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GhostoftheBok

I think we need to separate signings like Forrester, Moulden and Ashworth from the Collins and Dions of this world. We need signings that will really take on League One. We also need to make investments and some of those will fail. You have to sell players eventually, though, to keep the lights on. ...

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jmjhb wrote: ↑
Mon May 20, 2024 2:26 pm
Out of interest, Ghost, who would top your list of replacement managers?

My appointment would be really unpopular.

Stephen Robinson.

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In short, it needs to shit or get off the pot. That much, yes. You win or it doesn't matter. This is the first time, for me, Evatt has objectively failed. I think previously each season could be seen as successful. This one can't. Most managers fail. The question is how they react. I don't like Ian...

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4 new wingbacks seems a stretch when Randell has mostly done well and Cogley was in the Team of the Year.

I'm sick of talking about (the now promoted) Kane Wilson. Get me two wingbacks of that level, please, so I can shut up about it.

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DJBlu wrote: ↑
Mon May 20, 2024 1:58 pm
Nixon says we're after signing Ashworth on a permanent.

Has he been injured as he's not featured for months?

Neither has Ramsay and I've no clue what has gone on there either.

Some aspects of this run in, as well as being really disappointing, have been just plain weird.

GhostoftheBok

The issue for me is we score so many goals and have just added a 750k forward who is thriving in this system. My instinct is 100% to fix the issues and save what's clearly working. I do understand the "change completely and go simple" stuff, but there's so much that works. Changing the formation won...

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I'm not really tied to a particular formation, it's sort of why Managers exist. 352, 433, 442 which ever one gets us up. Most "formations" are meaningless now. Almost all teams play different shapes based on where the ball is at the time and players are expected to know. Very little static stuff on...

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Specifically I’d say a 4231! Meh, numbers. Players have roles. The numbers don't really matter. If we switch to whatever your preferred system is who do YOU rely on being able to win League One next season? I'm not setting a trap, just wondering how many first 11 players you feel we'd need to top t...

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Sounds more like Moulden has ties to Bolton so 2+2=4, thereby we're interested. Same maths would give Bogdan a chance of signing for us given he's been watching our play off final. If Nicko is just pulling strings, fine. We need better players in parts of the 11, but we also need to be more robust ...

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There are fewer wing backs - they are highly specialised roles and I think the quality we need in those positions to specifically make this system work is exceptionally high. You are looking for players with everything in their game. I don’t think it’s the same for example at centre half in a norma...

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I don't doubt the veracity of that. It's often least loss of bottle takes the booty. I'm not suggesting 20 new players nor that pressure gets to players. As ever we head to the extremes to try and land a point. But you do need sufficient on your half of the pitch to get the right outcome. If I look...

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Not for me. I think the changes needed to make ‘tweaks’ would be too expensive. If Sharon has the money to get top quality wing backs then we can maybe do that but I’m not seeing it likely. Is that true of any player we need in when we attach the words "top quality" to them? Two "top quality" centr...

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I’d be reluctant too but I’d also make sure they have protection in front. Players to help head and kick it when necessary to take the pressure off the centre backs. Johnston reads the game better than anyone we’ve got and I think if you say to him and Toal you are here to head it, kick it and keep...

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It is for me. Ability includes the ability not to underperform so often. The most worrying thing from where I'm sat, is if it's just one player, that happens occasionally and we deal with it. When it's most of the team on the same day, there just aren't enough subs on the bench. Most footballers ar...

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Worth noting that before we switched to a 3 some on here wanted Johnston out of the club, because he was "never a defender" in a back 4. That is absolutely not snark, by the way - but I think we'd have to assume that a Johnston coming back off a full year out and coming into a back four is unlikely ...

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I'm sure Saturday has had a massive impact. So it should, probably our most important game in 7 years. I mean we could wait to July to see if it sways back, some, but this isn't a minority of not reets. July won't do anything much. Only performances and results will shift it now and only promotion ...

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Simple question for those who are (understandably) asking for a back four: who's your one central striker, in either the 4-3-3 or the 4-2-3-1? If it's Charles, and let's be honest he's easily our best source of goals, how does that help the total lack of 'stickability' we saw on Saturday? If it's n...

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^^ I think for me, Bertie, if he's going to go, either under his own steam or otherwise, we just need it to occur quickly. We've been told plenty that a minority or just a few not rights want him gone, but this little survey (obviously not statistically representative) suggests there might be a few...

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So any manager who sets us up to concede 5 goals in 10 games and to have the sort of structure they showed in the run in will I think have more joy here. I have no issue with that. You can play differently to how we do and still have the same basic principles in place. The new manager doesn't have ...

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BWFC_Insane wrote: ↑
Mon May 20, 2024 11:00 am
You don’t get peerages for select committee appearances so I think that’s wide of the mark.

I didn't claim you do.

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