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Post by davidm on Feb 16, 2018 17:13:02 GMT
We are reaching the stage where away points are becoming essential.
We cannot expect to go from now to the end of the season without a home defeat so it is vital that points are gathered away from home.
Unfortunately, the manager’s away philosophy seems to be to pack the defence/midfield and hope to grab something on the break which is proving a very poor attempt at playing football.
Tuesday’s match at Cardiff was embarrassing to listen to in the first half as all we did was sit back and wait and, even though the manager thought we did better in the second half, zero shots on target is pathetic.
I accept that Cardiff are a top six side but does anyone on here think they will be in the Premier next season?
QPR are no great shakes so let’s go for the win tomorrow.
We must be more positive away from home. We are losing regularly with the negative approach. Let’s go out to attack and get some points.
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Post by Alptrotter on Feb 16, 2018 17:29:56 GMT
I agree with the sentiment, David, but doubt we have the players to carry it off. I wonder who else shares my opinion that the last transfer window was a disaster. We simply have too many who are not contributing : two Taylors, Darby, Karacan, Charsley, Flanagan, Buckley, Nooneand Wilbraham. I’d swap the lot for a creative midfield player and that should have been our priority in January.
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Post by whitesince63 on Feb 17, 2018 11:46:20 GMT
Actually I thought the last window was excellent Paul, getting silly money for the washing machine and bringing in Zach, Walker and Flanagan, all of who I think will benefit us, particularly Flanagan when he's fully fit. Yes, I too would have liked a ball winning midfielder but there just aren't many about and certainly less that we could afford. I'm happy that the squad we have is more than good enough to keep us up if played correctly and as usual, that is the problem!! Will it be under Parky?
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Post by davidm on Feb 17, 2018 17:13:11 GMT
We are reaching the stage where away points are becoming essential. We cannot expect to go from now to the end of the season without a home defeat so it is vital that points are gathered away from home. Unfortunately, the manager’s away philosophy seems to be to pack the defence/midfield and hope to grab something on the break which is proving a very poor attempt at playing football. Tuesday’s match at Cardiff was embarrassing to listen to in the first half as all we did was sit back and wait and, even though the manager thought we did better in the second half, zero shots on target is pathetic. I accept that Cardiff are a top six side but does anyone on here think they will be in the Premier next season? QPR are no great shakes so let’s go for the win tomorrow. We must be more positive away from home. We are losing regularly with the negative approach. Let’s go out to attack and get some points. We will probably complain about the sending off but, according to commentary, we were battered in the first half so QPR's goals were inevitable.
The negative attitude away from home continues.
We have now scored 1 goal in the last 5 away games - four 2-0 defeats and the Sheff Utd win.
Let's face it - we are a very poor side with a poor manager.
You may tell - I am depressed.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Feb 17, 2018 17:40:16 GMT
I know we can’t blame Parky for the sending off but it’s completely piss poor anyway and all his fault regardless Sunderland defeat and it just has to be time up for him
Pig sick
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Post by davidm on Feb 17, 2018 17:48:54 GMT
I've just seen the highlights.
A crazy tackle by Little for the sending off. The ball was gone and he lunged into the QPR player hitting him half way up his shin. Stupid.
As for our defending - what has happened in the air? Headers from Fulham, Cardiff and now QPR.
Beevers was awful for the first goal, completely outjumped. I know Matt Smith is tall but he's not a world beater.
Beevers was also terrible for the second goal, allowing the QPR man all the time in the world to centre.
Defensively we are dreadful.
In fact, midfield we are awful and upfront we are just hopeless.
I am so worried about Tuesday.
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Post by whitesince63 on Feb 17, 2018 17:49:52 GMT
We are reaching the stage where away points are becoming essential. We cannot expect to go from now to the end of the season without a home defeat so it is vital that points are gathered away from home. Unfortunately, the manager’s away philosophy seems to be to pack the defence/midfield and hope to grab something on the break which is proving a very poor attempt at playing football. Tuesday’s match at Cardiff was embarrassing to listen to in the first half as all we did was sit back and wait and, even though the manager thought we did better in the second half, zero shots on target is pathetic. I accept that Cardiff are a top six side but does anyone on here think they will be in the Premier next season? QPR are no great shakes so let’s go for the win tomorrow. We must be more positive away from home. We are losing regularly with the negative approach. Let’s go out to attack and get some points. We will probably complain about the sending off but, according to commentary, we were battered in the first half so QPR's goals were inevitable.
The negative attitude away from home continues.
We have now scored 1 goal in the last 5 away games - four 2-0 defeats and the Sheff Utd win.
Let's face it - we are a very poor side with a poor manager.
You may tell - I am depressed.
If we lose to Sunderland on Tuesday David, simple question, would you fire Parkinson to at least give us some chance of avoiding relegation? Surely KA must by then realise that keeping Parky means we go down and with the money accrued from the sale of Madine he can't complain he can't afford it, in fact I'd say he can't afford not to if he plans to sell the club for a decent price. There's giving someone every chance, which he has, then there's being careless and not acting when the obvious stares you in the face.
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Post by davidm on Feb 17, 2018 17:57:46 GMT
I'd have fired him after 2 points from 11 games plus his dire anti-football tactics.
