Recruitment has been shocking (9 Viewers)

[covcity4life]

Fair play to you as well mate , you always concede when you've made a bad call

Saying I'm sorry shouldn't be a get out of jail card though. At some point you gotta learn and change the way you post in future.

Like I could say robins is a shit c**t manager and we are going down. Not rly ok to say yeah fair play I got that wrong after and then next season say something ridiculous again.

Not aimed at saddle brains can I point out!

 

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[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

When playing 4 at the back we do.

The third midfielder/AM is the creative one.

I’d tend to disagree, a Hamer type player for instance could very much slip into that role. More box to box

 

[Grendel]

Saying I'm sorry shouldn't be a get out of jail card though. At some point you gotta learn and change the way you post in future.

Like I could say robins is a shit c**t manager and we are going down. Not rly ok to say yeah fair play I got that wrong after and then next season say something ridiculous again.

Not aimed at saddle brains can I point out!

It’s a football forum and not a Womens Institute meeting or mumsnet so anything Is fair game

 

[Martin180]

Saying I'm sorry shouldn't be a get out of jail card though. At some point you gotta learn and change the way you post in future.

Like I could say robins is a shit c**t manager and we are going down. Not rly ok to say yeah fair play I got that wrong after and then next season say something ridiculous again.

Not aimed at saddle brains can I point out!

I get that but for me there’s nothing more infuriating than our fans and some posters on here making a judgement call on a player and stubbornly sticking by it even if the player performs well . Makes them look rather stupid

 

[Otis]

It’s a football forum and not a Womens Institute meeting or mumsnet so anything Is fair game

You obviously have never been on Mumsnet. It's quite savage at times.

I can't comment on the Women's Institute, because I quit years ago due to the overt racism and threats of violence.

 

[The Philosopher]

If a player is playing badly, it’s perfect reasonable to express that you think so.

Some people are bad at their job in real life and get better.

Some people are good at their job and for whatever reason become bad.

Some people have off days.

Sheaf had some awful performances in the past and is now consistently above average.

O’Hare was excellent but since injury is understandably not as good (yet?)

Haji Wright came with a big reputation and price tag and has had some shocking bits of play. He’s done some good stuff but far too many things which are below expectation.

Each one of them we should support but by the same token fans have a right to express their frustration at players earning £££££ at this level.

Peace and love and all that.

 

[Grendel]

I get that but for me there’s nothing more infuriating than our fans and some posters on here making a judgement call on a player and stubbornly sticking by it even if the player performs well . Makes them look rather stupid

Or running to the hills when upgrades and brilliant signings prove to be rather shit

 

[steve cooper]

You obviously have never been on Mumsnet. It's quite savage at times.

I can't comment on the Women's Institute, because I quit years ago due to the overt racism and threats of violence.

And that was just from the moderators

 

[Cally Fedora]

The question of where people fit like the box to box midfielder fit in is raised and the answer is into the squad. You can’t get through a championship season with the same 11. You probably need 8 midfielders capable of starting.

 

[Martin180]

Or running to the hills when upgrades and brilliant signings prove to be rather shit

Like?

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

I'd like him back. He's such a utility player and can fill many rolls.

Great he's so versatile but I think having him working in the canteen would be a bit of a waste.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Great he's so versatile but I think having him working in the canteen would be a bit of a waste.

Besides, it's a fucking batch!

 

[Otis]

Besides, it's a fucking batch!

In Kent, everyone just thinks I am weird.

 

[procdoc]

In Kent, everyone just thinks I am weird.

Not just in Kent, Otis!

 

[The Philosopher]

I think people here in Sheffield believe I’m from Kent, I believe it’s my accent. Every time they walk past me they say “Kent”; at least that’s what I think they’re saying.

(Satire. Maybe)

 

[itsabuzzard]

It’s a football forum and not a Womens Institute meeting or mumsnet so anything Is fair game

Tend to agree with you. Best not to get as wound up as those posting the more outlandish views. A few exchanges are very entertaining; most not.

 

[itsabuzzard]

Great he's so versatile but I think having him working in the canteen would be a bit of a waste.

This is the sort of exchange that keeps me coming back. Keep up the good work, people.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I'd like him back. He's such a utility player and can fill many rolls.

