Elphick's treatment today...

[bright1064]

Ok so he was very very poor and made mistakes. But you could see his confidence was all over the shop and at half time all of our team ran off down to the changing rooms together leaving Elphick out on the pitch. Virgo (who was only a sub warming up at this point) was the ONLY player to give Elphick a pat on the back, as it was obvious his head was in a bad place.

Also when Elphick got subbed, Slade gave him a look of evil, as Elphick walked straight past him and sat on the bench. Then I swear I saw Slade lay-in to him. Maybe Elphick is one of the players that is not fully behind Slade? I think Elphick KNEW that he had been poor, and maybe a different approach rather than shouting at him like a schoolkid is needed here? His confidence must be at an all time low and it showed.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

He has gone to pieces with Slade in charge. Very sad to see.

 

[sir albion]

Get slade out

 

[bright1064]

Didn't help when Slade blamed Elphick for an entire result earlier on in the season.

 

[The Truth]

Ok so he was very very poor and made mistakes. But you could see his confidence was all over the shop and at half time all of our team ran off down to the changing rooms together leaving Elphick out on the pitch. Virgo (who was only a sub warming up at this point) was the ONLY player to give Elphick a pat on the back, as it was obvious his head was in a bad place.

Also when Elphick got subbed, Slade gave him a look of evil, as Elphick walked straight past him and sat on the bench. Then I swear I saw Slade lay-in to him. Maybe Elphick is one of the players that is not fully behind Slade? I think Elphick KNEW that he had been poor, and maybe a different approach rather than shouting at him like a schoolkid is needed here? His confidence must be at an all time low and it showed.

His confidence has nothing to do with it because he's been just as bad with his confidence up. Poor player in all departments. Not a leader and dosen't take responsibility in committing himself to the ball.

 

[El Presidente]

Didn't help when Slade blamed Elphick for an entire result earlier on in the season.

Elphick's defending didn't help the result either.

 

[Keeping The Dream Alive.]

He has gone to pieces with Slade in charge. Very sad to see.

Nothing to do with Adams last year?

 

[El Presidente]

Perhaps many people underestimated the influence of Guy Butters alongside Elphick two seasons ago?

 

[portlock seagull]

Ok so he was very very poor and made mistakes. But you could see his confidence was all over the shop and at half time all of our team ran off down to the changing rooms together leaving Elphick out on the pitch. Virgo (who was only a sub warming up at this point) was the ONLY player to give Elphick a pat on the back, as it was obvious his head was in a bad place.

Also when Elphick got subbed, Slade gave him a look of evil, as Elphick walked straight past him and sat on the bench. Then I swear I saw Slade lay-in to him. Maybe Elphick is one of the players that is not fully behind Slade? I think Elphick KNEW that he had been poor, and maybe a different approach rather than shouting at him like a schoolkid is needed here? His confidence must be at an all time low and it showed.

Harsh as it may seem, he ought to be playing in the reserves until his confidence comes back in my mind. He was at sea for Oldham's 2nd last
week too.

 

[bright1064]

Elphick's defending didn't help the result either.

Neither did Virgo's if I remember rightly. Virgo was supposed to be playing at right back in that game, Elphick was left to deal with him down the right, all on his own.

 

[Napper]

Elphick is a liability at the moment

 

[BensGrandad]

Elphick needs to be taken out of the firing line for a couple of weeks.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Perhaps many people underestimated the influence of Guy Butters alongside Elphick two seasons ago?

Precisely, our defence desperately needs an experienced centre half who can organise and take charge of situations as and when they arrive, neither Elphick or Tunnicliffe have the experience and I thought at kick off the pairing were wrong.

 

[BensGrandad]

Anybody wish to donate £40k per week forSol Campbells wages

 

[The Grockle]

the players have every right to be pissed off with elphick, he may be a fans favourite but he has been poor this season and let his colleagues down on numerous occasions.

 

[cannedheat]

Elphick good player, Slade shite manager, simples as that meerkat says.

 

[e77]

Still young. Will come good again.

 

[Ecosse Exile]

Anybody wish to donate £40k per week forSol Campbells wages

Maybe Bloom should consider him as a player/defence coach

 

[Scotty Mac]

Perhaps many people underestimated the influence of Guy Butters alongside Elphick two seasons ago?

how many games did those two actually play together though? el abd played a number of games alongside him at the start of the season, and then lynch was in the side towards the end of the season - the two of them together were superb, especially at forest

oh for the days when we had two promising centre backs and could keep clean sheets at places like the city ground and elland road

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

Missing Joel at the back. Shame he's loving it at Forest.