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Today we were excellent bar the opening 15 minutes. The 3-4-3 is the formation we've got to go for from now on. It allows us to use a number of players properly and give McGoldrick the ability to float around a bit more given the alternative options up front. Cashin as the wide centre back needs some work but it's in progress and Davies as the old head and bit of class works nicely. The midfield balance with either Hourihane or Bird dropping deep to receive the ball allows for a proper outlet through the middle with Sibbo or Mcgoldrick dropping at the opposite end to allow a connection through the middle. We still need a bit of work on the patterns of play (although promising signs are emerging on that front today) and our shape in transition needs some help but all in all it was excellent. 

Burton were surprisingly disappointing. They've gotten some great results in the past 10 games and are pretty much safe now so could have gone for it. Their lack of quality really showed in the midfield and top end of the pitch. They seemed to rely on second balls and deep crosses in the box for anything of note. After the opening we looked in complete control and Burton seemed all too happy to let us have it. 

Today we were excellent bar the opening 15 minutes. The 3-4-3 is the formation we've got to go for from now on. It allows us to use a number of players properly and give McGoldrick the ability to float around a bit more given the alternative options up front. Cashin as the wide centre back needs some work but it's in progress and Davies as the old head and bit of class works nicely. The midfield balance with either Hourihane or Bird dropping deep to receive the ball allows for a proper outlet through the middle with Sibbo or Mcgoldrick dropping at the opposite end to allow a connection through the middle. We still need a bit of work on the patterns of play (although promising signs are emerging on that front today) and our shape in transition needs some help but all in all it was excellent. 

Burton were surprisingly disappointing. They've gotten some great results in the past 10 games and are pretty much safe now so could have gone for it. Their lack of quality really showed in the midfield and top end of the pitch. They seemed to rely on second balls and deep crosses in the box for anything of note. After the opening we looked in complete control and Burton seemed all too happy to let us have it. 

Playing Burton in a competitive fixture is a bit of an odd one. It's a bit like the much older and bigger brother taking their step-sibling out for their first drinks on the town really. I've got no animosity towards Burton, but this fixture has a disconcerting feeling, given that we always used to play them in a friendly at their place. A bit like Leicester, they'll be really up for it from a rivalry perspective, whereas we won't be. But this time, we do have the motivation of a play off push, so we should, as a crowd, make this seem like a local derby even though it really isn't. 

The first half was shocking. Little threat going forward, looked vulnerable at the back and appeared to have 0 interest in winning the game. The second half was much better. We played more intensely and looked dangerous, with the occasional passing move accompanying our wing play. The midfield generally looked better and were less sloppy with more forward passes. We made it difficult for ourselves as we switched off right after the second goal but we really needed that win tonight. It keeps us in the hunt for the play off positions at least. 

It was a toss up for me whether to pay a tenner to watch the Rams tonight, or watch Elephant Man on Prime. In the end I decided to go for full ugly. Come on you Rams!!

If the fans as a collective turn on the manager, it is generally game over for them. Whilst you should not predicate a managerial appointment on what the fans think, fan support and opinion cannot be totally ignored either. If you play what is deemed unattractive football, which sits in contrast to how we have generally played for the last decade, then a manager will have a more difficult time bringing fans along if things aren't going well. We saw the extremities of this reality with Nigel Pearson. 

As far as I am aware, we are able to spend around £8,000 a week as a maximum on players. I've seen some estimates from other posters on here, such as Ghost of Clough, which I believe have us at an estimated 7-10 million a year for wage expenditure across the board, although I may be misremembering. That would put us in the top 6 clubs in the division going off past years for our wage spend. There is no doubt we are spending more than the bottom half of clubs, such as Bristol Rovers, Exeter, Shrewsbury etc., for our playing and coaching staff. 

We have brought in good players. We brought in top-level players at this level over the summer who, it is rumoured, rejected contracts from teams in the division above to come play here. Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Bolton, Coventry, and Charlton have all been horribly mismanaged over the years, which resulted in a couple of them even knocking around in the 4th tier of football for a bit. I don't know enough about Ipswich to comment on that particular case. It's not denying it's a tough league to get out of, but it is one we should be getting out of, and we should be expecting to do that within a couple of years; with our resources and pull, a decent manager should be able to do it.
Pretending this is our natural level and looking at a short-term appointment to simply get us out of this division without one eye on progression from the championship is, in my book, poor planning. I would expect the assembly of a squad where the spine can compete in the next division. Again, looking to a long-term plan of managing not just next season but also the season after. Teams like Coventry in recent years have shown this can be done with minimal expenditure. My fear with Warne is his record in the championship, which, to put it bluntly, sucks. I'm more than a little nervous that we'll get his squad in place and spend the next few years yoyoing between the championship and this division because of Warne's limitations. 

