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Post by kenglowhite on Aug 25, 2024 22:20:07 GMT
The golden rule when under pressure to improve results is first to make the defence watertight. To me that means first a tighter defensive midfield and I am very surprised that he has so far not paired up Matete snd Thomason to do that job. Secondly I would get Santos to be less careless when challenged by aggressive strikers, and advise him to be less profligate in giving away corners and throw-ins in dangerous positions. I have only seen him once, but I do not feel the signing of Schon at left wing back has improved us defensively or aggressively, but I am open to conversion. I also agree that Cogley is struggling, but we need to start with TSU-TSu to see if he will bring about an attacking improvement. Until we start creating more from those positions, it is difficult to criticize the strikers, though Charles seems off-colour, and Collins a wandering minstrel without a clear agenda, while Adebayejo, if still here,needs more service from the wings to provide him with the baby-line chances which are his speciality.I regret the absence of Lolos. The few minutes he had at Leyton before his cruel injury suggested he could work well behind the strikers. All this means in my opinion is Evatt has no idea at the present time of how to use the material at his disposal. At its best his style of play has been very good, but it does depend on every unit running off the ball effectively, and doing an efficient job in the press, which is obviously not working at the moment.
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Post by whitesince63 on Aug 26, 2024 8:24:51 GMT
I didn’t go today so didn’t see the match and as I had my 7 year old granddaughter to occupy I didn’t even listen to the game. I noted the scores and from the comments just assumed the worst so wasn’t really surprised when I saw the final score. It sounds to have been pretty same old with the same players failing and the manager still either unable or unwilling to see that changes need to be made. I think the problem is that Evatt still insists that no matter what the players stick to the system even if it’s patently obvious that it’s not working. We’ve two on paper winnable games next week and a slip up in those could I think be fatal for Evatt even this early in the season. We surely have one of the strongest squads in L1 but so far they’ve produced nothing and if they keep doing the same thing they’re highly likely to continue not to. So it’s on to the League Cup next week and maybe a chance for others to step up but if they too are constrained by the system why would the outcome be any different? No offence White but you're constantly arguing for the wrong causes. You know Evatts not the manager and you know Vics not the striker we need and you've been previously expressive in your views but have a blind spot here. Ian Egott out. Ha, you could well be right OM, maybe I’m giving both too much credit but whilst I may be wavering on Evatt right now I still think in the right formation Victor will come good. Obviously Evatt’s isn’t the right system so maybe I am whistling in the wind on that? I think this week is hugely important and whilst many don’t like the cup competitions I think it gives Evatt a super chance of trying something different, both players and system, that won’t cost us points. If he continues with the same system this week and mainly the same players, just resting one or two and it goes pear shaped then I think Sharon needs to think carefully over the international break about continuing with Evatt. I don’t expect that and indeed I’m hoping for two wins but I can’t say I’m as confident as I would like to be. We definitely have the players to be much better but I’m beginning to doubt the management. ☹️
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Post by riochforthereebok on Aug 26, 2024 10:58:12 GMT
Need to be doing ‘due diligence’ on our next manager
That’s where we should be right now
Come on fellow posters, nothings changing and it’s been proven, better players on the books, same old rubbish being trotted out on the turf
I’d call for urgent action and that needs to start now, Evatt has to go.
I’d like to know the financial realities of changing managers, compo, his shares in FVW, is it an easy dismissal or is it contractually awkward??
His time is up guys, come on!!
I’ve said who I’d take and had mild pelters (Moyes Challinor) I’d even take Ryan Lowe, anyone but this ejit
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Post by OohMac on Aug 26, 2024 15:30:16 GMT
I think when you start saying you'll give managers x amount of games you've already sort of know how it ends. Like Lowe and Critchley, that wasn't just about 1 or 2 games this month that was a board saying "you've had 3 months plus to make changes and implement a new way but you've clearly not done anything to remedy the mistakes.
In the case of Evatt its very clear that he doesn't want to change. Its like changing it from Jif to Cif, Opal Fruits to Starburst. Its the same thing.
I think Sharon should have done two things with the assistant manager. 1. Got rid of the one already there. 2. Left Evatt out of the process and gone for the best in class. Who would give his two cents and not just be a yes man.
4 points from 3 isn't good enough. We haven't played well in any games. And this should be Evatt coming out swinging like he's round 12 and massively down on points.
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Post by chip on Aug 26, 2024 16:37:53 GMT
You all know I’ve said this before but I honestly do think Ian has the safest job in football because we’re still averaging 20k crowds at home we don’t look like going down, so if we finish in the top 6 again Sharon is happy. Sharon has already said it’s going to cost 20 million a season in the championship and it cost 5 million in league one so she’s happy again. We fans will just have to put up with it until the crowds start to fall. COYWM
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Post by OohMac on Aug 26, 2024 17:58:50 GMT
You all know I’ve said this before but I honestly do think Ian has the safest job in football because we’re still averaging 20k crowds at home we don’t look like going down, so if we finish in the top 6 again Sharon is happy. Sharon has already said it’s going to cost 20 million a season in the championship and it cost 5 million in league one so she’s happy again. We fans will just have to put up with it until the crowds start to fall. COYWM I've never known a manager to be rewarded with failure as much. Year on year increases to the budget. £1M signings, which we haven't seen since Jay Spearing. Why not get yourself another assistant manager, one of your old pals at Blackpool maybe? (This is a decision that's put my back up, you can probably sense) Evatt initially signed of a 3 year deal. He's had over that now so it's not a failure. I would just hope common sense prevails and Evatt does the right thing and admits he's not ready to take the club to the next level. He had a 5 year plan when we hired him. He's so far off that now and he's only getting further away.
