Bournemouth Anyone?

[MadAmster]

As I wrote following Saturday's poor showing, I don't expect them to be back at pre-Covid sharpness until the Bristol game on the 30th. That means a loss (1-3?) tonight, a point at best at QPR and possibly a win against Bristol on the 30th.

[swaledale]

As I wrote following Saturday's poor showing, I don't expect them to be back at pre-Covid sharpness until the Bristol game on the 30th. That means a loss (1-3?) tonight, a point at best at QPR and possibly a win against Bristol on the 30th.

Yet Rooney said that wasn't an excuse for the poor display, so yes it might affect fitness or sharpness but a piss poor display no thats a convenient excuse IMO!

[Rattea]

Yet Rooney said that wasn't an excuse for the poor display, so yes it might affect fitness or sharpness but a piss poor display no thats a convenient excuse IMO!

You wanted clough out when we were doing well bit it wasn't enough .... so you are one of the ones to blame for where we are now.....

[MadAmster]

You wanted clough out when we were doing well bit it wasn't enough .... so you are one of the ones to blame for where we are now.....

Rattea, can you remind me which season we did well in under Nigel Clough, please?

09/10 14th on 56 points
10/11 19th on 49 points
11/12 12th on 64 points (11 off the playoffs)
12/13 10th on 61 points (7 off the playoffs and lost more than we won)

I haven't posted the 08/09 stats as he was only at the club from January.

The last 2 full seasons were "OK" but not of the standard of performance or results we would like to think a club like ours should be having. Midtable in the Championship is not "doing well" for a club like ours. The play was that of a siege mentality and not very entertaining despite an average goals for and against total of just shy of 3 a game. That siege mentality was needed when he arrived and I have always thought he got stuck in that rut and couldn't get out of it.

The good thing about NC was that he put a good squad together but was unable to put the right pegs in the right holes and in the right shape with the right mindset to create a top team. It took Stevie Mac to do that.

[swaledale]

Rattea, can you remind me which season we did well in under Nigel Clough, please?

09/10 14th on 56 points
10/11 19th on 49 points
11/12 12th on 64 points (11 off the playoffs)
12/13 10th on 61 points (7 off the playoffs and lost more than we won)

I haven't posted the 08/09 stats as he was only at the club from January.

The last 2 full seasons were "OK" but not of the standard of performance or results we would like to think a club like ours should be having. Midtable in the Championship is not "doing well" for a club like ours. The play was that of a siege mentality and not very entertaining despite an average goals for and against total of just shy of 3 a game. That siege mentality was needed when he arrived and I have always thought he got stuck in that rut and couldn't get out of it.

The good thing about NC was that he put a good squad together but was unable to put the right pegs in the right holes and in the right shape with the right mindset to create a top team. It took Stevie Mac to do that.

This presumably is the same Nigel Clough who after Derby went on to have a very successful managerial career, finally reaching the pinnacle at Mansfield Town?

[MadAmster]

This presumably is the same Nigel Clough who after Derby went on to have a very successful managerial career, finally reaching the pinnacle at Mansfield Town?

Only Rats knows if it's the same one he's referring to..........