If the fans as a collective turn on the manager, it is generally game over for them. Whilst you should not predicate a managerial appointment on what the fans think, fan support and opinion cannot be totally ignored either. If you play what is deemed unattractive football, which sits in contrast to how we have generally played for the last decade, then a manager will have a more difficult time bringing fans along if things aren't going well. We saw the extremities of this reality with Nigel Pearson. 

As far as I am aware, we are able to spend around £8,000 a week as a maximum on players. I've seen some estimates from other posters on here, such as Ghost of Clough, which I believe have us at an estimated 7-10 million a year for wage expenditure across the board, although I may be misremembering. That would put us in the top 6 clubs in the division going off past years for our wage spend. There is no doubt we are spending more than the bottom half of clubs, such as Bristol Rovers, Exeter, Shrewsbury etc., for our playing and coaching staff. 

We have brought in good players. We brought in top-level players at this level over the summer who, it is rumoured, rejected contracts from teams in the division above to come play here. Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Bolton, Coventry, and Charlton have all been horribly mismanaged over the years, which resulted in a couple of them even knocking around in the 4th tier of football for a bit. I don't know enough about Ipswich to comment on that particular case. It's not denying it's a tough league to get out of, but it is one we should be getting out of, and we should be expecting to do that within a couple of years; with our resources and pull, a decent manager should be able to do it.
Pretending this is our natural level and looking at a short-term appointment to simply get us out of this division without one eye on progression from the championship is, in my book, poor planning. I would expect the assembly of a squad where the spine can compete in the next division. Again, looking to a long-term plan of managing not just next season but also the season after. Teams like Coventry in recent years have shown this can be done with minimal expenditure. My fear with Warne is his record in the championship, which, to put it bluntly, sucks. I'm more than a little nervous that we'll get his squad in place and spend the next few years yoyoing between the championship and this division because of Warne's limitations. 

If the fans as a collective turn on the manager, it is generally game over for them. Whilst you should not predicate a managerial appointment on what the fans think, fan support and opinion cannot be totally ignored either. If you play what is deemed unattractive football, which sits in contrast to how we have generally played for the last decade, then a manager will have a more difficult time bringing fans along if things aren't going well. We saw the extremities of this reality with Nigel Pearson. 

As far as I am aware, we are able to spend around £8,000 a week as a maximum on players. I've seen some estimates from other posters on here, such as Ghost of Clough, which I believe have us at an estimated 7-10 million a year for wage expenditure across the board, although I may be misremembering. That would put us in the top 6 clubs in the division going off past years for our wage spend. There is no doubt we are spending more than the bottom half of clubs, such as Bristol Rovers, Exeter, Shrewsbury etc., for our playing and coaching staff. 

We have brought in good players. We brought in top-level players at this level over the summer who, it is rumoured, rejected contracts from teams in the division above to come play here. Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Bolton, Coventry, and Charlton have all been horribly mismanaged over the years, which resulted in a couple of them even knocking around in the 4th tier of football for a bit. I don't know enough about Ipswich to comment on that particular case. It's not denying it's a tough league to get out of, but it is one we should be getting out of, and we should be expecting to do that within a couple of years; with our resources and pull, a decent manager should be able to do it.
Pretending this is our natural level and looking at a short-term appointment to simply get us out of this division without one eye on progression from the championship is, in my book, poor planning. I would expect the assembly of a squad where the spine can compete in the next division. Again, looking to a long-term plan of managing not just next season but also the season after. Teams like Coventry in recent years have shown this can be done with minimal expenditure. My fear with Warne is his record in the championship, which, to put it bluntly, sucks. I'm more than a little nervous that we'll get his squad in place and spend the next few years yoyoing between the championship and this division because of Warne's limitations. 

If the fans as a collective turn on the manager, it is generally game over for them. Whilst you should not predicate a managerial appointment on what the fans think, fan support and opinion cannot be totally ignored either. If you play what is deemed unattractive football, which sits in contrast to how we have generally played for the last decade, then a manager will have a more difficult time bringing fans along if things aren't going well. We saw the extremities of this reality with Nigel Pearson. 

