valakari

He really is a poor player...poor touch, poor finisher...no class

Basically, the defence is new apart from Cash..Nyambe and Nelson are much better, and Fozzie at left back.
Midfield was same last night to Roseniors  1st choice
Up front, lost McGoldrick, anyone instead of Collins improves us... Waggy, Washington and hopefully John Jules soon

Ipswich under McKenna

Ipswich under McKenna

Ipswich under McKenna

I think we've reached the point now, when a manager starts clutching at straws, desperately trying something new to stave off the seemingly inevitable parting of the ways. 
 
I'd imagine tomorrow's training session will see Sonny Badley up front, Josh Vickers banging it long up to him, and James Collins so far offside he's mostly retrieving the ball for goal kicks. 
 
Warne will return to the managers office in despair, coffee in one hand, Winter 2023/23 holiday brochure in the other.
 
He'll thump his head on the desk in sheer frustration, and begin typing out his resignation letter. 
 
"FFS, even this desk is against me" he'll moan, as his fingers struggle to hit the right keys as the table wobbles precariously back and forth.
 
Investigating further, he realises the force of the head butt has dislodged a dusty old folder being used to even out the wonky desk legs. 
 
He picks up the folder, expecting its probably just some old accounting ledger we didn't want the EFL to see, and wipes the dust from the cover.
 
'The Steve McClaren playbook'.
 
He opens it gingerly, like Indiana Jones opened the Ark, and gazes in rapt wonder at its contents. 
 
He realises, for the first time in his life, that the ball serves its purpose better on the floor, passing can be better than running, and effort is no substitute for ability. 
 
He slides the holiday brochure back under the table leg, and sets to work typing up his new vision of football management, ready to impart this knowledge of his staff and players, and before we know it, the Rams are flying up the table. 
 
All I needed was time, he'll declare to the local media upon automatic promotion in April 2024.
 
Prologue.
 
It's October 2024, and the Rams are struggling to establish themselves back in the Championship.  
 
The fans are unhappy, the owner's coming under pressure to make a change, so Paul dips once again into his managerial bible. 
 
It's done him so well, so far, but try as he might he can't find any answers. 
 
He knows there's a section called Plan B, but he's never had to delve that deeply, all his prayers had been answered in the first section, so he was saving Plan B for the Prem. 
 
Needs must though, so he turns the page eagerly.  
Plan B.























 
It's blank, obviously, apart from a picture of a giant mug, and a Newcastle telephone no.



 

Should have brought the young lad on before Collins...would have been nice to give him longer.
Collins will go he is certainly not good enough.
Really enjoyed our first half performance..we were on the front foot, playing without handbrakes on...maybe we should have this mentality in all games..just outplay the oppostion!

..but i do like the idea of a cheeky call to Graham Potter..

..but i do like the idea of a cheeky call to Graham Potter..

If all were available I think I'd go with:
 
                              Vickers
  Nyambe      Nelson    Cashin     Forsyth
          Thompson    Fornah    Bird
     NML            John-Jules       Barkhuizen
 
My thinking being.....
* either Vickers or Wildsmith is fine
* John-Jules simply cannot be a poorer option then Collins, Washington or Waghorn
* Thompson is a quality player who was starting to show his abilities before his injury
* Ward or Wilson could replace NML with Sibbers doing the same with Barkz
* Brown to be the first option up front off the bench
* the other three subs to make up the 18 would be Smith, Hourihane and Waghorn
* I might have missed an obvious one out but there's no place in my hypothetical matchday 18 for Elder, Bradley, Washington or Collins 
    

..but i do like the idea of a cheeky call to Graham Potter..

Return of the Mac

..but i do like the idea of a cheeky call to Graham Potter..

..but i do like the idea of a cheeky call to Graham Potter..

..but i do like the idea of a cheeky call to Graham Potter..

..but i do like the idea of a cheeky call to Graham Potter..

Ruined my weekend again!

One was a manager, the other a strength and conditioning coach!

Ruined my weekend again!

It’ll probably be the same team or Fornah in for Sibley and move Hourihane a bit further forwards.
Just don’t start Collins!

Its quite simple
without hating on the guy .. nd iv said this before .. we wont go anywhere with jameS collins leading the line
he doesn't play and all of sudden we look like a football side, 
he comes on first thing he did try to to lay it off , straight to their man
hes a liability outside the penalty box… inside .. yer fine, hes not bad but hes so so bad outside it he hinders our attacking play 

This wouldn’t work for every game, but because Exeter are defensively fragile
                    Wildsmith
Nyambe   Nelson   Cashin    Foz 
                 Fornah     Bird
         Ward      Sibley.    Barks
                        Wags
NML would be the impact sub to replace Ward if things aren’t going as planned. With Hourihane to replace Sibs if he struggles.
Fornah would be the deeper midfielder giving Bird a bit of freedom to try and create and link up with Sibley and Wags

If we want decent football..then McClaren

If we dont go up this year, our best young players will be off and our fans won't renew...i certainly won't watch this s**** next season.

Never mind not renewing it, I'm seriously considering not using most of the one I've already paid for to watch this dross!