Robins (4 Viewers)

[Ccfcisparks]

Hats off again Mark, you look to have made us even better, even when we thought you couldn’t take us any higher. We are now playing the football we want to in this league. Robins and this club really do fit like hand in glove.

 

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[TTG]

We never doubted you mark, not once...

 

[cc84cov]

 

[rob9872]

In unrelated news Steve Evans, 2 yellows and a red so far this season

 

[Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue]

Hats off again Mark, you look to have made us even better, even when we thought you couldn’t take us any higher. We are now playing the football we want to in this league. Robins and this club really do fit like hand in glove.

I don’t know who looked at a man that has taken us from the pits of League 2 to the Championship in 3 years and thought ‘this man can’t take us any further’ but it certainly wasn’t me!
Robins is the man.

 

[Winny the Bish]

If we finish comfortably mid-table this season I'll be worried about Robins getting poached. Truly sensational job he's done here.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

All this on a shoestring budget. Imagine what he could do with a competitive budget

 

[stevefloyd]

Some plaudits....wait until we lose ....it will be taxi time again ....duh!!!!

 

[fatso]

 

[CDK]

Not sure how he's doing it,but he is and we are looking class.take a bow gaffer.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

The times he has struggled in this league was when he had a bit more money wasn’t it? I think he’s learned his trade a little. We will play badly and we will lose badly this season but we need to stick with him

 

[Otis]

In unrelated news Steve Evans, 2 yellows and a red so far this season

Oh dear. He needs to go and see a GP sharpish then. That doesn't sound right at all.

 

[cooperskyblue]

Exactly and yet despite all that he has done for us there were doubters, when there quite clearly shouldn't be.

What he has done and is doing is genuinely astonishing. The football I watched us play last night was brilliant, on the front foot, something we didn't do last season so much as we were finding out feet.

He makes players better, Gyokeres for example, absolutely brilliant last night. Compare that to when he first signed on loan last year it is chalk and cheese.

The team is growing thr players are improving year and year and if they don't they are moved on.

While he is here in charge then happy days, players will come and go but if Robins is here then I believe we will continue to get better and better. PUSB.

 

[Londonccfcfan]

Ridiculous how hes improved us year on year, not really a single year of stagnation. ( we were close to rock bottom when he took over the atmoshphere was toxic) could have easily gone wrong in league 2 but it clicked in the end even through adversity of losing then to injury the best player in the league Jodi Jones.

Early days this season but it appears hes made some shrewd signings so far. And best of all its a pleasure to watch our style of football.

 

[Sick Boy]

If we finish comfortably mid-table this season I'll be worried about Robins getting poached. Truly sensational job he's done here.

Genuinely don’t think he’d be looking to leave if it was for another team in this division.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Harbinger of doom checking in.

See I've always been pro Robins, but steady on about us having aglorious season. We've played a Forest team we should have beaten twice last season, a promoted side, and a Barnsley side that really didn't look all that... and we lost anyway. These are the kinds of teams you want to start against. If we hold our own against the likes of West Brom, even if we lose, then yes get excited.

 

[cc84cov]

Harbinger of doom checking in.

See I've always been pro Robins, but steady on about us having aglorious season. We've played a Forest team we should have beaten twice last season, a promoted side, and a Barnsley side that really didn't look all that... and we lost anyway. These are the kinds of teams you want to start against. If we hold our own against the likes of West Brom, even if we lose, then yes get excited.

 

[sw88]

Harbinger of doom checking in.

See I've always been pro Robins, but steady on about us having aglorious season. We've played a Forest team we should have beaten twice last season, a promoted side, and a Barnsley side that really didn't look all that... and we lost anyway. These are the kinds of teams you want to start against. If we hold our own against the likes of West Brom, even if we lose, then yes get excited.

stop with your wisdom, Northern!

I agree to a degree with what's being said. But a season is longer than 3 games. Yes, he's got us from League2 pretty well, but he's not done it alone. And there's still plenty of games to lose yet I won't be calling a taxi for him mind!
just hope his ' sky blue blood' doesn't change colour anytime soon

 

[fatso]

Harbinger of doom checking in.

See I've always been pro Robins, but steady on about us having aglorious season. We've played a Forest team we should have beaten twice last season, a promoted side, and a Barnsley side that really didn't look all that... and we lost anyway. These are the kinds of teams you want to start against. If we hold our own against the likes of West Brom, even if we lose, then yes get excited.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

stop with your wisdom, Northern!

I agree to a degree with what's being said. But a season is longer than 3 games. Yes, he's got us from League2 pretty well, but he's not done it alone. And there's still plenty of games to lose yet I won't be calling a taxi for him mind!
just hope his ' sky blue blood' doesn't change colour anytime soon

We have won games without Kelly! Which is a big step forward

 

[NortonSkyBlue]

Harbinger of doom checking in.

See I've always been pro Robins, but steady on about us having aglorious season. We've played a Forest team we should have beaten twice last season, a promoted side, and a Barnsley side that really didn't look all that... and we lost anyway. These are the kinds of teams you want to start against. If we hold our own against the likes of West Brom, even if we lose, then yes get excited.

It’s funny how you use Forest of last season as an example but judge Barnsley on last Saturday and not the team that got to the play offs last season.

 

[Fergusons_Beard]

I think a lot of people are underestimating Adi’s role in our development.

