I don't know how the Board could blame Powell though. They've not exactly splashed the cash this season have they. This is the same team as last year with 1 addition in Fuller.
Agreed Rob but not sure about this Board at all. SCP will become a good manager, I hope here, just do not trust TJ and Co as far as I can throw them.
If morro had made 3 mistakes that cost us 3 games out of 4 he would be dropped and yet ben the flapper will be the first name on the sheet on Tuesday
We have a decent keeper on the bench now and it's time he was given a run
Im starting to bore myself now needing to dig the keeper out after every game but then my opinion hasn't changed from last season when I saw him as the weak link
Anyone explain why Waggy was dropped?No width,big high ball up field and fight for the scraps? Sorry! But this is not the work of a tactical genius is it! Gonna have to find some luck or form from somewherene,it's not coming from the coaching staff.
I suspect it was to be more difficult to breakdown in midfield, not saying I would agree with it, although my team would have been 4 1 4 1 with the same midfield 4 and DerVitte protecting the back four,that said I would trust anyone elses tactical and formation genius over mine
@ValleyGary Agreed, none of which are easy. lets hope Millwall get Man U in the cup and are distracted
Not going to panic yet. Funny how it only takes a handful of poor results before "we can't see where the points are coming from". Yet it wasn't long ago after a couple of wins we could "sneak into the playoffs".
No one expected us to beat Blackpool or Blackburn at their places, so anything can happen, much in the same guise that we lost points in the last few games. Just need these 'anything can happen' moments to go our way for the first time in 5 games...
When will people wake up and realise we are in a serious relegation battle? Maybe when 1 point in 12 becomes 1 point in 15 on Tuesday... But of course if you say as much it means you want Powell out, right? Wrong. I want us to rediscover the knack for winning some football matches. Confidence must be low right now, whatever anyone might say. Minimum 4 points needed from the 2 home games after Leicester.
I've always maintained bottom half of the table. Never mentioned play offs. I'm not asking for Powell to be sacked but I feel we will go down. Just my opinion. We will get a handful of points at home, and have some extra tough away games. Not easy
We are in free fall, much of our own making, and home form is abysmal. Expect nothing from Leicester or from a Billy Davis inspired Notts Forest. Future looks bleak and I will be pleasantly surprised if we stay up.
Im on a 9 game no loss streak of games i have attended and will be at the Valley next saturday, keep the faith lads. (not that i believe in nonsense like that) :-)
I must admit I was disappointed when Ric came off. I like him on the field because he's the one player who can turn a moment of magic from nothing and get a goal.
Are we in the bottom three of the form table? (Last 6 games, say)
Form tables not yet updated after today's results but we were 7th before today (with 10 points). More likely to be 17th/18th (Leeds/Blackpool on 7 points) after today's result as we'll be replace a win and three points with a loss and no points.
We have a squad that is mid table Championship at very best. To last season's squad we have added Wilson and Fuller who have turned into squad regulars. Basically we have the same players at our disposal as we did last year. In my opinion our league position represents the quality of the players at Powell's disposal. We have just lost to the team who are second and spent, I believe, around 4 or 5 million in the summer. We sit among a host of clubs who have better players, more money and more experienced managers. Do we really think we should be flying miles higher than Wolves or Bolton, Blackpool or Forest? Look back at the threads and posts pre season. 'Consolidation' we said. 'Let's just survive' we said. 'Mid table will be a success' we said. We have had some excellent results and some disappointing ones. That inconsistency is not only afflicting us but half the teams in the division. We should be safe. It will not be a smooth journey but we need to hang in there, support the manager and the team and accept that, despite our relatively low position, the aim of this season is surely survival and the hope of investment in the squad in the summer.
Are we in the bottom three of the form table? (Last 6 games, say)
Form tables not yet updated after today's results but we were 7th before today (with 10 points). More likely to be 17th/18th (Leeds/Blackpool on 7 points) after today's result as we'll be replace a win and three points with a loss and no points.
So overall for the season we have 9 teams below us, and at least 6 teams who are currently performing worse than us. So looking at it in glass half empty terms we won't go down.
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If morro had made 3 mistakes that cost us 3 games out of 4 he would be dropped and yet ben the flapper will be the first name on the sheet on Tuesday
We have a decent keeper on the bench now and it's time he was given a run
Im starting to bore myself now needing to dig the keeper out after every game but then my opinion hasn't changed from last season when I saw him as the weak link
We move on to tuesday..
2 wins from those and we will be fine.
@ValleyGary Agreed, none of which are easy. lets hope Millwall get Man U in the cup and are distracted
Not going to panic yet. Funny how it only takes a handful of poor results before "we can't see where the points are coming from". Yet it wasn't long ago after a couple of wins we could "sneak into the playoffs".
Maybe when 1 point in 12 becomes 1 point in 15 on Tuesday...
But of course if you say as much it means you want Powell out, right?
Wrong. I want us to rediscover the knack for winning some football matches.
Confidence must be low right now, whatever anyone might say.
Minimum 4 points needed from the 2 home games after Leicester.
"YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!"
And I don't mean Claus.
But do the board?
My dads lost faith n that says it all!
We have just lost to the team who are second and spent, I believe, around 4 or 5 million in the summer. We sit among a host of clubs who have better players, more money and more experienced managers. Do we really think we should be flying miles higher than Wolves or Bolton, Blackpool or Forest?
Look back at the threads and posts pre season. 'Consolidation' we said. 'Let's just survive' we said. 'Mid table will be a success' we said.
We have had some excellent results and some disappointing ones. That inconsistency is not only afflicting us but half the teams in the division.
We should be safe. It will not be a smooth journey but we need to hang in there, support the manager and the team and accept that, despite our relatively low position, the aim of this season is surely survival and the hope of investment in the squad in the summer.