15 Apr 2016 21:12:31
Someone is bound to post it, so I will. Steve McClarren and Dennis Irwin spotted at KC stadium tonight. Who fancies that as a managerial partnership?
15 Apr 2016 21:43:59
No thanks.
15 Apr 2016 22:58:41
DEAR GOD NO.
15 Apr 2016 23:02:28
Not sure about management pairing. but thought we learned a lot from tonight's game. Back four as set up tonight has a lot of potential, thought all did well albeit with a couple of early wobbles. Des landers distribution is good and if allowed to play with degree of freedom all four can move forward with ease, control and real pace. Obviously under instructions not to do anything adventurous but that diminishes massively what each has to offer. Evans must come back in place of Saville. Number of times Saville slowed our attack when he got on the ball far outweighed his ball winning contribution. Best Helan has played for us by a country mile. Actually had an end product tonight which he has totally failed to deliver before. Until he tired Edwards provided a real threat supporting front player. Saggy doesn't do it for me. All I see is his failure to compete in the air and no real goal threat. Henry undoubtedly talented but needs a strong leader to keep him going and demand a team performance at all times. Ikeme and Martinez both more than capable but both also prone to errors at key times. Need reinforcements in centre midfield and up front but think we have some real prospects in other areas if we can hang on to them.
16 Apr 2016 09:29:51
Agree with most of that Scottish. We have pace in the side to worry sides when we counter. But Siggy has to come deeper for the ball. This was Afobe's problem. KMac is the one player who can find a forward with a decent pass and Adobe said as much. But he doesn't, do it often enough and he doesn't offer much else. I like the work Helan does to cover the full back.
16 Apr 2016 17:35:05
Agree with most of your comments Scottish. Can someone explain what KJ sees in Saville - how on earth did he become a professional footballer? Time to move the following on; Saville, Siggy, Boukari, RVLP, ALF. Macca looks like he wants out, so that could be 7 players on the way. Replace with Nakhi Wells, left sided attacking midfielder as replacement/ back up for Graham and a playmaker to replace Macca (Forster Caskey? ) . Affordable options? Dicko will return and we shoudl see more of Bright hopefully.
17 Apr 2016 17:21:13
We have plenty players who can play LM like Graham, Byrne, Wallace and if necessary Henry or Edwards. We are probably less well covered on the right. With that list of players moving on plus I recon McAlinden remember him?! We should get some decent replacements I would like to see another defender and a striker to challenge Dicko which Mason isn't doing but maybe Bright will one day.