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Post by aghast on Mar 18, 2023 21:53:03 GMT
Right then , we’ve had an ok season when we analyse things following promotion after this season ends .It’s quite a big step up from div 2 to div 1 , lots of bigger clubs in this league with bigger budgets and a few wily clubs …. Wycombe , Fleetwood etc at this level also. Pretty sure we’re going to stay up barring a calamitous ending . We’re going to be 20 ish points off a playoff place and 30 ish off the automatics . How do we plug that gap , which players need to stay and which go if we seriously want to mount a promotion push ? For me …. New goal keeper , new left back , a new centre back, two new midfielders and a striker . Thats on top of what already here . I’d ship out Belshaw, Gordon , Whelan , Coutts, Connolly, Marquis , McCormick, Anderson. None of these are top 7 club players imo. plus we’re likely to lose our loan signings. I would imagine Whelan and Coutts could be off at the end of the season at least as players anyway. As for the others, maybe reasonable squad players? I would certainly look for a quality spine, so new GK, central defender, midfielder (possibly two - ball winner and playmaker) and striker on a permanent, add to that a left back. For me, 3 loanees maximum in addition to the above. There was talk of play offs at Christmas time, what's going wrong? It's a season of three halves. Pretty poor until December, unstoppable from December to Feb (just as well, looking at the table), awful since Feb. Damn those pesky referees and inconsistent players.
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Post by bambergashead on Mar 18, 2023 21:55:03 GMT
We need to stay up first, but JB's had an attack of déjà vu and given up this season already as evidenced by recent performances and confirmed by his after match remark today.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 18, 2023 21:58:39 GMT
I’d agree with all the shipping out apart from Marquis, especially with Coburn off come the end of the season. Whealan to carry on coaching etc but the playing days are gone. I have been giving Gordon a big chance but his inability to but a tackle in is beyond a joke now, time and time again he lets his man beat him without even challenging. Marquis was surplus to requirements at Pompey, they’re still not a top 7 side . He’s only going to regress imo. Works hard but you need a bit more than that. Why was Marquis subbed off at half time did he pay the price for missing to even hit the target with a decent looking chance just before the break?
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Post by lastminutewinner on Mar 18, 2023 22:02:48 GMT
Marquis was surplus to requirements at Pompey, they’re still not a top 7 side . He’s only going to regress imo. Works hard but you need a bit more than that. Why was Marquis subbed off at half time did he pay the price for missing to even hit the target with a decent looking chance just before the break? Yep so naturally Sammy Fin will be in the stands next game after his conversion into the Thatchers
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Post by eric on Mar 18, 2023 22:11:15 GMT
You were equally scathing in your assessment of Tom Lockyer. Hopefully you’re wrong again and Gordon will also be chasing promotion to the premier league and be picking up international caps in a few years !!! Oh yeah undroppable Tom. Couldn't pass a ball to one of his own players if his life depended on it. Welly the ball diagonally across the pitch being his signature pass. Only attribute was his great recovery skills after being caught out of position countless times. That’s the one. The one you said wasn’t good enough for league one. Has done alright for himself don’t you think? 😁
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Post by tbonegas on Mar 18, 2023 22:13:26 GMT
Oh yeah undroppable Tom. Couldn't pass a ball to one of his own players if his life depended on it. Welly the ball diagonally across the pitch being his signature pass. Only attribute was his great recovery skills after being caught out of position countless times. That’s the one. The one you said wasn’t good enough for league one. Has done alright for himself don’t you think? 😁 Maybe they have taught him how to pass a ball, because he sure as hell couldn't when he was here.
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Post by percy on Mar 18, 2023 23:29:58 GMT
New manager
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Post by garythegas on Mar 18, 2023 23:43:12 GMT
I agree but it will only happen if we go down.Would relegation be a price worth paying to get rid of this clown?.
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Post by percy on Mar 19, 2023 0:08:04 GMT
I agree but it will only happen if we go down.Would relegation be a price worth paying to get rid of this clown?. Nah he’s bored. And will walk away. His L1 home record with us must be worse than most managers
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Post by garythegas on Mar 19, 2023 0:19:04 GMT
I wish he would walk now,but he won't.
