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    brady1993 reacted to LeedsCityRam in The Paul Warne Poll   
    I think it was Lincoln away that did for him & we were poor that night. Unfortunately for Liam, we hadnt converted dominance into goals in the previous 3 away league games (Charlton, Shrewsbury & Fleetwood) and so the narrative of us being impotent away from home was born. Richie Barker even made reference to it in an interview pre-Bolton...brass neck of him to come out with that & then deliver that garbage yesterday.
    Rosenior leaving felt at the time & still does as a massive missed opportunity. I don't necessarily think we would've gone up last season but I think the foundations would be much stronger than they are now. Possession based football takes longer to implement (certainly more than the 8 games he got) but has a much higher chance of long term success. He also had connections higher up the pyramid (which he leveraged to bring in quality players) & an obvious affinity with the youth ranks. He was the man to help rebuild the club on the pitch.
    Instead we brought in Captain Pinball, with all the fanfare about his 'promotion record' only to spend the last 12 months being finger-wagged that we shouldnt expect promotion & how he always needs another 6 months from the point at which he is questioned. We've gone backwards since Sep 2022 & that is a damning indictment on his appointment. 
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    brady1993 got a reaction from Miggins in Match Thread: vs Bolton (A)   
    Sorry for picking up on a very small point of your post but I've seen this sentiment floated in a bunch of places. 
    At what point do we cast a critical eye at why we've consistently had a large injury list under Warne ? And especially concerning is the growing number of injuries amongst young players ? The thing is I can't say I'm entirely surprised.
    The way we play is highly physically demanding, it's a lot of running for the sake and an almost complete lack of control at times. It can lead to high fatigue levels and therefore a higher chance of injury (there is a reason why distance metrics and minutes played are closely monitored by the fitness teams at high level clubs). This is compounded by that Warne's management of player fitness has been frankly poor; players often play beyond the point of being knackered and there is minimal rotation when options are available.
    There is also a more tenuous potential contribution of why in particular we've being seeing injuries to younger players. Muscle takes time to build and provides a certain element of resilience to injury for example it's possible to have no acl but still play if the leg is strong enough. Also physical training does promote strengthening of ligaments and tendons but it takes a long time. Its possible that the younger players are being exposed to a level of consistent physical demand that put simply they aren't ready for.
     
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    brady1993 got a reaction from duncanjwitham in Sonny Bradley   
    Its possible as well that before when he was little sharper across the ground that he could make up for bad technique enough of the time that it had less consequences.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from BPV in The Paul Warne Poll   
    The best time to let him go would have been at the end of last season. 
    There have been better times but now isn't a terrible time to let him go. Probably not going to happen but I do think it's likely a mistake persisting with him.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from i-Ram in Match Thread: vs Bolton (A)   
    Sorry for picking up on a very small point of your post but I've seen this sentiment floated in a bunch of places. 
    At what point do we cast a critical eye at why we've consistently had a large injury list under Warne ? And especially concerning is the growing number of injuries amongst young players ? The thing is I can't say I'm entirely surprised.
    The way we play is highly physically demanding, it's a lot of running for the sake and an almost complete lack of control at times. It can lead to high fatigue levels and therefore a higher chance of injury (there is a reason why distance metrics and minutes played are closely monitored by the fitness teams at high level clubs). This is compounded by that Warne's management of player fitness has been frankly poor; players often play beyond the point of being knackered and there is minimal rotation when options are available.
    There is also a more tenuous potential contribution of why in particular we've being seeing injuries to younger players. Muscle takes time to build and provides a certain element of resilience to injury for example it's possible to have no acl but still play if the leg is strong enough. Also physical training does promote strengthening of ligaments and tendons but it takes a long time. Its possible that the younger players are being exposed to a level of consistent physical demand that put simply they aren't ready for.
     
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    brady1993 got a reaction from IlsonDerby in The Paul Warne Poll   
    The best time to let him go would have been at the end of last season. 
    There have been better times but now isn't a terrible time to let him go. Probably not going to happen but I do think it's likely a mistake persisting with him.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from sage in The Paul Warne Poll   
    That's the thing that gets me. Where's the selling point? Most of the defence of him has been through non-negative arguments rather than positive ones; needs more time, need to aim for stability or he needs better players. 
    To be clear I don't think he's a bad manager. I just don't think he's a good fit long term and it's not working for him in the short term.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from i-Ram in The Paul Warne Poll   
    That's the thing that gets me. Where's the selling point? Most of the defence of him has been through non-negative arguments rather than positive ones; needs more time, need to aim for stability or he needs better players. 
    To be clear I don't think he's a bad manager. I just don't think he's a good fit long term and it's not working for him in the short term.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from May Contain Nuts in Match Thread: vs Bolton (A)   
    Sorry for picking up on a very small point of your post but I've seen this sentiment floated in a bunch of places. 
