The Relegation Dog Fight

[JRSLEFTPEG]

I named this thread the dog fight but at the moment we are the poodles thrown in against the Dobermans of Alloa and Rottweilers of Arbroath. We have got to show the stomach for the fight asap before we get swallowed up.

[ALBERTZ_11]

Fans on the two threads apertaining to Queens on the Pie and Bovril site posting some really savage criticism of Alan Johnston

And quite rightly so.....the buck stops at him....

[ALBERTZ_11]

The Semple situation is strange in that the lad actually scored in his comeback game , playing well before understandably running out of gas and then bombed out of the team in the next game. If Calum Semple's confidence was low then it will be even lower with Johnson's decision to put a young loan lad straight into the defence ahead of him. I agree with Albertz - 442- Hamilton and Dobbie up front and get the ball delivered as early as possible from the wide areas for Hamilton to attack and Dobbie to feed off the second ball and scraps.Oh , and Semple and Kilday centre halves. We also have to accept the unpalatable truth that although Dobbs is still a fine player, his influence on games has nosedived dramatically. We have seen the best of our legend .

I reckon that Dobbie is no longer as effective for Queens due to Dykes leaving the club, as no other player is doing the donkey work that Lyndon was.

[JRSLEFTPEG]

I reckon that Dobbie is no longer as effective for Queens due to Dykes leaving the club, as no other player is doing the donkey work that Lyndon was.

That's 100% true. Dykes endless running took defenders away out the road giving Dobbie more space.

[Francis_begbie_HFC]

And quite rightly so.....the buck stops at him....

the buck stops at johnston for having his current squad ready and up for it but the big buck stops with the people that run the club that give him the ammo to do something about it ,if queens want to run the club on a shue string thay need to appoint hard experienced taskmen type managers that take no crap ,your alan johnston types are too easyosy to manage budget players .

[deek5trans]

The BOD have to go and Hewitson out.
Look at the last few seasons. We make our managers struggle with a as Francis says a shoe string budget.

What's going to happen? We sack Johnston, bring someone else in and repeat the process next season just like the last 3 !!!

[deek5trans]

I don't think it's fair to criticise Dobbie. He's been struggling with no service often up front in his own or out wide on the wing add to the fact we carry very little alternative goal threat unless Hamilton is on so all teams do is stifle Dobs out and that's us screwed as an attacking threat.

[jardi]

Johnson needs to give himself a kick up the arse...……...this is much bigger than just about him, - this is about Queen of the South FC.

Why is Semple not getting a chance? Why was Hamilton not started today after scoring a hattrick against Motherwell?

But most of all, - why is there no passion from the manager on the touchline? I've seen more interest from a bored sloth.

Come one sir.....if nothing else, - get angry about what people are saying and do something about it.

[King Dobbie]

Johnson needs to give himself a kick up the arse...……...this is much bigger than just about him, - this is about Queen of the South FC.

Why is Semple not getting a chance? Why was Hamilton not started today after scoring a hattrick against Motherwell?

But most of all, - why is there no passion from the manager on the touchline? I've seen more interest from a bored sloth.

Come one sir.....if nothing else, - get angry about what people are saying and do something about it.

100% agree well said...

[Francis_begbie_HFC]

Johnson needs to give himself a kick up the arse...……...this is much bigger than just about him, - this is about Queen of the South FC.

Why is Semple not getting a chance? Why was Hamilton not started today after scoring a hattrick against Motherwell?

But most of all, - why is there no passion from the manager on the touchline? I've seen more interest from a bored sloth.

Come one sir.....if nothing else, - get angry about what people are saying and do something about it.

yep i agree jardi ,i just dont see johnston as a manager who can get the best out of a team that operates on a shoe string ,id like to see either a billy mclaren type or a poor mans jurgen clop as we cant afford the real deal lol ,these type of managers at queens ,both manage with passion in there different ways ,that motivates players .