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Cox can feel aggrieved at not winning as he had a great week in training
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I can’t see Hill getting anymore out of these players. We are harder to beat but still dire forward line no creativity and zero chance of staying up. Oldham 4-1 at home to FGR fought back to 5-5. We have nobody who looks like a striker on the pitch.
Another hard game to watch. Its f***ing dire
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Les – I agree that Hill has taken the team and improved them beyond what Cox was capable of. He has got them fitter, working harder off the ball and seem to be trying to implement Hill’s philosophy.
The massive issue is the players are still a mish mash of average NL North players. You could see the improvement but we were still on a par with the worst team I’ve seen even after the improvements.
Most important January in the club’s history coming up
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That was dire –
two pub teams playing each other. Counted 15 passes by Millen without finding his man. Even O’Malley was garbage. Stevenage were just as bad. People will say a point away is good but it won’t keep us up – against gash like that we need 3 points not one. None of these players are league standard on that showing (both sides – maybe List)Taft is a liability – needs binning as soon as possible
Les you might want to look at our defence for Orient’s goal – and for most of the one on one’s
look at the positioning of the CB’s – it doesn’t make for good viewing. Taft literally had no clue what he was supposed to be doing2 users thanked author for this post.
This isn’t on hill. These players are gash. Taft was the worse display by a CB i’ve seen in years. Even Onaraise had a shocker, Loft & Jarvis shite, Pugh lightweight, you just cannot do much with these players – Will Swann getting duped by agents with shit players – who’d have thought a 21 yr old with f all knowledge getting duped!
We should’ve lost that 5 or 6 to 1. Orient will be gutted with their finishing – not 50/50 but gilt edged chances.
We need a new front line, 2 new CB’s and 2-3 midfielders.5 users thanked author for this post.
WG- you could’ve stopped at ‘Green can’t play…’
Valid point about strikers a hotchpotch of dross
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If there is interest (as Cox alluded to in August) then take whatever they are offering – he’s in the bracket of thinking he’s better than the club he’s playing for, looks like he can’t be arsed anymore
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You also have the problem that Swann thinks these players are good. Said it several times in the press – beyond all football logic that you can think these players are any good.
Swann’s tenure can be summed up in two quotes from the board
‘Morons’
‘pace energy excitement’Contempt and incompetence in equal measure.
Recruitment policy by the 21 yr old (non footballing) son of the Chairman and who picks players his agent mate tells him – this will point to the real reason we’re in this mess.
If Keith can play any sort of tune out of these rusty instruments then he deserves a 5 year contract and the freedom of Scunthorpe
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…and rescued 1 point from losing positions
How many records Swann has on his tenure is staggering – and I’m not talking good records.
Poor old Keith
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Well this contradicts everything Swann has said – who would have thought that.
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Jarvis is pants – runs fancy but touch, control and understanding are completely missing.
Anybody else would’ve scored that – and I would include KDT in that
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O’Neill had a try out for the dog and duck – they didn’t want him, they were looking for a footballer apparently…
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I agree Ferrite – I see nothing in him to suggest he would make it in the higher leagues – but then I thought Charlie Goode was a donkey so I’m fairly consistent at getting stuff wrong!
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Swann panicked when people started taking action (gategate) – he then issued weasly words – said the right things to Irontrust and some other group members who took it all in good faith (because that always works with Swann). The threat of further protest dissipated and Swann has played most people. As one of the members said – actions are what he should be judged on. He’s been inactive on these promises for a good while now
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Ironfromafar pretty much sums it up. The entertainment value is the lowest in my time (40years). These last 4 years are the purse strings and wrong decisions from the Chairman. Historians will look back on the time the Chairman got rid of the scouting set up and then – as his family has a stranglehold on the board appointed his young son – no competence, no experience, no basis in reality to this decision – and then tried to get the manager to take the flack. This led to player purchase by agency friend or indeed a round of golf – utter utter incompetence.
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Mick, that is the narrative the chairman has used several times now. If the fans don’t come back then the existence of the club is under threat. Funny how all these clubs you mention which have gone to the wall – how many went there through fan behaviour or how many went there through scandalous chairmanship – this should never be on the fans.
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New Chairman – or at least a Chairman who follows through with what he says he will do rather than issue empty words for those gullible enough to lap it up and let him off.
….oh and start winning – that helps
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We had more shots
on our own goal than we did the oppositions so he’s got something to work with.4 users thanked author for this post.
Who believes Cox persuaded Swann to get Swann junior in? It’s all
nonsense. Swann wanted Swann in so they can all play football manager together.1 user thanked author for this post.
As sentimental as it is – and unlikely to happen – I agree. This would put a significant number on the gate almost immediately. This could also energise the squad set them up better and Swann can say he did what the fans wanted. It just won’t happen
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I heard the same Les – quite astonishing – also referred to out of business not just out of the league. Also said he would put money in so the club would not get relegated – so clear messaging once again
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