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Noticed Dean was getting a bit of stick on social media last night, and the club in one post, though I think ‘SUFC, you’ve ruined my f***ing life’ is a bit dramatic. Even I don’t think that and I’m a right misery.
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Noticed Dean was getting a bit of stick on social media last night, and the club in one post, though I think ‘SUFC, you’ve ruined my f***ing life’ is a bit dramatic. Even I don’t think that and I’m a right misery.
The club being run into the ground by a conman could be considered something that might ruin your life. Losing a Tuesday night match away in November could not.
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Noticed Dean was getting a bit of stick on social media last night, and the club in one post, though I think ‘SUFC, you’ve ruined my f***ing life’ is a bit dramatic. Even I don’t think that and I’m a right misery.
We definitely don’t need to import that sort of entitled Premier League mentality to our level.
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The reaction has been abit extreme from a few despite the disappointing performance- that’s not a problem exclusive to Scunthorpe fans though.
I remember after the P’boro sports game stating that the sense of expectation in the ground was palpable, never really experienced that as a Scunny fan. Unfortunately for Dean, we are expected to win every game with the players he has at his disposal.
I wouldn’t want to see him cave in and try anything drastic as overall the football has been entertaining; it’s just a case of showing some flexibility in tactics and responding quicker in games. Clearly we have to set up slightly different away from home as evidenced by results.
However, I enjoy listening to his analysis after games and it’s encouraging he seems to have watched the same game as us, under Cox/Hill and co they seemed oblivious to what had unfolded in front of them.
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We play the nice football we have been doing at home but we need a more direct and solid approach away from home. Jimmy needs to quickly realise that we can’t keep playing this “Jimmy Ball” style home and away because it clearly hasn’t been working.
I still think we’re lacking a true target man to play away from home, a good mobile one who actually holds the ball up and we need to play more direct. Smith and Law cut inside and play almost like no 10’s away from home but they really need to keep their width and whip balls in for a proper targetman.
You can say Bennett was a targetman but he was shite. I know the money isn’t there but we definitely need a genuine good targetman and a finisher.
Those chances missed last night by Elliot were a piss take.
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1. I do not understand why not picking your best players is a good idea.
2. Why is my opinion irrelevant? Yours is not the only one possible.
3. “Yet another dig”? Please clarify.1 user thanked author for this post.
Both Whitehall and Elliot are a constant disappointment so to play them together would not achieve much
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Okay, Whitehall dives for fun and misses chances. He is not too untypical of the big forward found in so many teams across the nation.
I just think that we could get more out of him.
The one thing I really loved in the 60s and 70s was watching people like Ernie Moss, Alec Jeffries, Percy Freeman and – to some extent – Nige Cassidy coming in to meet corners and crosses from beyond the far post. It certainly helped their goal tallies.
Often accompanied with CBs for added terror – the ball would go over the keeper and terrifying runs would be judged to head the ball downwards past the GK. If there was no goal – a poacher would be hanging around for scraps.
How often today, the last man is level with the GK’s post and the inward run is only a couple of yards long.
You don’t have to do it every time coz variety is important but I’d wager that if that were done a few times a game – guys like Whitehall would grab more goals over a season.1 user thanked author for this post.
An old footy mate, sadly no longer with us who was also called Les, sat next to me for many seasons. Everytime the Iron got a corner he would shout, ” get somebody coming in on that back post “, wise words indeed, we are not physical enough in the box these days from corners, my old mate was correct.
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