The result yesterday changes nothing and Jewell should still go for the sake of our football club. The team selection was forced upon him due to injuries and tiredness (FFS!) If Murphy can't hack playing more than 2 matches in a short period of time, what the hell is he doing being a professional footballer? If Leadtwats was fit you can bet your bottom dollar he would have started. In fact the arguement can be made that we got a result despite what he did and not because of it. The first hour was the best we have played at home all season due to the kids that had a point to prove. As soon as Holloway changed his tactics Jewell failed to react to the more attacking threat posed and you know you are in trouble when the manager throws on Priskin! Why not play Chopra instead and give him 20 minutes to help him restore his self confidence! The result yesterday only highlighted his managerial flaws in the tactical side of the game. He was lucky in as much as the team picked itself yesterday but his substitutions and lack of reacting to the opposition threat showed him up to be incompetent. The tide will only change for us if we now give Hyam, Carson, Martin & Drury a decent run in the side and we fix the Centre Half and Right Back position. Do you honestly think that Jewell will stick with the same side against Leeds if Bowyer, Leadtwats & Bullard are all back fit? Jewell you are utterly clueless
I agree with disappearing. Behind the scenes seem a major issue for managers, although obviously Jewell has got things wrong too.
How do you guys think we would be better off if Evans walked away.? Clegg on the other hand I will drive him our of town myself,as far as Timbuktu if that meant we would never have to see or hear from him again.!
We could have brought Ainsley on as part of a back three to help see the game out. As you say JWM, PJ did nothing to combat the change in tactics from 'Pool. Chopra would have provided more of a threat too, bringing Priskin on basically said to their defenders "you're safe to ignore this guy and help with the attacks because he's always offside anyway". It's one thing to want to play attacking football but in a position like ours you have to know when to just shut up shop instead.
Let me explain what I mean. There are a number of deep-seated problems at this club. Problems which were there before Jewell came in, and probems which will remain if he goes. I am talking mainly about Clegg and Evans (when I say Evans, I'm kinda referring to his company as a whole, coz I'm not entirely conviced that Marcus Evans as a person exists - but that is another arguement). I'm not really sure if ME wants us to go up. Think about it: if we go up, the media will start sniffing. Interest in him and his company will go up. He says he is a recluse to protect his family and that may be true, but I also can't help but wonder if there are some dodgy apsects of his business that he doesn't want the media to get their hands on. He won't want us relegated, but I'm not sure that he'll want us much higher than mid-table championship. I'll admit that this is just speculation at the moment, but look at what the club has ON PAPER (I know football isn't played on paper, but just bear with me on this): - A manager who twice before has got clubs promoted out of this league and kept them in the premiership. - A playing staff who, on the one hand (Bullard, Bowyer) have great premiership experience and have flirted with the England squad and in Chopra have scored lots of goals at this level, and on the other hand (Carson, Peters, Hyam, O'Connor, Murray), youngsters who want to prove themselves and can improve. A good balance - And finally we have money. That should be a recipe for success, but for some reason we're not being succesful with it and I don't think getting in a new manager would change that. The trouble is, if this is true, the Evans Group has this club exactly where it wants us, it can do what it wants to the club, knowing full well that if we ever got rid of the Evans Group we'd be in worse financial trouble that 10 years ago.
The most expensive team Town have ever had and arguably the worst team since the Jackie Milburn era of the mid 60s! This year marks the 50th anniversary of Sir Alf's fantastic achievement of winning our only Div 1 Championship. It would be a horrible way to celebrate that marvelous team by getting ourselves relegated!
This is the biggest conspiracy theory load of bollocks I have ever heard! ME is a business man and a supporter, he definitely wants success on the pitch! Sorry but I strongly disagree that he would want mid table mediocrity!
You can't deny that the tone and feel of the club has changed since he took over. I'd rather have a chairman who was openly enthusiastic about the club. Look at Sheepshanks. He didn't have the money that Evans does but he did have enthusiasm and we didn't do too badly under him.
Agreed but that doesn't mean he wants us to stay mid table or below! I think his cash is more a help than a hinderance! At least we can still get players in, imagine if we had no money?
I agree with you on that point just not the previous one. At the same time Sheepshanks was wanted our by a large majority of fans, he was the problem at our club was he not??
