Time for Slade to go..?

[cjd]

It's early days in the season, and I,m not one normally to overeact to a poor run of results.

However, Slades continual stubborness/refusal to see the baltantly obvious ( i.e that Dicker is far above Croft and Navarro ) reminds me of the awful days of Barry LLoyd, who was equally stubborn. Dicker only got on the pitch tonight because Navarro was injured.

Not sure I could stomach another manager of the "Lloyd" calibre.

 

[Notters]

Dickhead

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

f*** off. Cocksucker

 

[Djmiles]

 

[Notters]

Fair point re dicker, but there must be a reason. He'll start on sat.

 

[Djmiles]

Too late. He's caught two big ones.

 

[Don Quixote]

SLADE OUT!!! SACK SLADE!!!

slade MUST go RIGHT NOW!

 

[cjd]

Dickhead

Thankyou for your constructive reply.

...........oh, and by the way.......you looked sweet in your pink shirt tonight.

 

[cjd]

Whilst everyone will agree on Dicker, the point is that's the ONLY thing Russell's doing wrong. It is stupid on his part because if we're losing games and the fans can see one of our best players is on the bench, it will only shorten the time before he starts getting grief. He said in pre-season that he expects us to take time to work as a team and get results - basically an admission that we could be shit to start with. So, with that in mind, if I were him I'd be doing everything I could to make sure the fans couldn't put pressure on me during that difficult period. By not playing Dicker, he's giving the idiots the chance to get on his back very early.

But ignoring that one point, let's use our brains and have some perspective. There are loads of joke clubs around this country who think that sacking a manager in AUGUST (or soon after) is the right thing to do. And that's why they're joke clubs who will never have stability and the success that brings. Facts are we're FIVE games into a 46 game season. We've picked up two points from those five games. If we were in December, 10th in the league, and we picked up 2 points from 5 noone would start panicking, so why should it be any different now? I know results haven't been great, but I now see signs we're getting better. Ok, we're still not good enough to be challenging near the top, but if we improve at a quick enough rate it won't be too long.

That's a fair reply.

However, having seen all the league games so far this season, the one constant problem has been the centre-midfield. Every game has seen our two central defenders continually exposed because they have no protection or back up from Croft and Navarro. Through this alone we have conceded so many goals. The manner of our defeats this season have been shocking.

Yet, Slade refuses to deal with this problem voluntarily, albeit the answer lies on his substitutes bench.

Poor management skills......IMO.

 

[Notters]

Thanks cjd, didn't mean to be offensive, something to do with the alcohol!

 

[cjd]

Thanks cjd, didn't mean to be offensive, something to do with the alcohol!

LOL...no problem.

 

[Notters]

I've never agreed withyou so much ever, badger.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Could it be that Dicker has not performed in training and Slade is not willing to start him?

 

[cjd]

Could it be that Dicker has not performed in training and Slade is not willing to start him?

It's possible of course.........but surely if a player won't, or refuses to train properly, then discilpinary measures need to be taken............and the first course of action is to........leave them out of the squad altogether.

This doesn't seem to be the case with Dicker.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

It's possible of course.........but surely if a player won't, or refuses to train properly, then discilpinary measures need to be taken............and the first course of action is to........leave them out of the squad altogether.

This doesn't seem to be the case with Dicker.

I am not talking intentional behaviour. Perhaps he has been under-par? Not fit for 90 minutes? Perhaps Slade prefers Navarro for the time being? Perhaps Navarro has been better than Dicker on the training ground?

I don't think any of us are in a position to castigate Slade for his decisions, when he is in a much better position to judge who should start and who should not start. Omitting Dicker for the time being is not a massive problem. Slade played him before and Slade signed him.

 

[cjd]

Perhaps Slade prefers Navarro for the time being?

I don't think there is any "perhaps" about it. Clearly Slade prefers Navarro........he was after all, someone who Slade himself wanted and signed for the club.

The fact that Slade DOES prefer Navarro , is the reason that I call his judgement into question.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I don't think there is any "perhaps" about it. Clearly Slade prefers Navarro........he was after all, someone who Slade himself wanted and signed for the club.

The fact that Slade DOES prefer Navarro , is the reason that I call his judgement into question.

Slade also signed Dicker. I don't think a manager should be written off for selecting a midfielder, something you do not agree with. He obviously has his reasons and it is pointless to get worked up over it when we (Manuel alert) know nothing.

 

[cjd]

Slade also signed Dicker.

But did he...?

Dicker was signed "on loan" just before Slade arrived.......(another Stockport player). The Stockport supporters who posted on here at the time, said it was already agreed that Dicker would sign permanently at the end of the season.............which "eventually" happened.

I,m not convinced that Slade wanted Dicker......for reasons best known only to himself. I believe it's possible that Slade thought he knew better players were available (i.e. Croft and Navarro) and is determined to stick by those players.......despite the awful performances those two have turned in so far this season.

In essence.........a worryingly stubborn manager.