Davefevs Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 23 minutes ago, Ivorguy said: I do wonder what the interview selection process looked like. Did they ask Manning what his tactical approach would be? Did they ask him what timescale he thought it would take to get the team to change? Did they ask him what Plan B was in the middle of a game if the team was struggling? Did they ask him his policy re the bench and blooding youngsters? Did they talk to the club captain about the new tactical approach and ask him about possible players’ reactions and timescale for adaptation? Did they ask King re new approaches to coaching, given that he is both in first team squad and on coaching side of things? Finally, I wonder when was the last time JL and BT did any training re interview techniques and good practice. BT / GM / JL - we’ve handpicked you Liam, when can you start? LM - so you’re not gonna ask me about behaviours, principles, anything like that, right? BT / GM / JL - no, you’re young, therefore you must be modern, progressive and play high press attacking football LM - ok, where do I sign, and where do I add my termination clauses 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 10 Author Report Share Posted March 10 Okay only fair to show the improvement. It hasn't updated yet but we are 15th now. In respect of League Table since Manning joined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 11 Author Report Share Posted March 11 It has now updated. Fairly mediocre all told. 26 pts, 22 games..1.18 PPG under Manning. 7 wins in 22 15.71% 20.475% To merely get to par, we would need another 1 or 2 wins by this point and crucially another 4 or minimum 5 points. We possibly have drawn a greater ratio. 22 x 1.4=30.8..we are on 26. 40% of 22 is 8.8..we are on 7. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 Hasn't updated for today's game AFAIK BUT..Swansea now above us in the Manning era. We are 16th. 26 pts, 23 games..1.13 PPG under Manning. 7 wins in 23 19.29% 23.93% To merely get to par, we would need another 2 wins by this point and crucially another 6 minimum points. We possibly have drawn a greater ratio. 23 x 1.4=32.2. We are on 26. 40% of 23 is 9.2..We are on 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 Here we go, looks right to me. 16th and counting since Manning arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 29 Author Report Share Posted March 29 Is only fair I update on a rolling basis. 14th since Manning took over..maybe we are approaching parity again but if the endeavour, cohesion and being well set today was the baseline of performance I don't think there would be many complaints right now. Anyway. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 14 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Is only fair I update on a rolling basis. 14th since Manning took over..maybe we are approaching parity again but if the endeavour, cohesion and being well set today was the baseline of performance I don't think there would be many complaints right now. Anyway. A 33% win ratio isn't too bad, but we've been edged out of games too often. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Is only fair I update on a rolling basis. 14th since Manning took over..maybe we are approaching parity again but if the endeavour, cohesion and being well set today was the baseline of performance I don't think there would be many complaints right now. Anyway. Can I ask Pops, what site do you get this info from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-S-M Seagull Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, Harry said: Can I ask Pops, what site do you get this info from? www.wellcoached.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted March 30 Admin Report Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, Harry said: Can I ask Pops, what site do you get this info from? Transfermarkt also allows you to create a form table for any time period in the Championship>>>Stats section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 5 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said: www.wellcoached.com thanks. Tried that but only got this….. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 5 hours ago, W-S-M Seagull said: www.wellcoached.com and then I found this……. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 9 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Is only fair I update on a rolling basis. 14th since Manning took over..maybe we are approaching parity again but if the endeavour, cohesion and being well set today was the baseline of performance I don't think there would be many complaints right now. Anyway. Yep, it mirrors the whole season and proves that the squad is mid table at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 30 Author Report Share Posted March 30 (edited) 8 hours ago, Harry said: Can I ask Pops, what site do you get this info from? Here Harry. https://www.twtd.co.uk/league-tables/competition:championship/daterange/fromdate: You can then select the date range, very useful resource. There used to be one whereby you could do it with historic League tables going back years and years too but that site seems to have gone. Edited March 30 by Mr Popodopolous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon bristol Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 15 minutes ago, Tomo said: Yep, it mirrors the whole season and proves that the squad is mid table at best. Agreed, there was clearly a need for a creative midfielder all along, and a lack of goals from the forwards. 14th place after selling scott and semenyo who were still here when we finished 14th last season shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Just now, Simon bristol said: Agreed, there was clearly a need for a creative midfielder all along, and a lack of goals from the forwards. 14th place after selling scott and semenyo who were still here when we finished 14th last season shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Absolutely. I think people have already forgotten how important Scott and Semenyo were 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 It is interesting that under Manning we have scored only one less goal away from home than we have at Ashton. That is despite picking up many more points at home than we have away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 It is interesting that under Manning we have scored only one less goal away from home than we have at Ashton. That is despite picking up many more points at home than we have away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, Simon bristol said: Agreed, there was clearly a need for a creative midfielder all along, and a lack of goals from the forwards. 