Russell Slade

Here's a video with all of Michael Reddy's goals for Town. Only one of those goals came about from what I would call a "hoof". Yes there were some longer balls but they were looking for the run of Reddy in to the channel. It was clearly the game plan rather than just lumping it forward and if you had a player as quick and powerful as Reddy why on earth would you not take advantage of it? Likewise, the Cowley's have been very successful this year but have employed a fairly direct style to utilise their main striker who is Matt Rhead. I'd rather watch us play measured balls into the channel and have an obvious (successful) game plan than watch some of the turd that has been served up in the last three months where most of the time I had no idea what the game plan was.

Here's the link if you want to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEtrfl-HGUA

I'm not bothered by the Yeovil departure, it was a long time ago and things move on. Managers want to do two things, improve the club they are at and improve their own standing. They can do that at the club they are managing and eventually, someone bigger will come along and take them, it's the way of the world. I wasn't a massive fan of Slade and his direct style (not hoofball i agree) but i think he is a horses for courses type manager and will play whatever style he believes will bring the most points for a given set of players. He did bring in some very good players in his time and we were very effective up to a point. The downside is that he has never carried it through to completion anywhere and never won anything in a long career. Has he learned enough over the years to rectify that, or will he be a nearly man forever? He's mostly been managing at a higher level since he left us, so i'd like to think he is more than capable of holding his own in League 2. Is he capable of getting us out of League 2 though? Interesting times coming up.

I hope to god its not Rat features. If it is I will back the team as always.

What a myth it is that his style wasn't popular. When he was here last time we averaged 5,150. Before this season (around 5,200) that's our highest average by some distance since the Championship years.

Never go back, things never the same second time round.

Quoted from mariner91

Here's a video with all of Michael Reddy's goals for Town. Only one of those goals came about from what I would call a "hoof". Yes there were some longer balls but they were looking for the run of Reddy in to the channel. It was clearly the game plan rather than just lumping it forward and if you had a player as quick and powerful as Reddy why on earth would you not take advantage of it? Likewise, the Cowley's have been very successful this year but have employed a fairly direct style to utilise their main striker who is Matt Rhead. I'd rather watch us play measured balls into the channel and have an obvious (successful) game plan than watch some of the turd that has been served up in the last three months where most of the time I had no idea what the game plan was.

Here's the link if you want to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEtrfl-HGUA

Jesus Christ, Reddy was good, wasn't he?

Quoted from sam gy

Jesus Christ, Reddy was good, wasn't he?

In my opinion, the best striker we've had this century.

Frightening pace, amazing touch, cool as you like in front of goal.

Quoted from oldun

Never go back, things never the same second time round.

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Quoted from mariner91

But just 11 months ago he finished 8th in the Championship. No manager we could get will have done well everywhere. Some people (myself included) have been saying we'd love to see Adkins appointed and as much as I stand by that, he finished 11th last season in a division below the one RS finished 8th in. And I would argue that Sheffield United are a bigger club in L1 than Cardiff are in the Championship.

Exactly.  Put into perspective of this season, that's like us appointing Gary Rowett.

Yes he'll split opinion but with the exception of basketcase clubs like Charlton and Coventry this season, his record is pretty bloody exceptional. It's no secret I'm a big fan of his and I don't subscribe to this idea that his style of football was boring here, far from it.  It was a lot more entertaining than getting rolled over every three-four weeks.

My only slight concern with him is that he doesn't hang around long anywhere and I've come to quite like this stability lark.