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Post by reamsofverse on Dec 8, 2019 10:08:38 GMT
Yep you’re absolutely right Reams. I don’t care if we’re bottom of League Two, as long as Bowyer is in charge. All hail Bowyer!!!!! Lee Bowyer has rescued the footballing side of our Club from the failure and mediocrity of the Duchatelet era. LB performed little short of a miracle last season. He achieved what I thought could never be done while RD was our owner. For me, Bowyer has more than earned the right to manage his way through this injury crisis with the fullest support possible from Charlton fans. He should be given all necessary support by the new owners to oversee the essential strengthening of our squad in January, in order to see us safely through to the summer - when the real task of rebuilding can begin. Our manager conducts himself in a manner that is truly professional, and he speaks plainly and honestly. And his passion for the Club shines through, because it is understated and dignified, rather than in spite of that. Nobody is perfect, and he is still learning his trade. But where will we find somebody better, and as committed to CAFC as Bowyer? We probably won't see his like again in a generation. He can lead us back to the top flight given a few more seasons. I absolutely believe it. Losing him because of our short term problems would be a disaster. Lardiman we have taken 9 points from the last 14 games (42 points available). Only Taylor has been out for the majority of that, Page is a write off. The area not affected by injuries really has been the back four. Even with all of the injured players returning, that won't sort out our defence who are shocking, Pearce and Sarr especially and Purrington is not Championship level either, in fact maybe Lockyer apart, none of them are. Lowest budget or not Bowyer has brought in some absolute rubbish.
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Post by brian on Dec 8, 2019 10:39:05 GMT
Lee Bowyer has rescued the footballing side of our Club from the failure and mediocrity of the Duchatelet era. LB performed little short of a miracle last season. He achieved what I thought could never be done while RD was our owner. For me, Bowyer has more than earned the right to manage his way through this injury crisis with the fullest support possible from Charlton fans. He should be given all necessary support by the new owners to oversee the essential strengthening of our squad in January, in order to see us safely through to the summer - when the real task of rebuilding can begin. Our manager conducts himself in a manner that is truly professional, and he speaks plainly and honestly. And his passion for the Club shines through, because it is understated and dignified, rather than in spite of that. Nobody is perfect, and he is still learning his trade. But where will we find somebody better, and as committed to CAFC as Bowyer? We probably won't see his like again in a generation. He can lead us back to the top flight given a few more seasons. I absolutely believe it. Losing him because of our short term problems would be a disaster. Lardimkan we have taken 9 points from the last 14 games (42 points available). Only Taylor has been out for the majority of that, Page is a write off. The area not affected by injuries really has been the back four. Even with all of the injured players returning, that won't sort out our defence who are shocking, Pearce and Sarr especially and Purrington is not Championship level either, in fact maybe Lockyer apart, none of them are. Lowest budget or not Bowyer has brought in some absolute rubbish. It was 14 points out of 18 at the start! Lyle's been out since 7th Sept and one time and another 14 of the squad not available for selection often in 4's 5's and 6's. We haven't had a settled squad since September. Many of the performances by our defence have been f***ing heroic IMHO, particularly against the top championship sides. You do shock easily! I defy you to define what championship level player is - It's a team that is/not Championship level! What's shocked me has been the very, very poor quality of the decisions we've suffered from game officials particularly at the Valley, and the number of points we've lost as a direct consequence. If only we could sue the b***ers in court!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2019 10:48:35 GMT
Lardiman we have taken 9 points from the last 14 games (42 points available). Only Taylor has been out for the majority of that, Page is a write off. The area not affected by injuries really has been the back four. Even with all of the injured players returning, that won't sort out our defence who are shocking, Pearce and Sarr especially and Purrington is not Championship level either, in fact maybe Lockyer apart, none of them are. Lowest budget or not Bowyer has brought in some absolute rubbish. Players injured or suspended for the fixtures since our last win; Bristol City (A) | Purrington Williams Taylor Hemed | West Bromwich Albion (A) | Forster-Caskey Williams Taylor Hemed Field | Preston North End (H) | Forster-Caskey Williams Taylor Hemed Field
| Millwall (A) | Forster-Caskey Williams Taylor Hemed Field Aneke | Cardiff City (H) | Lapslie Forster-Caskey Pratley Williams Taylor Hemed Field Aneke Kayal | Luton Town (A) | Lapslie Forster-Caskey Cullen Williams Taylor Aneke Field Oztumer Hemed Kayal | Sheffield Wednesday (H) | Lapslie Purrington Gallagher Forster-Caskey Cullen Williams Taylor Aneke Field Hemed Kayal
| Middlesbrough (A) | Lapslie Forster-Caskey Lockyer Williams Cullen Aneke Field Oztumer Hemed Kayal |
Note: Lewis Page not included in the above table, as he has not been available all season.We have already been forced by injuries to use 28 players in the League so far this season. In the whole of last season, Charlton used a total of 29 players, which included at least half a dozen who only came into the squad around January time.
