Mr Tinkerman….

Apparently we’ve a strong squad and strength in depth!!! Well not from where I’m looking 10 points from the bottom three and this home form won’t last forever but it’s a start.

Surely we stand a better chance at getting 3 points at a struggling Millwall rather than a high flying Sheffield Utd !.
Utter dog dirt performance a missed 1 on 1 and a pen were they never got the ball back.
Laing scored a cracker for Oldham and Cole for Burton but we’ve nothing to worry about, we’ve got Garner and Vaughan

Ah, the good old Cockney Latic message board never fails to deliver after a defeat!

To put things into a bit of perspective:

• Powell and Roberts can’t play two full games in a week, plus Byrne has been out injured for most of the season and lacks match fitness. That’s why there were changes.
• We only have 3 fit central midfielders at present: Morsy, Evans and Connolly
• Vaughan was brought in because Windass had to play out wide as Roberts and Byrne aren’t fit to start, Jacobs and Massey are out injured, and McManaman doesn’t look up to it.
• Also bear in mind, Vaughan has been out injured, as has Garner, so neither are fully match fit.
• We are in 10th place.
• We are 1 point off the play-places, and 6 points off 1st place.
• Survival was seen as the priority this season and we already have nearly half the average points that are usually required to avoid relegation.
• We re still minnows in a pond full of big fish!

I don’t come on here very often these days but it’s reassuring to see the meltdowns have never left!

Thank God it isn’t just me thinking that.

As for McManaman, we brought him on and I honestly forgot we had until he gave a free kick away. Definitely the new version of Ryan Colclough.[/quote]

And you made that comparison after he came on for a full 7-8 minutes ? Fook me !!I’d rather blame the team and managers starting 11 rather than any individual.
There was really poor performances right across the board.
I personally think team selection was the main reason we lost. Resting players 14 games in beggars belief. God help us over Christmas

Remarkable response.

The players are wired up these days, and their bodies and performances during matches and training session are constantly monitored.

The manager and his staff also sees these player each day in training and can assess if they’re performing at an acceptable level or there’s a risk of injury.

But you’re right. Lazy bastards have had two weeks off and should be thrown in.

Fck em :blink:

Remarkable response.

The players are wired up these days, and their bodies and performances during matches and training session are constantly monitored.

The manager and his staff also sees these player each day in training and can assess if they’re performing at an acceptable level or there’s a risk of injury.

But you’re right. Lazy bastards have had two weeks off and should be thrown in.

Fck em :blink:[/quote]

If they are fit enough to be on the bench they must be fit enough to play, if not, they shouldn’t be on the bench. We have loads of kids eager enough for first team selection who could have sat on the bench all night.
If Byrne, Roberts, Powell or McMannaman were unfit, they still would have done more than Naismith, Connolly and an out of position Windass.
I know Paul Cook should know best, but surely he can see that something is dramatically wrong in the team selection and systems he is playing away from home.
That said, if Windass had put the penalty away and Vaughan hadn’t missed that sitter, none of these posts would have been made, and Paul Cook would have looked like a genius.
Fine margins separate teams in this league, but with a bit more positivity away from home those margins can easily be breached.
A top ten finish is not out of our reach.

No. I based it on the fact that everyone on here screams for him to play but every time he does he’s shite.