1960maaan

I'm a newbie , 17 years in August.

Previously it was easy one click for scorers, you could find a team directly from the table and the layout was clear, clear and easy to read. Now it is clunky and rubbish to navigate. Would be one thing if it looked good, but it looks worse and it's shit to navigate. Whoever signed off on this is an idiot.

Don't remind me, felt like I spent more time in Aldershot than Bristol over those games.

I think is good at certain things and at Ipswich they sussed him early and kept him on a leash . Confine him to his strong points, unlike here when he was given the freedom to do what he wanted . As for Wes , I doubt he had anything to do with it. Burns was more experienced when he went there and had found a position that suits him .

Did we take that many ? My memory of that game is sketchy , we were on the side and didn't Smithy score ?

So tonight , one of the best runs this season saw Doncaster, take 10 wins and a draw from their last 11 games to seal a playoff spot. Scored 28 conceded 7 . Now 2-0 up on Crewe with the home leg tonight, surely they must do it and probably play Crawley in the final (3-0 up on MK) . One interesting thing, which could have been in ex players , Adelakun has found some form , a goal involvement every 96 minutes . Might give it a watch tonight.

I read an article that said a similar sort of thing. Not 100% what club it was, but I think possibly Brentford. They were talking about the data , collection and accumulation . The gist was , everyone gets the same data, more or less. Because everyone is looking at the same things , using the same ideas etc. The point was, it was how you decipher and use the data which makes the difference. Wish I could remember who it was , it was an interesting article .

I read a great book about scouts a while back , they are not treated or paid well at all. Some teams rely on love for the Club or the game and barely pay expenses and as you say the hours are terrible . Some got extra if someone they scouted made it big , but for the most part it was a pittance . A friend of my inlaws was a part time Scout, scouted us a few times, worked for Chelsea and other London Clubs , there were times I'm pretty sure he didn't even get expenses and ended up packing it in. You have to really love the game and the work , because no one does it for the glamour or pay that's for sure.

I actually think this is very near the mark. I'm on record as saying we would never employ Pearson as Manager, and I was slightly shocked when we did. I think it was exactly as you say, they saw him as a necessary evil to get us out of a (self inflicted) hole. Then the first opportunity it's off you **** ! I do agree it seems unusually planned and thought out, but it does make sense.

Manning isn't really the problem, or the cause of problems. The problem was/is he was supposed to be a continuity , someone who fitted the profile, who fitted the ideas and who would provide a seamless next step. Sadly the men charged with the task of spotting the next Coach , which we are told is an ongoing process so not to get caught out, don't have a clue. Then they double down with mistruths and made up stories trying to rewrite history. Manning ideas were different from how we were playing, very different . Pearson had spoken about wanting to play more possession based football , the problem is he wasn't finished with the job so the hand over would never be seamless. Any Coach coming in would, pretty much be in the same situation. This is totally down to The Lansdowns' and Tinnion . If they had waited until the summer and Manning had a Pre-season it might not have been so messy a hand over, there wouldn't have been to split with fans opinion and it may have worked better. The only way out of this is either the owners have a massive reality check and employ people who not only know what they are doing, but are experienced and fit for purpose. Unlikely. There is another way , but that involves them selling up and that is unlikely too. After 20 whatever years where time after time owner interference has stopped progression , you would think they would realise. From a real leader as Manager and a real CEO leading the Club, we now have a young Chairman completely out of his depth and with out a board to question and help , and a DoF who jumps petulantly on and off of Twitter to disclose things he never should. Be interesting to know what proper Clubs think of us now.

The problem was idiots seeing that there was reduced capacity, thinking I can get in and hide in the empty seats. Sadly there are so many idiots that it was chaos . You shouldn't have been able to get near the stadium without tickets . let alone get in .

I may have spoken too early , 5-4 (agg.)

MK have been very 2nd best, but the corner delivery has been consistently good. Shooting has been shocking mind

Bolton game done at 5-2 , back to Crawley it is. Quick question , Are Franchise MK still the most disliked side in the EFL ?