I feel the likes of Connolly & Joe Mac would have had a goal or an assist today, what have we been doing in training at corner routines...?
I made similar point during first half, Dallison and Tunnicliffe don’t score enough. Looking at the stats they have played 34 League 2 games between them this season and not a goal to show for it. Morecambe were not a team of giants either. The continual waste of corners drives me mad.
Chaps, isn't a lack of comment also comment enough...?
But i have also posted that we should stick with our current boss, not least because i don't see any guarantees in a change, although some of our deficiencies are elementary stuff, too much huff & puff, not enough composure.
It won't make me popular, but I genuinely think he needs a bit more time to fix things - not an infinite amount, a bit more - but I am as frustrated as anyone that we have one style of play & lack innovation, imagination & stick to an inflexible formation... even when it is clearly not functioning.
Chaps, isn't a lack of comment also comment enough...?
But i have also posted that we should stick with our current boss, not least because i don't see any guarantees in a change, although some of our deficiencies are elementary stuff, too much huff & puff, not enough composure.
It won't make me popular, but I genuinely think he needs a bit more time to fix things - not an infinite amount, a bit more - but I am as frustrated as anyone that we have one style of play & lack innovation, imagination & stick to an inflexible formation... even when it is clearly not functioning.
There were posters on this Forum last term supporting Cioffi, saying he needs more time, let him get his own players in and give him a pre-season.
Well, he’s had all of the above and he’s no better than last season.
Thad, if you employed a team of Engineers to do a specific job and one Engineer couldn’t do that job (representing your Company) would you carry on paying him in the hope he may step up to the mark or would you sack him, get an experienced Engineer in that has been tried and tested?
The Incompetent Italian has had enough time and he still can’t do the job, I believe he’s a Fraud that’s been stealing a salary and that’s not fair.
There are Managers out there with more experience and know League 2 far better - Paul Tisdale for one.
Thad, if you employed a team of Engineers to do a specific job and one Engineer couldn’t do that job (representing your Company) would you carry on paying him in the hope he may step up to the mark or would you sack him, get an experienced Engineer in that has been tried and tested?
The Incompetent Italian has had enough time and he still can’t do the job, I believe he’s a Fraud that’s been stealing a salary and that’s not fair.
There are Managers out there with more experience and know League 2 far better - Paul Tisdale for one.
JTG
I give people time to correct their mistakes John, he has made mistakes, but - until recently - he also had us playing an exciting brand of football that was the best I had seen in a long while. In fact, better than the stuff played under more "experienced" managers.
BTW: I am a huge Paul Tisdale fan, one of the few football people who is consistently his own individual... ...unfortunately, it is precisely that quality that might not suit our structure & investors...(?)
There were posters on this Forum last term supporting Cioffi, saying he needs more time, let him get his own players in and give him a pre-season.
Well, he’s had all of the above and he’s no better than last season.
Thad, if you employed a team of Engineers to do a specific job and one Engineer couldn’t do that job (representing your Company) would you carry on paying him in the hope he may step up to the mark or would you sack him, get an experienced Engineer in that has been tried and tested?
The Incompetent Italian has had enough time and he still can’t do the job, I believe he’s a Fraud that’s been stealing a salary and that’s not fair.
There are Managers out there with more experience and know League 2 far better - Paul Tisdale for one.
JTG
Paul Tisdale. Get real.
Look at our owners previous history. Whilst I’m far from happy with current results, are we really going to be any better over the long run with another untested u23/ foreign manager? OK new manager bounce may see us rise a few in the interim - but real progress? We’d be back another year or 2 from where we are.
As for replacement - you really think A. We could afford the inevitable 100k plus Tisdale would want, B. That he would want to come here?
Need to get real on where we are at. People suggesting Nathan Jones 😂😂 come on now..
Kevin Nolan would be the biggest name we could probably entice - would he be much different to HK in the sense of waiting for a bigger offer - probably not.
