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skybluetony176

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...go after MR in the first place? Like TM he likes to play football unlike RS who came in, tried to change the ethos and wasted a transfer window to boot trying to get players who buy into that ethos. MR would have been a natural hand over. I think RS appointment sealed our fate this season. MR getting the side to play a decent brand (by our seasons standards) seems just the tonic needed that would have given us a real chance of staying up. It's just all happened to late. He should have been appointed instead of RS and it just baffles me why he wasn't considering he ended up here anyway.
 

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Grendel

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We should have fucked Mowbray off last February and installed robins then - as I suggested - we'd be in the championship now

It's nothing to do with playing football - it's basic organisation of the defence - which he has always been good at.

He also is an instant impact manager - he would have got enough wins last season to get promotion.

Although Slade was a disaster it's also interesting to note how many of Slades recruits are first choice.
 

Grendel

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Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue

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...go after MR in the first place? Like TM he likes to play football unlike RS who came in, tried to change the ethos and wasted a transfer window to boot trying to get players who buy into that ethos. MR would have been a natural hand over. I think RS appointment sealed our fate this season. MR getting the side to play a decent brand (by our seasons standards) seems just the tonic needed that would have given us a real chance of staying up. It's just all happened to late. He should have been appointed instead of RS and it just baffles me why he wasn't considering he ended up here anyway.

Completely agree, Slade was an underwhelming, poor decision. As I said after the Northampton game, the appointment of Slade sealed our relegation.

His January window was pathetic, his tactics were laughable, his cap was embarrassing and the fact that he looked at Yakubu for two weeks and decided he was fit enough to be signed, says a lot about him......He was as much use as a condom machine in the Vatican.
 

dongonzalos

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We should have fucked Mowbray off last February and installed robins then - as I suggested - we'd be in the championship now

It's nothing to do with playing football - it's basic organisation of the defence - which he has always been good at.

He also is an instant impact manager - he would have got enough wins last season to get promotion.

Although Slade was a disaster it's also interesting to note how many of Slades recruits are first choice.

The squad wasn't right for long ball any man and his dog could see that.
The moment Slade never signed two bruising strikers.
He needed to stop by passing the midfield.
The team definitely look more organised under Robins no question
 
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dongonzalos

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So did Tim Fisher screw up allowing Venus to take over with no managerial experience at all. Then sign a long ball merchant with our squad.
To be fair to him his first choice was JFH. I have a feeling Caldwell may have been preferred over Slade as well
 

clint van damme

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...go after MR in the first place? Like TM he likes to play football unlike RS who came in, tried to change the ethos and wasted a transfer window to boot trying to get players who buy into that ethos. MR would have been a natural hand over. I think RS appointment sealed our fate this season. MR getting the side to play a decent brand (by our seasons standards) seems just the tonic needed that would have given us a real chance of staying up. It's just all happened to late. He should have been appointed instead of RS and it just baffles me why he wasn't considering he ended up here anyway.

don't torture yourself mate.
 

Grendel

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The squad wasn't right for long ball any man and his dog could see that.
The moment Slade never signed two bruising strikers.
He needed to stop by passing the midfield.
The team definitely look more organised under Robins no question

Did you go today? We won despite a very poor midfield performance?
 

Grendel

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The squad wasn't right for long ball any man and his dog could see that.
The moment Slade never signed two bruising strikers.
He needed to stop by passing the midfield.
The team definitely look more organised under Robins no question

Did you go today? We won despite a very poor midfield performance?
 

dongonzalos

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Did you go today? We won despite a very poor midfield performance?

No had to listen on the radio unfortunately. Due to personal stuff.
From the radicsounds like we had a nice conbo of mixing it up between long ball and using the midfield.
When we did use the midfield they didn't sound poor to be fair.
 

Grendel

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No had to listen on the radio unfortunately. Due to personal stuff.
From the radicsounds like we had a nice conbo of mixing it up between long ball and using the midfield.
When we did use the midfield they didn't sound poor to be fair.

Yeah they were poor. Bristol had a poor second half and we took the game to them better but we were outplayed in the middle of the park.

We won through having a solid back line and we rode our luck in the first half. Second half he moved Reid inside a bit and that seemed to work. Bigi was poor as was Reilly but Reilly has an engine so will always give you something.
 

ajsccfc

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Bigi was poor as was Reilly but Reilly has an engine so will always give you something.

I found that the further away from the opposition goal, the better Reilly was today. He had a good line in breaking up attacks but just as good a line as underhitting passes to nobody in particular.
 

rupert_bear

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You all know my feelings regards the incompetent Tim Fisher but in fairness to him let's be honest we all thought Russell Slade would do okay and get is enough points to survive, Fishers mistake was not elbowing Slade a month before he did, just watching the way he set the team up should have been enough to know he needed sacking.
 

Gazolba

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I seem to remember most people on here being enthusiastic about Slade when he was appointed.
Didn't he have the reputation of being able to save clubs from relegation?
 

skyblue1991

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We should have fucked Mowbray off last February and installed robins then - as I suggested - we'd be in the championship now

It's nothing to do with playing football - it's basic organisation of the defence - which he has always been good at.

He also is an instant impact manager - he would have got enough wins last season to get promotion.

Although Slade was a disaster it's also interesting to note how many of Slades recruits are first choice.
Agree with every word.

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dongonzalos

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You all know my feelings regards the incompetent Tim Fisher but in fairness to him let's be honest we all thought Russell Slade would do okay and get is enough points to survive, Fishers mistake was not elbowing Slade a month before he did, just watching the way he set the team up should have been enough to know he needed sacking.

Read the previous clubs fans forums. Heard he was a long ball merchant.
Came on here and said I would accept long ball as a short term necessary evil to stay up.
Fully expected him to sign some beasts up front.
Once we signed no one of that criteria knew we were screwed.
This squad is not built for long ball. As shown today and last week it's strengths lie in through balls and crosses
 
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Nick

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You are obsessing about slade and long ball, how many games did we actually play it?
 

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Hobo

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You all know my feelings regards the incompetent Tim Fisher but in fairness to him let's be honest we all thought Russell Slade would do okay and get is enough points to survive, Fishers mistake was not elbowing Slade a month before he did, just watching the way he set the team up should have been enough to know he needed sacking.

We all didnt think Slade would do okay.
 

Grendel

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The 3 games we didn't we looked alright
Plus the checkatrade where the players couldn't even try those tactics we looked ok.

So you went to every game - really?
 

Hobo

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So you went to every game - really?

This is the man a couple of seasons ago admitted he didn't go to away games as he didn't like going to away games. All of a sudden he goes to every fucking one...or is it just Grendel being hypocritical towards other posters, again.
 

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