Big Job For Slade In The Summer?

Is Slade up for the challenge?

I can see where you are coming from mariner91 and agree on most of what you say,but I just want to add why is Slade still persevering with Maxwell,Comley,and Dyson. He must have seen enough already to know that they are not of the standard required so why not send them back now instead of waiting until after Plymouth. Surely he is not going to play them again when we have alternatives that will be here next season and who want the experience instead of sat twiddling their thumbs

Quoted from Grantley

Calling Shaun Pearson a slow, whole-hearted player is ridiculously harsh.

I'm probably going to be really unpopular on here with these comments.

Taking account that my OP was based on being in a perfect world and we were looking to build a promotion winning side, I don't think SP would be in an ideal side week in week out to get out of this division. Based purely on performances I don't think there's been too much between SP, DC and JG this season, yet the general consensus is that JG is not League Two standard yet SP can do no wrong and deserves a two year contract. All three have had games good, bad and indifferent, all commit too many fouls, all ball watch, all drop too deep, all not particularly that good on the ball and are all not quick enough. I just don't think any of them are the standard of a promotion winning side, yet due to age being on his side I would maybe keep SP as a back up.

SP is a great role model and a great ambassador for GTFC, but looking through rose-tinted specs won't get us promotion.

Quoted from Bigdog

I'm probably going to be really unpopular on here with these comments.

Taking account that my OP was based on being in a perfect world and we were looking to build a promotion winning side, I don't think SP would be in an ideal side week in week out to get out of this division. Based purely on performances I don't think there's been too much between SP, DC and JG this season, yet the general consensus is that JG is not League Two standard yet SP can do no wrong and deserves a two year contract. All three have had games good, bad and indifferent, all commit too many fouls, all ball watch, all drop too deep, all not particularly that good on the ball and are all not quick enough. I just don't think any of them are the standard of a promotion winning side, yet due to age being on his side I would maybe keep SP as a back up.

SP is a great role model and a great ambassador for GTFC, but looking through rose-tinted specs won't get us promotion.

To be honest he is a hero to us and quite right too as he has been a good player and servant for the club on and off the pitch and if reports have been accurate has turned down better terms elsewhere to stay at GTFC. He has progressed well but still at times struggles to win high balls launched into our box especially at the near post Cheltenham a couple of weeks ago was a good example. I don't think he's physically that slow but maybe sometimes a bit slow to read a situation, experience will change that though.

Funnily enough I thought his all round footballing game was progressing really well under MB. If I was Russ I would certainly offer him a decent deal but make him 1 of 3  playing for 2 first team places with a utility defender as back up.

  

Quoted from Bigdog

I'm probably going to be really unpopular on here with these comments.

Taking account that my OP was based on being in a perfect world and we were looking to build a promotion winning side, I don't think SP would be in an ideal side week in week out to get out of this division. Based purely on performances I don't think there's been too much between SP, DC and JG this season, yet the general consensus is that JG is not League Two standard yet SP can do no wrong and deserves a two year contract. All three have had games good, bad and indifferent, all commit too many fouls, all ball watch, all drop too deep, all not particularly that good on the ball and are all not quick enough. I just don't think any of them are the standard of a promotion winning side, yet due to age being on his side I would maybe keep SP as a back up.

SP is a great role model and a great ambassador for GTFC, but looking through rose-tinted specs won't get us promotion.

Think it's time the pub shut

Quoted from TheRealJohnLewis

After watching the Cheltenham and Barnet matches, Slade has got a lot to prove that he is the right man for the job and that he can get players to play for him.  All i've seen so far is a lack of a plan an a lack of effort.

I hope i'm wrong but I predict a lower finish next year than this.

In the two games I saw the opposite, thought we played with far more energy and organisation

Quoted from Bigdog

I'm probably going to be really unpopular on here with these comments.

Taking account that my OP was based on being in a perfect world and we were looking to build a promotion winning side, I don't think SP would be in an ideal side week in week out to get out of this division. Based purely on performances I don't think there's been too much between SP, DC and JG this season, yet the general consensus is that JG is not League Two standard yet SP can do no wrong and deserves a two year contract. All three have had games good, bad and indifferent, all commit too many fouls, all ball watch, all drop too deep, all not particularly that good on the ball and are all not quick enough. I just don't think any of them are the standard of a promotion winning side, yet due to age being on his side I would maybe keep SP as a back up.

SP is a great role model and a great ambassador for GTFC, but looking through rose-tinted specs won't get us promotion.

Firstly I love Shaun, wonderful bloke and a great servant.....but I half agree with you. I think it's easy to forget he wasn't even a first choice centre back in a Conference team last season. To me he seems to have 2 or 3 good games but then has 1 complete nightmare performance.

Before we completely obliterate the players/squad should the question be established.........is it the players/squad that have not been good enough or the managers (RS excluded) ?

Quoted from moosey_club

Before we completely obliterate the players/squad should the question be established.........is it the players/squad that have not been good enough or the managers (RS excluded) ?

The results under the 3 managers have all followed a similar pattern, so I would suggest that the finger of blame should be pointed at the players, plus the two managers who selected them in the first place. Regardless of how our budget compares to the other teams, I think it's fair to say that the money we have spent could have been done so more optimally than it was done.

To be honest I would say half the players on Towns books are" not bad to good" the other half are "absolute shite"so obviously the praise or blame is down to the 2 managers before Slade