Match Day Thread Fleetwood Town v Sunderland Friday 27th November - KO 19:45

Strange how it's always the supporters fault. It doesn't matter which side of the fence they are on, pro the regime or anti the regime, it's always the supporters fault.

 

On current form, it’s a decent result. But watching the game, it’s awful!! We have a strong squad. I’m certain of that. We have a weak as piss manager who thinks Power is good enough when you have Embleton who can put a ball on a sixpence sitting next to him! (2m apart obviously)

cznt wait fir him to piss off so we can try to move the club forward.

 

i never said they were good, or even better...in fact i am sick of watching teams who are 'there for the taking' yet we somehow gift them a spell or two in every game when they inevitably score.

we get plenty in the box but do not have the forwards and midfielders in there to capitalise...imho, if your style of play is to get crosses in rather than trying to play through the middle then you need the players to 'flood' the box and at least need a good target man who can find space and control the ball in one...parky has delivered his style to the fans but failed to add the required players, maybe he should be looking at the young lads to see how he can set the team out to benefit them.

 

I think with a new manager, new tactics, players playing in their right position and introducing the young ones with the oldies taking stock of themselves and at least adding a bit of experience to the team then we are still in with a chance of winning this league but we need that manager in now before it’s too late

 

Wasn’t a dig mate. Sorry if it came across that way. And I completely agree with everything you’ve said here.

 

Watched the game again, glutton that I am and Wyke played well with little support from Graham or Maguire. Maybe introducing a player who is quick and has an eye for goal might help. Someone like say jack Diamond or even Mitch Curry, but these are not quite mature enough for PP. How long is he going to take, to realise that any combination of his three favoured "strikers" supported by Maguire or Power is not working, and never will.

 

The Power for Maguire substitution when we needed a goal was one of my favourites to date. He is mentally unwell.

 

****ing hell man, haven't we had a **** enough time without watching the highlights of them as well

 

so when they allow the crowds back in you know whos a joke and whos trying mate

and how **** we really are

 

Just watched that back and literally burst out laughing.

 

Graham didn't do much but he did occupy Fleetwood's largest central defender allowing Wyke to roam freely amongst the little people.

Only Wyke and Scowen gave us a positive work rate. Maguire and O9 look like they need a rest.

Against Donny, when there was no one getting onto the many cutbacks Hume was delivering into the area, I thought the analyst made an insighful comment; he suggested that the RWB should be the one getting onto those. This role seems tailor made for Diamond but he often loses possesion in our half of the pitch when he plays back there. I agree his youthful pace and aggression would be be better employed further up the pitch.

 

Thats a good point about Graham that I have missed, and we did look better with two strikers up front , a game or two under his belt and he may contribute more than he has so far but the same could be said if Grigg, I would like to see a bit more effort from both tbh and a goal would not go amiss. I also have thought O/9 hasn't looked himself since he got concussed early on, against Donny I think it was, at the time I could not understand why he was allowed to continue as he looked groggy to me and he may well do with a rest, it would not do him any harm . Maguire has no such excuse, he is just not as good as he thinks he is, and would not be missed at all imo.. One solution I can think of for O/9 is maybe play Hume at right wing back, he can play either side, and bring MacFadzean in at left wing back, with O/9 on the bench. I still would still like to see some pace up front however even if it was for the last half hour or so just to see how something different might work, you never know when it might be enforced. just Parky has gone

 

no apologies needed marra...think we are all a wee bit 'tetchy' lately and i apologise if my reply gave that impression.

kept off social media all day and only just logged in to see a post mentioning parky has gone...off to check up on any other news before commenting on that.

 

Cracking post and spot on. Wonder what the new manager will have in store

 

You didn't have to wait much longer