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GhostoftheBok

If you were Evatt, why would you leave unless you have received a great offer elsewhere? Me personally? If I felt I couldn't do the job to my best level I'd resign, yes. Mileage varies, though, and I agree with your point. I think the worst thing for the football club is a half-arsed, sulking Evatt...

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Abdoulaye's Twin wrote: ↑
Mon May 20, 2024 3:06 pm
Pringles aren't crisps

Agreed, potato cardboard.

Like I said, take it or leave it

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Worthy4England wrote: ↑
Mon May 20, 2024 3:01 pm
I'm just not convinced he can drive enough change (and I mean enough, rather than wholesale) to get what's maybe the required 10% improvement.

Neither am I, as things stand.

I think he's capable, in theory. I'm not sure the current man, as he exists in the real world, can.

He needs to show it.

GhostoftheBok

Quick thought.

If we went back-4 and signed Ashworth, are people then happy with that one?

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Abdoulaye's Twin wrote: ↑
Mon May 20, 2024 2:51 pm
I'm more of a crisps man...and quite contrary

I can do you a half-eaten tube of Sour Cream and Onion Pringles. Take it or leave it.

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Abdoulaye's Twin wrote: ↑
Mon May 20, 2024 2:49 pm
I thought I was waffling (as usual)

Join the wafflers' club. We have cake.

GhostoftheBok

I would be surprised if Baxter stays. He will want to play higher up the pyramid. He reset his carreer with us, well below where he really want to be, but would have expected to be in the Championship next season. That hasn't happened so if a good offer comes in for him, he will be gone. Think this...

GhostoftheBok

You're not selling me on the vision here, Ghost! 🤣🤣 I know, I know :lol: He's had three proper jobs. Absolutely excelled in two and made real mistakes in the third. I actively want a manager who has experienced failure and come back better. He's played multiple styles of football with different gro...

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.

GhostoftheBok

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...

GhostoftheBok

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...

GhostoftheBok

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...

GhostoftheBok

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...

GhostoftheBok

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 ...

GhostoftheBok

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...

GhostoftheBok

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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