TheCulturalBomb Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 :laugh:, what? The fixtures ahead look like fun don't they? Once the next 5 games are through and we have an extra bunch of wins and out of the relegation zone, then we can look on how successful the decision to sack So'D was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxford Red Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 We'll look at it this way. We could do no worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Let's not get too carried away yet fellas. Two huge wins but Stevenage were so poor. Looks to me as if though SC has a system that is working. Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxford Red Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Let's not get too carried away yet fellas. Two huge wins but Stevenage were so poor. Looks to me as if though SC has a system that is working. Good stuff. Sheffield United were also bloody awful. Yet we managed to lose that under the last bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Sheffield United were also bloody awful. Yet we managed to lose that under the last bloke. Notts County were awful but we didn't beat them. We all need to keep our feet on the ground but enjoy it for as long as the wins keep coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 It does worry me a bit that they had 20 shots today and Parish made several good saves. I know a lot were from Freeman and I haven't seen anyone as good as him this season, but still a concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Sheffield United were also bloody awful.I don't agree: they were awful to watch - but they came for a 0-0, and they were far better organised defensively, and didn't make mistakes, the way Stevenage did today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Notts County were awful but we didn't beat them. We all need to keep our feet on the ground but enjoy it for as long as the wins keep coming. I agree with your last line, but as for the first one, you can't compare getting 1 point away to getting 0 at home. Clearly Sheffield U was when the board made their mind up. As I left that game, I was sure we'd be playing in L2 next season. Now I think there's a very good chance we won't be. But as you say, let's just keep ourselves anchored and enjoy the good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 I don't agree: they were awful to watch - but they came for a 0-0, and they were far better organised defensively, and didn't make mistakes, the way Stevenage did today. With a true believer like you, nothing can ever be the way the rest of us see it. A poor home defeat under SOD to a crap team was because they were "organised" whereas a good home win under SC is just down to the opposition's "mistakes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 The players do seem a lot more positive in their play and seem to be playing with more freedom. They look like they are enjoying themselves not just turning up and running around looking confused and unsupported. They are playing as a team now and seem to have belief and are mentally stronger. That can only be good. Sometimes you just need to do the same things differently, or have someone different doing them, for it to click. It's very early days but it appears Cotterill has managed to convince them they can do it and remove some of the negativity smothering the club. That in itself is quite an achievement when you think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxford Red Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 I don't know if we were negative. There was lots of times where the crowd wanted to get behind the team but there was little from the team to cheer!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Didn't we win SOD's first few games? 1 bad game and no doubt people will be in meltdown again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoldenBall Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Premature thread, but have put ourselves in a much better position than having mumbly grumbly SOD as manager Strong transfer window from SC and we will survive relegation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 It does worry me a bit that they had 20 shots today and Parish made several good saves. I know a lot were from Freeman and I haven't seen anyone as good as him this season, but still a concern. The reason for this today was our lack of fitness. SOD's approach to pre-season where he stated he was going to work on pass & movement rather than the traditional leg work was a disaster waiting to happen. It is at this time of the season where games come thick and fast where the pre season prep work pays off. This is why i believe we struggled second half today. However good performance and let's enjoy it as in 2013 they have been few and far between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Let's not get too carried away yet fellas. Two huge wins but Stevenage were so poor. Looks to me as if though SC has a system that is working. Good stuff. Don't think that they were poor. Carried a threat going forward, although they were poor defensively. Nowhere near the worst team to visit the gate this year, that award goes to Crawley who carried absolutely no threat whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiz Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Dont like the thread as its not needed and can not be proven. That said I am happy with the turn around and results and hope it continues. I really believe a corner was turned against Orient but can buy into that SC has brought some smiles and belief in the team. I still think SOD is a fantastic coach but he was a boring old fart in his interviews and can see that this could have rubbed off on the team. Maybe Sc and SOD which forest had,could have been the dream ticket. For me I am happy with the wins and hope it continues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 At last, back to back victories! I always felt the squad were under-performing under SOD and the last couple of games have confirmed that. Well done to the board for having the balls to take action rather than believing the "all we need is one win to turn the corner" drivel. Onwards and upwards, well done SC. COYR!.?...let's see where January takes us..four out of the next five league games away,including Brentford,Wolves and Leyton o...a very tough month for us indeed-keep your feet firmly on the ground for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiz Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 The title could have been of so much better......such as getting Sc in saved our season, why always negative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUTOR Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 For goodness sake! Start a thread on congratulating Cotterill, not another needless dig at so'd. He's gone, ******* get over it whether you liked it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 With a true believer like you, nothing can ever be the way the rest of us see it. A poor home defeat under SOD to a crap team was because they were "organised" whereas a good home win under SC is just down to the opposition's "mistakes". A true believer only in BCFC, RR, - and whoever is the manager. What I don't get is the need to see everything in black and white, and to frame everything by the name of a manager. Yes, great result today - but that wasn't down to SOD not being our manager, as the thread title seems to suggest. And equally, its not as simple as 'we beat a crap team today under SC and we lost to a crap team Sheff U under SOD'. All I'm trying to say is that they were two completely different scenarios - Sheff U were not crap at defending, they did it well. And Stevenage - to quote another thread - 'defended like children', but were actually pretty good going forward. So, no comparison at all really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Don't think that they were poor. Carried a threat going forward, although they were poor defensively. Nowhere near the worst team to visit the gate this year, that award goes to Crawley who carried absolutely no threat whatsoever. Crikey I forgot about Crawley. Very poor side indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 I agree with your last line, but as for the first one, you can't compare getting 1 point away to getting 0 at home. Clearly Sheffield U was when the board made their mind up. As I left that game, I was sure we'd be playing in L2 next season. Now I think there's a very good chance we won't be. But as you say, let's just keep ourselves anchored and enjoy the good times. No true. Poor comparison. Certainly need to remain grounded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemmyredjeff Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Don't think that they were poor. Carried a threat going forward, although they were poor defensively. Nowhere near the worst team to visit the gate this year, that award goes to Crawley who carried absolutely no threat whatsoever. When you add Colchester and Shrewsbury to the list it shows just how frustrating it is the needless points we have dropped this season and how crap we really have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Rash and I'll conceived statement there. We'll never know whether ODriscoll would have turned things around had he not been sacked. He definitely had a tremendous of terrible luck this season and that would have changed at some point. SOD was taking us down. Belatedly good decision by the board. Anyone that bought into the transition rubbish seriously deluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 SOD was taking us down. Belatedly good decision by the board. Anyone that bought into the transition rubbish seriously deluded. There's no such thing as a transition period - football is always changing in tiny ways. Everything is always in transition. Managers use this to try and gain time - its becoming the number one sound bite for the manager that hasn't been able to turn around the club they have joined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 The reason for this today was our lack of fitness. SOD's approach to pre-season where he stated he was going to work on pass & movement rather than the traditional leg work was a disaster waiting to happen. It is at this time of the season where games come thick and fast where the pre season prep work pays off. This is why i believe we struggled second half today. However good performance and let's enjoy it as in 2013 they have been few and far between.[/ Or is it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton_fan Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Looking back, we had some very good results when McInnes took over for a while, and a good run of home wins when So'D started. Players always try harder under a new manager so we'll have to wait and see. Things had started to improve (particularly with the defence) before SC arrived, so I'm reasonably optimistic we'll escape relegation (just). However some difficult games in January so we might slip back for a while, hope everybody's still happy then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Agree with The 10 Mins. Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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