Granted, our defence is being found wanting. But with most of our midfield missing for a long time now, they are coming under more pressure, and getting much less protection. And I cannot agree that our defensive weakness this season is primarily the fault of Lee Bowyer and Steve Gallen. Bearing in mind how little backing Bowyer got from Duchatelet, I don't think he could have done much better. Roland is the main culprit for where Charlton are right at this moment. Lee Bowyer's only fault lies in agreeing to work for RD and put up with the Belgian's risible lack of support. And I recognise now that Bowyer did that chiefly out of a desire to try to help CAFC, rather than walk away. Bowyer has been forced to use young players in his starting XI who aren't ready. Who would have thought that Macauley Bonne ("one for the future") would be our joint top scorer by December, with 6 goals from 12 starts. That was never the plan. But neither was Lyle Taylor being out since the beginning of September, or Chuks Aneke only having 1 goal from 11 substitute appearances, and not a single start in the league - then getting injured. Better things were expected of Aneke.
Some players have not worked out. That tends to happen every season. You correctly predicted that our squad was too thin back in August, and you stood by that during the good start we had. But I don't believe Lee Bowyer is chiefly to blame for that. And removing Bowyer (which I have heard a couple of fans say they want) will not fix the problem. Our gaffer needs proper backing to compete in this division. Thankfully it looks like he will get what he needs. Then we will be in a better position to judge him this season.
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Post by divot on Dec 8, 2019 10:49:40 GMT
The most settled of defences would become un-settled by having a weak midfield in front of them. With no sustained periods of control or attack, the pressure on our defence is huge.
Getting Taylor back will help things a lot and further down the line, getting the likes of Cullen, Field, Williams back, will bring a better balance.
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Post by reamsofverse on Dec 8, 2019 11:13:34 GMT
So people agree do they that Pearce, Purrington, Sarr, Solly, Oshilaja, Matthews and Page are all Championship defenders?
Blimey I thought you were all better judges than that.
These nine players have been brought in by LB but for me they are bang average. I would have preferred half the numbers but twice the quality myself.
Unless many of them are offloaded in January, replaced by better players we will go down.
Aneke Ledley Kayal Hemed Otzumer Matthews Oshilaja Purington Leko
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Post by AndyB on Dec 8, 2019 11:20:13 GMT
The most settled of defences would become un-settled by having a weak midfield in front of them. With no sustained periods of control or attack, the pressure on our defence is huge. Getting Taylor back will help things a lot and further down the line, getting the likes of Cullen, Field, Williams back, will bring a better balance. spot on !
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2019 11:32:49 GMT
So people agree do they that Pearce, Purrington, Sarr, Solly, Oshilaja, Matthews and Page are all Championship defenders? Blimey I thought you were all better judges than that. These nine players have been brought in by LB but for me they are bang average. I would have preferred half the numbers but twice the quality myself. Unless many of them are offloaded in January, replaced by better players we will go down. Aneke Ledley Kayal Hemed Otzumer Matthews Oshilaja Purington Leko I don't think anybody has claimed (at least not recently) that Pearce, Purrington, Sarr, Solly, Oshilaja, Matthews and Page are all Championship quality defenders. But most of them are the best that Bowyer and Gallen could get Thomas Driesen to agree to sign off on, using the pitiful resources Duchatelet made available. That was the problem. Our current refensive weakness is the lingering consequence. Lee Bowyer & Steve Gallen, with the support of the new owners, can begin to put things right in January. I too would like to see most of the names on your list move on. Matthews, Oshilaja and Purrington are the least worst of that bunch in my view, and I think it's very doubtful that all will be shipped out. The addition of a couple of decent defenders plus a good front man, should see us through to safety by May. Then the whole thing can be looked at again in the Summer.
