[Albion] I’m Still In Shock

[el punal]

Having had the misfortune to be at the City Ground last Saturday I’m still trying to come to terms with why and how everything could go so disastrously wrong. Okay, there have rumblings of discontent in previous games about our inability to shut out games when we’re winning or being unable to overcome teams with ten men behind the ball. When that happened there would be a load of post match chuntering of ifs and maybes and move onto the next game.

So, last Saturday? Every man and his dog has pointed the finger at Hurzeler for his team selection and tactics. Most agree that we’d lost before kickoff. But this defeat was cataclysmic, recent drubbings being Villa (6-1) last season and Everton (5-1) the season before that. But then we had madcap Roberto in charge. He knew how to fire the team up. The perfect example being Arsenal away, less than a week after the Everton game. Arsenal, who were challenging for the League absolutely outplayed by our boys who won 3-0.

Can Hurzeler inject the same reaction for when we play Chelsea in the Cup? I sincerely hope he can. He has lost an awful lot of credit in the eyes of many fans after the Forest match, many want him gone. The question now is how has this affected team morale, are we going to get an Arsenal-like response or a ‘dead man walking’ Hyypia reaction to the infamous Millwall game? I will find out when I go on Saturday as I must be a glutton for punishment - again! Fear the worst, hope for the best - your typical football fan!

 

[dazzer6666]

Cataclysmic? It’s a game of football

 

[swindonseagull]

I was over it by the time we got home..
No talk sport
No R5 live
No MOTD

Didn’t even happen

 

[SeagullinExile]

I was a bit miffed. Then I got to hug my son for the first time in over a year, so soon forgot about it!

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Fabian is not the man for the future. Start the search for the next manager now

 

[SeagullinExile]

Fabian is not the man for the future. Start the search for the next manager now

Nah. You just know in 15 years he’ll lead Germany to World Cup glory, probably putting England to the sword on the way.

 

[Drebin]

A lot of people on here talking about wanting a reaction.

What are they expecting? This was the reaction to an abysmal performance against Everton.

I’m all for giving Hurzeler time for building the team up again, but not too long. I would certainly wait to see where we are in the summer, at the earliest.

 

[Justice]

Just had my Watford mate call me and start laughing. He said I’d thought I’d give it a few days and then remind you all over again. Twat
He did say it wasn’t as bad as your rivals getting pumped 9 at Liverpool

 

[LamieRobertson]

Hmm…i was sure there had been many other threads talking about last Saturdays game ….glad the OP is actually ok ….judging by the thread title i thought he had been involved in an accident …lost a loved one etc

 

[BadFish]

so . . . what happened at forest?

 

[slimes]

1 goalie
3 in defence
1 midfielder
4 wingers
2 number 9s

Play a high line.

It's a formation even a computer game would never allow..

Perhaps Tony bloom had a bet for use to lose big?

 

[Flounce]

Having had the misfortune to be at the City Ground last Saturday I’m still trying to come to terms with why and how everything could go so disastrously wrong. Okay, there have rumblings of discontent in previous games about our inability to shut out games when we’re winning or being unable to overcome teams with ten men behind the ball. When that happened there would be a load of post match chuntering of ifs and maybes and move onto the next game.

So, last Saturday? Every man and his dog has pointed the finger at Hurzeler for his team selection and tactics. Most agree that we’d lost before kickoff. But this defeat was cataclysmic, recent drubbings being Villa (6-1) last season and Everton (5-1) the season before that. But then we had madcap Roberto in charge. He knew how to fire the team up. The perfect example being Arsenal away, less than a week after the Everton game. Arsenal, who were challenging for the League absolutely outplayed by our boys who won 3-0.

Can Hurzeler inject the same reaction for when we play Chelsea in the Cup? I sincerely hope he can. He has lost an awful lot of credit in the eyes of many fans after the Forest match, many want him gone. The question now is how has this affected team morale, are we going to get an Arsenal-like response or a ‘dead man walking’ Hyypia reaction to the infamous Millwall game? I will find out when I go on Saturday as I must be a glutton for punishment - again! Fear the worst, hope for the best - your typical football fan!

If he has lost the dressing room I fully expect a lacklustre performance and a thumping. We’ll find out soon enough

 

[schmunk]

Just had my Watford mate call me and start laughing. He said I’d thought I’d give it a few days and then remind you all over again. Twat
He did say it wasn’t as bad as your rivals getting pumped 9 at Liverpool

Presumably he's unaware that Watford lost at the weekend too...?

 

[timbha]

Fabian is not the man for the future. Start the search for the next manager now

Knowing the way Bloom and Barber work, that search would have commenced months ago with a list of potential candidates already drawn up.

 

[Justice]

Presumably he's unaware that Watford lost at the weekend too...?

They have lost their last three he goes home and away and swears he doesn’t want to go back to the PL just to get hammered every week.
It may be an excuse because he was buzzing when they were top 6 earlier in the season.

 

[el punal]

Cataclysmic? It’s a game of football

Of course it is - that’s why it’s football. Check out Bill Shankly’s quote on life and death!

 

[Flounce]

Knowing the way Bloom and Barber work, that search would have commenced months ago with a list of potential candidates already drawn up.

I wonder how many are available or attainable right now though

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

I went to Spoons in the City Centre, was over it by pint four

 

[Justice]

Knowing the way Bloom and Barber work, that search would have commenced months ago with a list of potential candidates already drawn up.

The list didn’t work to well in the summer no one wanted the gig.

 

[el punal]

Hmm…i was sure there had been many other threads talking about last Saturdays game ….glad the OP is actually ok ….judging by the thread title i thought he had been involved in an accident …lost a loved one etc

To be honest I nearly didn’t go. Streaming cold, hacking cough, dodgy left ankle so I felt shit to begin with. But I went and suffered football’s equivalent of self flagellation. Anyway, after all that I suppose I’m better now thanks. The loved one is still here and fine.