As far as I am aware, we are able to spend around £8,000 a week as a maximum on players. I've seen some estimates from other posters on here, such as Ghost of Clough, which I believe have us at an estimated 7-10 million a year for wage expenditure across the board, although I may be misremembering. That would put us in the top 6 clubs in the division going off past years for our wage spend. There is no doubt we are spending more than the bottom half of clubs, such as Bristol Rovers, Exeter, Shrewsbury etc., for our playing and coaching staff. 

We have brought in good players. We brought in top-level players at this level over the summer who, it is rumoured, rejected contracts from teams in the division above to come play here. Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Bolton, Coventry, and Charlton have all been horribly mismanaged over the years, which resulted in a couple of them even knocking around in the 4th tier of football for a bit. I don't know enough about Ipswich to comment on that particular case. It's not denying it's a tough league to get out of, but it is one we should be getting out of, and we should be expecting to do that within a couple of years; with our resources and pull, a decent manager should be able to do it.
Pretending this is our natural level and looking at a short-term appointment to simply get us out of this division without one eye on progression from the championship is, in my book, poor planning. I would expect the assembly of a squad where the spine can compete in the next division. Again, looking to a long-term plan of managing not just next season but also the season after. Teams like Coventry in recent years have shown this can be done with minimal expenditure. My fear with Warne is his record in the championship, which, to put it bluntly, sucks. I'm more than a little nervous that we'll get his squad in place and spend the next few years yoyoing between the championship and this division because of Warne's limitations. 

If the fans as a collective turn on the manager, it is generally game over for them. Whilst you should not predicate a managerial appointment on what the fans think, fan support and opinion cannot be totally ignored either. If you play what is deemed unattractive football, which sits in contrast to how we have generally played for the last decade, then a manager will have a more difficult time bringing fans along if things aren't going well. We saw the extremities of this reality with Nigel Pearson. 

As far as I am aware, we are able to spend around £8,000 a week as a maximum on players. I've seen some estimates from other posters on here, such as Ghost of Clough, which I believe have us at an estimated 7-10 million a year for wage expenditure across the board, although I may be misremembering. That would put us in the top 6 clubs in the division going off past years for our wage spend. There is no doubt we are spending more than the bottom half of clubs, such as Bristol Rovers, Exeter, Shrewsbury etc., for our playing and coaching staff. 

We have brought in good players. We brought in top-level players at this level over the summer who, it is rumoured, rejected contracts from teams in the division above to come play here. Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Bolton, Coventry, and Charlton have all been horribly mismanaged over the years, which resulted in a couple of them even knocking around in the 4th tier of football for a bit. I don't know enough about Ipswich to comment on that particular case. It's not denying it's a tough league to get out of, but it is one we should be getting out of, and we should be expecting to do that within a couple of years; with our resources and pull, a decent manager should be able to do it.
Pretending this is our natural level and looking at a short-term appointment to simply get us out of this division without one eye on progression from the championship is, in my book, poor planning. I would expect the assembly of a squad where the spine can compete in the next division. Again, looking to a long-term plan of managing not just next season but also the season after. Teams like Coventry in recent years have shown this can be done with minimal expenditure. My fear with Warne is his record in the championship, which, to put it bluntly, sucks. I'm more than a little nervous that we'll get his squad in place and spend the next few years yoyoing between the championship and this division because of Warne's limitations. 

Fundamental problems, or what are perceived as fundamental problems outside of a statistical setting, are often defined by an evaluation of the problem itself. I would argue for Warne at Derby the style of play that he's incorporated and seeks to incorporate in the future means his tenure is going to be rocky at best. When we're winning, people will tolerate it; after all, who doesn't like winning? But when we struggle, people will turn more quickly, as we're seeing here, which gives Warne much less wriggle room.  I haven't enjoyed any since the 5-0 win against Morecambe that I've seen, which was all the way back in February now. 
If we spend more than three years in this division, that is ultimately a failure for a club of this size and stature. It's not arrogant to say that with our resources and our facilities at this level that the objective of every season should be promotion either via the playoffs or automatically.  The fact that there have been bigger clubs who have been down here for a few seasons doesn't invalidate my point in that regard. In many cases, they've been horribly mismanaged, and even when that's been the case, they've oftentimes been close to promotion. I believe when appointing a manager, we should have been looking towards the person who we think can be a success in the championship. In Warne, I don't believe we have that at all. 
Of course, I hope I'm wrong, and if I'm wrong, I'll admit it. What makes me nervous is in the next transfer window we end up with a squad of league 1 cloggers who'll need replacing in the championship when this experiment goes south. By giving Warne a 4 year deal we've locked ourselves in with a bloke with no success outside of this division, a division that is not our natural home and one we want to escape from asap.

