A Hard Day's Night by Lennon & McCarthy (A) Ipswich 3/11/15

[Worthy4England]

I'm not talking about the panorama of Allardyce's entire tenure, I'm talking about the last 2 seasons when he bored the socks off me. It's subjective. I'll never forget Birmingham away when he came out and said he'd "love a 0-0" beforehand. Yep, let's all get excited about travelling down to Brum for a 0-0. We lost by the way, 1-0.

Or the home collapse against newly promoted Reading.

What I don't understand is you won't accept any positives about Lennon, yet you don't want him sacked either?

To be honest I was pushing for us to get Lennon and at the time thought it was a real coup for us getting him - but 12 months later there are zero positives about Lennon, we have made absolutely zero progress, in fact we have gone backwards and he's now putting out a disjointed, disorganised, unmotivated, piss poor bunch of wasters on a regular basis, he's also now found Dougie's bingo machine and is using it to select the RB every week (despite spending what little cash on not one but 2 new full backs who he now won't play)

He's not addressed any of the issues required to move us forward - a striker who can score, a tough tackling midfield leader and a defensive solidity. Even though we have no money he's been allowed to bring in plenty of his own players of which none have improved the side.

I still like Lennon, but he hasn't got any idea whatsoever to get us out of this alarming slump - 1st thing for me is to drop Pratley, in the form he's in (his form of the 1st few years) he's liability, a plodding 'trotter' like cart house and he's supposedly our leader on the pitch - the team currently mirror Pratley i.e. lethargic, ambling, plodding, slow, can't be arsed. We have too many sulkers / shithouses in the side - Feeney, Vela who play with their heads down.

IMO his 'so called' passion is not enough on its own to get out us of the mess we are in, we need someone who can organise, motivate and get this bunch of 'very limited' players playing with pride, spirit & passion, pressing closing down the opposition, getting in their faces and playing with a quicker tempo - and also someone who is tactically aware and unfortunately Lennon is clearly clueless tactically.

I haven't got a clue who we could get or who would come here with this bunch of talentless wasters & also whether we can actually afford to replace him - but simply judging him on his managerial ability at BWFC in the last 12 months he can go now for me....he'll obviously not resign because he'll lose a pay off, but IMO his body language at recent games looks that of a man who doesn't want to be there, doesn't like the job & can't wait to get out because he knows that he can't improve 'his' shower of shite - this may possibly be due to Mjallby leaving or it could just be that he had it easy at Celtic....and perhaps he knows deep down that its nigh on impossible to get this bunch of players interested in winning football matches.

Some reasonable points of view in this PT. Reality is we could (and generally do) argue about formations, individual players, bizarre team selections, strange signings, whether the current incumbent is the "right man for the job". Bottom line is, Lennon said his target was play-offs not so very long ago. As with any other Manager including the clueless Freedman, fcukwit Coyle, boring bastard Megson, short-arsed Lee, the only real important measure is where we are in the table.

Allardyce did table position very well. Mr Jugs can comment on whether Allardyce should have said he was aiming for a nil-nil at Brum, but the bottom line is we qualified for Europe that season. At the end of December we were third in the table (iirc) and hardly dropped below 5th for most of the season. I'll take that form every time, thanks. It didn't bore me.

Losing to MK Dons. That bores me shitless. Sitting here not expecting to get anything better than a draw against Preston bores me shitless. Turning up to the game convinced we're going to get fcuk all out of it and play like a clueless set of bastards. That bores me shitless. Having no fcuker who can put the ball in the net and being the lowest scoring team in the entire football league - that bores me shitless. One win in 15 games - I don't need to tell you how good that feels - but I will - it bores me shitless.

We've won 7 out of 41 games this year. Not good enough by anybody's standards.

[Peter Thompson]

Some reasonable points of view in this PT. Reality is we could (and generally do) argue about formations, individual players, bizarre team selections, strange signings, whether the current incumbent is the "right man for the job". Bottom line is, Lennon said his target was play-offs not so very long ago. As with any other Manager including the clueless Freedman, fcukwit Coyle, boring bastard Megson, short-arsed Lee, the only real important measure is where we are in the table.

Allardyce did table position very well. Mr Jugs can comment on whether Allardyce should have said he was aiming for a nil-nil at Brum, but the bottom line is we qualified for Europe that season. At the end of December we were third in the table (iirc) and hardly dropped below 5th for most of the season. I'll take that form every time, thanks. It didn't bore me.

Losing to MK Dons. That bores me shitless. Sitting here not expecting to get anything better than a draw against Preston bores me shitless. Turning up to the game convinced we're going to get fcuk all out of it and play like a clueless set of bastards. That bores me shitless. Having no fcuker who can put the ball in the net and being the lowest scoring team in the entire football league - that bores me shitless. One win in 15 games - I don't need to tell you how good that feels - but I will - it bores me shitless.

We've won 7 out of 41 games this year. Not good enough by anybody's standards.

To be honest its 1 win in 21 stretching back to last season

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Last season was always gonna tail off after we stayed up. Saying "1 win in 21" smacks of arbitrary line-drawing in mid-March. Far more damning, to me, to say 1 win in all 15 games we've played this season, after a full pre-season, and two full transfer windows.

[Athers]

Both the goals there I thought, "Doesn't look like they should score from this... goal." No decent attempts to stop the shots but poor stuff from Amos it looks like.

