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Post by mftc on Apr 15, 2024 7:26:27 GMT
With MT saying he has been selecting a team for someone else, could "they" actually be us ie the fans?
Most want Jed Ward, some want Hoole and Gordon to play, I would like Shaw, Hall, Lawrence and Greenslade to feature at least in 10 minute cameos.
Maybe some are not ready. If he has been experimenting, it is the perfect time to do it. The season has been over for ages, but the pressure on the manager for results and performances never stop.
I bet he has learned a lot about our squad, fans and set up though.
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Post by chewbacca on Apr 15, 2024 7:31:52 GMT
Ghosts.
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Post by phillistine on Apr 15, 2024 7:45:48 GMT
it would have been players who felt that they wanted to be given a chance to play, fans who talk about playing our own guys instead of loanees - maybe even owners who want more youth given a chance, The list goes on ..
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2024 11:07:42 GMT
With MT saying he has been selecting a team for someone else, could "they" actually be us ie the fans? Most want Jed Ward, some want Hoole and Gordon to play, I would like Shaw, Hall, Lawrence and Greenslade to feature at least in 10 minute cameos. Maybe some are not ready. If he has been experimenting, it is the perfect time to do it. The season has been over for ages, but the pressure on the manager for results and performances never stop. I bet he has learned a lot about our squad, fans and set up though. Certainly not the Fans .... Not convinced its the football clueless owners either. More likely to be the players out of contract who wanted an opportunity and those in contract but who have been told to find a new club for next season.... Definitely think he has tried to accommodate Hoole, Gordon , Brown, Connolly, McCormick, Grant - Time will tell if any get a chance other than to cover injuries. Rumoured on Saturday that Marquis has thrown a tantrum so not expecting to see much of him now ... Will we see Finley again ( another thread) equally not convinced. |
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Post by seanclevedongas on Apr 15, 2024 14:14:05 GMT
The owners wanted to see a starting team that had no loanees or over 30's (hence the starting line up v Reading)
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Post by pirate on Apr 15, 2024 14:16:09 GMT
The owners wanted to see a starting team that had no loanees or over 30's (hence the starting line up v Reading) If true, owners dictating team selection never ends well. |
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Post by chewbacca on Apr 15, 2024 14:17:58 GMT
The owners wanted to see a starting team that had no loanees or over 30's (hence the starting line up v Reading) If true, owners dictating team selection never ends well. I remember a previous owner signing players worked really well.  |
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Post by pirate on Apr 15, 2024 14:20:06 GMT
If true, owners dictating team selection never ends well. I remember a previous owner signing players worked really well. Don't tell that to Abdullatif, he'll be back scouring Wyscout again! |
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Post by chewbacca on Apr 15, 2024 14:23:04 GMT
I remember a previous owner signing players worked really well. Don't tell that to Abdullatif, he'll be back scouring Wyscout again! Wael's probably asked him to look at the Kuwait u19's squad already. |
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Post by eric on Apr 15, 2024 14:23:07 GMT
The owners wanted to see a starting team that had no loanees or over 30's (hence the starting line up v Reading) Is that genuine? |
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Post by Marshy on Apr 15, 2024 14:30:10 GMT
The owners wanted to see a starting team that had no loanees or over 30's (hence the starting line up v Reading) Is that genuine? Gaschat fact 👍 |
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 15, 2024 14:40:32 GMT
I can't understand why it needed KB to tell MT to select his best players, wasn't that the obvious thing to do after such a poor run?
Possibly the owners wanted to see the likes of Hoole & co play before making a decision regarding releasing them, I'm not really sure any of them have done enough to make him change his mind.
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Post by stuart1974 on Apr 15, 2024 14:47:56 GMT
That's a relief, for a minute I thought it might be true. 😉 |
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Post by seanclevedongas on Apr 15, 2024 15:06:14 GMT
The owners wanted to see a starting team that had no loanees or over 30's (hence the starting line up v Reading) Is that genuine? I think you will find MT has answered that (i.e. that is what he was referring to in his post match prezzer on Saturday) |
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Post by js67 on Apr 15, 2024 15:11:06 GMT
The owners wanted to see a starting team that had no loanees or over 30's (hence the starting line up v Reading) If true, owners dictating team selection never ends well. We all know that's why JB left, the owners tried to tell him who to play,never gonna work that one ! |
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Post by yattongas on Apr 15, 2024 15:17:14 GMT
If true, owners dictating team selection never ends well. We all know that's why JB left, the owners tried to tell him who to play,never gonna work that one ! I didn’t know and I don’t believe that. |
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Post by stuart1974 on Apr 15, 2024 15:20:43 GMT
We all know that's why JB left, the owners tried to tell him who to play,never gonna work that one ! I didn’t know and I don’t believe that. My money would be on wanting him gone due to the baggage he brought and/or costs of supporting his demands. |
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Post by RD on Apr 15, 2024 15:56:20 GMT
If true, owners dictating team selection never ends well. We all know that's why JB left, the owners tried to tell him who to play,never gonna work that one ! LMAO Not a chance. I think if anyone had tried to dictate to JB who he should play, he'd have had another assault case coming up. No chance. |
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 15, 2024 16:50:17 GMT
I think you will find MT has answered that (i.e. that is what he was referring to in his post match prezzer on Saturday) MT never suggested he was told to play thr youngsters v Reading? |
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Post by popuppirate on Apr 15, 2024 20:38:52 GMT
He's saying he was trying to 'please everyone' rather than put out his best 11 for a particular game. It didn't sound in any way a dig at the owners to me.
I don't believe for a minute that the team he put out v Reading was his best 11 for that game, Cheltenham clearly was (despite admitting he was 'risking' certain players). I've read lots about this being a time for experimenting, and I expect some of those in certain roles against Reading were pushing for a last chance in what I presume they see as their best positions.
He was also probably mindful that had he stuck with doing that at Cheltenham on Saturday, even the more patient fans would kick off.
He's saying he's been acting in the best interests of the club, giving players a fair chance to prove themselves before replacing them rather than 'risking' (possibly) Ward and Rossiter. He's probably also saying he's been less inclined to start players he wants to keep.
Sounds like a nightmare job to me, and an awful time to take over a squad with most of our better players carrying injuries, on their last legs, or both. Not to mention the ones that know they'll be elsewhere soon by choice or not.
We'll just have to see what he does in the Summer, and it's far too early to write him off.
I'll take being a bit uninspired by a dour sounding man, over being gaslighted by a psychopath, all day long.
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