If the fans as a collective turn on the manager, it is generally game over for them. Whilst you should not predicate a managerial appointment on what the fans think, fan support and opinion cannot be totally ignored either. If you play what is deemed unattractive football, which sits in contrast to how we have generally played for the last decade, then a manager will have a more difficult time bringing fans along if things aren't going well. We saw the extremities of this reality with Nigel Pearson. 

As far as I am aware, we are able to spend around £8,000 a week as a maximum on players. I've seen some estimates from other posters on here, such as Ghost of Clough, which I believe have us at an estimated 7-10 million a year for wage expenditure across the board, although I may be misremembering. That would put us in the top 6 clubs in the division going off past years for our wage spend. There is no doubt we are spending more than the bottom half of clubs, such as Bristol Rovers, Exeter, Shrewsbury etc., for our playing and coaching staff. 

We have brought in good players. We brought in top-level players at this level over the summer who, it is rumoured, rejected contracts from teams in the division above to come play here. Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Bolton, Coventry, and Charlton have all been horribly mismanaged over the years, which resulted in a couple of them even knocking around in the 4th tier of football for a bit. I don't know enough about Ipswich to comment on that particular case. It's not denying it's a tough league to get out of, but it is one we should be getting out of, and we should be expecting to do that within a couple of years; with our resources and pull, a decent manager should be able to do it.
Pretending this is our natural level and looking at a short-term appointment to simply get us out of this division without one eye on progression from the championship is, in my book, poor planning. I would expect the assembly of a squad where the spine can compete in the next division. Again, looking to a long-term plan of managing not just next season but also the season after. Teams like Coventry in recent years have shown this can be done with minimal expenditure. My fear with Warne is his record in the championship, which, to put it bluntly, sucks. I'm more than a little nervous that we'll get his squad in place and spend the next few years yoyoing between the championship and this division because of Warne's limitations. 

Fundamental problems, or what are perceived as fundamental problems outside of a statistical setting, are often defined by an evaluation of the problem itself. I would argue for Warne at Derby the style of play that he's incorporated and seeks to incorporate in the future means his tenure is going to be rocky at best. When we're winning, people will tolerate it; after all, who doesn't like winning? But when we struggle, people will turn more quickly, as we're seeing here, which gives Warne much less wriggle room.  I haven't enjoyed any since the 5-0 win against Morecambe that I've seen, which was all the way back in February now. 
If we spend more than three years in this division, that is ultimately a failure for a club of this size and stature. It's not arrogant to say that with our resources and our facilities at this level that the objective of every season should be promotion either via the playoffs or automatically.  The fact that there have been bigger clubs who have been down here for a few seasons doesn't invalidate my point in that regard. In many cases, they've been horribly mismanaged, and even when that's been the case, they've oftentimes been close to promotion. I believe when appointing a manager, we should have been looking towards the person who we think can be a success in the championship. In Warne, I don't believe we have that at all. 
Of course, I hope I'm wrong, and if I'm wrong, I'll admit it. What makes me nervous is in the next transfer window we end up with a squad of league 1 cloggers who'll need replacing in the championship when this experiment goes south. By giving Warne a 4 year deal we've locked ourselves in with a bloke with no success outside of this division, a division that is not our natural home and one we want to escape from asap.

Fundamental problems, or what are perceived as fundamental problems outside of a statistical setting, are often defined by an evaluation of the problem itself. I would argue for Warne at Derby the style of play that he's incorporated and seeks to incorporate in the future means his tenure is going to be rocky at best. When we're winning, people will tolerate it; after all, who doesn't like winning? But when we struggle, people will turn more quickly, as we're seeing here, which gives Warne much less wriggle room.  I haven't enjoyed any since the 5-0 win against Morecambe that I've seen, which was all the way back in February now. 
If we spend more than three years in this division, that is ultimately a failure for a club of this size and stature. It's not arrogant to say that with our resources and our facilities at this level that the objective of every season should be promotion either via the playoffs or automatically.  The fact that there have been bigger clubs who have been down here for a few seasons doesn't invalidate my point in that regard. In many cases, they've been horribly mismanaged, and even when that's been the case, they've oftentimes been close to promotion. I believe when appointing a manager, we should have been looking towards the person who we think can be a success in the championship. In Warne, I don't believe we have that at all. 
Of course, I hope I'm wrong, and if I'm wrong, I'll admit it. What makes me nervous is in the next transfer window we end up with a squad of league 1 cloggers who'll need replacing in the championship when this experiment goes south. By giving Warne a 4 year deal we've locked ourselves in with a bloke with no success outside of this division, a division that is not our natural home and one we want to escape from asap.

