The squad?

Related to the squad...sort of... possibly been dealt with before...

Last 10 years in L2 these are relegation points totals for team finishing second bottom

Highest - 51
Lowest - 34
Average - 43.6 (44!)

So based on 'history average' we need another 8 points

Not sure if that makes me feel happier?

I think it does... but does we have the squad (the goals to enable us to do this?

When you look at the squad in the cold light of day, after the mini-euphoria of getting rid of Slade and appointment of someone who apparently has a good brain (whether its a good football brain remains to be seen), it is fecking scary. Undoubtedly the shitest ever GTFC squad. And letting Osborne, Jones and Clements go is the biggest acts of squad vandalism I can think of, given the total lack of quality in the rest of the squad (although letting Amond, Toto and Arnold go without paying what was needed to keep them perhaps runs it close).

I would play

Jimmy Mck

Davies
Osbourne
Collins
Mills

Clifton
Summerfield
Rose
Dembele

DJ / Vernam
Matt

At least Matt works hard, I wouldn't have Hooper anywhere near and Cardwell is just a poor footballer. Put the best footballers in the team with a scattering of nuisance players (Summerfield / Rose / Matt) to work hard and disrupt. Then get them to play to a shape and system that suits their limited abilities closets, bound to be a few square pegs with a squad this thin.

Probably an unpopular comment, but i'm not so sure DJ is what people believe he is?

Had a good couple of games when he first joined, but never managed to make the position his own when hes got the chance, and scored 1? in that trophy, and 0 assists?

Quoted from Jarmo.Is.God

Probably an unpopular comment, but i'm not so sure DJ is what people believe he is?

Had a good couple of games when he first joined, but never managed to make the position his own when hes got the chance, and scored 1? in that trophy, and 0 assists?

Same with Osbourne at the back, he's no good.

Osborne looks like a player who has barely played for a couple of years. Might be quite capable when up to speed if he could get a run of games (he's certainly more athletic than Collins and Clarke), but he's been too error-prone in his few appearances for us this season.

Jaiyesimi is a young player who has barely played any first team football before this season and is basically taking his first steps in the professional game. Shown some good things at times, but he's been playing in front of a slow full-back who has been in poor form, behind forwards who are doing little up front and alongside a very unimpressive midfield. I think he's got something, but doesn't have the experience or teammates to show it yet! I think he'll do OK in the game, though whether he'll prove good enough for the Championship or higher remains to be seen.

I'd say much the same about Dembele though he's been awful after a good start to the season, possibly down in part to a fitness problem as well as the other factors i.e. poor forwards and midfield. However, I do wonder if he's been found out to some degree? If you're defending against him, don't lunge into the challenge, stand off him and let him try to get past you and you can invariably get back at him to muscle him off the ball even if he does beat you as he's not got the pace to get away from players. Half of the problem is that he's been receiving the ball near the half-way line too much - he needs to be get the ball facing the defenders near the opposition box so he has the chance to do something with it after beating the first man (as he often does). Another one who will no doubt improve with experience/fitness but I wouldn't have him in the team at present, given that he's done nothing but lose the ball for months.

Matt has a decent record at other clubs and has been a handful in some games but in general it hasn't worked out very well for him, possibly due to the injury to his child we heard about before Christmas?

Hooper has some ability, but lacks grit. Played off a decent target man, he'd probably score a few goals but he can't do that job himself so you can see why he's not played much.

Ultimately, lots of players mentioned there but not too much indication that they are going to put in the performances to win the points we need.

Jolley out.

My only saving grace is that this group got us to within 1 or 2pts of the play offs - sorry to sound like Fenty but it is a fact
That being the case can a fresh pair of eyes, fresh voice get them back to at least some sort of competitive level where we are far more ruthless at both ends?

Regarding squad - and a few have mentioned this before - the likes of Summerfield and Dembele have been way over-praised but that's only because we have so little to cling on to with this squad

In the whole scheme of things Summerfield is hard working but bang average and Dembele has been poor for weeks (still learning his trade).

Quoted from devs

My only saving grace is that this group got us to within 1 or 2pts of the play offs - sorry to sound like Fenty but it is a fact
That being the case can a fresh pair of eyes, fresh voice get them back to at least some sort of competitive level where we are far more ruthless at both ends?

Regarding squad - and a few have mentioned this before - the likes of Summerfield and Dembele have been way over-praised but that's only because we have so little to cling on to with this squad

In the whole scheme of things Summerfield is hard working but bang average and Dembele has been poor for weeks (still learning his trade).

In the whole scheme of things, most players look bang average when they're short of confidence. Pogba has looked bang average for weeks - it's difficult to be confident when your supporters are on your back.

Quoted from jonnyboy82

Jolley out.

Yeah. The muppet hasn't won a single game yet.

Is it Saturday yet?