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It’s wet and windy here in Leamington, talking to a few Lemmings they know all about our dip in form and the reasons why!
They already know about our unpopular manager and his even more unpopular tactics.
I expect defeat today, and at best 1-1 draw. Hope I am ####### wrong.
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When AB was a player he showed absolutely no loyalty to the Iron by moving clubs despite being offered a similar contract.
Loyalty works both ways Andy, bye.
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You have just doubled it Les by asking twice!
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The boards great work in saving the club, bringing back the feel good factor, actually playing some football and being entertained is being undone single handedly by Bulter.
The tide of goodwill that you could once surf on has diminished to such an extent it will barely wash away a trodden down sandcastle
Schofield is part of the problem and must go too.
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2-1 down made substitutions and still played 5 across the back!!!!
Two players shone today Beck and Brogan the latter was our most creative player.
So you have a duel footed fullback in Kelly, and your most creative midfielder Brogan, so who would you put to fullback to maintain your 5 across the back?
Yes of course Andy, the answer is Kelly, you eventually got there and put Brogan back to midfield, after creating nothing for the 20 minutes he was at fullback.
You are hapless, floundering and well out of your depth.
Bye.
ABs post match interview kept going on about and reinforcing the system he plays.
If the system is so good why does he need to do that?
Buxton played three across the back extremely well, they didn’t crowd the defence or midfield with two wingbacks as ABs useless system does.
We are now at a precarious 4th with teams around us in better form and similar on points.
I have no faith in AB turning things around and we will be lucky to scrape into the playoffs at the current rate.
So how long do we persist before a managerial change is inevitable even to those in a position to do something about it.
Any new manager (and I do not want Schofield) would need time to settle, influence and turn things around.
Where is that point in the playing calender? It’s Christmas at the latest for me.
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FITZSIMMONS
KOOGAN. EVANS. NICOLSON
BARROWS. DENTON
CLUNAN(ROBERTS) (ROBERTS). (ROBERTS)
WHITEHALL
This is what I can see every game, where it goes wrong for me is structure in Midfield when Roberts (easily this season’s best player) in a free role moves from the right hand side.
The rest of the midfield then becomes lost and ineffective.
That’s why I am an advocate of 4-4-2 with Roberts up-front alongside Whitehall. Or Roberts right hand side of midfield and Carlton up top.
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Butler does need to learn, but there are no signs that he is.
I haven’t spoken to a single fan who likes the team set up, and the fact that we play it very badly.
Now we are reliant on other teams losing to remain top, and some are worrying about the threat Buxton pose with their ‘game play’.
Sorry, but if we have an attacking style which is relentless and are on the front foot from the onset. Teams will be worrying about us, not the other way round.
Up the Iron
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I could not agree more Sharp_Shooter.
The poor on field activity is over-shadowing the good off-field activity at our club.
We have gone from a nine point lead to precariously perched on goal difference.
The clubs strengths you point out are being undermined by poor and negative management.
As another poster said “we don’t want to change the management but we want change from the management.”
But it won’t be long the rumblings are beginning.
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We were nine points clear. Threw two points away by being needlessly negative v Oxford, another two last week at Chester by not attacking once. Two away v Chorley from a late goal when winning to draw. Three v Scarborough who were very poor.
We are too negative by playing 5 across the back, which leaves us short I’m midfield or upfront.
Quite frankly this division is very poor and if we played to win each week we probably would.
Come on Andy play positive not negative when setting up the team.
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Publicly thanked by Tahina on Radio Humberside, she also wants to give her CIC shares to the Trust!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j4yl3n?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
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I have no idea what if anything has gone on behind the scenes, but the club is in good hands with the four shareholding directors whom I fully support.
For the record Simon built up a relationship with WHAM to try to limit the damage inflicted on our beloved club.
He worked behind the scenes with a lot of other people to resurrect our club and spent a lot of time and effort doing so.
I hope that Simon has not left the board on bad terms and is still a major player in the fortunes of Scunthorpe United FC in the future.
The club is in a totally better place than it was under Ernest or WHAM but there is still a long way to go before the club can return to League football and we need people like Simon around to make that happen.
I will point to the global companies who have sponsored us due to Simon’s connections primarily in the motor industry as one positive example.
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Well said f row, all the fan royalty of SUFC were there including the Iron Trust, Winterton Iron and the Official Supporters Club.
Great turn out from the club including Russ Wilcox, Brian Laws, Cliff Bryne, Lee Turnbull, Steve Davy and Rick Green.
Quite humbling really a good send off for a good man.
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RIP Staffy, a great bloke and friend.
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Why did the club agree to play the match when your main 14 goal striker is just coming back from suspension?
Then to not start with Whitehall was absolute madness.
Wilson was merely pushed around all second half and Beestin was heavy legged and completely lost.
Siembe Ferris would have been a better starting option as he kept getting behind the Tamworth defence, with more time in the game that may have paid off.
Taking Elliot off was another baffling decision. I also agree that our style needs twerking as the midfield lacks bite.
Moving to 3 up front away at Farsley with Whitehall, Elliot and Roberts up top was a massive positive.
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A great debate and some first class points of view, all relevant and well made.
There are no poor teams in this division, they all have very tall, strong defences and are quick on the counter attack.
We need to keep attacking and retain a capable strike force until the final whistle.
Hopefully the footballing brains at the club will be pointing this out to Mr Deans.
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Lincoln City have been quite cute, there are fines for refusing to enter or fielding a weakened team.
Play an ineligible player and get kicked out free of charge.
This post was not sponsored by Stapleton-Jackson number crunchers.
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