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Post by bonaparte on Apr 9, 2019 22:21:43 GMT
Andy, I take my hat off to you. After Saturday's woeful performance I could not bring myself to travel the 10 miles to the stadium, whilst you travelled a hundred or so. I had the vain hope that PP might try something radical, he had nothing to lose, but in my heart of hearts I knew it was impossible. Same old, same old. And so it turned òut. Some say it is the financial situation that has caused the problem. I disagree, in my view it was the football offering, that exasserbated the financial situation, so Ken's 15,000 supporters were never going to come to watch the dross we watched week in week out. Any self respecting manager would have resigned in the face of the results, and any self respecting owner would have sacked a manager for the same reason. QED we are down, and the financial situation is no nearer a reslution than it was at Christmas. We fans can only cling to the faint hope, tha things can only get better, but I don't hold my breath.
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Post by Alptrotter on Apr 10, 2019 6:25:23 GMT
Like Bonaparte, I too marvel at the sheer commitment of long distance fans like Andy.Hats off to you all. For me, it was a supreme effort to tune into ifollow where I endured another dire defeat and another one almost entirely self inflicted. The game started evenly, albeit with little quality until two dreadful blunders - Magennis with a massively overhit backwards pass and then Noone with a ludicrously ambitious cross field ball that turned potential attack into a disaster in a couple of seconds. In short, we gifted Boro two goals. Unsurprisingly, Boro grew in confidence while we became a disorganised rabble.
Parky may try to convince himself that the second half was better. In truth they’d won and they knew it, so were in relax mode.
A really depressing pall hung over three sides of the less than half full stadium. We look like a club that is not only going down, but might soon be out for the count permanently.
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Post by davidm on Apr 10, 2019 8:28:27 GMT
As usual after a night match, I get home totally drained and depressed so I tend to wait until the following morning to comment.
But it is no better this morning.
Everything has been said about the game. The manager changes formation again – 3 at the back, Noone as a wing back but still one isolated striker.
Two mistakes led to the goals – both coming from rank bad ball control but, in reality Boro, a poorish side on a terrible run, won at a stroll.
The attendance was farcial – no more than 7,000 not 13,000. Why do we insult everyone by lying about it? The missing season ticket holders did not attend so cannot be included in the attendance.
I fear for us desperately.
Marks
Matthews - 5 As usual, no blame on the goals. He did though flap at corners and dropped the ball badly once. Olkowski - 2 Just too slow for me. Gets caught and we are wide open. Beevers - 2 Dreadful. Did you see the header in the second half when he was unopposed but it still went out of play. Wheater - 4 Some desperate defending but outclassed. Wilson - 1 Amazing selection. Just awful. Connell - 5 Until Oztumer came on, the only one who passed the ball along the floor. Williams - 2 Not one positive contribution. Just sideways and backwards. Caught in possession on too many occasions. O’Neil - 3 At least he tries but little came off for him. Noone - 2 He is NOT a wing back. The times he got forward, his final ball was awful. Magennis - 2 Isolated as always so the occasional flick on that he won went to no one. He cannot hold the ball up. Dreadful. Ameobi - 2 Lazy stroll until the 88th minute. Oztumer - 5 Our only attacking hope. We improved considerably when he came on. Shame on Parkinson – you have wasted his talents. Connolly - 2 Never noticed him
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Post by kenglowhite on Apr 10, 2019 8:47:58 GMT
Maybe this will be controversial, but this record number of home defeats has been completely avoidable. Poor side after poor side have been given the confidence to play football as we know it should be played, while our team have shown neither ability nor confidence to see them off. Looking back on the whole season it is clear Parkinson's useless tactics have led to us being outplayed match after match. There has not been a single feature of our play to bring back in anticipation a season ticket holder of X years like myself. While on the red button last night I felt Boro were there for the taking like so many other sides have been, but the cohesion and penetration were comletely lacking. It is so easy to pass sideways or backwards, but where does that get you overall? Time after time our players spurned the chance of running at their defence. Two final points. Wingers are meant to dribble and get to the by-line. Neither Noone nor Buckley seem interested in that. On Wilson I would ask why he is played right side in a three man defencem, having spent his whole career at Stoke as a left back, and that is where we have been in need often this season. Parkinson has emptied the stadium and thus turned away the crowds meaning KA has not had the necessary cash flow to keep things going. I'd love to get the slightest hope for the future by hearing from interested parties like Michael James now it seems certain most outside interest has faded.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 10, 2019 15:18:24 GMT
Here’s a BIG suggestion....
The Spirit of Sport structure outside the ground.
Could we not take down 50 of the sporting heroes that are famous from the town and make a statement by replacing them with the current footballing squad alongside Freedman Coyle Lennon Mugson Parkinson Lawrence Parkin Darkside Anderson & Son There won’t be any shortage of names to blame for our current predicament but Phil and Ken would sit proudly atop the statue or whatever it is🤔🤔
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Post by OohMac on Apr 10, 2019 18:20:41 GMT
Maybe this will be controversial, but this record number of home defeats has been completely avoidable. Dont see any controversy in that. I dont think any manager weve had has been so poor at home. Last season we relied on that home form but many of the games we won we did so by the odd goal in games where the opposition just looked toothless. Whether teams have sussed out that, even away at the macron, they can take chances and still get away with it or whether we are just so much worse without Madine and Henry im not sure. Personally if i was playing against Bolton i would say first 10 mins i want 4 forwards and i want runners from midfield and full backs at any oppurtunity. If we pick them off and grab opening goal gives them 80 mins to hit back, which they will. If they score first games won, 2 attackers drop back and play normal way. Still likely to grab a second and thats done.
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Post by OohMac on Apr 10, 2019 18:25:29 GMT
Having said that if i was Phil I would have told us to go out and attack a poor boro side short on confidence. Just dropped out of playoffs and fans baying for Pulis. Early goal and they will be shot.
Of course Phil just filled his team with fear and same old. Try and stay in it. Like were FA cup minows.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Apr 10, 2019 21:08:27 GMT
There must be a genuine reason why administration and the 12 point deduction was not taken for this season!! Are we really being taken over by this Bassini bloke? Why has everything gone quiet? I’m still believing that we will take administration and that it is just around the corner but the 12 point deduction will come next season and that will be that. Relegation after relegation
It’s going to take a massive club like Villa or Everton to suffer the same fate we have for football to sit up and take notice that football in general is in a poor state away from the Top 8 Prem clubs and the lower league clubs are dying a slow and painful demise On a happier note🤔
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