12-10-2015, 17:03
It would be very harsh indeed to drop Tommy, but believe me making saves behind a shit defence is easy goalkeeping. It's no- blame keeping.
It is easy to say our defence is at fault, but only one man has changed from last season ........ and he attracted quite a bit of criticism from some quarters (before he improved a Championship defence).
It seems to me this team needs to get the message that no one's place is sacrosanct. And Mr Saunders needs to convince them he's not just filling in for Paul Cook, they are going to do things his way, or not at all. Dropping Tommy wouldn't hurt him, we wouldn't lose him, he reacted brilliantly when previously dropped, and it would give players who are in their comfort zone something to think about. Chapman did okay in Bristol Rovers first team, if he's ever going to make it he has to do it very soon and he'll never do it with his bottom on a bench. Otherwise what's the point in paying him?
If Talbot were fit I'd play him of course, but the conviction seems to be there's something up and when he's physically not right he's a liability. My alternative, if you couldn't live with the vast experience of the Hump, in that position, would be to give Banks the shock of his life and tell him he's playing there.
SEB was always languid and slightly deceptive. It got him goals, but we clearly aren't doing it up front losing 1-3 with a 19 year old debutant outshining the rest. We're into October, SEB should really be delivering.
Like Pooch I wonder if Mr Saunders has the capacity for management. Apparently he left Wolves in total disarray, Crawley hardly seem to have started this season with the building blocks in place, Wrexham are no nearer the league than they were under Mr Saunders, and Donny they're just rise and fall anyway. Our own current plan isn't any more obvious than the legacy at his previous clubs. Like Pooch I hope I'm wrong.
I do think we've reached the point for radical action. Re-positioning the odd deckchair won't help if the Prozac turns out to be the Titanic.
It is easy to say our defence is at fault, but only one man has changed from last season ........ and he attracted quite a bit of criticism from some quarters (before he improved a Championship defence).
It seems to me this team needs to get the message that no one's place is sacrosanct. And Mr Saunders needs to convince them he's not just filling in for Paul Cook, they are going to do things his way, or not at all. Dropping Tommy wouldn't hurt him, we wouldn't lose him, he reacted brilliantly when previously dropped, and it would give players who are in their comfort zone something to think about. Chapman did okay in Bristol Rovers first team, if he's ever going to make it he has to do it very soon and he'll never do it with his bottom on a bench. Otherwise what's the point in paying him?
If Talbot were fit I'd play him of course, but the conviction seems to be there's something up and when he's physically not right he's a liability. My alternative, if you couldn't live with the vast experience of the Hump, in that position, would be to give Banks the shock of his life and tell him he's playing there.
SEB was always languid and slightly deceptive. It got him goals, but we clearly aren't doing it up front losing 1-3 with a 19 year old debutant outshining the rest. We're into October, SEB should really be delivering.
Like Pooch I wonder if Mr Saunders has the capacity for management. Apparently he left Wolves in total disarray, Crawley hardly seem to have started this season with the building blocks in place, Wrexham are no nearer the league than they were under Mr Saunders, and Donny they're just rise and fall anyway. Our own current plan isn't any more obvious than the legacy at his previous clubs. Like Pooch I hope I'm wrong.
I do think we've reached the point for radical action. Re-positioning the odd deckchair won't help if the Prozac turns out to be the Titanic.