14th place after selling scott and semenyo who were still here when we finished 14th last season shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Semenyo went in January Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 2 hours ago, And Its Smith said: Absolutely. I think people have already forgotten how important Scott and Semenyo were Imagine, if they had been adequately replaced, though. Perhaps a fair bit higher than 14th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 5 minutes ago, Sir Geoff said: Imagine, if they had been adequately replaced, though. Perhaps a fair bit higher than 14th. Absolutely. Although the coach has a huge level of importance as well. Look at Ipswich. Man for man are they any better than us? Probably not. Certainly at the start of this season their players were labelled not good enough. But they are top of the league. Is this squad good enough for top six? Maybe, under the right manager. Neither Pearson nor Manning good enough to achieve what I appreciate is a very difficult job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 30 Author Report Share Posted March 30 I wouldn't say we are as good as Ipswich man for man but they had a momentum on their side, a sense of now is the time, some judicious strengthening whereas we didn't and still haven't adequately replaced Scott and arguably Semenyo, plus great availability with key players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 5 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: I wouldn't say we are as good as Ipswich man for man but they had a momentum on their side, a sense of now is the time, some judicious strengthening whereas we didn't and still haven't adequately replaced Scott and arguably Semenyo, plus great availability with key players. They're one of those teams who are greater than the sum of their parts . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 16 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Absolutely. Although the coach has a huge level of importance as well. Look at Ipswich. Man for man are they any better than us? Probably not. Certainly at the start of this season their players were labelled not good enough. But they are top of the league. Is this squad good enough for top six? Maybe, under the right manager. Neither Pearson nor Manning good enough to achieve what I appreciate is a very difficult job Forget McKenna for the mo’ (he’s very good). What Ipswich do is play brave football. Dare I say front foot, fast-paced, attacking, “we’ll score more than you” football. They play the same patterns, they don’t give a shit, they trust the receiving player will do what they plan. Even at 1-0 up yesterday they didn’t just try to defend, but they didn’t execute their patterns and had chances on the break. A good example for us at how intent can make a big difference. +++++ When are opponents gonna realise Davis crosses square / back 99% of the time? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 23 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Forget McKenna for the mo’ (he’s very good). What Ipswich do is play brave football. Dare I say front foot, fast-paced, attacking, “we’ll score more than you” football. They play the same patterns, they don’t give a shit, they trust the receiving player will do what they plan. Even at 1-0 up yesterday they didn’t just try to defend, but they didn’t execute their patterns and had chances on the break. A good example for us at how intent can make a big difference. +++++ When are opponents gonna realise Davis crosses square / back 99% of the time? McKenna is the reason a bunch of league one players are the top of the league so it’s hard to forget him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, And Its Smith said: McKenna is the reason a bunch of league one players are the top of the league so it’s hard to forget him! They aren’t a bunch of lg1 players though. Chaplin, Morsy, Luongo to name three have all had solid Champ careers. Travis, Ball, Tuanzebe, Moore. Together with youngsters like Davis (Leeds), Clarke (Stoke, Arsenal), etc, etc. They are outperforming their individual levels and I’m sure McKenna is a huge part of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 2 minutes ago, Davefevs said: They aren’t a bunch of lg1 players though. Chaplin, Morsy, Luongo to name three have all had solid Champ careers. Travis, Ball, Tuanzebe, Moore. Together with youngsters like Davis (Leeds), Clarke (Stoke, Arsenal), etc, etc. They are outperforming their individual levels and I’m sure McKenna is a huge part of that. I was being flippant. People say this squad isn’t good enough but then said Ipswich wouldn’t do anything this season with a bunch of league one players. My point is, a good coach can get players looking better than another coach. Pearson and Manning have produced mid table finishes with this squad but maybe more can be done with them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 3 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: I was being flippant. People say this squad isn’t good enough but then said Ipswich wouldn’t do anything this season with a bunch of league one players. My point is, a good coach can get players looking better than another coach. Pearson and Manning have produced mid table finishes with this squad but maybe more can be done with them. Got you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDarwall Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 To be honest if someone had told me pre season that a midfield containing Luongo & Morsy would be top of the pile with 7 games to go I'd have laughed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon bristol Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, TDarwall said: To be honest if someone had told me pre season that a midfield containing Luongo & Morsy would be top of the pile with 7 games to go I'd have laughed. Agreed,, mckenna has done a rediculous job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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