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Post by gashead79 on Mar 19, 2023 7:02:37 GMT
Improve to achieve what? Matchday experience. League position. Off field reputation. Attendance. I'd like a better matchday experience and a strong showing in league 1. This would be enabled by having modern toilets and catering. Also a better mentality in the squad when taking to the field. At present we are too easily rattled and dominated. I was just talking about on the pitch to go for promotion Well in that case, I can see most people are talking about and singling out players whereas I don't believe in that. Looking through our results this season proves that the playing squad are not the issue. Our mentality, consistency and application are what needs improvement. We can win promotion with the exact same squad. Losing to Accy, FGR, Morecambe and Burton, whilst matching Sheff Wed's, Plymouth, Ipswich and Barnsley speaks volumes for me.
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Post by baggins on Mar 19, 2023 7:46:54 GMT
I wish he would walk now,but he won't. Didn't say that 14 months ago.
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Post by gashead1981 on Mar 19, 2023 8:26:26 GMT
You were equally scathing in your assessment of Tom Lockyer. Hopefully you’re wrong again and Gordon will also be chasing promotion to the premier league and be picking up international caps in a few years !!! Oh yeah undroppable Tom. Couldn't pass a ball to one of his own players if his life depended on it. Welly the ball diagonally across the pitch being his signature pass. Only attribute was his great recovery skills after being caught out of position countless times. Forgot how much you hated him. Doing ok at the heart of the Luton defence which is currently sat 4th in the championship. Utter buffoon.
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Post by garythegas on Mar 19, 2023 8:57:55 GMT
I wish he would walk now,but he won't. Didn't say that 14 months ago. He was,nt spouting rubbish at every post match interview then because we were winning.I hoped then that he was learning to engage his brain before opening his mouth but sadly not,a run of bad results and it all starts again.The man is an embarresment at the moment, the only people he has'nt blamed for our bad run are the fans but give it time.
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Post by farmygas on Mar 19, 2023 9:16:34 GMT
Just have to work out who's running and funding the national referee conspiracy against us then our football genius manager will take us into Europe in 5 years.
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Post by baggins on Mar 19, 2023 9:20:22 GMT
Didn't say that 14 months ago. He was,nt spouting rubbish at every post match interview then because we were winning.I hoped then that he was learning to engage his brain before opening his mouth but sadly not,a run of bad results and it all starts again.The man is an embarresment at the moment, the only people he has'nt blamed for our bad run are the fans but give it time. He's always been like that, even during last season, remember opening games? So why are you getting so upset about it, and even hoping he walks away? That's just odd to me. Nevermind.
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Post by garythegas on Mar 19, 2023 9:33:48 GMT
He was,nt spouting rubbish at every post match interview then because we were winning.I hoped then that he was learning to engage his brain before opening his mouth but sadly not,a run of bad results and it all starts again.The man is an embarresment at the moment, the only people he has'nt blamed for our bad run are the fans but give it time. He's always been like that, even during last season, remember opening games? So why are you getting so upset about it, and even hoping he walks away? That's just odd to me. Nevermind. Because he is a very poor manager IMHO.
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Post by baggins on Mar 19, 2023 9:37:39 GMT
He's always been like that, even during last season, remember opening games? So why are you getting so upset about it, and even hoping he walks away? That's just odd to me. Nevermind. Because he is a very poor manager IMHO. Even though he provided us with one of the most entertaining Seasons, certainly the best final game I've ever seen, and got us promoted? So I assume you rated Garner, Tisdale?
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Post by garythegas on Mar 19, 2023 9:54:52 GMT
Lets not get silly,Yes last season was exciting but in his own words he got lucky with Elliot Anderson and he was the reason we went up.This season we have had an unbalanced squad from day 1,a lack of central defenders and experience in those positions has cost us dearly. Then we had the gk fiasco when he signed a rookie keeper to replace Belshaw who is nowhere near div 1 standard.Add to that the jan transfer window fiasco and you could almost call him neglegent.UTG
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Post by socrates on Mar 19, 2023 9:55:58 GMT
Gordon is a waste of space. He can't tackle, he keeps getting caught out of position and can't kick with his right foot. You were equally scathing in your assessment of Tom Lockyer. Hopefully you’re wrong again and Gordon will also be chasing promotion to the premier league and be picking up international caps in a few years !!! I agree writing off Gordon is crazy , this is his first full season of professional football ffs !
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