I can see itchy fingers hovering over panic buttons.
Someone posted that we need to move on from Tuesday night. I agree. I fear though, that the natives are restless at Hillsborough and I can see a repeat of the Irvine/Laws era.
The way I see it is that it is still very early in the season and a long way to go. We have been in need of stability for years now, so why would we want to rock the boat and start slamming our players (other than the dire outing on Tuesday). We are going two steps forward and then one step back it would seem; this is not good enough for the long term but it is a vast improvement on the car crash tenures of Laws and Irvine I would say at this stage of the season.
We have four matches before we play the pigs at the sty;
• Away at Yeovil
• Home to Exeter
• Away at Hartlepool
• Home to Chesterfield
Surely we must be able to see some light at the end of the tunnel? Is there any?
These sides in the next four matches are not as good as either Charlton or MK Dons IMO.
Should we be looking to get at least 8 points, maybe 9 from these games?
Then it is a case of putting the pigs to the sword in their own back yard (nay, stink pit).
I ask how confident are we?
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1 star - Not at all confident that Megson and the keystone Cops can turn it around.
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3 stars - fair to Middling - a work in progress.
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5 stars - Tuesday was a blip and Megson's masterplan will be fully revealed over the course of September, October and November.
September ...
posted on 16/9/11
for me. I think megson can get the job done but stability is what we need. Surely the last god knows how many years have shown that just hiring and firing managers every six months doesnt work.
posted on 16/9/11
3 from me.
With you 100% that we need to move on from Tuesday. It's boring for starters. The majority of posts on here this week are rehashing's of each other, and could be summarised in one paragraph.
Time to drop it and see what becomes of the bigger picture.
posted on 16/9/11
Having just watched the Stevenage debacle again yes we can be positive.
1st goal keeping error.
2nd goal good shot but was not closed down quick enough
3rd goal no marking
4th goal fluke
5th goal tap in marking all over the place.
Really down to attitude of players mostly. MM ought to dock there wages or they should do the same as the Ipswich team did and pay the expenses of the supporters for the next away trip.
posted on 16/9/11
I lay the problems of Tuesday firmly at the feet of the players.
There are problems with Megson's unattractive style of play but there is no way a team with two holding midfielders and all 11 players over 6 ft should have been bullied like that. Embarrassing.
3 . I believe Megson is the best man for the job. Our problems run deep though and I don't know if he'll get the time he needs to fix it.
posted on 16/9/11
Three stars here as well Shib.
We are very much a work in progress especially away from base. Megson's been unlucky in some respects that the 2 strikers he brought in have been injured straight away and Weaver out for 3 months doesnt help. I'd love us to absolutely tayter Yeovil as a response to Stevenage, but its Wednesday so that wont happen. 8 Points min requirement from next 4 games.
posted on 16/9/11
I went 2 stars cos I couldn't wholeheartedly agree with 3 but it's not as bad as 1.
posted on 16/9/11
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posted on 16/9/11
1 star from me - Mr. Negative. We don't got the players.
Bit harsh on Laws; he was rubbish at the end but kept us competitive at a higher level with not much cash.
posted on 16/9/11
Shibb, stop talking sense. This board is not the place for reasonable debate.
3 stars for me as well.
posted on 7/11/11
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