1) If this guy is so good, why was he out of contract?
2) A squad of 31 players, how is that manageable?
Can’t offer much on number 1. Played for Some good sides during his career but not accumulated much game time for a 34 year old keeper.
2- it’s not, in fact it’s beyond a joke when the club has hardly any income whatsoever and more indicative of the complete scattergun approach which is our ‘transfer policy’.
Didn’t watch the game yesterday but had Cambridge on every Acca at the generous price of 6/4.
From the highlights We look soft as shit and confidence will be now sapped throughout the entire squad.
Worryingly I don’t see what the solution is; our scatter gun/cluster fuck of a transfer policy has left us with a bloated squad with little room for addition.
Cambridge were my dark horse picks this season; made some astute signings for this level including Wes hoolahan who is a great signing despite his age .
If we carry on from where we left off on Saturday it could be another hiding.
First decent side we’ve come across and rightly got a tonking for our efforts.
Not good enough in every department again and FGR showed how a side dominant in possession can effectively press a side and not just head sideways or backwards
And Just play 2 strikers at home for god sakes please.
Happy to defend the side to the hilt when they come home with the 3 points like last week but that was a really poor performance against another poor side that was there for the taking.
Could see the method behind the madness first half, overload the midfield and push the full back forward to compensate for the wingers tucking inside. Unfortunately we ended up with an overcrowded middle, too many sideways passes and no-one in the danger area. Felt sorry for Loft again.
2nd half was pretty much shambolic and we had no plan B. Cox has to take responsibility for that and move on.
Looks a good signing from the short amount of clips watched. 5 goals from 18 isn’t a bad return for a midfielder either.
The main focus should now be offloading players; with so few u23 fixtures there is no need for such a bloated squad, if anything it will probably cause Cox more problems having to omit 10 players every week from the match day squad.
I think we’ve got a real problem with expectations as a supporter base
No expects us to romp the league. What is annoying a lot of people is we’re not getting what we were promised.
He’s had 3 League Games!!!!
All I wanted was for us to have a go and at least try and play in a positive manner.
Not playing Eisa because he’s too positive is an absolute disgrace.
Play the best players in their positions and let them do their thing. All I want is passion, work rate and for our best players to be playing where they should be.
BS. real supporters views? Do we have fake supporters?. A real supporter wouldnt spit his dummy out and threaten not to attend if Novak was in the team.
The same Novak who banged 2 in for Bradford yesterday aswell.
Give them time Mick, it’s worth remembering that Cox has no managerial experience anywhere near this level so everything is a work in progress.
One thing is clear from the players interviews and the performance today and that’s he’s got the dressing room behind him and they’re willing to put the work in to grind out a result.
Really made harder work than what it should’ve been by retreating into the trenches after 70minutes, hopefully that’s something Cox drills out of them because more often than not we’d have conceded there.
However, credit where it’s due. There was so much hard work, determination and effort out there today. Excellent defending, especially from beadeau, cordner and Onariase when he came on.
MOTM was Watson. 3 brilliant saves that kept us in it. Pleased Rory has had a positive start to the season.
The formation we started with needs binning off. Keep it simple please!
Switching to 4-4-2 We looked comfortable on the ball and at least resembled something of a team. Good build play, especially starting from the back, however there nothing of note in the final third. Loft and Turan were crap today, simple passes were beyond Their capabilities. That cannot be the standard to make it into our first team.
That Crawley team were there for the taking today and we have come up well short.
It’s not Tottenham’s or Liverpool’s obligation to ensure Macclesfield pay their tax bill; live within your means and budget accordingly.
Maybe not directly but it doesn’t help that the Premier League refuses to share TV money properly, or that rules are consistently changed to suit the big clubs, like the EPPP scheme which undermines the academies of small clubs or the introduction of B-teams into the Football League Trophy. The list is a long one.
