GodlyOtsemobor 2,160 Posted October 22, 2022 Just now, littleyellowbirdie said: No you didn't. Yes. I. Did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baldy09 154 Posted October 22, 2022 perhaps Bailey or Conner should sit alongside Goreham on radio Norfolk they talk has much sense if not more than some sport pundits Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodlyOtsemobor 2,160 Posted October 22, 2022 Just now, baldy09 said: perhaps Bailey or Conner should sit alongside Goreham on radio Norfolk they talk has much sense if not more than some sport pundits Oh no, can't be having that, Goreham would have a heart attack if one of them criticized any part of the club. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baldy09 154 Posted October 22, 2022 Just now, GodlyOtsemobor said: Oh no, can't be having that, Goreham would have a heart attack if one of them criticized any part of the club. Oh yes can agree with you on that one - especially when it come to the Goreham interview with the Smith- almost apologetic questioning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodlyOtsemobor 2,160 Posted October 22, 2022 1 minute ago, baldy09 said: Oh yes can agree with you on that one - especially when it come to the Goreham interview with the Smith- almost apologetic questioning. Unless it's criticizing the fan base. They enjoy that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,354 Posted October 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, GodlyOtsemobor said: Oh no, can't be having that, Goreham would have a heart attack if one of them criticized any part of the club. They saw what happened to the local press when they questioned them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodlyOtsemobor 2,160 Posted October 22, 2022 1 minute ago, KeiranShikari said: They saw what happened to the local press when they questioned them. Exactly. The fear is real. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,826 Posted October 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, GodlyOtsemobor said: Oh no, can't be having that, Goreham would have a heart attack if one of them criticized any part of the club. So would half the fans on here, maybe more. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodlyOtsemobor 2,160 Posted October 22, 2022 Just now, Midlands Yellow said: So would half the fans on here, maybe more. Oh absolutely, I can imagine the meltdowns now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corbs 147 Posted October 22, 2022 Watching today I didn’t get the feeling that we were feigning injury or ‘cheating’, although we did a little time wasting. Watching SUTC there seems to be a strong view that we were ‘blatant’ and Deano even said ‘be a man’. My gut feeling was we weren’t street wise enough, and should be slowing down a game, but could be more subtle, although best way is to keep possession and force errors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,520 Posted October 22, 2022 1 hour ago, The Bristol Nest said: Russell Martin is a good manager. What's the problem? We have DS currently but I would be fine with a young dynamic coach in the future. Russell split the fans when he was here - some thought he was great, others thought not - quite polarised opinions. Imagine how that would pan out if he was head coach/manager.......too much baggage there imo. I'm not against him though, I hope he does great as a manager - but for his sake and ours I think it would be better if he made his career elsewhere. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,354 Posted October 22, 2022 The split on Russ was more about his ability as a footballer than a person. Short term Russ would absolutely bring the fans together. Medium and longer term as with all managers it would depend on the football. People that didn't rate him so much as a player in the later days, like myself, would absolutely be fully behind him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,176 Posted October 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, corbs said: Watching today I didn’t get the feeling that we were feigning injury or ‘cheating’, although we did a little time wasting. Watching SUTC there seems to be a strong view that we were ‘blatant’ and Deano even said ‘be a man’. My gut feeling was we weren’t street wise enough, and should be slowing down a game, but could be more subtle, although best way is to keep possession and force errors. We definitely went down easily a few times. One time Dimi went down was pathetic and if he’d been an opposition player I’d have been similarly annoyed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,520 Posted October 22, 2022 53 minutes ago, Michael Starr said: It's called desperation having a complete fraud as a head coach at our club right now Strange how neither you or anyone was saying that when we went 9 unbeaten.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,826 Posted October 22, 2022 23 minutes ago, corbs said: Watching today I didn’t get the feeling that we were feigning injury or ‘cheating’, although we did a little time wasting. Watching SUTC there seems to be a strong view that we were ‘blatant’ and Deano even said ‘be a man’. My gut feeling was we weren’t street wise enough, and should be slowing down a game, but could be more subtle, although best way is to keep possession and force errors. Let’s call a spade a spade, we definitely were and it helped them get a draw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,354 Posted October 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Strange how neither you or anyone was saying that when we went 9 unbeaten.. Loads of people were doubting him when we when 9 unbeaten. It really wasn't hard to see this coming. Not sure what you're on about. