RamNut Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 4 hours ago, Ellafella said: The progress of a Team under a manager is rarely a straight line upwards...it's a 3 steps forward, 2 back, 2 forward, 3 back and so forth. er.......hang on.......that’s +3. -2. +2. -3.......?......um, not sure that is progress mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 7 hours ago, Chris_Martin said: Hasenhuttl's Southampton twice I always thought it unfair they made us have a replay, even though we beat them fair and square in a draw first time round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 10 minutes ago, RamNut said: er.......hang on.......that’s +3. -2. +2. -3.......?......um, not sure that is progress mate? It’s all in the “and so forth”. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 “Then they got that goal after one minute, which is a very rare thing to happen, and of course it is a masterstoke by Wayne (Rooney) and his coaching staff. All credit to them.” - Thomas Frank, Brentford Coach, 16-3-2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 Post Stoke.... No, no, no. How many more times are we going to have Rooney tell us that the performance was not acceptable? How many more times is he going to select a formation and lineup only to change it when it doesn't function as he expects? How many more times is he going to alienate players? Recently Sibley, this week Waghorn. Presumably it went something like "no CKR is not fit enough to play, but I still prefer him over you". He's called out Sibley, Marriott, Holmes, Waggy and others - do that behind closed doors. I cannot remember Ferguson, Clough Sr., Cox or Smith ever publicly slamming players. (Clough Jr. was different). What troubles me most is the tactics. We're setting up very defensively, unable to keep a clean sheet or create any chances. Yes the squad is poor, poorer than it has been for years. But many on here slammed Cocu and not the playing staff. Now those folks are excusing Rooney and saying it's the squad. There are others claiming we had a new manager bounce with Rooney's early results; they should remember Bielik and Kazim-Richards were finally fit, coincident with Rooney's appointment - and Rooney the manager hasn't been forced to pick Rooney, the player/passenger. I was in favour of Rooney's appointment but my confidence has been waning. It's now gone altogether. Even with such a poor squad, I do not like his approach. I'm sorry, I now want Rooney out. Not going to happen, until at least the end of the season or until we have new owners. I don't think we'll get relegated, even now, but I am afraid of Rooney deciding on who stays and who goes. This is a bad, scary time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 @RoyMac5 , as you laugh, do you think we're playing better now than under Cocu? I recall you were "Rooney out" initially, then became his biggest fan. Where are you now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawhillram Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 On 16/03/2021 at 23:08, RamNut said: er.......hang on.......that’s +3. -2. +2. -3.......?......um, not sure that is progress mate? I think that it’s the steps for a waltz or hokey cokey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 Didn't Clement get sacked for not playing "The Derby Way"? So, is that what we're now watching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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