The list of players you've given either all come from championship clubs or top-end league 1 clubs... so why on earth would that mean we'd always be likely to struggle? The fact is, Warne is playing a style that does not suit the players, and he's not rotated sufficiently. What we've now got is a self-inflicted wound. If we had stuck with a manager who played a more possession-based, slower-tempo game, then the players wouldn't be as tired, and we wouldn't be running out of legs in the 60th minute. 

Warne came in promising to be Mr Adaptable, and instead, we've got the David Brent of Rotherham on a 4-year deal with no exit strategy. Whether we like it or not, and I really don't, we are stuck with Warne for at least the next season and likely the one after. I'm not looking forward to next year in the slightest; the fundamental problem is that his teams aren't fun to watch. They're not dynamic, entertaining, or particularly systematic apart from 'cross into the box when we've flooded it with players, use the flanks plenty, and run lots'.
We should have been hiring the man with the vision and nous to take us back to the premier league, not just someone who can get us out of league 1. Given the size of the club and the budget, even in our crippled state, any half-decent manager could get us up within 2 or 3 years tops. This is why the Warne experiment will not be defined on if he can get us out of this league but on what shape he'll get us in to for the championship. 

Another rubbish performance tbh. Warne is not getting the best out of these players and again there just seems to be few patterns of play or a settled style. I know Rovers had 13 points from their 7 games but the way we accepted being on the back foot shouldn't be on. I just feel a bit empty with this team atm- they're giving us absolutely fu** all to root for and Warne's inability to acknowledge and address the fundamental problems creating the conditions for our terrible form is just frustrating at this point.

I said in his own words that is a failure... which is a direct quote from his in-depth interview with sky sports news. Your whole point is basically picking up on an imprecision in my writing- I meant to say that if we don't make the top 6, which I don't think we will, then that, in his own words, is a failure.

I'm not sure what there is to be really that positive about during his tenure so far? At this level, even in our financially crippled state, you'd expect a club of our size and stature to be in the playoffs. We've generally beaten the teams in the league's bottom half, where our players and our budgets represent a massive gulf between us and the opposition, but against the top half, we've been lacking under Warne. Basically, whenever it's close to a fair fight we really struggle. His ability to affect games or react to tactical tweaks from the opposition has really been lacking and that is uncomfortable and concerning to see. 

There are mitigating circumstances for Warne. I didn't add these, as people have covered them before. This is not his squad, we do lack options in certain areas, and we don't really have players between the ages of 23-29, i.e., players coming into or at their peak. These have produced a set of circumstances where it'd be unreasonable to fire Warne besides simply the length of his contract. Warne is obviously going to be here next season, and if we improve with his batch of players, I'll be the first to be singing from the rooftops and will have no issue admitting I was wrong.
However, my gut tells me this job is simply too big for Warne. Maybe he is a Nathan Jones type of coach- very good in a small club where he can control everything and build a spirit from the tea boy upwards. This is harder to do at a bigger club, where expectations are naturally higher. His record at the championship level sucks, which was also a concern for me when we brought him in. I didn't understand the appointment then, and I don't much now. 

The list of players you've given either all come from championship clubs or top-end league 1 clubs... so why on earth would that mean we'd always be likely to struggle? The fact is, Warne is playing a style that does not suit the players, and he's not rotated sufficiently. What we've now got is a self-inflicted wound. If we had stuck with a manager who played a more possession-based, slower-tempo game, then the players wouldn't be as tired, and we wouldn't be running out of legs in the 60th minute. 

Warne came in promising to be Mr Adaptable, and instead, we've got the David Brent of Rotherham on a 4-year deal with no exit strategy. Whether we like it or not, and I really don't, we are stuck with Warne for at least the next season and likely the one after. I'm not looking forward to next year in the slightest; the fundamental problem is that his teams aren't fun to watch. They're not dynamic, entertaining, or particularly systematic apart from 'cross into the box when we've flooded it with players, use the flanks plenty, and run lots'.
We should have been hiring the man with the vision and nous to take us back to the premier league, not just someone who can get us out of league 1. Given the size of the club and the budget, even in our crippled state, any half-decent manager could get us up within 2 or 3 years tops. This is why the Warne experiment will not be defined on if he can get us out of this league but on what shape he'll get us in to for the championship. 

