 from OC - we'd be 10 points worse off and 6 points from safety. We were 4 adrift of safety when DC was sacked. We haven't really improved under GC. We've hopefully survived thanks to some wonder strikes and the goals from JCH but the quality of football is actually worse. I can't remember the last time I was this pessimistic about our chances the following season. Whether it's L1 or L2 I can only see a relegation battle with GC in charge. This is hilarious ! Apart from this and apart from that ! If we'd won games with flukey goals or dodgy ref penalty decisions I could understand your pessimism. But think - you are saying thanks to some GREAT (?) goals we won points in games !?? That shows the quality is there. UTG ! Wonder strikes, not great goals. I'd rather the team was playing well and creating lots chances for our strikers than relying on 30 yard screamers. We can't expect JCH or OC to score goals like that on a regular basis.
We have a couple of players who are capable of scoring from distance, that doesn't make us a good team.
The squad needs a serious overhual in the summer in my opinion.
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 23, 2019 11:58:41 GMT
If it wasn't for 4 wonder goals - 2 from JCH & 2 from OC - we'd be 10 points worse off and 6 points from safety. We were 4 adrift of safety when DC was sacked. You're entitled to your opinion on GC but that's a ridiculous stat to back up your argument. You'll be saying penalties don't count next! Talking of which if JCH had scored the 2nd at Pompey and we'd held out for the win we'd now be safe and Pompey probably stuck with a play off place!
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Post by baggins on Apr 23, 2019 12:00:38 GMT
This is hilarious ! Apart from this and apart from that ! If we'd won games with flukey goals or dodgy ref penalty decisions I could understand your pessimism. But think - you are saying thanks to some GREAT (?) goals we won points in games !?? That shows the quality is there. UTG ! Wonder strikes, not great goals. I'd rather the team was playing well and creating lots chances for our strikers than relying on 30 yard screamers. We can't expect JCH or OC to score goals like that on a regular basis.
We have a couple of players who are capable of scoring from distance, that doesn't make us a good team.
The squad needs a serious overhual in the summer in my opinion.
GC was given a task. Keep us up. No matter what. If that means screamers from outside the box then so be it. And how can wonder strikes not be great goals? Agree on the overhaul.
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 23, 2019 12:04:55 GMT
Which "ball playing, creative players are not being selected, the only one at the club is Lines and he's shown no interest in playing for most of this season, althoughnot sure you can call Sercs or Rodman defensive players? As far as loaning out players Bennett had been useless all season and is hardly setting Swindon on fire and Matthews was only a sub today for Eastleigh! We're really paying the price for some shocking signings by DC, Nichols, Mensah, Bennett, Matthews, Payne I agree that Bennett and Lines have had poor seasons. However, I feel that Bennett just might have benefited from playing with an overlapping full back like THD. He showed good form when combining with Brown last season, but was never given the chance alongside a similar player in THD. Payne I agree was a poor signing, and Mensah and Matthews haven't worked out either. That happens. Most of DC's signings in his time here were good, as evidenced by the progress we made under him. Sercombe isn't a defensive player of course, but I wouldn't call him creative either. At his best, he's a goalscoring midfielder, but not a creator. Your comment about Lines is simply ridiculous. A poor season yes (when given the opportunity) however saying he has "shown no interest in playing"...what evidence do you have of that? I was simply referring to when he's played, just hitting Hollywood passes and never any surging runs etc, perhaps GC doesn't feel he's putting the effort in, there must be some reason he's continually overlooked but seems match fit as he's playing again for the DS this opm. Lines was having a fitness test before the game so perhaps he failed it? Perhaps Lines has a clause in his contract that said "play so many games get another year extension to your contract" ?? Strangely he's just answered "incorrect" to a similar suggestion on Twitter!
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