FNQ

Not sure what commentary you guys got in the UK but the feed we got here in Aus… “Scott oozing swagger..”

6 minutes ago, Port Said Red said:

Moyes watching wondering why he thought Scotty was only good enough for his under 21s 

Moyes probably not reading too much into this as it’s only championship opposition…

A goal each inside 10 minutes..

35 minutes ago, maxjak said:

They obviously studied his display in detail? ........Apparently he found the back of the net with one of his two shots?   Liquid football?

You obviously studied him and see things differently then? In his one game for us while learning to fit in with his new team mates, and in addition to making that EFL team of the week, he’s already scored more goals this season than Joe and is now level with TGH, Anis and Harry. He is a better player than what we’ve got and therefore is the type of player that we need. Turn that frown upside down

8 hours ago, Sleepy1968 said:

Not seen it mentioned (so I prolly just missed it) but Scott Twine made the EFL team of the week

see here

Well done Scott.

Well done indeed.. there’s a lot of midfield talent to compete against up there in the top end of the championship ️. Quite a debut..

4 hours ago, Yozzarian said:

Clearly, it CAN still be good - just check Cotterill's team or Johnson's at their best.

TBF the league 1 team under Cotts as good as it was struggled in the championship.

Johnson Sr brought in flair players like Nick Carle and Lee Trundle to supplement what we had and got us to that play off final. Johnson Jr brought in quality players like Tammy on loan (thank God) and Adam Webster as an upgrade for Cotts player of the season Flint to maintain our championship status.

I know I’m going against the grain on here but I think that what we need now is again a couple of proven quality players to supplement the squad that we have now to best enable us to push on.

I’m all for the signings of the promising players young Adam and Josh as they are clearly not for the here and now they’re for the future.. But we don’t need anymore Hayden, Harry and Anis type quality players.. we got enough.

Boro look a rabble at the moment v Chelsea.. 4-0 down in the first half..

32 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

I’m on about us exploiting….i don’t give a stuff about Bournemouth’s recruitment!

I’m on about tactical nous on match day, not tactical nous in recruitment….i’m not sure what that even is!

I think I’ve thereforenot explained myself very well…you said we needed to start spending larger sums (£2.5m +) to improve.  I suggested alternative ways to spending large sums:

- Coaching towards improvement with what’s already here (and what you bring in)

- exploiting the market, by trying to find gems for us (e.g. Murphy) or undervalued players who are good but it’s not working out at their current club, or in their current system (e.g. Dickie)

- being tactically better in the game plan / in the 90 mins

Does that help explain what I initially put?

 

Yea, that explains it Dave.. Hopefully it all works out.

36 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

I’m talking about exploiting inbound recruitment.  We don’t want to rely on spending £2.5m plus as our only way of improving our squad.

re Sell-ons, Devil’s advocate says we did that with Brownhill, Kelly and Webster…and we didn’t get a bean (yet)!  The likelihood with Scott and Semenyo is that they are that bit younger, so we ought to get something when they move.  The last sell-on of any note was Bolassie!!  We did get some for Freeman and Szmodics.

How can tactical nous be up for debate?  Surely a manager with better tactical nous than another can turn that advantage into points over a season?

I think Bournemouth were of the opinion that they were exploiting inbound recruitment when they signed our two, three if we include LK. 

Tactical nous could come into play if we were trading in the premier league fringe market (like Twine) or proven championship players, as opposed to delving into leagues 1 and 2 or lower, whereby better quality players could join and better develop our current squad.. therefore enhancing our points position over the season whilst also increasing squad market sell-on value too. 

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

Coaching the ones you have, exploiting the market (finding gems), tactical nous.

When we sold AS and AS we included sell on clauses so we could benefit from a progressive club doing exactly what you’ve mentioned above.. not sure why we have to consistently remain near the bottom of the food chain especially when we now have some scope to move. I guess we’ll have to disagree on how we interpret tactical nous.

13 minutes ago, NcnsBcfc said:

I agree that the hierarchy are trying to recreate a Bristol City Mckenna. In much the same way Millwall, Swansea and Plymouth are as well (young coaches, seen as progressive in their thinking).

