red as fcuk

7 hours ago, Swede said:

My take on this is that there will be more games like this with our noses well and truly rubbed in it. We are yet again in a transitional period and starting again.

It is a combination of lost revenue and Nige's wish to run with a smaller squad. We're missing for this match  Williams, King, James, Baker & Atkinson so perhaps it's no surprise we reverted back to type.

My question is simply that Pearson is the Manager with Fleming, a large part of being a Manager is to get the best out of what's at your disposal. Now, what I am sensing is that there are some players who seem to fit in with his ethos and some that don't which is all very divisive and seems to me in leading to a gradual decline in performances so the early season promise with hard working displays at least full of endeavour are turning into limp, meek, out performing passive performances.

I fully understand that we can't do anything until the transfer window opens but with Pearson's pedigree one would expect us to at least be able to compete, is that not down to the Manager?

I know it's the manner of the shameful defeat today but prior to this did anybody think we would've got any sort of result today?

I like Pearson and want him to succeed but you have to start to question his motivational skills, surely.

This is a great post but I would argue against the ‘revert to type’ element.

We have been spineless all season with James and Atkinson as ever presents (King and Baker have also had plenty of game time), we don’t know how to see out games and that is 100% down to the manager, we sit so deep, it’s like a defence vs attack training exercise! Even Barnsley battered us and were unlucky not to get at least a draw.

Contrast that to the positive mindset instilled at Coventry. They knew they’d beat us, even with 10 men.

13 hours ago, AshtonRobin21 said:

Ryan Lowe would be my choice. 

Has a style of football (much like Russell Martin who is earning plaudits with Swansea). 

Has worked wonders in his short time as a manager, promotions with both Bury and Plymouth on minimal budget, whilst taking Plymouth to 2nd place in League 1. 

 

 

Lowe was my choice when we appointed Pearson. The problem is, most of our fans were happy with Pearson as he is much more ‘proven’. There would’ve been a melt down if we’d appointed an up and coming manager after the Holden debacle.

As a club we abandoned our whole philosophy to get Pearson in and it looks like a backwards step.

I must admit, even though I wasn’t keen his appointment, our early season performances had brought me more hope and he was starting to win me over but that early season promise and desire seems to have vanished and we are left with a total lack of any clear direction or leadership and a woeful playing style.

I can’t help but look at the likes of Luton, Coventry and Swansea, their managerial appointments seem to fall in line with the whole structure of the club, they suit a particular style and identity.

We need to figure out what our identity is and appoint the appropriate staff and recruit the right type of players. At the moment, we have placed all our faith in Pearson and for whatever reason, he is falling way short of all our expectations.

Brilliant how GJ is still getting the blame. Wake up FFS.

Too true, our most successful manager in the last 20 years (at least), yet he stills cops flak from all the "experts".