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Post by scabbyhorse on Dec 8, 2019 12:17:34 GMT
I don’t really understand this thread but I do understand that the players brought in where the best at the time because of the wages we was offering. Without Bows at the helm last season who brought back team spirit and promotion we might not have been as attractive to buy and still be under Duchatelet reign. We are on a bad run but some need to remember where we were before Lee took the job.
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Post by seriouslyred on Dec 8, 2019 12:25:12 GMT
So people agree do they that Pearce, Purrington, Sarr, Solly, Oshilaja, Matthews and Page are all Championship defenders? Blimey I thought you were all better judges than that. These nine players have been brought in by LB but for me they are bang average. I would have preferred half the numbers but twice the quality myself. Unless many of them are offloaded in January, replaced by better players we will go down. Aneke Ledley Kayal Hemed Otzumer Matthews Oshilaja Purington Leko Wd are on a journey. The task set last August was always to get to Christmas in one piece and that's now in doubt. Nevertheless we will arrive and there will be a chance to add talent where there are obvious weaknesses. As it happens, I rate Matthews and think Leko simply needs to improve his decision making - that either comes with age and experience, or it doesn't! Kayal and Hemed have been disappointing given the reviews they had at Brighton, but to expect all signings to score a perfect ten is unrealistic. We need a win on Tuesday as well as getting players back and players in. As for the rest on the list, not many will rate Aneke and Otzumer aside from the odd half an hour - the sooner they are back on the bench, the better our performances will be. Blaming Bowyer and Gallen when they've had the lowest budget does not seem reasonable. But they absolutely need to get things right in January.
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Post by brian on Dec 8, 2019 13:09:45 GMT
Lardiman we have taken 9 points from the last 14 games (42 points available). Only Taylor has been out for the majority of that, Page is a write off. The area not affected by injuries really has been the back four. Even with all of the injured players returning, that won't sort out our defence who are shocking, Pearce and Sarr especially and Purrington is not Championship level either, in fact maybe Lockyer apart, none of them are. Lowest budget or not Bowyer has brought in some absolute rubbish. Players injured or suspended for the fixtures since our last win; Bristol City (A) | Purrington Williams Taylor Hemed | West Bromwich Albion (A) | Forster-Caskey Williams Taylor Hemed Field | Preston North End (H) | Forster-Caskey Williams Taylor Hemed Field
| Millwall (A) | Forster-Caskey Williams Taylor Hemed Field Aneke | Cardiff City (H) | Lapslie Forster-Caskey Pratley Williams Taylor Hemed Field Aneke Kayal | Luton Town (A) | Lapslie Forster-Caskey Cullen Williams Taylor Aneke Field Oztumer Hemed Kayal | Sheffield Wednesday (H) | Lapslie Purrington Gallagher Forster-Caskey Cullen Williams Taylor Aneke Field Hemed Kayal
| Middlesbrough (A) | Lapslie Forster-Caskey Lockyer Williams Cullen Aneke Field Oztumer Hemed Kayal |
Note: Lewis Page not included in the above table, as he has not been available all season.We have already been forced by injuries to use 28 players in the League so far this season. In the whole of last season, Charlton used a total of 29 players, which included at least half a dozen who only came into the squad around January time.