We have ground out results and might well survive but he is killing any entertainment in our games
9 goals in 16 away games. 5 of those at Forest and Sunderland so 4 goals in 14 away matches. That's awful
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Post by riochforthereebok on Feb 17, 2018 18:06:27 GMT
Is it a bad call to put Phil Brown in until the end of the season to see how it goes, then go for Kev Nolan Biggest problem we have is a businessman rather than a footballing man running our club!! His only interest is money and not spending it. KA will not rid us of PP as it keeps the wolves from his door and allows PP to shoulder all the blame Smart move KA... Not
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Post by andyl on Feb 17, 2018 18:30:23 GMT
Is it a bad call to put Phil Brown in until the end of the season to see how it goes, then go for Kev Nolan Biggest problem we have is a businessman rather than a footballing man running our club!! His only interest is money and not spending it. KA will not rid us of PP as it keeps the wolves from his door and allows PP to shoulder all the blame Smart move KA... Not Very poor game. Too negative. Our defenders on the ball just kicked it anywhere and hurriedly. We were terrible. After half time Karacan created a couple of chances one for Walker lifted us all. Also Wheater had a header smartly saved Alnwick made several saves but he is a nightmare on crosses to his back post- completely lost twice. The dismissal made no difference whatsoever. QPR were unimpressine. With any ambition at all they were there for the taking. But we have noone who can pass a ball Alnwick 6 Little 2 Wheater 5 Beevers 4 Robinson 3 Derik 5 Vela 3 Henry 4 Ameobi 4 Walker 6 Burke 4 Karacan 6
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Post by riochforthereebok on Feb 17, 2018 18:49:56 GMT
No Clough??? ALF on after 70 minutes!! And we need goals!!!!! Strange Your far too defensive your killing any chance of entertainment let alone a goal
He’s moaning at refs yet again, get over it Parkinson it’s not the refs that go into tackles unprofessionally
Sack this man Please
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Post by thekraken on Feb 17, 2018 19:59:24 GMT
First league game for me since Millwall last August and I now understand what you guys have been moaning about week in week out. To be honest I thought it might end up goalless until Little's moment of madness. But Matt Smith got the better of Wheater and Beevers for most of the game and inevitably created and scored a goal. Too much pressure on the 10 men and no out ball for the defence.
But our basics were terrible. We can't pass the ball and made some crazy attempted passes in front of our own goal to give away possession. We'll never score with that set up. If we'd had someone like Aguero playing as lone striker today he wouldn't have scored from open play because we only have Ameobi who can create anything and he usually got crowded out with two or three men on his case. No point playing Clough in a set up like that. Our best chances were headers from Wheater and Derik from set plays.
Only positive is that we are well organised which compensates a bit for our lack of skill and talent. Henry breaks up the play well and maybe him and Pratley together would be the best combination for the remaining games. Vela was anonymous. What has happened to him?
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Post by Alptrotter on Feb 17, 2018 22:05:53 GMT
Actually I thought the last window was excellent Paul, getting silly money for the washing machine and bringing in Zach, Walker and Flanagan, all of who I think will benefit us, particularly Flanagan when he's fully fit. Yes, I too would have liked a ball winning midfielder but there just aren't many about and certainly less that we could afford. I'm happy that the squad we have is more than good enough to keep us up if played correctly and as usual, that is the problem!! Will it be under Parky? I really hope you‘re right. White, and I agree re Madine. But the lack of any creativity of any sort in midfield is killing us. The squad is unbalanced and Parky should carry the can for that.
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Post by Alptrotter on Feb 17, 2018 22:13:18 GMT
I can‘t remember seeing a game when a defence made so many appalling mistakes. The idiotic giving away of free kicks continued from Tuesday and finally did for us. Little has been very poor for a few weeks now and rightfully saw red. The ref did tend to favour QPR slightly, but did not deserve Parky‘ s outburst. Rather he should look at his own approach to the game. To me, it looked like he simply shuffled the pack and hoped it would work. No game plan at all.
Karacan looks the nearest we have to a ball player ( and that’s not saying much). He surely must play on tuesday ahead of the woeful Derik. I‘m just glad the results weren‘t so bad to us today.
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Post by whitesince63 on Feb 17, 2018 22:24:40 GMT
Actually I thought the last window was excellent Paul, getting silly money for the washing machine and bringing in Zach, Walker and Flanagan, all of who I think will benefit us, particularly Flanagan when he's fully fit. Yes, I too would have liked a ball winning midfielder but there just aren't many about and certainly less that we could afford. I'm happy that the squad we have is more than good enough to keep us up if played correctly and as usual, that is the problem!! Will it be under Parky? I really hope you‘re right. White, and I agree re Madine. But the lack of any creativity of any sort in midfield is killing us. The squad is unbalanced and Parky should carry the can for that. Im not sure Parkinson has ever looked for that type of player Paul, so even if there was one available we wouldn't be in for him. Look at the number of wingers andfull backs that Parky has signed and you can see where his priorities are. If you aren't going to play through midfield what is the point of a creative player there anyway. When did Parkinson ever do that? He has played the same hoof up to a big man all hisanagerial career and is still doing so now, even though he doesn't have one to hoof to. There's no point even discussing what we would do or he should do because he will continue with the same stuff irrespective of the results. Today it was the refs fault. There's only two people to blame for our situation.parky for playing it and Anderson for allowing him to. That said, I really do think that defeat to Sunderland on Tuesday could just tip the balance.
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