@Greggs should be in for him then.

 

[shmmeee]

It’s a football forum and not a Womens Institute meeting or mumsnet so anything Is fair game

Have you been on MumsNet??

 

[Otis]

Have you been on MumsNet??

I know. That's what I said.

It's full of c*nts.

 

[robbiethemole]

I love a cheese and onion batch, me!!

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

The recruitment team have been getting some shit this season, but I still maintain some of these players are actually a lot better than they are given credit for.

More questions on the management for me. We effectively threw the game yesterday with how we set up.

 

[Legia Sky Blue]

Time will tell, but the only new player that would probably be picked ahead of any of last years team would be Van Ewijk.

 

[shmmeee]

Time will tell, but the only new player that would probably be picked ahead of any of last years team would be Van Ewijk.

and Collins. Cos he is being picked over last years player.

 

[TomRad85]

The recruitment team have been getting some shit this season, but I still maintain some of these players are actually a lot better than they are given credit for.

More questions on the management for me. We effectively threw the game yesterday with how we set up.

My position all along, we're missing something in the middle but I do think we've got a decent collection of players. How the manager has been setting them up however...

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[Legia Sky Blue]

and Collins. Cos he is being picked over last years player.

Yes, for the moment, but he wouldn't have got in ahead of the Wilson that played last season. Otherwise you could probably make a case that this season's McNally would lose his place too, given Stoke's poor season so far.

 

[Deleted member 9744]

Time will tell, but the only new player that would probably be picked ahead of any of last years team would be Van Ewijk.

I think this is right and it is a real problem. We have loads of players on long contracts and most people see this as a positive but I don't get it when the team is actually weaker.

 

[Matt smith]

I think this is right and it is a real problem. We have loads of players on long contracts and most people see this as a positive but I don't get it when the team is actually weaker.

They’ll get better over time and we will be able to just tinker here and there

I think we’ve got a decent group, albeit we need some additions in crucial areas

for me the management team are underperforming with the squad we’ve got

 

[Deleted member 9744]

They’ll get better over time and we will be able to just tinker here and there

I think we’ve got a decent group, albeit we need some additions in crucial areas

for me the management team are underperforming with the squad we’ve got

There's no guarantee they will and it gets harder for them to develop in a struggling team.

We need some clever signings in January in my view.

 

[fernandopartridge]

There's no guarantee they will and it gets harder for them to develop in a struggling team.

We need some clever signings in January in my view.

We don't need any more new players to try and integrate, it's not the answer aside from a midfielder

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[Matt smith]

We don't need any more new players to try and integrate, it's not the answer aside from a midfielder

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Think another wide forward too, but agree

 

[shmmeee]

Did people really expect us to lost Vik and Gus and get better? Comparing McNally and Doyle is a bit silly cos we couldn’t afford them either.

We’ve improved the depth.

Walker -> Simms
Maguire -> Sakamoto
Rose -> Latibeaudiere
JWE -> Dasilva

Just looking at the first XI when we lost probably £50m of talent in four players is ridiculous. The aim was to give us a better match day squad and we clearly do. Who could we have brought on last season similar to O’Hare, Godden, Saka and Simms?

 

[Deleted member 5849]

Did people really expect us to lost Vik and Gus and get better? Comparing McNally and Doyle is a bit silly cos we couldn’t afford them either.

We’ve improved the depth.

Walker -> Simms
Maguire -> Sakamoto
Rose -> Latibeaudiere
JWE -> Dasilva

Just looking at the first XI when we lost probably £50m of talent in four players is ridiculous. The aim was to give us a better match day squad and we clearly do. Who could we have brought on last season similar to O’Hare, Godden, Saka and Simms?

Next season as well, they won't be leaving unlike the loanees (some might see this as a bad thing!) so we can build on top of it, rather than constant firefighting.

 

[Deleted member 9744]

We don't need any more new players to try and integrate, it's not the answer aside from a midfielder

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We need some experience and someone to lead the side and higher quality in forward positions.

 

[Matt smith]

We need some experience and someone to lead the side and higher quality in forward positions.

We shouldn’t need higher quality after spending 10 plus on strikers