Slade

Quoted from ginnywings

Not much to disagree with there but if we are going to be marooned in mid table, can't we do it with a better brand of football? If it had been end to end today and finished 2-2, i think most would have been happier with a point in that scenario.

Maybe we just need one or two more ingredients and to be fair, Slade has only had about 20 odd games in charge so far. I hope Asante and Osborne will shake us up a bit, if and when they return.

Do you think there is enough creativity in the squad to be able to concede two goals and still have a good chance of coming away with something? I'm not saying there isn't. On the other hand if we conceded two every home game we would definitely be branded as defensively naive? Everyone says they want to be entertained but nearly everyone also demands results if we get ourselves in a position where we "should" win.

As a paying customer, I'd just like Slade/Fenty/Wilkinson or anyone really to let us know what the plan is. Bignot did, at the very least, say that he planned to change many aspects of the club - for some reason, that was stopped and we are now left with a re-run of something that happened a very long time ago.

Quoted from LH

Not sure it would have continued to have been as boring as a game had the penalty gone in. Crawley would have wanted to get a goal back and would have had to come out of their shell a bit to get one therefore leaving more space at the back for our strikers to not move into. )

Results are important in games like today IMO. If you can’t get the result get a performance - unfortunately today we didn’t really get either.

Snigger

Quoted from MuddyWaters

But we were mid-table under Bignot but I can't remember being as bored as I have been at the last 3 home games.

Bignot 'excitement' or Slade yawn?

Can I abstain from this one?

Quoted from GrimRob

Do you think there is enough creativity in the squad to be able to concede two goals and still have a good chance of coming away with something? I'm not saying there isn't. On the other hand if we conceded two every home game we would definitely be branded as defensively naive? Everyone says they want to be entertained but nearly everyone also demands results if we get ourselves in a position where we "should" win.

I would accept without Mcallister, Clemence & Osbourne our midfield options are currently limited, and whilst current incumbents are not the sole reason we lack creativity the lack of alternatives does not help and Slade appears set against giving Clifton minutes to show if he can add anything.

Personally feel the side he put out at Scunny in Checkatrade would provide for a more entertaining Saturday afternoon and would love to see big Tom and DJ start with Jones & Dembele floating around and no passes above head height but doubt it will happen.

Quoted from GrimRob

Since the dawn of the Fishy, every manager we have ever had has at one or other time been accused of being a tactical pygmy. But many of them have gone on to other clubs and achieved successes of sorts. Meanwhile their accusers, who presumably possess advanced football knowledge to spot such deficiencies in those employed professionally, continue to the best of my knowledge not to advance into the coaching roles their observational skills suggest they should occupy.

My own view is that however we play and whatever we do will always attract criticism. We will always over-pass, underpass, don't pass when we should, play the wrong players in the wrong positions, and generally, lose games for whatever reason is blindingly obvious to those in the stands.

So no different to any other clubs forums.

Sometimes some of us fans are right, Neil Woods?

Quoted from BackHeelTony

I really don't understand why so many people are so concerned about style of play.

I have no doubt that in time Slade will give us winning football. We will improve and be fighting for promotion before too long.

Do we really have to play like Brazil to get there.

Lets have some patience, get behind the team and let the manager do things his way.

Exactly what would have given for mid table L2 a couple of years ago. We will not go down , style is poor and needs some work but this will take time

I think the main thing is we didn't lose yesterday.
OK it was a bore draw and the football is not entertaining at the moment but the main thing is we are hopefully not facing a relegation battle.
Anyone who thinks (or hopes) we can get promoted or get into the playoffs is kidding themselves, we just aren't good enough and mid table is a result.
That said there is no reason that mid table teams can't be entertaining but with the current squad trying to be entertaining is perhaps too risky if not actually beyond them

The problem I have with the argument that it's only our second season back in the League is what will more time bring? I'm not sure what this infrastructure (if it's not physical and that will only come with the new ground/major redevelopment of BP) is that we apparently lack.  Crowds are falling so we're losing revenue. So the budget for the other off-field support (specialist coaching, S&C, nutrition etc) will only come under more pressure.

Maybe Rob's right, that stability is helpful for eventual success. Most teams take time to gel, and some mistakes get made in recruiting, and good players end up being sold, new players come in. I'm certainly not advocating another change in manager.

So whilst all this is happening, while the squad evolves and the football is boring, what is the leadership doing to boost attendances to keep the revenue up? Apart from alienating the fanbase.

Quoted from Ipswin

I think the main thing is we didn't lose yesterday.
OK it was a bore draw and the football is not entertaining at the moment but the main thing is we are hopefully not facing a relegation battle.
Anyone who thinks (or hopes) we can get promoted or get into the playoffs is kidding themselves, we just aren't good enough and mid table is a result.
That said there is no reason that mid table teams can't be entertaining but with the current squad trying to be entertaining is perhaps too risky if not actually beyond them

First half was OK yesterday, 2nd half turgid and we fell flat after the penalty miss.