Granted, our defence is being found wanting. But with most of our midfield missing for a long time now, they are coming under more pressure, and getting much less protection. And I cannot agree that our defensive weakness this season is primarily the fault of Lee Bowyer and Steve Gallen. Bearing in mind how little backing Bowyer got from Duchatelet, I don't think he could have done much better. Roland is the main culprit for where Charlton are right at this moment. Lee Bowyer's only fault lies in agreeing to work for RD and put up with the Belgian's risible lack of support. And I recognise now that Bowyer did that chiefly out of a desire to try to help CAFC, rather than walk away. Bowyer has been forced to use young players in his starting XI who aren't ready. Who would have thought that Macauley Bonne ("one for the future") would be our joint top scorer by December, with 6 goals from 12 starts. That was never the plan. But neither was Lyle Taylor being out since the beginning of September, or Chuks Aneke only having 1 goal from 11 substitute appearances, and not a single start in the league - then getting injured. Better things were expected of Aneke.
Some players have not worked out. That tends to happen every season. You correctly predicted that our squad was too thin back in August, and you stood by that during the good start we had. But I don't believe Lee Bowyer is chiefly to blame for that. And removing Bowyer (which I have heard a couple of fans say they want) will not fix the problem. Our gaffer needs proper backing to compete in this division. Thankfully it looks like he will get what he needs. Then we will be in a better position to judge him this season. Lardiman A1 analysis! Most of our players have adapted to the championship and the team has exceeded expectations. Our team managers, coaches and medics have "gone the extra mile" and now we fans expect that their loyalty and grit will be rewarded. I challenge critics of Pearse to contradict LB etc and describe in what way he is not good enough. I would asser that at least half of goals have not come from not defending well enough, they have been momemts of self harm - errors and so many have been shown to be illegal.
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Post by oldred on Dec 8, 2019 13:16:24 GMT
As I said before, LB on the budget he had last season and this season, has performed miracles. In fact, even with the horrendous injury list, and the awful run of results that we are on, the fact is, we are still better off than most people, including the bookies, thought we would be.
We know the squad lacks sufficient quality to challenge for the top places, but we always knew that. What we didn’t know was that we would have most of our best players unavailable for so many games.
I still believe that, with a full strength team, we are good enough to survive in this league, and now with the new owners ,and some sensible ambition and spending, we will do a bit better than that, but I expect it will be the Summer window where the most departures and arrivals will take place, which will see us more competitive next season.
LB still has the confidence and backing of the fans, who understand the bad situation that he has been working in. He has given us some great new memories, that will last forever. He has also proved to be one of Charltons most successful managers ever, and the fact that he is “ one of our own “ is just an added bonus.
He has shown managerial skill, passion and loyalty, and deserves the chance to enjoy better working conditions, and the chance to achieve his ambitions, and it will take a lot more than a bad run of results through no fault of his own, to take away the credit of what he has achieved over the last two seasons.
We can all look forward to seeing what he can do with a proper budget. Exciting times.
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Post by canterburyaddick on Dec 8, 2019 17:18:29 GMT
I asked Keith Peacock on Thursday night at East Kent Addicks Xmas dinner what it was about LB that has made him the best Charlton Manager since Curbs. His face lit up and he spoke about the fantastic work he does to improve the players, particularly midfielders and generally the way he makes players want to play for Charlton. Also his depth of knowledge about the game. Now Keith has seen many managers come and go over the years and, I know he could be regarded as biased, but there was no disguising his opinion of the man. Good enough for me. Fans who want a change in management must need their bumps felt.
Will be nice to see what he can do with a proper budget.
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Post by Mundell on Dec 8, 2019 18:57:52 GMT
I’ve been both surprised and impressed by Lee Bowyer since he took on the Manager’s role. He’s done an excellent job and has represented the club very effectively. His pre and post match interviews are the most consistently professional of all recent Charlton managers.
However, I don’t think that last season’s promotion was quite the miracle many fans believe it was. Moreover, somewhat counterintuitively, I think that the perceived chaos around the club’s ownership has helped rather than hindered him. There are three main reasons for these views.
First, by League One standards, we had some very good players last season. Without detracting from Bowyer’s achievements, I suspect many League One managers would have fancied their chances with a spine of Steer/Phillips, Bauer, Bielik, Cullen, Aribo, Taylor and Grant (during the first half of the season). Moreover, while outcomes often feel they were certain after the event, we know that’s not how things work. In truth, our playoff victories against both Doncaster and Sunderland were 50/50 affairs. In other words, a one in four shot came in.
