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Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

No but I am not in a very good mood. Best to stay away from forums I know. Should know better!

Perhaps you should have gone to the pub?

Reading some comments some people think Slade coming in should mean we should be only happy with promotion? Sorry guys but we're not that massive club you sometimes like to think we are. The only thing I'm disappointed with is the style we play (the subs he made Saturday aswell ofcourse) we sit comfortably in mid table, not to far from the play offs. Now if we where playing the ball on the deck and giving it a go that way I'd be pleased with the season so far.

I suppose Jose Moreno has these problems too. Sitting second in the premier white with manure but playing boring footy. Crystal Palace on the other hand are playing attractive footy but are bottom.

Think I would rather be Jose and getting stick from the fans?.?

Quoted from IlkleyMariner

I suppose Jose Moreno has these problems too. Sitting second in the premier white with manure but playing boring footy. Crystal Palace on the other hand are playing attractive footy but are bottom.

Think I would rather be Jose and getting stick from the fans?.?

Jose has a solid base as a foundation of his team but also has players that can win games regularly....we have a base.....but not the match winners.....that is the BIG difference.

They have won 7 and failed to win 3
We have won 6 and failed to win 10

All relevant to the league you play in of course, not losing games (which seems to be Slades mantra post match nowadays) and unbeaten runs can become a dead weight around your shoulders...the longer we go unbeaten the more scared of losing we become and before you know it you stop attacking, you dont try the adventurous move to win a game...you play it safe...Cardwell,Matt,Hooper, Bolarinwa, DJ all become small part players as they maybe cant be trusted to defend !!
All the while every 2/3 weeks goes by and we fail to make ground on those above us.

Three 0-0's and can we really say in any of them we have gone looking for the win in the last 20 mins ? tried something to break the deadlock ? I cant think of a positive impact substitution we have made in the last 3 home games.  

My take is we lack a central midfielder who runs past our strikers (like cunnington,cockerill,pouton  and lately disley)..dont think we have that in the squad...a midfield runner makes defences open up..problem is it leaves us lighter at the back and I'm not sure slade fancies that.

Quoted from Sigone

My take is we lack a central midfielder who runs past our strikers (like cunnington,cockerill,pouton  and lately disley)..dont think we have that in the squad...a midfield runner makes defences open up..problem is it leaves us lighter at the back and I'm not sure slade fancies that.

So, apart from Disley, a player we haven't had for 13 years (Pouton), 25 years (Cockerill) and 26 years (Cunnington). People need to realise it isn't the 1990's anymore and we are a mid table league two side.

On the basis that a 442 requires a midfielder playing a holding role - currently Berrett - is there a case for a 433 (or 451 in defence)? If so, there is a way you could fit in Jones, Dembele and Osborne.

Macca

Mills/Davies
Clarke
Collins
Dixon (kelly)

Berrett
Osborne
Summerfield

Dembele
Jones
DJ

That would encourage football on the floor, pace up front and at least 1 midfielder capable of bombing forward.

Quoted from SteffiMariner

So, apart from Disley, a player we haven't had for 13 years (Pouton), 25 years (Cockerill) and 26 years (Cunnington). People need to realise it isn't the 1990's anymore and we are a mid table league two side.

Of course your right football has changed greatly from most of those players days, but 1 thing hasn't..the best teams in any league have midfield runners..our best teams had them, our worst teams did not..by the way i missed out our best exponent of midfield running 'Groves'..Unforgivable  

Quoted from SteffiMariner

So, apart from Disley, a player we haven't had for 13 years (Pouton), 25 years (Cockerill) and 26 years (Cunnington). People need to realise it isn't the 1990's anymore and we are a mid table league two side.

Cunnington and Cockerel was none league players when we signed them , why is it difficult to find a midfielder that can attack ?
has the nations footballing talent got that bad ?

Quoted from MuddyWaters

On the basis that a 442 requires a midfielder playing a holding role - currently Berrett - is there a case for a 433 (or 451 in defence)? If so, there is a way you could fit in Jones, Dembele and Osborne.

Macca

Mills/Davies
Clarke
Collins
Dixon (kelly)

Berrett
Osborne
Summerfield

Dembele
Jones
DJ

That would encourage football on the floor, pace up front and at least 1 midfielder capable of bombing forward.

That team could get us in the play-offs, Summerfield and Berrett hard working midfield, and osborne with the playmaking and attacking support alongside DJ, Dembele and Jones!