jackalbion
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- Aug 30, 2011
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I’d just like to emphasise, I’m fickle as f***, its much better when we win isn’t it?
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[Albion] Fabian IN
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Justice
Dangerous Idiot
I get the impression this was a week of truths in the camp. They made a decision to get behind the coach which I’m glad about and it showed. Every player fought for the shirt tonight and I don’t think we’ve been like that for a while.
junior
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Because of Everton and the other shit performances before that.
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
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The Palace performance was the one that really opened my eyes to how easy we were to play against.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
He’s been managing for ten years.
But nowhere near this level and for a professional team for a lot less than that, it’s completely different. He’s having to learn on the job quickly.
Greg Bobkin
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But 'One game doesn't make a season'...
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
True but it’s used as a weapon against him. When people quote his age, they make it sound like he’s only managed for a couple of seasons.
So, togetherness for 3 games. That’ll fix it
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Three games before Everton were wins with clean sheets.
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I am not foolish enough to even consider we’ll keep that up in every game for the rest of the season! Good performances against two teams above us in the table and one at the bottom will have me Fab IN for the rest of the season. You choose whatever sarcastic route you likeSo, togetherness for 3 games. That’ll fix it
If we can reach that level of performance, or close for the rest of the season, IN all the way - particularly if he doesn’t drop Rutter when he’s on a roll or play innovative one mad midfields in the trickier away trips. Hopefully he can have the players just as intense amd motivated against the less glamorous opponents going forward. A bit of luck with injuries would help too. Let’s see what sort of run we can put together.
It’s a legitimate concern.
We have so many young players that adding a young coach into the mix can make us look like an under 21 side taking on experienced professionals.
What he has done is get a reaction out of the players after last week so, for that, he deserves to get the whole season (which he was always going to get because that’s how TB rolls). But it’s absolutely fair to worry about another huge ricket as he learns top level British football.
Gazwag
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Up pops Mr Entitled pissed off we won, like every time he/she is when we win
I just can’t understand it personally. Did people really think when we hired a 32 year old Coach that he was going to be the finished article? Did people really think he wasn’t going to make mistakes? It makes no sense to me whatsoever, of course he was going to. I cannot fathom why anyone can be going ‘back and forth’ on him after 6 months. The whole point is that he is a long-term hire, and it shows a complete lack of understanding of Bloom / Barber’s strategy to constantly be thinking ‘shall we / shan’t we sack him’.
The reactionary nonsense on here from grown adults after we have won / lost football matches has been nothing short of embarrassing.
Robinjakarta
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Was fence before last night and remain there. There are well documented reasons for reservations and reasons for optimism. Last night showed among other things ability to pick a suitable starting 11, make effective substitutions, play effectively for 90 minutes and to close up a match, so more, please, and let's see at the end of the season.
I know what you’re saying but we’ve been here before. A long term coach hired who couldn’t win games at home and frustrated at times with slow possession. Then the long term plan came to fruition and he buggered off.
At best we’ve got a guy who will grow with the club and stuff all the criticism down people’s throats. At worst we’ve got a guy who will get the odd win but mostly go on bad runs with the occasional thrashing. And, in the middle, we’re a YTS scheme for the next Liverpool coach.
Is it embarrassing or is it just the kind of thing you expect on a football forum full of opinions? I don’t think it’s much different to the conversation people would have in the pub post match. To be embarrassing would be to suggest that people beyond NSC take a huge amount of notice, which seems unlikely.