I'm betting that JL et al had no real idea of what they were getting, and what its going to cost to implement the changes he wants to make (the Ajaz bid of £2.5m shows they are willing to entertain it at least)

We’d value most of our players at >£2.5m.. how can we improve our current squad by paying less?

1 minute ago, FNQ said:

Our form’s too patchy to draw meaningful conclusions even considering the facts of Liam’s results to date.. In our recent home match on New Year’s Day against Millwall we only managed 5 shots with 1 on target.. can’t talk that up too much.

Sorry Harry.. just seen your latest post.

43 minutes ago, Harry said:

Not really. 
The opening post claimed (correctly) that the overall points per game was slightly down. 
I’ve simply counter claimed (correctly) that the points per home game are up (along with shots and shots on target). 

I’ve said all along that home form has been crap for 5 years. So I for one am happy to see this improve so far. It may not stay that way, we may end up being crap again. But for now, there are 2 facts presented - both of which are correct and not “clinging” onto anything 

 

It’s very interesting though, that when someone says something that you disagree with, it’s an agenda. No. It’s just an alternative opinion (well, in this case, an alternative fact). No agenda’s. Home form has been improved. 

Our form’s too patchy to draw meaningful conclusions even considering the facts of Liam’s results to date.. In our recent home match on New Year’s Day against Millwall we only managed 5 shots with 1 on target.. can’t talk that up too much.

Well none of ‘em are as good as West Ham… But they’re all a damn sight better than Millwall and Blackburn.. So who knows?

1 minute ago, ChrisJ said:

What are his coaching credentials??

Since when did credentials matter at Ashton Gate?

12 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Wasn't going to be retained on the playing side, even under Nige. 

I've heard he doesn't want to retire from playing so will presumably be in talks with other Championship/L1 clubs. 

Well if his mrs wants to stay in Bristol, I guess a reunion with our old boys over at the mem could be an option? Not a good one, but an option..

50 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said:

15 goals scored. 7 of those in 2 games.

 

Actually worse 10 of those in 3 games..

The performances have been so hit and miss, the wins over Watford away especially and Boro / Hull at home were good. But bloody hell some of the others Huddersfield, Brum, Blackburn have been really poor.

Hesgoal now working..

Looking at those first class training facilities, Scotty boy won’t want to be going back up north.

6 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Was listening to TS the other night and some West Ham fan was insistent Moyes had to go, they should be doing better, they’re underachieving, blah, blah, cry, cry.  With West Ham sitting 6th the caller was asked what position he thought they should be in based on their squad, and if they had a better manager (than Moyes).  He was pushed and pushed for an answer and eventually answered “5th” to sniggers from the TS presenters.

I listened to that one on TS as well, the West Ham fan was certainly shooting nonsense from the hip.. But I thought this guy explained his thoughts on why he thought Moyes should go quite well. Basically suggesting that Moyes’ man management skills are poor and players not routinely in the staring 11 are kept too much on the outside and not made to feel part of the team, in his opinion DM is too much old school and not in tune with modern day requirements. He also suggested that West Ham until now we’re leading the premier charts for player’s availability (low injuries) and now with a few exclusions they will / have been found out big time.. his thoughts not mine, but I thought he come across well.

If you’ve got 15 minutes to spare it’s well worth the watch.

A good and honest assessment by a true WHU supporter on how he sees things at the moment. Interesting perspective on Moyes’ perceived shortcomings despite Europe success and top 6 at the moment. Gives credit to us over the two legs and believes that after our two games Sheffield Utd will now know how to be West Ham on the weekend.

1 hour ago, Jerseybean said:

https://www.bcfc.co.uk/video/interviews/mccrorie-watford-press-conference/
 

Gives good insight into him.

Great interview… and how refreshing to hear someone from the club openly admit how good a manager and person big Nige was, and also say that Liam is a good coach too. If only the tossers who run this club could have been so gracious.

Juergen Klopp has dodged a bullet big time..

On the BBC website comments … “Ings can only get better..”