Second, despite the strength of his squad and the quality of the players available to him, there was very little pressure on Bowyer last season. Expectations were low. This meant that it didn’t ‘all kick-off’ after a disappointing result or two. Bowyer enjoyed the relative luxury, by football’s standards, of being able to get on with the job without having to deal with criticism or worrying about losing his job.
Third, Bowyer clearly created a tremendous esprit de corps last season and indeed this season too. The ability to do this is a great strength, but even this may have been assisted by a kind of siege mentality related to the ‘noise’ around the club’s ownership.
These observations are not intended to take anything away from Lee Bowyer’s achievements. The intention is simply to attempt to put them into perspective. The irony is that the takeover will not make Bowyer’s job any easier. He’s about to experience a new kind of pressure. The pressure of expectation. And he will be subject to criticism when results don’t go well. It’s to be hoped he responds well, but only time will tell.
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Post by reamsofverse on Dec 8, 2019 19:48:39 GMT
Players injured or suspended for the fixtures since our last win; Bristol City (A) | Purrington Williams Taylor Hemed | West Bromwich Albion (A) | Forster-Caskey Williams Taylor Hemed Field | Preston North End (H) | Forster-Caskey Williams Taylor Hemed Field
| Millwall (A) | Forster-Caskey Williams Taylor Hemed Field Aneke | Cardiff City (H) | Lapslie Forster-Caskey Pratley Williams Taylor Hemed Field Aneke Kayal | Luton Town (A) | Lapslie Forster-Caskey Cullen Williams Taylor Aneke Field Oztumer Hemed Kayal | Sheffield Wednesday (H) | Lapslie Purrington Gallagher Forster-Caskey Cullen Williams Taylor Aneke Field Hemed Kayal
| Middlesbrough (A) | Lapslie Forster-Caskey Lockyer Williams Cullen Aneke Field Oztumer Hemed Kayal |
Note: Lewis Page not included in the above table, as he has not been available all season.We have already been forced by injuries to use 28 players in the League so far this season. In the whole of last season, Charlton used a total of 29 players, which included at least half a dozen who only came into the squad around January time.
Granted, our defence is being found wanting. But with most of our midfield missing for a long time now, they are coming under more pressure, and getting much less protection. And I cannot agree that our defensive weakness this season is primarily the fault of Lee Bowyer and Steve Gallen. Bearing in mind how little backing Bowyer got from Duchatelet, I don't think he could have done much better. Roland is the main culprit for where Charlton are right at this moment. Lee Bowyer's only fault lies in agreeing to work for RD and put up with the Belgian's risible lack of support. And I recognise now that Bowyer did that chiefly out of a desire to try to help CAFC, rather than walk away. Bowyer has been forced to use young players in his starting XI who aren't ready. Who would have thought that Macauley Bonne ("one for the future") would be our joint top scorer by December, with 6 goals from 12 starts. That was never the plan. But neither was Lyle Taylor being out since the beginning of September, or Chuks Aneke only having 1 goal from 11 substitute appearances, and not a single start in the league - then getting injured. Better things were expected of Aneke.
Some players have not worked out. That tends to happen every season. You correctly predicted that our squad was too thin back in August, and you stood by that during the good start we had. But I don't believe Lee Bowyer is chiefly to blame for that. And removing Bowyer (which I have heard a couple of fans say they want) will not fix the problem. Our gaffer needs proper backing to compete in this division. Thankfully it looks like he will get what he needs. Then we will be in a better position to judge him this season. Lardiman A1 analysis! Most of our players have adapted to the championship and the team has exceeded expectations. Our team managers, coaches and medics have "gone the extra mile" and now we fans expect that their loyalty and grit will be rewarded. I challenge critics of Pearse to contradict LB etc and describe in what way he is not good enough. I would asser that at least half of goals have not come from not defending well enough, they have been momemts of self harm - errors and so many have been shown to be illegal. Pearce is a good leader but not a Championship centre back. He couldn't get in the side last season then all of a suddenly he can at a higher level. Our defensive signings have not been good enough and that is why he is getting game time. Don't kid yourself it's for any other reason. You also say our players have adapted to the higher level, we only have a handful left from last season so what are you basing that on? We cannot defend/ create from set pices at either end so NO our manager/coaches have not gone the extra mile at all becaus eit is a flaw that has been there all season and still remains..
