Jimbo Ram

Be a big test for him. Did average with us, failed in the States and now has the resources and should push for promotion at Brum. If he fails there not sure what his next step will be.

On paper the squad is shaping up nicely. I’m looking forward to the season…. secure in the knowledge that it is the hope that kills you and it will probably in all likelihood be the usual s*** show. 

The reason why I enjoy this forum is the variety of opinions and debate about what we all enjoy and what we don't enjoy. 
I don't like the style of football and how the manager thinks about the game. Playing it wide and pumping the ball into the box was great about 20-30 years ago and I would expect that level of football from a small reputation club in our division. Yes, we're unbeaten and our away form is spot, I have to give Warne praise for making us difficult to beat away from home when we couldn't buy an away win for years. Unbeaten runs however are not good enough to get you out of division, the standard of promoted teams is becoming much better. You have to be aiming for 90 points to get out of league. 75-80 won't cut it anymore unfortunately.
With all the resources at his disposal, the manager should be doing much better, particularly at home where we've looked poor without Didzy. Even though he has recruited heavily in the summer, I don't think he's playing to the squads strengths. So many technical footballers yet trying to turn them into running machines. He keeps reference how Man City and Liverpool are brilliant teams because they run. True, but they play with a style which blows people away. We run for the sake of running at times. We can be so much smarter on the ball yet this obsession to hit it wide and blast balls into the penalty area makes is so one dimensional and predictable.
For all my critical analysis, I am never making it personal. Some of the verbal abuse towards PW online is unacceptable and we must not forget there's a human soul underneath that cap. He is a genuine man and he says it how it is. Is he the manager I want at the club, definitely not. But I'll back him and the team at the ground no matter what. This forum is a chance to release some of my frustrations.

See you didn’t manage to get ‘Calling occupants of interplanetary craft’ in 😉

Spot on, excellent summary 👍

Successful teams have to find a way to play against those teams out to frustrate and contain. It's also about turning those draws into wins. I don't think people are being negative when they are disappointed at not winning a game against a bottom of the league team who hadn't scored a goal all season. That's not an unreasonable expectation. The manager being happy with the performance is however, a bit of a concern.

Can’t risk any injuries in the Sherpa van Donald Duck Zenith data system Mickey Mouse cup or whatever it’s called 😉

See you didn’t manage to get ‘Calling occupants of interplanetary craft’ in 😉

See you didn’t manage to get ‘Calling occupants of interplanetary craft’ in 😉

I'm a bit tired of people moaning about people not loving the style of football or the results. Personally, I find the people moaning about the forum just as unoriginal, dull, and annoying as they feel about the 'persistent moaners'. Some of these posters sound like they've got a little list of the 'moaners' who they'll call out at the end of the season if we climb the table and are more bothered about this dispute than anything to actually do with the club. 
We've 1 game at home in the last 6, 2 in the last 13, I believe. For some in the third division, that is a tough pill to swallow. People have  signed up to the forum and as long as they abide by the rules then it's fair enough. The culture on here has become more toxic than it used to be but that's not a one-sided problem in my book. If people want the 'paul warne' threads reduced that's a question of moderation and it needs to be directed not to individual posters but the team who help run the forum.

... And those annoying gits who are constantly destroying thread after thread with bloody puns can shove their keyboard right up their Jambalaya!   👀

See you didn’t manage to get ‘Calling occupants of interplanetary craft’ in 😉

See you didn’t manage to get ‘Calling occupants of interplanetary craft’ in 😉

Not ANOTHER Warney thread 🤣 Couldn’t this have been added to one of the others. Just about had enough…

You or him 🤣

I think that Sibley is probably the most natural goal scorer that we have in the squad, we need to give him more minutes in the league moving forward, particularly in home games. 

A win is a win. Some points some bad. Apart from breeding confidence, the weak opposition makes it difficult to take too much from this, positive or negative.  

Ketchup for me 😊

Ketchup for me 😊

Got my pre-match music on.

Depends how you see it really, 8th place in a pretty poor league. More importantly for me, pretty poor football.

For me it’s a bit like continuing to go to your favourite restaurant that’s under new ownership and gone really down hill. I will hold off until the food is back to scratch and it returns to being an enjoyable experience 😊

Really 😮

I would be, but I think there is more pressure on Warne than we believe.
Appointed in part, or mainly, due to his record of promotions from this league. The fan base have been told the budget is good enough to get the team promoted. What should expectations be based on that?
So, we have a manager who has the reputation of being a promotion specialist in this league, with a budget that will enable him to do the job. In his own words he failed last season.  If Warne doesn't believe his squad is stronger than last season, then he has cocked up his transfer window. I also feel his interviews have changed of late, more short and sarcastic, I thought he was a great listen when he first joined.
I don't really believe he has any excuses for missing out this season. I think we might be ok, more based on the stength of individuals rather than the tactical/coaching skills of the manager. I hope we start to see better performances, it would give the belief that the right thing is to stick long term.  Christmas is the first point at which we can get a real sense of where things are heading. 

Very unlikely you would lose 6 if playing good football.