The reason Critch came under a lot of pressure was he appeared to be following the same approach, when we’d been through it all before with Grayson. That we’d started so brightly preseason also increased the frustration level. Glad he turned it around a bit.
I wouldn't call what we play hoof ball but I agree with your main point, if we are going to play 4 4 2 with Madine and Yates then we need wide players that can whip in a decent cross on their best foot and not forever be looking to come inside making most attack fizzle out.
This season mid table will do for me as long as we are building for next season, which I think we are. There will also be more additions to the squad, and hopefully a play off push next season.
You're good at excuses, I'll give you that old chumIt was deliberately worded like that to show what “spin” is........ do keep up old chap
I have no idea what that means
So you write a big long massive post about how average we are then when I call out our average under performing players you say it’s harsh.
No it isn’t robson has been shite not had one good game. Watch the hull game back from yesterday ward does a lot of running about usually away from the ball.
Sorry but thats bollocks
And you are in cloud cuckoo land
Our league position is about right. We’re a mid-table team that’s got better but is still capable of a poor performance against average teams; as proved by the Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury defeats.
I keep reading people saying Kaikais attitude stinks and i really dont understand how people can tell that by watching matches from their laptop
I think you are wearing tangerine specs. We simply haven't been good enough, in our build up play and especially in the final third.
so you have backed up your argument for Kai Kai, who doesn’t graft or chase or Harry unless the ball is played to his feet.
Ward has been ok still unsure of his position to be fair
Individuals win and lose you games.
62: You can't be for real. Players that are in form and it's down to the individual. Players that are out of form and it's the Manager's fault.
The table isnt lying...we are where we deserve to be...we dont create enough chances, have enough shots on goals or score enough goals to be considered unlucky. I dont buy it and we must keep improving to move up the table...the next 3 are all winnable but you have to score goals to win games....we need 7-9 points
....and if kaikai scores with his shot in the first half, and we win 1-0, not many would be so glum today.
I disagree with most of that
Having an effective game plan over the course of a season gets you promoted, we aren't going to sign the best players available to league 1 clubs, it's just not going to happen, so we have to play a system that gets the most out of what we've got.
It's a bloody big word is "if".
Totally agree with this...thats why we should at least have tried 3 5 2. That would utilise most of the players who we have signed. I think that would actually be much more attacking than what we currently have. Mitchell or Garbutt and Gabriel will add a whole new dimension to the attack and you can still play Yates and Madine until we sign someone else and/ or CJ is fit again (he is the one player you cannot leave out) The 3 at the back of Marv Ballard and Iceman look like they would be solid and give the midfield and wing backs the ability to attack with impunity
A team that's only scored 21 goals in 21 games can't be considered in a false position unless they were lower in the table than we are.
If we stick with 4 4 2 we need to get more out of the full backs and wide midfield players, not contributing enough to make it work properly, unfortunately without Hamilton we aren't making 4 3 3 work either!
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62: You can't be for real. Players that are in form and it's down to the individual. Players that are out of form and it's the Manager's fault.
There is nothing I've said that you could disagree with unless you're one of those who think Critchley can do no wrong. Much of why Pool are in the bottom half of the league is, in my opinion, down to him.
Not taking personally at all mate we are all entitled to our opinions
Yet, I don't see that. Turton is quite a clever player, with good forward movement and passing. He lacks the pace to deal with tricky and Lacey wingers - which is what Hull had on both wings yesterday. However, like we always say, if he had those attributes too, he'd be a Championship player.
Just lazy thinking. Same as people moaning that Matt Phillips never won headers or Keith Southern wasn’t Charlie Adam.
If you think we are better than an average league one club in our style then you are deluding yourself.
Surprisingly, he is. His history of abusing other supporters on Facebook during the Oyston boycott years backs up his credentials: but undermines his position and judgement in just about anything true supporters hold important. We can all only speculate as to what it was that led him to fund the Oyston’s cashcow when everyone else made sacrifices. I guess he hasn’t read Sadler’s message to fans about online abuse towards his management and players. Nor this board’s thread about offence towards others. Best pitied and ignored.
I wasn't disappointed with the team selection but knew Lubala and Kaikai were a risk. Disappointingly they didn't repay the faith the manager showed in them.
I would agree with you but then we would both be wrongNot taking personally at all mate we are all entitled to our opinions
Yours is just wrong
As they say, Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Someone like Simon Grayson
It wasnt great to watch? Clearly you didnt watch it then be sure I thought it was a fantastic game of football.
Will you just go jump off the tower.
Based on who was available to the manager it was as good a side as he could have picked.
If I did I'd end up as brain dead as you, tosspot!