    At what point do we cast a critical eye at why we've consistently had a large injury list under Warne ? And especially concerning is the growing number of injuries amongst young players ? The thing is I can't say I'm entirely surprised.
    The way we play is highly physically demanding, it's a lot of running for the sake and an almost complete lack of control at times. It can lead to high fatigue levels and therefore a higher chance of injury (there is a reason why distance metrics and minutes played are closely monitored by the fitness teams at high level clubs). This is compounded by that Warne's management of player fitness has been frankly poor; players often play beyond the point of being knackered and there is minimal rotation when options are available.
    There is also a more tenuous potential contribution of why in particular we've being seeing injuries to younger players. Muscle takes time to build and provides a certain element of resilience to injury for example it's possible to have no acl but still play if the leg is strong enough. Also physical training does promote strengthening of ligaments and tendons but it takes a long time. Its possible that the younger players are being exposed to a level of consistent physical demand that put simply they aren't ready for.
     
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    brady1993 got a reaction from VulcanRam in Match Thread: vs Bolton (A)   
    Sorry for picking up on a very small point of your post but I've seen this sentiment floated in a bunch of places. 
    At what point do we cast a critical eye at why we've consistently had a large injury list under Warne ? And especially concerning is the growing number of injuries amongst young players ? The thing is I can't say I'm entirely surprised.
    The way we play is highly physically demanding, it's a lot of running for the sake and an almost complete lack of control at times. It can lead to high fatigue levels and therefore a higher chance of injury (there is a reason why distance metrics and minutes played are closely monitored by the fitness teams at high level clubs). This is compounded by that Warne's management of player fitness has been frankly poor; players often play beyond the point of being knackered and there is minimal rotation when options are available.
    There is also a more tenuous potential contribution of why in particular we've being seeing injuries to younger players. Muscle takes time to build and provides a certain element of resilience to injury for example it's possible to have no acl but still play if the leg is strong enough. Also physical training does promote strengthening of ligaments and tendons but it takes a long time. Its possible that the younger players are being exposed to a level of consistent physical demand that put simply they aren't ready for.
     
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    brady1993 reacted to vonwright in Match Thread: vs Bolton (A)   
    Do you think Warne is making signings for 4-5 years in the future? 
    Who are the players he has signed who are the foundation of this future squad? 
    I think Warne was brought in as a promotion expert and everything he is doing screams short-term results. Only he isn't getting the short-term results. 
    It's true everything takes time. Given enough time some things get slower better. But, equally, given enough time some things get slowly worse. The key thing for fans is that we can see some signs of progress to give us confidence things are getting slowly better, not slowly worse. I am not seeing that at the moment. 
    You could say - about any manager starting at a club in relative disarray - that they need time to get where they want to be, and given time they will do so. Sometimes that will be right. But often it will be wrong.  So the question is whether we are on the right path. What are the signs that we are? Is it the players that have been brought in under Warne? Coherent tactics that will clearly deliver results, if only we get the right blend of players? I don't see any of that.
    Nigel Pearson could claim that if only he'd been given more time his vision would have become clear and everything would have been great. Maybe that's true. But based on the evidence we could see, probably it wasn't. We were right to move on. 
    I hope Warne comes good but he needs to show something better and soon 
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    brady1993 got a reaction from LeedsCityRam in Liam Thompson future plans   
    It's something I've largely felt since he's joined but I think at this point in his career he should be thought of as a 10 primarily. 
    He's too peripheral to play elsewhere right know but he does still have the ability to really effect games by getting into scoring opportunities and with his final ball.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from norwichram in The Paul Warne Poll   
    I mean..... I didn't come to the conclusion of not think he was the right person for the job off the back of a few bad games nor will I change my mind after to two wins. I didn't think he was the right person  after last season.
    But of course I enjoy winning and I would like to be wrong about Warne and have said as much on several occasions.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from i-Ram in The Paul Warne Poll   
    I mean..... I didn't come to the conclusion of not think he was the right person for the job off the back of a few bad games nor will I change my mind after to two wins. I didn't think he was the right person  after last season.
    But of course I enjoy winning and I would like to be wrong about Warne and have said as much on several occasions.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from trappatoni in The Paul Warne Poll   
    I mean..... I didn't come to the conclusion of not think he was the right person for the job off the back of a few bad games nor will I change my mind after to two wins. I didn't think he was the right person  after last season.
    But of course I enjoy winning and I would like to be wrong about Warne and have said as much on several occasions.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from LeedsCityRam in The Paul Warne Poll   
    I mean..... I didn't come to the conclusion of not think he was the right person for the job off the back of a few bad games nor will I change my mind after to two wins. I didn't think he was the right person  after last season.
