Slade

Quoted from 1mickylyons

The problem is and has been for years no short term plan and no long term plan or at least none spelled out to us the fans?

Short term = retain league status.Recruit Manager and players capable of winning games and scoring goals
Long term = build a team squad capable of challenging for play offs on a shoestring whilst we await news on the ground with a massive emphasis on homegrown youngsters.Throw in a bit of football fortune now and again most fans could support this.

Yes, I agree to an extent. But surely, any Long Term Plan references the Sort Term goals as the means to the end?

It seems as if we've had a constant run of STP's, most of which have failed, and which therefore, have had an detrimental effect on the LTP?

Quoted from 1mickylyons

You can`t believe any side in our position would let Jones go.Whilst he was out of form to a degree he was by a distance our best player and our only constant goal threat.

Jones and the words ‘constant goal threat’ have not gone together for some time

Quoted from malkamalka

Yes, I agree to an extent. But surely, any Long Term Plan references the Sort Term goals as the means to the end?

It seems as if we've had a constant run of STP's, most of which have failed, and which therefore, have had an detrimental effect on the LTP?

Well it should and regardless of Manager it`s the Club initially who should set out what they want. We all know and most of us agree Town need a new ground ASAP for umpteen reasons.I honestly believe they will get one in the not too distant future BUT it`s essential they keep their league status in the meantime and have a team worth supporting when it comes around.Realistically from where we sit today and regardless of where we finish Town probably need to bring in at least 15 players in the Summer.Pre Bignot and Post Bignot we were not in this sort of mess so on that Slade is guilty and Wilko by association this squad whilst being massive is awful in terms of balance and quality. The balance between getting a new ground and building and maintaining a squad is a difficult one and it`s been made much harder by the mismanagement from the dugout and worse still the boardroom.

Quoted from Alkalineroger

Jones and the words ‘constant goal threat’ have not gone together for some time

Slip of tongue ONLY goal threat

Hurst built a small fire from kindling, Bignot took a match and lit it, Slade threw on a barrowload of well seasoned logs, then chucked on some petrol for good measure. The board supplied the wood, matches and petrol.

Quoted from 1mickylyons

You can`t believe any side in our position would let Jones go.Whilst he was out of form to a degree he was by a distance our best player and our only constant goal threat.

not sure you could actually justify that comment this season...with his "6" goal tally. We don't have a goal threat at all, therein lies the cause of our predicament.

Quoted from moosey_club

not sure you could actually justify that comment this season...with his "6" goal tally. We don't have a goal threat at all, therein lies the cause of our predicament.

have you totalled up the return from the rest?

Quoted from moosey_club

not sure you could actually justify that comment this season...with his "6" goal tally. We don't have a goal threat at all, therein lies the cause of our predicament.

For an attacking midfielder who was consistently played out of position, his tally isn't too shabby

Quoted from 1mickylyons

have you totalled up the return from the rest?

Oh not saying he wasnt our best goal threat...just disputing "constant". I think Mitch Rose comes up second with 5, Dembele 4 , Collins on 3 equals or beats all the other forward players !!

Quoted from moosey_club

Oh not saying he wasnt our best goal threat...just disputing "constant". I think Mitch Rose comes up second with 5, Dembele 4 , Collins on 3 equals or beats all the other forward players !!

Sadly for fans like you and I and I suppose it`s worse the older you get we have entered Blundell Park to witness the following up top all capable of hitting 20 goals and numerous others who could have got 10.

Drinkell
Wilkinson
Lund
Hobson
Mendonca
Reddy
Hearn
Amond
Bogle