WeAreThePigs

He has made changes today that have worked - I am far from convinced but a win is a win and stops the downward momentum.

This is a game where result is the most important thing especially when confidence has been low.

Where would we be without Dickie 

Swansea there for the taking at the back.

This is awful. 

This reminds me of Rooney last game for Brum v us, stopping the rot with an ultra negative display.

Wow nailed on foul on Swansea when threw on goal.

Boos incoming 

Playing like the away side shut up shop from the look of it.

A lacklustre start

Our squad depth is too thin, I’m assuming this is down to the board not wanting to give NP cash to spend and Jan being seen as a stop gap until the summer 

1 minute ago, TV Tom said:

Agreed that their last 3 or 4 games haven't been great but they're in no worse position than when Schumacher was there, they've also managed to win away from HP a couple of times which Schumacher failed to do  

They’re lower down in the table and closer to the relegation zone - not scoring goals and fans calling for the managers head. So I think you’re way off with this idea that they are in a better spot than under Schumacher.

3 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said:

does it make a difference if you're differentiating between working in League One or The Championship? I suppose I think of Kieran McKenna's situation being like Cotts, building the team in League One and seeing the results in The Championship. Time and trajectory, not always successful obviously but being able to build a squad/change a squad in League One must be easier than changing an existing one mid season?

I think along with momentum the Ipswich squad depth has made a huge diffeence - and the willingness to spend on wages.

12 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said:

It’s an interesting topic. I don’t necessarily think it’s new managers per se but the new “breed” of managers (i.e. coaches with limited playing experience) who are having a lot of trouble across the board, even having had some success elsewhere.

If you read the Oxford forum it’s a mirror of ours re Des Buckingham post Liam. I’d also throw in the new Notts County boss who came from Wealdstone and had no real playing background.

The compare/contrast here is Mousinho at Pompey. He’d be seen as included in that new breed, but had a solid if unspectacular playing career and was also the head of the PFA so you’d argue really understood the players mindset.

Rooney proves that being a great player doesn’t make you a great manager. But I think that there has been a trend to employing a certain type of coach. And there will be some that are good, but the law of diminishing returns is what you’re seeing.

Don’t think this is the case, you can’t pick and choose….Williams did well at Notts County and had less of a playing career than their new manager - Houllier Moutinho etc, McKenna in the champ.

Just now, And Its Smith said:

Lots of articles written in the last year or so about the new manager bounce myth. Happens far less often than people think 

Neil Harris seems to be the only one, and Millwall fans adamant they don’t want him staying.

I saw an interesting stat where every club in the bottom half of the champ have a different manager compared to the start of the season - with the majority sacked, yet not many clubs have had seen a huge bounce, and the ones who have were starting from such a low point that things couldn’t get much worse, I.e Sheff Wed and QPR.

Eustace is very highly rated yet has failed to win any of his first 8 games, Edwards, Beale, Moore and Rooney sacked after not having much time. BCFC and Plymouth fans calling for their managers heads after really poor runs. Birmingham and Stoke seen very little bounce. Swansea seem to be stabilising after a really poor start under their new manager. 
Why are new managers finding it so difficult this season? 

Big game today, let’s be positive please, I fancy us today. If it all goes pear shaped then Manning in trouble but let’s get behind them. 

Did a great job at Barnsley - struggled since.

1 minute ago, The Original OTIB said:

Not sure, Bham game in hand home to Boro. Need WBA to put a nail in Huddersfield tomorrow.

I would not in this league 

QPR lose Sheff Wed lose Birmingham lose Blackburn/Plymouth take points off each other - couldn’t have gone much better.

1 hour ago, JAWS said:

Scored again today. A very astute signing by ambitious Ipswich in a move to give them added impetus to reach the promised land.

Could we have pushed the boat out? I have read a lot of fans say there were no strikers available in January. He was clearly available AND had been touted as a possible signing for us previously.

Could we afford him? Pops probably knows more than anyone but from what I've read we had some headroom. His wages would be high but it was only until the end of the season and are Ipswich in a better financial position than us?

A lot of fans saying no point speculating/gambling too much in January as we were neither going up or down. On boxing day we were one point off top 6. ONE point! After previously beating Sunderland and Hull. I'm sure any negotiations for Jan would begin before Jan when top 6 was in reach & not midway through when our form & prospects of top 6 had seemingly dropped off. And Kieffer Moore wouldn't be a gamble as he's proven at this level and only a loan so not long term financial commitment.

Admittedly Ipswich were a more attractive prospect from a league position point of view but with us on verge of top 6 we would still be attractive and it's not as though the player is committing his long term future. He'd also be first choice here whereas Ipswich have more options.

We are also much closer geographically to Bournemouth and Wales (his country of origin) so that might have tipped the scales.

The question is how much are we prepared to go for it?? Its not the first time......

 

Ipswich pushing the boat out when fighting for promotion v Bristol city pushing the boat out for mid table. 30k per week, no thank you.

7 minutes ago, The Original OTIB said:

All getting far too tight now. Massive pressure for tomorrow.

Very good set of results so far.

6 minutes ago, JAWS said:

Why? This forum is full of speculation & that scenario is one that could happen. We could be relegated as is widely debated and derby are on verge of top 2. Or is this just a fact forum? 

So could a million other things - all hypothetical.

Have to laugh. 

15 hours ago, JAWS said:

Could be regretting his recent career move before kicking a ball for his contracted club. In a bizarre twist it's entirely conceivable that he will be 'back' at his parent club playing in league one with his previously 'inferior' (league standing only) selling club in a higher division. He'll probaby have a relegation clause in his city contract too which means he could be earning less than had he stayed. Obviously hope it doesn't happen!

I’m not trying to be rude but what a pointless thing to say.

Not very inspiring but let’s see how we get on Sunday. 

I would have more sympathy for manning if he had some in game management - he really needs to learn this if he is going to be a champ manager