But the Premier League isn’t solely to blame, if Football League clubs were more united and less willing to bend over for a few pennies from the Premier League table, we wouldn’t be quite so badly off now. But there is no solidarity between clubs, everyone is solely out for themselves.
However, my point around self governance remains the same. Bury knew roughly their yearly turnover, yet they rode along with a madman’s spending spree when Beckford and co rolled into town. In no other walk of life would you get away from running a business so recklessly
Very fair point, so why don’t we govern clubs more strictly? Why do we allow owners to run up such appalling debts? The league could and should impose much tougher rules to stop them doing that but refuse to do so. Make owners post a bond each year to cover costs if the club runs into financial problems. Keep a much closer eye on finances during the season and react quicker if problems are occuring. Stop any one owner having overall majority control. These things are all possible!
Unfortunately with the premier league we are probably now past the point of meaningful reform. A European Super league or a closed shop franchise Are always options on the table for the big boys.
In regards to the football league; a bond covering costs for the season and fan representation within boardrooms are great ideas. I’m sure some variation of the 50+1 rule can be implemented, especially for the smaller clubs.
Fair points Cliff but the lower leagues main revenue for most clubs is the gate money and as the bigger clubs have deals in place from sugar daddys like Sky which help them considerably more then the other 72 clubs. I agree broadly with the points you make but what about the ” big football family ” that gets touted about our league structure, one big football family etc etc? The bigger clubs could do more if they got together and approached the FA with some ideas, should they?, will they? We all probably know the answer, the little guys will fold, so get your nostalgia stories ready in a few months time.
I take your point about gate money during this time, perhaps there is more help that should be given from the top table.
However, my point around self governance remains the same. Bury knew roughly their yearly turnover, yet they rode along with a madman’s spending spree when Beckford and co rolled into town. In no other walk of life would you get away from running a business so recklessly
Macclesfield’s plight began long before The Covid pandemic. Additionally, The Blame for The financial mess some of the lower league teams find themselves in doesn’t belong to the premier league.
It’s not Tottenham’s or Liverpool’s obligation to ensure Macclesfield pay their tax bill; live within your means and budget accordingly.
We have spent well over 100% of our turnover on wages for years now, that is unsustainable and no-one else’s responsibility but our own.
Southend are currently looking to redevelop Roots Hall for 500 new homes and move into a 14,000 stadium which They have the catchment area fill; Something tells me a solution will be found.
Ferrite is bang on the money with fans expectations being a contributory factor- you Even see it from our supporters on a regular basis these days.
Great shame to Lose another club, but they won’t be the last.
Agreed with Spence- thought he did a lot of donkey work today and got himself in the right positions.
Despite it not being an easy watch that is a game we could have easily lost and probably would’ve done last year. The lads came out at the start of the 2nd half with real intent and it’s a shame so many stoppages in play occurred after we scored because it seemed to knock the momentum out of us.
Thought it was a really Poor first half and struggled to see why we set up how we did. Back to the square pegs in round holes scenario with Eisa chasing shadows up front, Gillead anonymous in centre mid and both wing backs looking uncomfortable. Newport showed confidence on the ball, controlled the game and deserved their half time lead.
Second half We came out with intent and tried to take the game to Newport. When we got the ball moving Newport started retreating further back and allowed our creative players more time on the ball; Hippolyte impressed me second half, still rough round the edges but tried to be positive. The 3 centre backs did well for the majority; Mcgahey had a poor first half but improved during the second.
Loft’s goal was superb, can’t wait to see him link up with Mcatee or Kev.
Anything above 12th place is an achievement; the budget has been reduced and expectations should be managed accordingly.
The squad is still too large and excess fat will need to be trimmed. Part of our problem in recent seasons has been too many players sat on the sidelines offering no use whatsoever; can’t be good for morale and stifles player development.
Entertaining games, hard work, a good cup run and the double over the cod heads should suffice. Additionally I’m actually looking forward to watching a team with something to prove rather than mercenaries looking for a final pay cheque.
