THE CONCRETE ROUNDABOUT (TCR)

Robbie the great

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Watching and moaning from the Balcony at Stadium MK since 2012
APL Prediction League Champion 21/22 season

I think di Matteo would have done OK - he had decent pulling power in the transfer market, could have signed a few 'out of our league' players in January for a final push.

With this squad though, seeing as he put it together, it would be Neilson. Robinson would be pulling his hair out with this team.

Ince mkI (with Ray M, obviously).

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I don't need your ill-informed, half-baked, idiotic opinions. I have plenty of those myself.

I don't get the point of this.

Yeah, we haven't performed brilliantly at times this season, but this is utter shite and people need to get off his back.

We are 3 points off play-offs (admittedly in the bottom half of the table, but it still only three points). Neilson gets my backing. Will people stop living in the past. It is the past for a reason. Get behind this manager and let him do his thing.

These.


So much this.


And so much not this.

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P46_ _W _D _L PTS
07/08 29 10 _7 97 PI 1st
14/15 27 10 _9 91 KR 2nd
21/22 26 11 _9 89 LM 3rd
05/06 12 14 20 50 DW 22nd R
22/23 11 12 23 45 lm/MJ 21st R
17/18 11 12 23 45 rn/DM 23rd R
15/16 _9 12 25 39 KR 23rd R
LS: A rocky start, that's all it is.

Neilson

He still has work to do to get us into the playoffs, but he's making us harder to beat.
The foundation of a successful side is its defence, and the clean sheets are starting to come.
For the first time in ages we've got something a bit bigger, stronger & quicker than our previous assortments of lightweights & dwarves in defence.

However, if we are losing, I like the way Neilson reacts, makes changes and goes for it 100% to get something from the game before it's too late.
A breath of fresh air to not set up every game the same irrespective of who the opposition are, not be 100% predictable with everyone on our team sheet, not make default predictable like-for-like changes on 65 mins that change nothing, and not dither whenever decisive action is required.

I'd rather win with a header from a set piece for an ugly 1-0 and end up being promoted at Wembley, than having 65% possession but no end product and getting relegated (again).
Hard to beat is prettier than pointless possession & no points, for me.

Hypothetically if not Neilson fwiw, then a league champions & cup double-winning Ince Mk1, or RDM would be my next preferences from their time as MK Dons managers since 2004.

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P46_ _W _D _L PTS
07/08 29 10 _7 97 PI 1st
14/15 27 10 _9 91 KR 2nd
21/22 26 11 _9 89 LM 3rd
05/06 12 14 20 50 DW 22nd R
22/23 11 12 23 45 lm/MJ 21st R
17/18 11 12 23 45 rn/DM 23rd R
15/16 _9 12 25 39 KR 23rd R
LS: A rocky start, that's all it is.

All of this.

Ritchie Barker

No reason to doubt Robbie will get us into the play offs, personally I didn't expect us to achieve that this season, so if he does it's a bonus....

Perhaps Pete should get Martin Allen back as Assistant Manager. He would motivate the players.

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Disclaimer: All my comments are my opinions unless stated otherwise. I'm just a fan following my club.