Still with Phil

[Gonzo79 15,434]

  On 23/10/2024 at 13:56, compo said:

Then they’re all in the one boat losers 

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Don't think it's quite that simple.  Sacking him would cost us a fortune.  There are no obvious replacements.  We only have skeleton staff at board level.  We knew this wasn't going to be easy.  We can't keep sacking managers ever Autumn.  

[Sutton_blows_goats 6,381]

  On 23/10/2024 at 14:19, Gonzo79 said:

Don't think it's quite that simple.  Sacking him would cost us a fortune.  There are no obvious replacements.  We only have skeleton staff at board level.  We knew this wasn't going to be easy.  We can't keep sacking managers ever Autumn.  

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The club set expectations in the summer with the downsizing and the new contract for the manager. Not sure what the support were expecting. 

[compo 8,100]

  On 23/10/2024 at 14:19, Gonzo79 said:

Don't think it's quite that simple.  Sacking him would cost us a fortune.  There are no obvious replacements.  We only have skeleton staff at board level.  We knew this wasn't going to be easy.  We can't keep sacking managers ever Autumn.  

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Who decided to extend his contract and why that’s a question that needs answering 

[Uilleam 6,529]

Duncan Ferguson is available.

Could hold the fort until summer, when we could set up a double team of him and Kevin Muscat. 

 

 

[Gonzo79 15,434]

  On 23/10/2024 at 14:52, compo said:

Who decided to extend his contract and why that’s a question that needs answering 

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Bennett, with the board's approval, presumably. 

[CammyF 9,497]

Terrible response from Clement to FLHAD question at press conference 

 

 

[Sutton_blows_goats 6,381]

  On 23/10/2024 at 15:16, CammyF said:

Terrible response from Clement to FLHAD question at press conference 

 

 

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I liked the question being asked, and how he didn't back down when challenged by the manager.

 

But does anyone think the manager is going to come out and explain in any detail what his gameplan is and how we will beat teams? 

[Rousseau 12,042]

  On 23/10/2024 at 15:16, CammyF said:

Terrible response from Clement to FLHAD question at press conference 

 

 

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  On 23/10/2024 at 15:27, Sutton_blows_goats said:

I liked the question being asked, and how he didn't back down when challenged by the manager.

 

But does anyone think the manager is going to come out and explain in any detail what his gameplan is and how we will beat teams? 

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I posted this on the other thread:

 

Terrible question. He gave PC an out. 

 

PC has a point - too many sideways passes or too many long balls. Which is it? 

 

He should have just stuck to long balls. 

 

It was a good idea to ask about style, though. We don't get that often. 

[Rousseau 12,042]

Knutsen's Bodo/Glimt are playing just now, leading Braga 0-1. 

 

No relation to the thread at all... 

 

[Sutton_blows_goats 6,381]

  On 23/10/2024 at 15:38, Rousseau said:

Terrible question. He gave PC an out. 

 

PC has a point - too many sideways passes or too many long balls. Which is it? 

 

He should have just stuck to long balls. 

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But we do both. He is right. We pass the ball about at the back, realise teams wont be drawn out into pressing us then play direct longer. 

 

I still think it would work better if we had Prso / Jelavic / Cousin / Morelos up front. But we don't.

 

He's also asked in the past why we are so easy to play through (one or two passes straight down the middle can cut us open). The manager didn't give an answer to it, just fluffed around it. The answer is pretty obvious to me that we play in a way that leaves us open but if players win the duels then it should be an issue. Soutter lost his on Sunday and we lost the game.