01-02-2023, 17:59
(This post was last modified: 01-02-2023, 18:14 by theo_luddite.)
One answer to most of your questions and points Devon and thanks for your thoughts, no harm an "outsider" casting a critical eye over things.
The answer is the clueless wonder that is Fotheringham, aided and abetted by yet more piss poor decisions on the scouting front.
Russell wasn't in the least bit creative unfortunately, every time he played this season. The main reasons being (in my opinion)
- he didn't have O'Brien running around like a whippet to create space for him, and/or
- "The General" aka the Hoggmeister to do the midfield tackling to take that weight off his shoulders either.
Pretty much he was pitched in with the kids we'd brought up a division or two, who were all trying to work out their own jobs in the side, and do what he does, plus the other two that had left/were "injured". The net result was a player often swamped by the other side's high or medium press and looking like he was the Queen Mary doing a 3 point turn for the most part.
Always know your limitations and the two coaches we've had so far clearly don't know theirs or those of their players.
Am I saying we shouldn't have taken Forests money? Yes, O'Brien is already at Blackburn along with Sorba the Taff and Toffolo was supposedly lining up a move to Anderlecht. Sorba, has made it plain for most of the season he hasn't wanted to be here. Don't know if that's club in general, or just pissed off regarding the Corberan saga and all that has followed, or he's got an ego bigger than his head now he's played 10 minutes in a World Cup, but what is plain is that Fotheringham is not the answer to his issues, whatever they are.
Once all the old farts we've signed are all fit to play, maybe by the end of March, we might look decent, but we will be so far adrift by then the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth acting as tugs at full speed won't pull us out of the relegation zone.
Some season's it's a joy to be a Town fan .....
Apart from the 2nd keeper, no change there then Wakey. Nil 'em all to death is Frotheringham's mantra, we don't need goals to win in this league.
Ah, that 3rd Choice keeper from Forest, that has never played for Forest either - is he in part payment for LOB and Toffo? Why is he better (just because he's older) than Bilokapic?
The answer is the clueless wonder that is Fotheringham, aided and abetted by yet more piss poor decisions on the scouting front.
Russell wasn't in the least bit creative unfortunately, every time he played this season. The main reasons being (in my opinion)
- he didn't have O'Brien running around like a whippet to create space for him, and/or
- "The General" aka the Hoggmeister to do the midfield tackling to take that weight off his shoulders either.
Pretty much he was pitched in with the kids we'd brought up a division or two, who were all trying to work out their own jobs in the side, and do what he does, plus the other two that had left/were "injured". The net result was a player often swamped by the other side's high or medium press and looking like he was the Queen Mary doing a 3 point turn for the most part.
Always know your limitations and the two coaches we've had so far clearly don't know theirs or those of their players.
Am I saying we shouldn't have taken Forests money? Yes, O'Brien is already at Blackburn along with Sorba the Taff and Toffolo was supposedly lining up a move to Anderlecht. Sorba, has made it plain for most of the season he hasn't wanted to be here. Don't know if that's club in general, or just pissed off regarding the Corberan saga and all that has followed, or he's got an ego bigger than his head now he's played 10 minutes in a World Cup, but what is plain is that Fotheringham is not the answer to his issues, whatever they are.
Once all the old farts we've signed are all fit to play, maybe by the end of March, we might look decent, but we will be so far adrift by then the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth acting as tugs at full speed won't pull us out of the relegation zone.
Some season's it's a joy to be a Town fan .....
Apart from the 2nd keeper, no change there then Wakey. Nil 'em all to death is Frotheringham's mantra, we don't need goals to win in this league.
Ah, that 3rd Choice keeper from Forest, that has never played for Forest either - is he in part payment for LOB and Toffo? Why is he better (just because he's older) than Bilokapic?
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