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 Post subject: Re: Not good enough
PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:01 am 
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Russybcool wrote:
paul4040 wrote:
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If the market is tough, well then tough - Winkie was the one who chose Alexander and knew what he was getting, so should have been prepared financially to back wholesale changes. He has to take the hit and invest this window ASAP if we're going to get out of this league at the first attempt.

Morale from the players comes across poorly too - body language and on the pitch. It's clear some players feel they're better than this and they're right. Others just aren't good enough and we need to be honest about that, even ones who haven't been here particularly long.


Spot on. GA comes with a history and a definitive style, and last year's squad was not cut out to play it. It is obvious we need a target man for his style, even if it is not a first choice pick but someone you can rotate in for tricky Tuesdays like Crawley.

All the early business was good. Gilbey - a 100 percenter, midfield hound dog. MJW - experienced and specialised DM. Norman - physically imposing RB/RWB who can send in a cross. Not 100 percent sold on Hunter yet, and Tommy Smith I think is a very shrewd bit of business.

There are still hangovers from last season though. WoH doesn't seem the same player since his injury, and Tucker has looked momentarily fragile (the goal against Barnet was classic Tucker). The loss of Kaikai was a sore one; he would improve this squad immediately. Leko is still the same hot and cold frustrating bag of blind alley dribbles. Pass the ball, dickhead.

We absolutely need loanees to come in - we are desperate.

I said elsewhere I fear toxicity. GA was criticised for not directly slamming his players. I actually back him for doing this; a manager should never directly slam their players in public; they should do it in the dressing room. I would bet a month's wage that he was fucked off with last night's showing, but I also hope he realises he made a mistake in not rotating. He's gone on at length about fitness and how games are longer now. He should have fielded a weaker side against Wycombe, too - nobody cares about the Energy Drink Cup.

I can't make the Q+A tonight but I really hope someone asks some difficult questions.


who do you rotate in? Devoy is the only one yesterday that looked like he could make a difference. Dean ain't getting a sniff for some reason and Holland can take a running jump the man is useless and the rest are all kids. The 11 we play are pretty much it. This is why they have played so many games. I find it ludicrous that 6 games are played in the opening two weeks. We are probably not the only team struggling to rotate, but saying that if we played a way that benefited the 11 and actually controlled a game instead of chasing it then we might not be so knackered. 35% possession yesterday and they do say you are always more knackered if you are chasing the ball then when you have it.


We lost the game, so starting with the same XI wasn't a winning plan either. I'd have put Devoy in for Robson and Ilunga in for Harvie, at minimum.


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 Post subject: Re: Not good enough
PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:07 am 
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I've kind of lost interest. One of the reasons we stopped the pod was that we were going over the same ground every week. The football was terrible, and last night confirmed that our decision was the correct one. Difficult to pinpoint one thing that you could say is a defining moment, it's one thing after another. The most damning indictment of the club is the continued debacle over the training ground. If I were a player, I'd seriously think twice if I had to train on a public playing field. We'll struggle to attract quality players if the infrastructure around the club is rubbish.


Miss the pod...thursdays aren't the same :cry:

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 Post subject: Re: Not good enough
PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:08 am 
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The issue with loans is we are now stuck with people like Kayode who no one else wants all the good loans have moved


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 Post subject: Re: Not good enough
PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:23 am 
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This is just patently not true!


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 Post subject: Re: Not good enough
PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:17 am 
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Rookie wrote:
This is just patently not true!


Is it not? I'm pretty confident any loanee we get in now will not be our first choice or second choice loan.


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 Post subject: Re: Not good enough
PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:25 am 
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CleanDon wrote:
Rookie wrote:
This is just patently not true!


Is it not? I'm pretty confident any loanee we get in now will not be our first choice or second choice loan.


That isn’t true. Most of the decent loan signings happen towards the end of the window.


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 Post subject: Re: Not good enough
PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:10 am 
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East Wing Don wrote:
CleanDon wrote:
Rookie wrote:
This is just patently not true!


Is it not? I'm pretty confident any loanee we get in now will not be our first choice or second choice loan.


That isn’t true. Most of the decent loan signings happen towards the end of the window.


Not convinced this will be the case in League 2 but agree to disagree


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 Post subject: Re: Not good enough
PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:59 am 
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CleanDon wrote:
East Wing Don wrote:
CleanDon wrote:
Rookie wrote:
This is just patently not true!


Is it not? I'm pretty confident any loanee we get in now will not be our first choice or second choice loan.


That isn’t true. Most of the decent loan signings happen towards the end of the window.


Not convinced this will be the case in League 2 but agree to disagree


Why? What difference does it mske?

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 Post subject: Re: Not good enough
PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 11:55 am 
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Alby39 wrote:
CleanDon wrote:
East Wing Don wrote:
CleanDon wrote:
Rookie wrote:
This is just patently not true!


Is it not? I'm pretty confident any loanee we get in now will not be our first choice or second choice loan.


That isn’t true. Most of the decent loan signings happen towards the end of the window.


Not convinced this will be the case in League 2 but agree to disagree


Why? What difference does it mske?


Your pool of players is naturally lower? The players you being in League One, don't come to League Two, especially not to us with how we've played.


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 Post subject: Re: Not good enough
PostPosted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 12:11 pm 
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CleanDon wrote:
Alby39 wrote:
CleanDon wrote:
East Wing Don wrote:
CleanDon wrote:
Rookie wrote:
This is just patently not true!


Is it not? I'm pretty confident any loanee we get in now will not be our first choice or second choice loan.


That isn’t true. Most of the decent loan signings happen towards the end of the window.


Not convinced this will be the case in League 2 but agree to disagree


Why? What difference does it mske?


Your pool of players is naturally lower? The players you being in League One, don't come to League Two, especially not to us with how we've played.


Well we definitely won't get any PL loans down here. Championship or L1 offcuts is what we'll have to make do with.


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