Thad, if you employed a team of Engineers to do a specific job and one Engineer couldn’t do that job (representing your Company) would you carry on paying him in the hope he may step up to the mark or would you sack him, get an experienced Engineer in that has been tried and tested?
The Incompetent Italian has had enough time and he still can’t do the job, I believe he’s a Fraud that’s been stealing a salary and that’s not fair.
There are Managers out there with more experience and know League 2 far better - Paul Tisdale for one.
JTG
I give people time to correct their mistakes John, he has made mistakes, but - until recently - he also had us playing an exciting brand of football that was the best I had seen in a long while. In fact, better than the stuff played under more "experienced" managers.
BTW: I am a huge Paul Tisdale fan, one of the few football people who is consistently his own individual... ...unfortunately, it is precisely that quality that might not suit our structure & investors...(?)
Did you witness the “exciting” dross served up yesterday?
There’s a reason Morecambe are bottom, yet they played the game with two up front and the tactically, inept Cioffi still played with a lone striker and we’re at home. WTF.
He hasn’t the brains to actually change a game with substitutions as they’re normally like for like.
I have not held back on my criticism John, we both want a change of approach.
You think it is best achieved by the immediate removal of the manager, i think we can afford to give him a bit more time.
We can respectfully disagree on the matter. I am hoping to see improvements in the next couple of games and am happy to resume our dialogue in any event.
I promise that - unlike others - i won't flounce off.
Chaps, isn't a lack of comment also comment enough...?
But i have also posted that we should stick with our current boss, not least because i don't see any guarantees in a change, although some of our deficiencies are elementary stuff, too much huff & puff, not enough composure.
It won't make me popular, but I genuinely think he needs a bit more time to fix things - not an infinite amount, a bit more - but I am as frustrated as anyone that we have one style of play & lack innovation, imagination & stick to an inflexible formation... even when it is clearly not functioning.
I agree Thad. I am not a great fan of Cioffi but I don't see any point in making a change at this point. Any new manager would want their own players, most likely to change the spine of the team. Centre backs - second worst defensive record in the division. Midfield - our best partnership is a 41 year old and a lad playing in the Conference South last season. And up front we still lack a regular scorer now Lubaba has gone off the boil a bit. Plus we are not going down or up this season, clearly.
In my view there is a wider issue at the club, Eren is on his fourth manager, lots of waffle about top 8 budgets, Championship within 8 years etc but we are smack bang where they found us and going nowhere. Of course we need to be more self sufficient but you can't keep revolving the door on players and managers without someone else needs to be looking in the mirror. Once is careless, twice is unfortunate, but to lose 4 managers in little more than 3 years would be shocking.
As far as Tisdale is concerned, why not. He has worked at clubs around our level before and might like a project. The only think is he would want to manage the football side and wouldn't work under a DOF and Football Consultant. And if you cut out those roles we could probably afford him. Which in my view would be the right thing for a club of our status.
I thought we were starting to look better before the substitutions, their goal was scored by the player that Palmer was supposed to be marking, ok he's a forward but in the modern game defending is a whole team responsibility, some on the forum are saying our central defenders should score more not easy considering how woeful our corner deliveries are but fair comment. Cioffi has the players available to him for seven days a week but his only tactics seems to be get wide and hump it to the lone guy in the middle.The first time someone decided to carry the ball at their defence we got a penalty.
There was far too much sideways passing yesterday. Morecambe seemed to have far more desire to get a result. Whereas Crawley seemed to expect a result . Shockingly poor effort reds..
I'm far from impressed by Gabby but I think its highly unlikely the club will part with him. Partly because they don't need to after Bury only one club goes down (and despite the doom and gloom its extremely unlikely we will be anywhere near fighting for survival) and also because I'm doubtful we can afford to pay him off.
There were some positives, the west stand side linesman was enthusiastic with his flag
That is exactly what is required, a positive outlook...
...for instance, another positive must be that in the league table, we are only JUST below a team who threatened to go on strike on Friday, over unpaid salaries...!