Not saying Robins doesn’t deserve the plaudits but equal praise should be given to coaching staff too.

I think Denis Lawrence also having a big impact.


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[Gibbo]

Given that Robins can only take one more new player in, I think we saw last night exactly why he is focused on acquiring a LWB rather than a central midfielder. The current first choice LWB is inexperienced and dodgy deffensively, the back up, just plain dodgy.

Robins 1 SBT nil.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

It’s funny how you use Forest of last season as an example but judge Barnsley on last Saturday and not the team that got to the play offs last season.

Well Forest had a worse build-up than us, less signings, more Covid, so have arguably gone backwards from last season. If they'd signed some superstars, then they'd have gone forwards.

Barnsley have lost their manager, been destabilised, and gone backwards from last season, arguably. Plus, we lost to Barnsley! So if you're looking for progress, losing to them is hardly showing it.

 

[Deleted member 5849]

QPR away on the bank holiday weekend -there's a test for us. Actually shown some stability for once, funded some signings... if e compete with them, and follow it up against Middlesbrough, then allow the trickle of optimism.

But it's a marathon not a sprint yadda yadda. Pointless reaching climax too early, and then be desperately hunting the viagra.

 

[SkyblueDad]

If we finish comfortably mid-table this season I'll be worried about Robins getting poached. Truly sensational job he's done here.

To be honest I’d be a little disappointed if we only finish half way.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

To be honest I’d be a little disappointed if we only finish half way.

What are your expectations exactly?!

 

[Hobo]

Well Forest had a worse build-up than us, less signings, more Covid, so have arguably gone backwards from last season. If they'd signed some superstars, then they'd have gone forwards.

Barnsley have lost their manager, been destabilised, and gone backwards from last season, arguably. Plus, we lost to Barnsley! So if you're looking for progress, losing to them is hardly showing it.

I get what you are saying but against Barnsley we deserved to win. Sometimes you don't get what you deserve in football. Fans can get carried away with wins and fans can beat themselves up over defeats. You have to balance them off against the performance.

I felt we started poorly against Forest but improved as the game went on a deserved the late victory for just sticking at it.

Barnsley we played off the park and apart from the goal did nothing and 8 yellow cards speaks volumes.

Again last night put in a great shift and performance although rode our luck at times.

You can only play what is in front of you. Yes we need to take our chances better and we can still tighten up defensively.

So a good start and a couple of players are due back. We tend to grow into the season. So I am feeling quietly confident we can be pretty competitive this season home and away.

 

[DannyThomas_1981]

Robins out.
Jackett in.
Moore - useless!
(According to some) .

 

[Deleted member 5849]

I get what you are saying but against Barnsley we deserved to win. Sometimes you don't get what you deserve in football. Fans can get carried away with wins and fans can beat themselves up over defeats. You have to balance them off against the performance.

I felt we started poorly against Forest but improved as the game went on a deserved the late victory for just sticking at it.

Barnsley we played off the park and apart from the goal did nothing and 8 yellow cards speaks volumes.

Again last night put in a grest shift and performance although rode our luck at times.

You can only play what is in front of you. Yes we need to take our chances better and we can still tighten up defensively.

So a good start and a couple of players are due back. We tend to grow into the season. So I am feeling quietly confident we can be pretty competitive this season home and away.

The thing is, the games against Forest and Blackpool are the kind of games we *should* be winning if we want to avoid relegation. Barnsley? Yeah, I'll say that ultimately it's a good display, but they're also not a team to be feared particularly, and we had plenty of good displays early last season (Bristol City, opening day, for one!) where we played well but had nothing to show for it.

The games to come are the ones where we'll get tested. We still only have one LWB of note, no fit cover in midfield, are 50% of our strikers down at present, and have a new CB who definitely needs time to bed in. Give us an injury or two and we're struggling to form a competitive team.

Now, that's where we are (note, I've always been of the view that the manager has achieved *despite* the circumstances and what he has to work with, not because of), but we have to accept there are far tougher challenges to come.

 

[SlowerThanPlatt]

Robins out.
Jackett in.
Moore - useless!
(According to some) .

At least they offer an opinion Danny

 

[Evo1883]

I would love us to have a top 10 finish this season .

By that I'm basically saying I'd love it if we finished 10th

That would be a tremendous season

 

[Grendel]

Robins out.
Jackett in.
Moore - useless!
(According to some) .

Heaaaaaaaaaaaars DANNY!!!!

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[Deleted member 5849]

I would love us to have a top 10 finish this season .

By that I'm basically saying I'd love it if we finished 10th

That would be a tremendous season

It would. Frankly, similar to last season would be perfectly OK. The players have more experience at this level, but teams also know about us, and we don't have the momentum from a promotion season.

If we got a season where Sheaf developed more, Eccles established himself, Rose and Hyam showed they could step up to this level, Jones stayed fit all the way through it, Walker got a run and some goals... that'd be progress.

 

[Evo1883]

It would. Frankly, similar to last season would be perfectly OK. The players have more experience at this level, but teams also know about us, and we don't have the momentum from a promotion season.

If we got a season where Sheaf developed more, Eccles established himself, Rose and Hyam showed they could step up to this level, Jones stayed fit all the way through it, Walker got a run and some goals... that'd be progress.

We look a good few months ahead of when we started last season .

And without the huge mid season injury crisis we had I'd expect us to pick up 7-10 more points on last seasons tally realistically