Jimbo Ram

No complaints, beaten by the better side.

Still all to play for…long way to go 😊

No complaints, beaten by the better side.

No complaints, beaten by the better side.

Could do with some Thommo dynamism in midfield. They currently look like Peter Reid chugging after Maradonna.

She has been discharged thanks. She has an ongoing high blood pressure issue that they cannot seem to find a solution to.

You might be right, but my gripe was more with the style of play and some turgid performances. Not only have results improved but we are now playing some decent football. Long may it continue 😊🐏

Is 25 the record for an away game?

Is 25 the record for an away game?

You might be right, but my gripe was more with the style of play and some turgid performances. Not only have results improved but we are now playing some decent football. Long may it continue 😊🐏

My problem with some of the anti Warne posters, this is not aimed at you personally, was that their 'statements of fact' that Warne was instructing them to play in this style of play. But when you listened to his after match interviews, he vented the same frustrations as we did. So, we should be criticising his lack of ability to get the players to play the right kind of football and not his style of football.
We are gradually starting to play better, so I imagine that he is finally starting to get his message across and/or the players are adapting to what Warne wants. I believe that some fans think that the players have gone 'rogue' recently and are playing well, in spite of Warne rather than because of him.
Ironically, some of the pro Warne brigade criticise the anti Warne posters, for making the same critical points as Warne does in the aftermath of a victory.
I think both sides, sometimes need to show a little more humility to each other, because sometimes those on the other side might be making a valid point.

Cast iron pen, don’t think the GK can kick the opposing player waist high in the penalty area. Only decision the ref had was whether it was a yellow or red 🤣

If the situation was reversed we would be absolutely seething if that hadn’t been a pen

I am fully prepared to admit I am/was a Warne doubter. Things have changed, which I didn't think they would.
I know you'll say "ah! I see! As soon as the results start coming in, you change your tune!! I am very smart!!"
Yes, of course. Because it was and always has been about results and performance. I don't like sprouts but if they suddenly started tasting like chocolate cake I may be inclined to revise my dislike of them.
I am still a long-termist, and I don't believe that what this team was doing under Warne at the start of the season and pretty much all of last season works, and nor do I believe it to be the key to success. Warne however, to his credit, seems to have huge willing to change things that don't work, against everything he had planned on doing. Almost no other football manager I've ever seen does this. Managers and coaches are generally "pigheaded" for want of a better phrase and believe so strongly in their vision that they will double down in the face of failure. Just look at Ange Postecoglou at Spurs who recently spoke about this and said that he will stick to his guns no matter what. If it gets him the sack, then he just wasn't the guy for the job. That mentality is common with football managers and is largely where my doubts about Warne stemmed from.
But he has changed it. We move with far more tempo, play through the middle a little more, mix up our play going long and short at different intervals to find a way to win. I don't know whether it is encouraging for a football manager to be so free and easy with their philosophy and have the ability to say "OK, I got it wrong. We're going to chuck a lot of this in the bin and go back to the drawing board", or whether a manager should stick to their vision no matter what.
Postecoglou described it as a lose-lose situation for a football manager. If fans are calling for a certain change, and you cave to that pressure, you will not get the credit if it goes well. If it goes badly, then you will have sacrificed your philosophy at a cheap price and you will still get the sack. Better to stick to what you believe in and fall on your sword, no?
Regardless, Warne deserves the credit for turning it around and changing things. I will grant him that because it is his credit to have. Takes a lot to swallow your pride and change your mind. However, he also shares the blame for having it wrong in the first place, and the question has to be asked what he will do next if what we are doing now stops working. Will he switch it up again? Can he make the necessary tweaks if it's not something he necessarily believes in? Can he get the players to buy in if it is crystal clear that he hasn't even fully bought in?
Ok look...I'll cut a long story short.
 
We're playing good football and getting good results and I'm happy.

Absolutely agree - I hope it does! 

How many times have you not seen it?

Was looking forward to it but mum was admitted to hospital on Xmas Eve so been to and fro to the hospital, taking my 86 year old dad who is tired, stressed and a bit confused. First time I have spent Xmas day in a hospital ward. Not something I would like to do again anytime soon. Hope she is discharged today 😊🎅🎄🤞🐏

You might be right, but my gripe was more with the style of play and some turgid performances. Not only have results improved but we are now playing some decent football. Long may it continue 😊🐏

You might be right, but my gripe was more with the style of play and some turgid performances. Not only have results improved but we are now playing some decent football. Long may it continue 😊🐏

Was looking forward to it but mum was admitted to hospital on Xmas Eve so been to and fro to the hospital, taking my 86 year old dad who is tired, stressed and a bit confused. First time I have spent Xmas day in a hospital ward. Not something I would like to do again anytime soon. Hope she is discharged today 😊🎅🎄🤞🐏

Having a party with friends and family to make up for Christmas….made my day 😊🎅🎄⛄️🕺🪩🍾🐏

Having a party with friends and family to make up for Christmas….made my day 😊🎅🎄⛄️🕺🪩🍾🐏

Having a party with friends and family to make up for Christmas….made my day 😊🎅🎄⛄️🕺🪩🍾🐏

Having a party with friends and family to make up for Christmas….made my day 😊🎅🎄⛄️🕺🪩🍾🐏

Having a party with friends and family to make up for Christmas….made my day 😊🎅🎄⛄️🕺🪩🍾🐏