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Post by seriouslyred on Dec 8, 2019 21:06:50 GMT
I asked Keith Peacock on Thursday night at East Kent Addicks Xmas dinner what it was about LB that has made him the best Charlton Manager since Curbs. His face lit up and he spoke about the fantastic work he does to improve the players, particularly midfielders and generally the way he makes players want to play for Charlton. Also his depth of knowledge about the game. Now Keith has seen many managers come and go over the years and, I know he could be regarded as biased, but there was no disguising his opinion of the man. Good enough for me. Fans who want a change in management must need their bumps felt. Will be nice to see what he can do with a proper budget. People are entitled to their views and it happens that many will agree with Peacock. Rather than spreading the budget thinly in League 1, Gallen and Bows waited until late on to bring in the likes of Cullen and Bielik. And by the end of last season Bielik moved for £10M! We had one of the best midfields in the division and I was one who this time last year predicted a play-off finish because all our midfield was set to return by mid-February. Perfect timing to create and then convert a 25% chance as Mundell explains. Are we now going to criticise Gallen for not finding another Bielik? Take a look at transfermarkt and understand that the average Championship player is rated at £2M. That's way higher than our squad and it's no surprise that low valuations correlate with low league position. Their valuations are based upon actual fees paid AND Opta performance stats plugged into a hidden formula. Only Gallagher is rated at that level. No doubt Taylor's valuation will increase once he plays and scores more but who else of our players will have a fair valuation of more than a million? Not for the first time let's be clear that it will take player development, players coming back from injury AND new acquisitions to improve the performances and results. One can argue that Bowyer is not the man to do that in 2020 but thousands will disagree. And most will recognise that we need to replace three or four of the current first XI asap. Fortunately January is just three weeks away.
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Post by pardew123 on Dec 8, 2019 21:15:51 GMT
Lees a Charlton guy but he’s got us up for gawd sack no mean feat our budget weren’t top 6 of league 1 let alone this level he’s been linked to other jobs whys that he won’t be sacked
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Post by AndyB on Dec 8, 2019 21:37:05 GMT
I think for a newly promoted side we’ve held our own , yes we’ve lost a few , but can’t say I’ve been embarrassed with our results so far. The bad run we’ve had has coincided with massive injury list we’ve had to endure and with Taylor coming back and with others to follow we’ll get back to winning ways !
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Post by pardew123 on Dec 8, 2019 21:56:02 GMT
We’re a good side when we’ve got our full team out Most opposing managers always compliment us as good team etc beating Huddersfield makes it all rosy again
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Post by seriouslyred on Dec 8, 2019 22:25:53 GMT
We’re a good side when we’ve got our full team out Most opposing managers always compliment us as good team etc beating Huddersfield makes it all rosy again Winning on Tuesday is essential. Not sure it "makes it all rosy again". The squad needs players back and new talent asap.
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Post by brian on Dec 8, 2019 22:27:43 GMT
Lardiman A1 analysis! Most of our players have adapted to the championship and the team has exceeded expectations. Our team managers, coaches and medics have "gone the extra mile" and now we fans expect that their loyalty and grit will be rewarded. I challenge critics of Pearse to contradict LB etc and describe in what way he is not good enough. I would asser that at least half of goals have not come from not defending well enough, they have been momemts of self harm - errors and so many have been shown to be illegal. Pearce is a good leader but not a Championship centre back. He couldn't get in the side last season then all of a suddenly he can at a higher level. Our defensive signings have not been good enough and that is why he is getting game time. Don't kid yourself it's for any other reason. You also say our players have adapted to the higher level, we only have a handful left from last season so what are you basing that on? We cannot defend/ create from set pices at either end so NO our manager/coaches have not gone the extra mile at all becaus eit is a flaw that has been there all season and still remains.. I go to the Valley more in expectation than hope. It's a pleasure and LB has restored the feelings I had in the days of Curbs and also Powell. Adaptation demonstrates capacity to see what you have, what you can do and then do it. That goes as much for our managers/coaches, our league 1 players, our new signings and our own academy players. <23 games show that there's talent coming through and their results and loan placement performance reinforce. Lyle is a very bright boy and will reignite value in our set pieces. I don't look for perfection but I see we try and try again and there lays the extra mile that's good enough for me. Our players need to be consistent and deliver to their capacity and then...
