bexhill reds Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 7 minutes ago, Top Robin said: Be interesting to see who Liam manages to bring in this transfer window. You feel that just a couple of tweaks could make the difference. The last 2 games suggest it’ll take more than tweaks… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 15 minutes ago, Top Robin said: Be interesting to see who Liam manages to bring in this transfer window. You feel that just a couple of tweaks could make the difference. We already have a couple of tweaks running our club. Assisted by Tin Can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearded_red Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 Will this new period in our history include a shot on target? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 (edited) 13 minutes ago, bearded_red said: Will this new period in our history include a shot on target? True. It’s like stepping back in time to the Holden era, rather than any bright new dawn. Zero quality (and no tactical nous today) to break down sides that sit in against us. Edited January 1 by tin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original OTIB Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 6 minutes ago, tin said: True. It’s like stepping back in time to the Holden era, rather than any bright new dawn. Zero quality (and no tactical nous today) to break down sides that sit in against us. They did not "sit in" second half. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shauntaylor85 Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 Same old rubbish. Whoever is in charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 48 minutes ago, bexhill reds said: The last 2 games suggest it’ll take more than tweaks… T'windows, maybe three 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveInSA Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 Ok here’s what will happen. Steve will unbox the nest egg over the next three windows. We’ll buy 8-10 players. We will sell our best players. We will still be in mid table. But playing a different brand of football with an increased playing squad. Manning will be fired in December 2025. Along with Tinnion. and then we will start again. With no real plan or continuity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoc Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, bearded_red said: Will this new period in our history include a shot on target? Have to confess, if I was the manager I'd instruct them to try a few speculative/pointless shots from 40yds just to improves the stats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, The Original OTIB said: They did not "sit in" second half. Totally agree; by “sides” I wasn’t solely referring to Millwall today - and thought that was pretty clear to be fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 4 hours ago, The Original OTIB said: They did not "sit in" second half. What Millwall did was be solid first half, nullify Dickie’s effectiveness on the ball (that’s the key part of the tactics), wait for us to get ragged, lose our shape and then boss the game. Textbook tactical victory against us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 "A new dawn year has broken, has it not?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1t_ref_again Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 14 minutes ago, Numero Uno said: What Millwall did was be solid first half, nullify Dickie’s effectiveness on the ball (that’s the key part of the tactics), wait for us to get ragged, lose our shape and then boss the game. Textbook tactical victory against us. In fairness a Millwall who finished 7th I think last year, have just changed the manager, beat Norwich & QPR in the last 2 games and drew with Stoke and Huddersfield after a narrow 3-2 loss to Leicester, Perhaps it was a mixture of fatigue and caught out in the 2nd half, by a side who are finding good form and better than there position 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 15 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said: In fairness a Millwall who finished 7th I think last year, have just changed the manager, beat Norwich & QPR in the last 2 games and drew with Stoke and Huddersfield after a narrow 3-2 loss to Leicester, Perhaps it was a mixture of fatigue and caught out in the 2nd half, by a side who are finding good form and better than there position There is some truth to this but to be making a play for the top 6, their away record is ropey...quite sure it has been anyway- get it in some ways but they have been stronger at home recently..certainly possible t9 lose but has to go down as disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1t_ref_again Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 27 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: There is some truth to this but to be making a play for the top 6, their away record is ropey...quite sure it has been anyway- get it in some ways but they have been stronger at home recently..certainly possible t9 lose but has to go down as disappointing. I am disappointed with the loss and had hoped we would push on today, but people seem to ignore we are playing against another team, in this case also in form Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 (edited) 3 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said: I am disappointed with the loss and had hoped we would push on today, but people seem to ignore we are playing against another team, in this case also in form Improving form, fair enough. Sykes starting on the bench set a poor tone, arguably TGH too..what was the final reason for benching Sykes (I know he got the subsequent injury). Edited January 1 by Mr Popodopolous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1t_ref_again Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 15 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Improving form, fair enough. Sykes starting on the bench set a poor tone, arguably TGH too..what was the final reason for benching Sykes (I know he got the subsequent injury). The problem is like most things at the club we know very little of the reasoning behind decisions, maybe struggling with illness or injury or LM just wanted to rotate with so many games or tactical, but agree ideally would have preferred them both to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 5 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said: The problem is like most things at the club we know very little of the reasoning behind decisions, maybe struggling with illness or injury or LM just wanted to rotate with so many games or tactical, but agree ideally would have preferred them both to start Could have been carrying a knock or similar yeah. Our squad just feels that bit too light..2 or 3 probably. NP had similar issues, injuries were a bit worse in his 14 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 45 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Improving form, fair enough. Sykes starting on the bench set a poor tone, arguably TGH too..what was the final reason for benching Sykes (I know he got the subsequent injury). 26 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said: The problem is like most things at the club we know very little of the reasoning behind decisions, maybe struggling with illness or injury or LM just wanted to rotate with so many games or tactical, but agree ideally would have preferred them both to start LM explained pre-match, rest / rotation / fatigue type reasons. All perfectly sensible. I don’t blame team selection, in fact I don’t really blame anyone. Shit happens. That’s the team we are in its current evolution. But the facts are we weren’t very good today, last week against Hull we were. The post below is a simple (not in a derogatory way No1) explanation of what happened. 1 hour ago, Numero Uno said: What Millwall did was be solid first half, nullify Dickie’s effectiveness on the ball (that’s the key part of the tactics), wait for us to get ragged, lose our shape and then boss the game. Textbook tactical victory against us. What is happening more than once or twice (is it a trend) is that when we lose control of a game - typically the centre of the pitch / midfield (which is one of LMs fundamentals) - we struggle to wrestle the game back. Norwich, Sunderland and Millwall all examples. Something to work on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 9 hours ago, tin said: True. It’s like stepping back in time to the Holden era, rather than any bright new dawn. Zero quality (and no tactical nous today) to break down sides that sit in against us. And also conceding late goals has slowly sneaked back in. 4 hours ago, sh1t_ref_again said: Perhaps it was a mixture of fatigue and caught out in the 2nd half, by a side who are finding good form and better than there position Once again a team figures us out by half time. They change. We fail to adapt. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollsRoyce Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 Until BCFC has new owners, a new recruitment team, a new ceo, new manager and a new energy and direction, it is going nowhere forward. First look at the people involved today, seriously. Can you imagine any other billionaire employing that group of people as their blueprint to get a promotion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 14 hours ago, DaveInSA said: Ok here’s what will happen. Steve will unbox the nest egg over the next three windows. We’ll buy 8-10 players. We will sell our best players. We will still be in mid table. But playing a different brand of football with an increased playing squad. Manning will be fired in December 2025. Along with Tinnion. and then we will start again. With no real plan or continuity. Dressed as a dandy highwayman (not a sea-going bandit) we all sing in unison: ".... so unbox the nest egg, and do us all a favour (/buy us all a striker)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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