Not one highlight for us!

[BWFC_Insane]

Last season was always gonna tail off after we stayed up. Saying "1 win in 21" smacks of arbitrary line-drawing in mid-March. Far more damning, to me, to say 1 win in all 15 games we've played this season, after a full pre-season, and two full transfer windows.

Why were we always going to tail off?

And Birmingham City....

[Bruce Rioja]

Pick the bones out of that. I can see two counts of Prince Ball Watching (neither led to a goal) and one count of Amos Poor Positioning (he probably should have done better with the first, too, and judging by his reaction, he knows it).

Roll on Bristol City.

If you were to run around in a circle there, Dr Hotdog, either clockwise or anticlockwise, it's entirely up to you, then you'd curl a nice shit out. Far better than the one that you've just posted.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Last season was always gonna tail off after we stayed up. Saying "1 win in 21" smacks of arbitrary line-drawing in mid-March. Far more damning, to me, to say 1 win in all 15 games we've played this season, after a full pre-season, and two full transfer windows.

Why were we always going to tail off?

And Birmingham City....

Tail off because mission was accomplished, and half the team was always leaving. Maybe "always" is too strong but it didn't surprise me.

Dunno what you mean about Brum.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Anyway, less than 3 days to go. Who's coming up with the thread title? Come on?
Bristols=tits
redbreasts=cock robins.
The arena is fecund with insinuation.

[Harry Genshaw]

To cheer myself up I watched Jule's goal at Southampton again. Thanks DSB. At the time I think it was the mentalist celebration I'd ever been part of watching the Wanderers. Swiftly followed by the biggest baddest kick in the knackers I've ever had but hey ho.

I followed this by watching the Ipswich highlights and got my videos confused. Who was the lumbering no4 playing for us last night that ambles into view on all their attacks without looking like he's going to do anything useful?. I swear it's Paul feckin Comstive!

[twilight]

To cheer myself up I watched Jule's goal at Southampton again. Thanks DSB. At the time I think it was the mentalist celebration I'd ever been part of watching the Wanderers. Swiftly followed by the biggest baddest kick in the knackers I've ever had but hey ho.

I followed this by watching the Ipswich highlights and got my videos confused. Who was the lumbering no4 playing for us last night that ambles into view on all their attacks without looking like he's going to do anything useful?. I swear it's Paul feckin Comstive!

Think it's Dervite??

[TonyDomingos]

Jeez. Can someone buy this thread a one way ticket to a clinic in Switzerland please. De. Press. Ing. And not a single Beatles pun for days.

[enrdentw]

All the BWFC squad are running up Rivington tomorrow.

Fool(s) on the Hill.

[Enoch]

Yes, it isn't great at the moment, but if we have a fully fit squad in January and IF the board will release some funds and IF the scouts and Lennon get together and bring in some talent, I'm optimistic that things will improve.

... and if DSb's aunt can get her neck around wearing the old man's bollocks.

I'm certain. If he can keep his best XI fit, and if he can lift the players' confidence and MAYBE spend some cash in Jan on some talent, things will improve.

... and if DSb's aunt can get her neck around wearing the old man's bollocks.

this may possibly be due to Mjallby leaving

I like listening to him and he comes across like he knows the game and he's a sincere genuine man ...

Nice

... but what I'm seeing on the pitch with his team selections, tactics, lack of team shape, no passion, slow tempo, no pressing like we did in his 1st few games I'm seriously doubting his managerial ability

Well at least he's nice to listen to and comes across a sincere genuine man .

[TonyDomingos]

All the BWFC squad are running up Rivington tomorrow.

Fool(s) on the Hill.

THREAD CLOSED.

[Jugs]

Yes, it isn't great at the moment, but if we have a fully fit squad in January and IF the board will release some funds and IF the scouts and Lennon get together and bring in some talent, I'm optimistic that things will improve.

... and if DSb's aunt can get her neck around wearing the old man's bollocks.

I'm certain. If he can keep his best XI fit, and if he can lift the players' confidence and MAYBE spend some cash in Jan on some talent, things will improve.

... and if DSb's aunt can get her neck around wearing the old man's bollocks.

this may possibly be due to Mjallby leaving

I like listening to him and he comes across like he knows the game and he's a sincere genuine man ...

Nice

... but what I'm seeing on the pitch with his team selections, tactics, lack of team shape, no passion, slow tempo, no pressing like we did in his 1st few games I'm seriously doubting his managerial ability

Well at least he's nice to listen to and comes across a sincere genuine man .

Do you think it's time for him to go then?

[Enoch]

Jeez. Can someone buy this thread a one way ticket to a clinic in Switzerland please. De. Press. Ing. And not a single Beatles pun for days.

I'd go with 'The End.'

[Jugs]

Not got an answer, Enoch?

[Dr Hotdog]

HELP!

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

I suppose if things carry on there's a chance he'll do a presser entirely in song titles by the Hey Jude Hitmakers.

“Not Guilty. What Goes On? You Never Give Me Your Money. Money, That’s What I Want. It’s All Too Much, I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party, I’m Down, I’m a Loser. I’ll Be On My Way; You Won’t See Me. Good Night.”

[norm the jedi]

Sergeant Lennons Low cost Heartless Band ?