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Post by mersthamred on Dec 9, 2019 8:26:02 GMT
Lee is doing a great job. Our situation is down to 3 things: lack of money for 3 years, losing players for free and freak injuries.
Once we have investment we'll be good again and next season will be great.
As for Pearce, we were praising him earlier in the season.
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Post by AndyAddick on Dec 9, 2019 9:22:20 GMT
So people agree do they that Pearce, Purrington, Sarr, Solly, Oshilaja, Matthews and Page are all Championship defenders? Blimey I thought you were all better judges than that. These nine players have been brought in by LB but for me they are bang average. I would have preferred half the numbers but twice the quality myself. Unless many of them are offloaded in January, replaced by better players we will go down. Aneke Ledley Kayal Hemed Otzumer Matthews Oshilaja Purington Leko think your being a bit harsh , remember , LB had little / very limited funds given by RD. He could have brought in 2 or 3 better players , but I can see he spread his resource thinly on what you consider below average players.
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Post by AndyAddick on Dec 9, 2019 9:22:52 GMT
We’re a good side when we’ve got our full team out Most opposing managers always compliment us as good team etc beating Huddersfield makes it all rosy again Winning on Tuesday is essential. Not sure it "makes it all rosy again". The squad needs players back and new talent asap. and we will win
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Post by cafcfanstevo on Dec 9, 2019 12:27:27 GMT
So people agree do they that Pearce, Purrington, Sarr, Solly, Oshilaja, Matthews and Page are all Championship defenders? Blimey I thought you were all better judges than that. These nine players have been brought in by LB but for me they are bang average. I would have preferred half the numbers but twice the quality myself. Unless many of them are offloaded in January, replaced by better players we will go down. Aneke Ledley Kayal Hemed Otzumer Matthews Oshilaja Purington Leko With you on the majority of what you are saying. I think Matthews can do a job under the summer competing with Solly, and Oshilija is decent cover for Lockyer. Definitely need a LB and CB in January though, and then another one in the summer. Both Sarr and Pearce need to go. I like them both but neither are Championship quality. I would also bring in a CM and Striker. Hemed and Kayal can go. Then in the summer, in come a RB, a few CM's and attacking midfield cover for Williams. We don't need to go mental but we do need 3/4 players a window for the next 3 windows if we want to start competing regularly in this league.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2019 15:47:31 GMT
All the other managers Roland has brought in, and Bowyer is the only one to have brought us success. We haven't been able to compete even against L1 clubs for players, relying on loanees and free agents because of the tiny budget. Any decent players get sold ASAP. Bowyer is a top manager, but he doesn't have supernatural powers.
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Post by reamsofverse on Dec 13, 2019 20:53:13 GMT
His brain is slower than his feet. What the fuck was that for Hull's equaliser? Comical defender.
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Post by thevalleybest on Dec 13, 2019 21:18:12 GMT
His brain is slower than his feet. What the fuck was that for Hull's equaliser? Comical defender. Looks tired.
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Post by reamsofverse on Dec 13, 2019 21:50:09 GMT
Of course he does but it's becaus he thinks that every time he walks on a football pitch he has to win everything that comes into the box no matter who else is around him.
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Post by revilo on Dec 13, 2019 21:56:10 GMT
Drop him
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Post by reamsofverse on Jan 2, 2020 20:34:01 GMT
What on earth was that challenge all about tonight.
I just don't get why he starts these days. Sarr is no Bobby Moore but he's better than Pearce.
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