    But of course I enjoy winning and I would like to be wrong about Warne and have said as much on several occasions.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from Ghost of Clough in The Paul Warne Poll   
    I mean..... I didn't come to the conclusion of not think he was the right person for the job off the back of a few bad games nor will I change my mind after to two wins. I didn't think he was the right person  after last season.
    But of course I enjoy winning and I would like to be wrong about Warne and have said as much on several occasions.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from sage in The Paul Warne Poll   
    I mean..... I didn't come to the conclusion of not think he was the right person for the job off the back of a few bad games nor will I change my mind after to two wins. I didn't think he was the right person  after last season.
    But of course I enjoy winning and I would like to be wrong about Warne and have said as much on several occasions.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from angieram in Match Thread: (A) Peterborough United   
    I do think it's important to note that Waghorn has never played at this level before. So I think a couple things could be going on in conjunction.
    At this level a less than great touch is less likely to lead to immediate dispossession, so someone like Waghorn who may occasionally take a bad touch is less likely to get punished especially as he's a physical player who can fend off an amount of pressure.
    Space is also easier to come by and defenders worse, meaning more scoring opportunities and more opportunity to affect the game than he's used to.
    And that's the key thing because this isn't what he's been used to, now playing in it is likely to breed a real sense of confidence in him. With confidence it means he's less likely to overthink a pass into him or overthink a chance to score.
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    brady1993 reacted to Ghost of Clough in The Paul Warne Poll   
    I imagine the 27 have been quite vocal about it. I was torn between the first two options but opted to be part of the 27 club for two simple reasons.
    1. Warne has done nothing to alleviate the concerns Ihad when he was appointed and then stated on here 10 months ago. Of the 5 main concerns, 3 have become reality, and the other 2 most likely will too if we don't go up under Warne this season.
    2. When appointed I felt the oen qlmost certainty was that he'd get us up within 2 seasons. I no longer gave the same confidence.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from Will Hughes Hair in Summer recruitment, and how will it end?   
    Its a nagging concern I've had about him from the off is that his view of tactics is narrow and simplistic, so he cant correctly diagnose when something is wrong to change it. The solution always seems to be work harder/be better/get the ball forwards faster. 
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    brady1993 got a reaction from May Contain Nuts in The Paul Warne Poll   
    The thing is Warne by most indication has had an active hand in the recruitment and at the very minimum signed off on them. He's set about the strategy of going for experience maybe in the better chance of promotion. 
    I have doubts that signing strategy couldn't have brought him closer to his goals stylistically. But let's put that to that one side for one moment. I can understand that you make compromises in the window but if you do end up thinking it's better to sign players who don't quite fit your plan A but still consider them as first team surely you have to reassess the plan tactically ? 
    This is the thing that gets me. Even if he has had external difficulties a lot of them are exacerbated by his actions or inaction. I think he's being painted as someone with this great hard job when tbh he probably got the easiest hand dealt at the club when he joined to any manager for a while.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from RoyMac5 in The Paul Warne Poll   
    The thing is Warne by most indication has had an active hand in the recruitment and at the very minimum signed off on them. He's set about the strategy of going for experience maybe in the better chance of promotion. 
    I have doubts that signing strategy couldn't have brought him closer to his goals stylistically. But let's put that to that one side for one moment. I can understand that you make compromises in the window but if you do end up thinking it's better to sign players who don't quite fit your plan A but still consider them as first team surely you have to reassess the plan tactically ? 
    This is the thing that gets me. Even if he has had external difficulties a lot of them are exacerbated by his actions or inaction. I think he's being painted as someone with this great hard job when tbh he probably got the easiest hand dealt at the club when he joined to any manager for a while.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from LeedsCityRam in The Paul Warne Poll   
    I'd say I'm somewhere between 1 and 2 in actuality. But if I'm being coldly rational, with the caveat of im not considering the financial side of things, I think it's best for the club if we moved on. 
    I just don't think he's demonstrated evidence that he's the right person to build the club towards sustainable success. And has showed quite a bit to the contrary. 
    I think the key thing that's missed in a lot of this is keeping him isn't a neutral action even if results aren't catastrophic. The blunt truth is we've regressed in several areas since he's taken over and there is evidence a fair bit of this is down to his decisions in some areas or lack of action in others.. Some of this regression is already playing out and some of it will hit us in a couple years. 
    I think the following is a likely scenario under Warne going forwards this season. Bird leaves, Cashin leaves (possibly Sibley too) and are replaced with short term fixes. Academy products are underdeveloped and potentially leave. One or more key players sustain major injuries due to inadequate fitness management. We end up finishing the season in the top 10 but quite likely outside of the playoffs.
    So a season on, still in league 1 with a declining talent pool and an aging squad.
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    brady1993 got a reaction from RoyMac5 in Not a top 3 team.   
    That thought had crossed my mind as well.
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