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Dont  matter what they do on the training ground, clearly this lot are not any way near good enough to do the basics let alone play to a plan . This is Ollie`s fault  . i am glad he is not a car mechanic as he would have bought a saw and nail gun  to work with..this lot he got in  are 6/7 tier players not lg 2 players and wont be for years if at all

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Not going to let that go.... no way can I accept that this team is better than any that Jolley put out. No way whatsoever

Why did we get rid of him then? And now after 6 months people are calling for Holloway’s head. I really feel the constant merry-go-round of managers hasn’t done the club any favours. Pick a manager and give him enough time to actually try and build something. Give the team some continuity, bring younger players through gradually, get the team used to the manager’s tactics. You never know, it could actually work.

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Quite happy to defend my position and respect yours too CM ( that's why no x   )

Here's a link to the start of last season under Jolley

https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1148&teamTabs=results

Erratic I would agree (especially in the October) but there were some good results prior to that

Apart from a few unexpected away wins this season, we've simply flattered to deceive

It's all about opinions of course but I really can't accept that the squad we have assembled this season are anywhere near as competent as what we had at the time of Jolley's departure

Anyway, onwards and upwards... hopefully that's what it will be and not onwards and downwards  

I went to watch us at Cheltenham under Jolley when we lost 3-1 (if memory serves). We played well and, unusually for me, I emailed him directly after thanking him for bringing a bit of joy back to watching Town in what I thought had been a really promising display. By the time he left I could barely be arsed to sit and watch us play we’d become so negative and terrified of the football.

I don’t see that mindset with this current group, and whilst it’s not much to cling on to, it’s all I’ve got right now! I did say to my old man earlier in the season (really old, so can’t work the tech to watch!) that I thought we had better footballers than under Jolley (Rose, Scannell, Edwards) and I think I’d still stick to that. Not sure there’s anyone we released who you can say we’re desperately missing. IMHO of course  

Quoted from Stockport Mariner

get the team used to the manager’s tactics. You never know, it could actually work.

Nobody understands the manager's tactics and that includes the manager, he's out of his depth.

Does anyone know how many watched on i-follow figures must be going down.

1-4 😳

Oooooops

Quoted from Henryscat

A keeper who commands his box would be a start

That’ll be the same keeper who kept us in it early doors almost single-handedly? I appreciate McKeown has flaws but to have a pop at him based on tonight’s game seems pretty desperate. The other end of the pitch is far more of a concern.

Quoted from friskneymariner

Does anyone know how many watched on i-follow figures must be going down.

i wont be next time out thats for sure.

Quoted from cardiffmariner

That’ll be the same keeper who kept us in it early doors almost single-handedly? I appreciate McKeown has flaws but to have a pop at him based on tonight’s game seems pretty desperate. The other end of the pitch is far more of a concern.

We're not going to score 5 if that's what you mean. Not letting in 4 might make things a little less difficult up front

The thing with good sides who are playing well and full of confidence is that they make you look terrible. They find space easily, they open you up, they have you on the back foot and it leads to the poorer side making increasingly poor decisions and losing shape.

They won 3-1 at Gillingham on Saturday and 6-1 the game before. They are clearly at the top of their game at the moment. Let's hope we can start to move in that direction given time. Exeter have been developing that squad for years.