The list of players you've given either all come from championship clubs or top-end league 1 clubs... so why on earth would that mean we'd always be likely to struggle? The fact is, Warne is playing a style that does not suit the players, and he's not rotated sufficiently. What we've now got is a self-inflicted wound. If we had stuck with a manager who played a more possession-based, slower-tempo game, then the players wouldn't be as tired, and we wouldn't be running out of legs in the 60th minute. 

Warne came in promising to be Mr Adaptable, and instead, we've got the David Brent of Rotherham on a 4-year deal with no exit strategy. Whether we like it or not, and I really don't, we are stuck with Warne for at least the next season and likely the one after. I'm not looking forward to next year in the slightest; the fundamental problem is that his teams aren't fun to watch. They're not dynamic, entertaining, or particularly systematic apart from 'cross into the box when we've flooded it with players, use the flanks plenty, and run lots'.
We should have been hiring the man with the vision and nous to take us back to the premier league, not just someone who can get us out of league 1. Given the size of the club and the budget, even in our crippled state, any half-decent manager could get us up within 2 or 3 years tops. This is why the Warne experiment will not be defined on if he can get us out of this league but on what shape he'll get us in to for the championship. 

The list of players you've given either all come from championship clubs or top-end league 1 clubs... so why on earth would that mean we'd always be likely to struggle? The fact is, Warne is playing a style that does not suit the players, and he's not rotated sufficiently. What we've now got is a self-inflicted wound. If we had stuck with a manager who played a more possession-based, slower-tempo game, then the players wouldn't be as tired, and we wouldn't be running out of legs in the 60th minute. 

Warne came in promising to be Mr Adaptable, and instead, we've got the David Brent of Rotherham on a 4-year deal with no exit strategy. Whether we like it or not, and I really don't, we are stuck with Warne for at least the next season and likely the one after. I'm not looking forward to next year in the slightest; the fundamental problem is that his teams aren't fun to watch. They're not dynamic, entertaining, or particularly systematic apart from 'cross into the box when we've flooded it with players, use the flanks plenty, and run lots'.
We should have been hiring the man with the vision and nous to take us back to the premier league, not just someone who can get us out of league 1. Given the size of the club and the budget, even in our crippled state, any half-decent manager could get us up within 2 or 3 years tops. This is why the Warne experiment will not be defined on if he can get us out of this league but on what shape he'll get us in to for the championship. 

Whilst I’m grateful that we have a team one year later, I’m getting a little tired of that being continually pulled out every time a fan has a question on the absolute drab that’s being executed on the pitch.
The fact is Rosenoir bought some good players to the club. So we have, albeit small and albeit missing a couple of players in certain positions, but we have a good team of football players.
Therefore, I look at the current. The absolute dross that Paul Warnes tactics are delivering on the pitch are atrocious. Lumping it up but with no one in behind, playing into channels for either our none pacy strikers to chase or wingbacks who let’s be honest, we shouldn’t be wasting their time with defensive work, or the lack of imagination or creativity in our play.
The only reason I’m still supporting Warne is that he has specific tactics, he plays them and he he certainly doesn’t have the players to execute them. However, you’ve got to change your approach Paul. You need to work with the players you have, not with implementing a style which you don’t have players for. Show me you have the ability to do this.
However, I genuinely think that if anyone thinks we will get promoted to the Prem (one of the reasons Warne left Rotherham) plying his tactics is in cloud cuckoo land. It’s League One football and I can see, with the right players, how he could get out of this league but that’s it at most.
Right now though his tactics are costing us a League One play-off place. If we don’t get in the play-offs he’s failed as far as I am concerned.
I am not on the Warne out camp, I fail to see the value in constantly letting managers go and it’s too costly, but this season is certainly frustrating.

Notts Forest first Premier League campaign in a quarter of a century, described through the medium of gif...

 
 
 

I think we'll miss out to Peterborough as they've got an easier run-in. But as experience tells us that is no guide to whether they'll be successful or not. The biggest issues we've got are our own; our performances are below par and the players look tired. We look blunt in attack and leaky at the back. I think we'll miss out on the last day of the season unfortunately but next season would mean a relegation even if we did go up so maybe it's better to stay down and build some momentum next season.