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GodlyOtsemobor 2,160 Posted October 22, 2022 16 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Strange how neither you or anyone was saying that when we went 9 unbeaten.. Erm.... 5 minutes ago, KeiranShikari said: Loads of people were doubting him when we when 9 unbeaten. It really wasn't hard to see this coming. Not sure what you're on about. This... ^ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dame to Blame 94 Posted October 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Ian said: It all started when Hanley booted Sharp on the floor for no apparent reason, up until that point we had kept the crowd pretty quiet. Your spot on i said exactly the same thing at the time, it really got the crowd fired up and it was absolutely a key turning point. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,239 Posted October 22, 2022 2 hours ago, KeiranShikari said: Without a change of management we're top 6, not top 2, at absolute best. Indeed and my agreement is in the comments Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vos 155 Posted October 22, 2022 Thought MB's assessment was very fair and realistic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petriix 2,821 Posted October 22, 2022 I generally like his analysis, but he seems pretty confused about how teams are supposed to defend. When the fullback tracks an unmarked runner into the box, someone else needs to track the next runner. In a 4-3-3 matched by a 3-5-2 it's always one of the midfield or wide attackers who should be tracking the wingbacks. It's the same tactical flaw in our midfield that we've had since switching to the 4-3-3. It's always the fullbacks being exposed 2 on 1. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creative Midfielder 1,976 Posted October 22, 2022 1 hour ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Strange how neither you or anyone was saying that when we went 9 unbeaten.. I'm afraid that is simply untrue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulfotto 590 Posted October 22, 2022 Bailey is right but are there two teams who are significantly better than us. To me it might be really close all season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,473 Posted October 22, 2022 2 hours ago, baldy09 said: Must admit like listening to the young lad CONNER SOUTHWELL who speak real sense and insight As a football analyst I find him a good cure for insomnia. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Smith 2,291 Posted October 22, 2022 2 hours ago, lake district canary said: Russell split the fans when he was here - some thought he was great, others thought not - quite polarised opinions. Imagine how that would pan out if he was head coach/manager.......too much baggage there imo. I'm not against him though, I hope he does great as a manager - but for his sake and ours I think it would be better if he made his career elsewhere. The split only occurred after he (and the manager) decided he was a centre back rather than a right back. Had that spell not happened then I suspect he would have remained very popular. I do find it quite amusing though that he undermined Farke somewhat in his latter days at the club yet seems to have almost entirely modelled his style of play as s manager on Farkeball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hairy 3,682 Posted October 22, 2022 3 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Is amusing how almost everyone on here was instantly saying no to the idea of russ as our manager and how awful he would be as our manager but now the tide has turned against Smith there's quite a lot of 'oooh Russ would be great he would turn things around!'.. Would Russ be my first choice? Not even close. Would I have him instead of Smith? Everyday of the week and twice on Sunday. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
city4eva 202 Posted October 22, 2022 2 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Strange how neither you or anyone was saying that when we went 9 unbeaten.. Many people said it when we went 9 unbeaten , so no idea why you are saying different Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hairy 3,682 Posted October 22, 2022 2 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Strange how neither you or anyone was saying that when we went 9 unbeaten.. Are you sure?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,512 Posted October 22, 2022 5 hours ago, Midlands Yellow said: I wished we’d signed this chap, even with Smith or any other manager we’d he higher in the table now. £10m would have got him too. https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12727432/stoke-0-2-coventry-championship-highlights Did they only have a camera at one end of the ground? 😳 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,352 Posted October 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Jim Smith said: The split only occurred after he (and the manager) decided he was a centre back rather than a right back. Had that spell not happened then I suspect he would have remained very popular. I do find it quite amusing though that he undermined Farke somewhat in his latter days at the club yet seems to have almost entirely modelled his style of play as s manager on Farkeball. Absolutely not Jimbo. The split first occurred when Russ was right back and half the fans wanted Spillane at right back. Later came the right back / centre back split. Some players seem destined to split the fans so Lakey has a valid point, Russ as manager probably would split the fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites