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- Fri May 24, 2024 11:57 am
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 342
- Views: 6823
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
^^ Worse mate, they only have to be better than Ian's Citeh...
- Fri May 24, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: Other Footy
- Topic: Tonight's Football
- Replies: 6339
- Views: 685790
Re: Tonight's Football
Yeah - that's part of the problem for me. There are still poor overall 2-0 wins in this system. 2 pretty unequal teams, 2 great team moves to score 2 great goals, but fannying about for 70 minutes of the game, isn't a great watch. I haven't seen enough good in the system to make me go "that's what I...
- Fri May 24, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 342
- Views: 6823
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Gotta say mate, (knowing it's a bit of a bugbear for you), I don't think there's a great message around a new pitch for most, no matter how well you spin it. :-) There's also the dimension that fans were tapped to the tune of £4.5m last year, which already caused some consternation, when budget was ...
- Fri May 24, 2024 10:13 am
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 342
- Views: 6823
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
^^ There's only a few anonymous internet forummers wanting him to stay and the board say nowt (if you're judging on an equitable basis) :-) Ghost suggests they'd have probably spotted some discontent through their media team, but I do agree, to make some sort of statement would be not unadjacent to ...
- Fri May 24, 2024 9:59 am
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Our formation
- Replies: 24
- Views: 687
Re: Our formation
I think when you play for overloads (vs my man will beat your man 1 on 1) there are a number of potential derensive / transition type problems, not all of which get solved by screening. If the team is actively putting 8/9/10 their goal side of us, which we've seen teams do, then it's maybe mitigated...
- Thu May 23, 2024 5:37 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
- Replies: 506
- Views: 18887
Re: Rising in Wembley's Glow: A Bolton Wanderers Tale - Bolton vs Oxford. 18th May 2024, 4.15pm
I think my favourite aspect of the Gareth Ainsworth suggestion is that one of the complaints about Evatt is he can't adapt his football. In terms of adaptability to different habitats Ian Evatt is a footballing triffid vs the hoofball Orchid that is Gareth Ainsworth. Splice 'um, job sorted :D We've...
- Thu May 23, 2024 2:00 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 342
- Views: 6823
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
^^ It is possible we'vd not heard from Shaz/Ian/Board, because it's not occurred to them that it's even a thing...
- Thu May 23, 2024 12:29 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Our formation
- Replies: 24
- Views: 687
Re: Our formation
Yeah brilliant thread worthy. I don’t think this is purely the system. As in 352 vs 433 or whatever. Those are just numbers. It’s the system combined with how we play. Sheffield United under Wilder sort of did the 352 thing best for a while with wide centre halves stepping out and under lapping the...
- Thu May 23, 2024 9:59 am
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Our formation
- Replies: 24
- Views: 687
Our formation
There's a lot of threads where we talk about formation and associated topics (like people we have in it). But I do think it might sit well on it's own thread. I've previously said I don't have a "preferred" - just go with best match for the players you have - and I think Ghost said something similar...
- Wed May 22, 2024 7:03 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 342
- Views: 6823
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
118 a piece across here and WW - you probably need to sign up for a few alts over there too.GhostoftheBok wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 6:53 pm61-39 in the voting now. I'm running short on emails for alt accounts, though.
Edit: Given the question "what's our media team doing" - we might have our answer!
- Wed May 22, 2024 7:00 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 342
- Views: 6823
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
I want to win every game, get promoted, play at all times like we mean it and justify my handing over £60 of hard earned to watch it. If it was a marriage, there'd be a pre-nup. It doesn't matter much whether I like them or not.
- Wed May 22, 2024 5:35 pm
- Forum: General Banter
- Topic: The Politics Thread
- Replies: 20540
- Views: 2001355
- Wed May 22, 2024 5:29 pm
- Forum: General Banter
- Topic: The Politics Thread
- Replies: 20540
- Views: 2001355
Re: The Politics Thread
What a way to kick off an GE campaign. Damp squib, with things can only get wetter playing in the background. 
- Wed May 22, 2024 3:56 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 342
- Views: 6823
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Indeed and echos my point, unless it's pretty clear cut. Sort of the loitering in 10th scenario (albeit someone will point to us being 19th in D2 in December), there is unlikely to be a significant shout of "SHARKS" until one fatally bites... Was ok with that last year, but not this. He pretty much ...
- Wed May 22, 2024 3:24 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 342
- Views: 6823
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
I'm happy to make a call. :-) Can I? :D We can take it in turns like the Chuckle Brothers..."In...Out...In...Out" Just been struck by the horrible image of Chuckle Brothers porn. Lets try this slightly differently. :-) I think (whatever the view of the respective strengths of the Division next seas...
- Wed May 22, 2024 3:09 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 342
- Views: 6823
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Aye, and has been said, Buckingham didn't do consistently flawless, so I'm not sure there's much point in favouring one position over t'other. ...and McKenna won 1 in 8 mid season with Ipswich. He then won 8 in a row. ...and Evatt was 2 points adrift with 3 games in hand, and lost out by 5 points -...
- Wed May 22, 2024 3:04 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 342
- Views: 6823
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Everyone in key positions at the club has to be behind whatever choice is made, or it is more likely to fail. If Evatt doesn't have that support get someone who does. If he does, back him. I've been in a football club where people sat on the fence and held things back from a manager in case they ne...
- Wed May 22, 2024 3:02 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 342
- Views: 6823
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Aye, and has been said, Buckingham didn't do consistently flawless, so I'm not sure there's much point in favouring one position over t'other.Dave Sutton's barnet wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 2:53 pmHow did it work out for Sunderland when they sacked their manager this season?
These things can go either way.
- Wed May 22, 2024 2:52 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 342
- Views: 6823
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
The idea you stick with Evatt for a whole season unless it’s ‘disastrous’ doesn’t make sense. Sunderland sacked Johnson, think they were third and went up. Buckingham came in December and went up. There are loads of examples of changing managers mid way through. Evatt imo should be gone by now. But...
- Wed May 22, 2024 2:18 pm
- Forum: The Trotters
- Topic: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
- Replies: 342
- Views: 6823
Re: Should I(E) stay or should I(E) go?
Not for me 12-15 games, that was this year - I'll be reacting before then. I'm sure. If the board feel the same way they should ask him to go now. Oh I'm sure they don't care much what my view is - their pick to make. Just saying from my perspective, he doesn't have 12-15 games next season. :-)