Brian, people are questioning the quality of back up we’ve got to push him more than anything. Who’s here to push him, Kelsey ?
This pre-supposes that pressure is a good thing. It will be for some players, others might blossom if they know they’re the number 1 and aren’t going to be dropped for months if they make a mistake.
Yeah, I don’t know what happened there Cass, I don’t know how I could have quoted you on a different thread! Computer gremlins I reckon.
Anyway, my point was that Brentford are very much a side that plays out from the back and the team is largely made up of players who can pass the ball. They must have seen something in Goode to spend the money on him and they have a pretty good track record of picking players.
But yeah Goode never showed any signs of potential here,his hoofball style suits Northampton though,confirmed by him charging upfield to take every throw.
Some ‘modern thinkers’ may regard 4-4-2 as ‘yesterday’s tactics’
Little more to it than that though. It’s not just formations, it’s about players’ roles, exploiting opposition weaknesses, getting the best out of your own team.
August 19, 2020 at 9:51 am
in reply to: Lillis#193563
Lillis has been come out of the game for a while now and whilst his motivational skills are undisputed, is he yesterday’s man when it comes to tactics?
Playing teams that aren’t pro would make you wonder if they have been adequately tested for Covid.
At the professional level – that’s surely a given.
Given the cost of testing was one of the reasons given for shutting down last season, what’s the situation for the coming season? How is this going to work?
As for Ferrites comment what have the majority of football clubs “achieved” over the last 7 years? I’d suspect not many have had 1 promotion and 3 play off challenges, albeit soured by 1 relegation.
Well that’s your answer then but was 20th in League Two the original objective?
To be honest, I’d be more interested in hearing about off-the-field achievements.
So far in your tenure you have targetted championship football,attacking football,a new stadium,and a refurbished stadium.Why have you failed?
I wouldn’t ask it such a confrontational way, because you’ll never get an answer, but I would be curious to know what he thinks are his achievements in the last 7 years, given there’s no new stadium and we’re back in League Two.
As I like to say about myself “sometimes right, sometimes wrong but ALWAYS certain!”
To be honest, I can’t remember for definite one way or the other about McAtee but I remember he had a high number and it seems unlikely he’d have been “relegated” to number 45.
I hope Watson doesn’t look at what fans say about him online. Unless we sign another keeper, Watson will start for us next season, give him some support.
August 11, 2020 at 2:46 pm
in reply to: Lillis#193247
“we would have to remember that he was never very good at coming off his line for crosses.”
Haven’t you spotted the common denominator? Every keeper coached by Mussy does the same thing, I think he must tie their legs to the goalposts during coaching sessions!!
Was he? I thought Pressman would have been the keeping coach when Lillis was with us. I probably remember it more with Lillis because the contrast with Murphy, who came for everything, was massive!
He behaved like a prat on the pitch, I remember him twice getting himself sent off in the first half of a game completely needlessly.
He would almost always shoot rather than pass to a team mate and didn’t mind a dive either.
He basically didn’t cover himself in glory in an Iron shirt and then told SUFC fans that it was our fault. I agree that our fans can be idiots at times and far too harsh on some players (that “woooosh” for Jamie McCombe was a real low point) but I thought Grant was given enough of a chance by the crowd.
August 10, 2020 at 9:49 pm
in reply to: Lillis#193231
Is Josh a free agent? Loaned out by Rochdale last year so guessing surplus to requirements.
Could fit the bill.
Mark said Josh was out of contract when interviewed on the Bru podcast. If he’s still out of contract, I think he’d be a good signing although we would have to remember that he was never very good at coming off his line for crosses.
This is great news for lower league football, it should make for a much more level playing field, where clubs can’t just buy success by living beyond their means. It also dramatically reduces the risks of club going bust. I can’t see why anyone would be against this, my only concern is the one mentioned above about clubs being relegated being given time to “adjust”. I don’t agree with that at all, they need to ensure they can hit the salary cap if they are relegated by planning in advance.
This could be the first step in an overhaul of how the game is governed in this country. I just hope there’s more to come.
With no revenue Portsmouth have stated they are losing £700,000 a MONTH !!!
I saw that, presumably they must be losing out on more than just ticket revenue – are they really earning £700k from an average of 2 home game a month? That would be £8,000,000 a season for home game, which seems a lot!
The biggest problem with the current situation is the big payoffs in managers contracts. I believe that option should be removed. So many crappy managers coming in and treating the Iron like a cash cow.
They start off taking the job seriously, but that doesn’t last long enough. Getting fired and getting the golden handshake should absolutely be taken off the table…
I’m not sure how attractive a job it would be to a manager looking for his first job, after all the odds aren’t exactly in our favour for the coming season.
It would be easy to see a scenario where a young manager lasts only 6 months here and struggles to get another job.
I’m always torn on these matters, I believe people deserve a second chance but at the same time I don’t really feel comfortable with someone like that representing my club. I felt the same with Jordan Robertson.
Might not even get to play there, apparently their first few home games might have to be paid elsewhere as they have to rip up their 3G pitch because they’re not allowed in the Football League.
I meant that I hadn’t heard if the club was offering cash refunds on unused season tickets, rather than a discount off a new one, which many people might not be able to afford these days.
I went there years back it was so cold I watched the second half from the warmth of the bar with a pint. I’m not sure I’d want promotion if I had to give up that option as a Harrogate supporter!
Yeah failed. He didn’t get sacked for succeeding did he.
He lost his bottle and got exposed as someone with no plan B.
What did he got after promotion? 8 games? He barely had a chance to get going. I thought that was an embarrassing sacking but of course nothing compared to Alexander.
