Is Maloney deluded ??

I always remember Roberto’s first few words in the post match interview after losing 9-1 at Spurs.
He felt there were some positives that he could take from the game; whilst I was screaming “give your head a wobble’ at the screen.
This season feels a bit like deja vu. Every time we get beaten, it’s by World beating teams such as Exeter, Stevenage & Fleetwood and honesty is conveniently avoided.
We need to see a big reaction & improvement this Saturday.

If Maloney starts with that slow, crap, tippy tappy, standing on the ball, sideways, backwards, possession, passing for passings sake, turgid, boring bullshit it will be him who gets roasted by the crowd on Saturday.

We won.

That is all.

Apart from that, we were absolutely turd, again.

Surely the competition winner up front can’t start v Blackpool? He’s utter steam off a festering turd. Plays like he’s won a competition and is turned out in reebok classics.

Only when they went down to ten, did we really get going.

So yeah. Won, but woeful.

Glad to have given you both the platform to have your weekly bitch.

So negative.

Good job you aren’t Sunderland fans since they have lost 6 on the bounce. Pair of you would be apoplectic

Sam Tickle 21
Luke Chambers 19
Charlie Hughes 20
Scott Smith 23
Baba Adeeko 21
Matt Smith 23
Thelo Aasgaard 21

The fact we are a “young squad” isn’t “tripe”. We are absolutely a young squad

I think that you are missing the point Skeggy.
Orient, like us, have an equally young squad; but they are not constantly bleating about it.
And Mr Phoenix if you get your calculator out to add up the soft points that we have given away / lost, we could actually be chasing a play off spot. I also think that you are understating SM’s objective for the season, because I recall an interview where he stated his objective was to secure safety as quickly as possible and then see where we can take it

As stated previously stated, I for one would love the legend that is Shaun Maloney to become one of our all time favourite Managers.
I think the problem starts with football in general, whereby it’s “fashionable” to play possession football and Managers follow the herd rather than create their own winning brand / style of exciting football. Anyone remember Kevin Keegan at Newcastle; if they score three, we’ll score four.
I think I posted the following comments 3 or 4 months ago: listening to post match analysis on Radio Lancashire, Kevin Gallagher was decrying the style of Blackburn Rovers and other Championship teams. This Saturday, after watching Blackburn Vs Plymouth he was reiterating the same comments, saying: how a lot of the games are boring because Managers have adopted this possession philosophy, but haven’t got sufficient skill sets within the squad to pull it off. In other words you cannot emulate Liverpool or Man City without the right ingredients.
I do get this thing about “possession” if you are playing Premier League or European football, where the standard of the players are generally World class and if you lose the ball you can be punished at the blink of an eye. However, we are playing in League One where class is replaced by cut & thrust energy & enthusiasm and we must therefore have a more adaptive style of play, but still be able to play the possession game when we need to “shut up shop” to secure the three points to win (and not to protect a draw).

From what I hear Humphrys head has been all over the place recently, not sure what’s gone on but could explain his omission from the squad and place on the bench. Hopefully ,he will regain his full focus and commitment for the run in.