Probably delighted that he won’t have to refund £2.5 million any time soon
Late to the party on this thread, but this is a great post. We sometimes lose sight of the bigger picture.
Eccles is average, saying he's top of progressive passes and this and that is a red herring.
Simms and Wright will be at the top of the shooting charts for us but have still been poor this season.
Just cause that's the role he's been given in this team, to try and play progressive passes and create stuff doesn't mean he's been good at it.
Would love him as a squad player, you'd be very pleased if when Sheaf got injured earlier in the season Eccles was the player to come in to replace him but as a starting player he's not for me.
Simms and Wright will be at the top of the shooting charts for us but have still been poor this season.
Just cause that's the role he's been given in this team, to try and play progressive passes and create stuff doesn't mean he's been good at it.
Would love him as a squad player, you'd be very pleased if when Sheaf got injured earlier in the season Eccles was the player to come in to replace him but as a starting player he's not for me.
As poor as his corners have been recently, just taking corners mean his key passes and xA will be higher than anyone who doesn't take set pieces.
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So the fact he's top of progressive passes means he hasn't been good at progressive passes?
He said that Eccles having a high number is progressive passes is a red herring because that's what he's in the team to do. So doing exactly what he's in the team for should be ignored because...reasons.
Anyway, Eccles was excellent today and helped change the game. Allen is not a CM, Eccles clearly far superior in that role.
I take a lot of pride in the statistic which shows that Robins is one of the longest-serving managers in the country. I think it gives the club stability and a certain amount of legacy understanding and planning.
but I share the concern that Robins can’t plot his way out of this. We have spent way too much money, too quickly and shelled out massive wages on players who aren’t performing.
Even if we win the next game, it doesn’t mean that a corner has been turned.
Given the evidence, there has to be belief that recruitment has been poor and that a further spend in January will be risky. Conversely, the club has to bolster the midfield, in particular.
That conundrum is going to the issue facing King
but I share the concern that Robins can’t plot his way out of this. We have spent way too much money, too quickly and shelled out massive wages on players who aren’t performing.
Even if we win the next game, it doesn’t mean that a corner has been turned.
Given the evidence, there has to be belief that recruitment has been poor and that a further spend in January will be risky. Conversely, the club has to bolster the midfield, in particular.
That conundrum is going to the issue facing King
I got mocked by the usual posters for this but it's turned out to be fairly accurate...
The original post was the most telling , and why we really should just accept that MR is truly a genius
When we were bouncing around the ricoh and sixfields i remember saying to my dad, id love to be one of those teams that has a long term manager, able to set long term goals and given the time to complete them. I do not take for granted what we have with Robins, and i hope hes here for many more years to come.
Happy to be wrong. Like I said at the bottom, neither statements were not necessarily wrong.
We should make him a fucking huge flag, big enough to fill a sports hall, with his face on it wearing a crown.
Is that @PVA and @skybluetony176 peering at ccfc on the TV after taking a break from the Ukraine thread
Not really - there is one consistency - I’ll be renewing my season ticket next season
and poor old PVA still can’t afford one. As for Tony well…
Funnily enough Nicholas had to pivot to that as he was just about to say that Stelling was drink driving
This shall be known as a double Charlie Nicholas. And so quickly in sucession too!
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I think he was close to leaving after the play off final defeat. Some of his recent post match comments hint at this.
The trouble with the majority on this forum is we’ll lose 3 in a row soon and everyone will be questioning him again. Have to look at things far more zoomed out than the last 10-15 results.