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Post by whitesince63 on Aug 26, 2024 22:49:06 GMT
You don’t give a manager at this level that much money and then fire him after 3 games because we didn’t win them all. We’ve also just had the biggest attendance since our PL days and not because of some give away cheap ticket day. Since he’s under contract we’d also have to pay him off because however bad it gets he won’t accept he can’t turn it round and walk. I find the whole thing frustrating because I genuinely enjoy most of the football Evatt’s about just frustrated that the build up is so often too slow. When we zip the ball about we’re like Brazil but we’re too often lethargic and slow. I can’t believe that’s under Evatt’s instruction but for some reason he doesn’t seem to be able to translate that to the players. I hope we get two good wins this week to restore confidence but I can’t in all honesty say I’m confident we will so we’ll just have to see. Sharon doesn’t strike me as a mg so I’m sure if she feels, or the board feels that Evatt’s run his course then I’ve no doubt she wouldn’t shirk that decision but I don’t see any way that will be soon.
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Post by chip on Aug 27, 2024 6:59:07 GMT
It’s not that I want him sacked 63 it’s just that he needs to take his head out the premiership cloud and get the team playing first division football then if we get promoted he can start playing championship football and so on. The reason most of the players we have are in this league is because they are first division players at best all I’m saying is play the league you are in and don’t get above yourself and maybe just maybe it’s fourth time lucky COYWM
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Post by OohMac on Aug 27, 2024 7:45:24 GMT
At some point Sharon will have to speak to her investors, the Swiss in particularly and explain why her 5 year plan is badly behind schedule and getting further off track.
When Sharon gets the pressure that's when Ian will be under more. I was under the impression her role wasn't permanent, she's no Steve Gibson, was more under the impression, well no she's actually said that she will fix the mess and pass it on to the next guys.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Aug 27, 2024 9:03:10 GMT
Victory tonight should be a given even though I’d rather Evatt got the system right for the league!!
Playing like Brazil???
Don’t think Rioch Todd or Big Sam ever had us playing like Brazil W63, I’ve little doubt Evatt did🤣
Evatt out
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Post by whitesince63 on Aug 27, 2024 12:05:36 GMT
Victory tonight should be a given even though I’d rather Evatt got the system right for the league!! Playing like Brazil??? Don’t think Rioch Todd or Big Sam ever had us playing like Brazil W63, I’ve little doubt Evatt did🤣 Evatt out Ha, I may have been slightly overstating it rioch with the Brazil quote but there have been games where we’ve zipped the ball about, one touch football and it’s been tremendous but we just don’t do it often enough, constantly reverting back to the slowly slowly stuff and it drives me mad knowing they can be so much better. I have though to disagree with your victory tonight being a given. The Shrews are no mugs and have really been a bit unlucky so far and that luck will change at some point. We will clearly make changes tonight which will once again mean players who don’t really know each others games so a probably disjointed performance. I think it’ll be tough and I would not be in the least surprised if we lose which will just pile even more pressure on Evatt and the team for our similar “given” win against Exeter on Saturday. Lose both and I think Sharon will be forced into a very tricky decision. After our collapse in the run in last season and the Wembley debacle she’ll surely be forced to?
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Post by whitesince63 on Aug 27, 2024 12:13:44 GMT
It’s not that I want him sacked 63 it’s just that he needs to take his head out the premiership cloud and get the team playing first division football then if we get promoted he can start playing championship football and so on. The reason most of the players we have are in this league is because they are first division players at best all I’m saying is play the league you are in and don’t get above yourself and maybe just maybe it’s fourth time lucky COYWM I don’t want him sacked either chip and neither I believe do most fans but the fact is that he’s now seen to be failing and doesn’t seem to be able to understand why. Just blaming the players for not consistently applying his principles when as you say they are at this level specifically because they’re not up to a higher standard is ridiculous and sooner or later he has to take the blame himself for not understanding that. The keep it simple solution never seems to occur to him and he overcomplicates everything just I’m sure to make him sound clever. It isn’t clever though it’s bloody stupid. I genuinely hope that he sees it but my fear is that he doesn’t have it in him to do that and admit he was wrong. Let’s hope I’m wrong and that he’s right and prevails.
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Post by whitesince63 on Aug 27, 2024 18:41:24 GMT
Wow, what kind of a line up is that? I’ll have to give Evatt the benefit of the doubt for now but that looks like a complete mess to me and I honestly haven’t a scooby do what kind of set up that is or who’s playing where and why is Johnston playing at all in a no mark game like this anyway? Let’s hope he doesn’t get injured though it would just be our luck if he did! Presumably means that Iredale’s off and where on earth are Dan, Victor and Randell that we have to fill the bench with kids? I fear the worst but hope for the best. 🙁
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