Stockport post match comments.

[RU66]

McGukin

No he's replacement on wide right not that we've got one there this season so far!

[mellowmiller]

Everything about the club is wrong at the moment.
The whole thing is disjointed the team the management and the fans.
The supporters have become apathetic and it’s now a situation where there is a split.
The deluded.
The wind up merchants
The ones who just sit in silence
It’s a sad reality.

Let's face it Pocket, there is no leadership or direction from the top and that's been the case for quite a long time. TS is invisible and appears to have lost all interest.
Senior people at the club have been there for years and are too comfortable in their roles. They seem happy to keep their heads down and not create any waves.
We have been at NYS for 13 years and many of the commercial units that were built into the stadium remain empty and the Commercial Director and his staff seem incapable of rectifying the problem.
There are no initiatives to attract and retain the next generation of supporters. Meanwhile crowds are dwindling and those supporters that do bother to turn up are becoming increasingly disillusioned with the whole thing.
The mood would undoubtedly be lifted if the team went on a winning run (I hope it does) but that would only paper over the numerous cracks.
We are not in the same mess as that lot at S6 but there are some worrying similarities.

[Derbymiller]

Derbs we can?t afford a luxury player like Powell just now that goes awol when the pressures on & for every good ball yesterday he followed up with some shockers, we need a grafter, some bite a leader. Take Norwood for them yesterday that?s what we need he was involved in everything.Our midfields fine when we are on top but as soon as the pressure comes we have nobody in control, we loose our shape we are not organised & run about like school kids all chasing the ball.

I am sorry i don't agree at all, and that review by Paul Davis is so bad, how does he keep his job he doesn't even comment on Hugill. Instead of slagging off the players that actually turn up week in and week out and try why don't we focus on the clowns that are supposed to be managing and coaching them. Set pieces can be coached clearly we do not do that, we have one set piece no imagination. Exactly what is Richard Wood bringing to the coaching set up. The manager got it wrong massively yesterday, he continues playing players out of position and leaves the ones he likes but clearly cannot be bothered on the pitch. As said elsewhere the people off the pitch are a waste of space, the chairman is an absent landlord, I won't comment about our COO because I get abuse when I do. What do these people actually bring to this club?
PD comments about players is because they are played in the wrong position not being motivated by the management team (ha!!). Imagine what you would feel like if you ran the distance Powell and others do and you had to play in the same team as Hugill. The old bloke sat next to me moved more in the game yesterday by going to the toilet three times. A suggestion to PD in his interviews with MH why not ask him to explain his substitutions and team selection yesterday, ask him about why the players do not look fit and struggle to play 90 minutes, ask him why when he said his team would play with fight and passion and they don't, ask him why when he said set pieces would be a major focus are we so crap at them.
As i said last week, the best players at this club were here before MH was manager and if he played them in a formation making us hard to break down and focus on trying to get a few points on the board to build some confidence and belief, we might not be in a relegation position. If you listen to ex-players and managers they all say that football is about confidence and those players look like a relegation team, I don't believe that they are buying into the MH way and as each defeat comes, they will turn away from him more and more.

[Timbertop]

Norwood wanted to stay in South Yorkshire but got a much better offer from Stockport.

[CAMiller]

One manager got his changes right and one got them wrong, very wrong. I like McWilliams but he had a poor game, taking Rafferty and Powell off is unbelievable, Powell work rate is outstanding, he tracked back and stopped at least one certain goal, him and Gore look wonderful together. Dawson again cost us the goal, a simple catch he punches straight to their player and then sits on his line. He must be rested to give the other lad a go. I know JJ fluffed his lines but at least he battled and created his own opportunities, how taking him off and leaving that fake footballer on the pitch was criminal by MH. Should never have started two strikers as it left no change up front, should never have started Martha on the right and stop playing 3 CBs, how can you not see this is hurting us week in and week out. Baptiste did well again, and in fact the four of Rafferty, James, Jules and Baptiste would have worked better as a four, James is a decent L1 full-back he is no wing back. Set pieces still crap at both ends, and they could have played without a keeper. Some nice passing in the first half, but when they scored it was game over as those players have no belief and no confidence, it is plain for anyone to see. All we get is the injuries excuse, and the promise of jam tomorrow, we are 21st, we don?t score, or keep clean sheets and lose every away game. Where are the leaders on and off the pitch, why are we letting the most talented footballer at the club leave on a free in the summer again.

Is that opinion, conjecture or fact about the JP situation. You've said it on more than one occasion so maybe it is fact?

Do you know what if any offers were received for him this summer, and if we did why did we turn them down? We certainly loaded up midfield as if we were trying to sell him if the price was right.

Do you know if a contract extension has been offered and turned down? If so why? Did the agent think it was derisory? Does JP even want to stay at RUFC beyond 2025-26?

Does the current manager think JP is in his plans for 2026-27 or does he want to see if he improves before committing?

Lots of questions I know but as I'm not on speaking terms with TS, PD, MH or even Doris I have to ask on here because Brin's stable lad has gone AWOL.

[avondalemiller]

Norwood wanted to stay in South Yorkshire but got a much better offer from Stockport.

???? better offer? Thought he wanted to stay in S Yorks? But soon changed his mind to chase the money?

What he really meant was, I'm a footballer and talk ****e and follow the money( i would as well).

[frogmiller]

Let's face it Pocket, there is no leadership or direction from the top and that's been the case for quite a long time. TS is invisible and appears to have lost all interest.
Senior people at the club have been there for years and are too comfortable in their roles. They seem happy to keep their heads down and not create any waves.
We have been at NYS for 13 years and many of the commercial units that were built into the stadium remain empty and the Commercial Director and his staff seem incapable of rectifying the problem.
There are no initiatives to attract and retain the next generation of supporters. Meanwhile crowds are dwindling and those supporters that do bother to turn up are becoming increasingly disillusioned with the whole thing.
The mood would undoubtedly be lifted if the team went on a winning run (I hope it does) but that would only paper over the numerous cracks.
We are not in the same mess as that lot at S6 but there are some worrying similarities.

I don’t think TS has lost interest I think he has lost his sense of importance from the fans and he doesn’t know how to get it back!

Your summary of how the club operates is painting a better picture than what it really is.

[RU66]

Just going on the football side of it players we've signed as wing-backs aren't. Hall he's more a right back. Kaleta Martha havd no idea how to go on the outside. Could see that with the latter before we signed him looking on u tube all it showed was him cutting inside on the right.

[MILLERSTALE]

I am sorry i don't agree at all, and that review by Paul Davis is so bad, how does he keep his job he doesn't even comment on Hugill. Instead of slagging off the players that actually turn up week in and week out and try why don't we focus on the clowns that are supposed to be managing and coaching them. Set pieces can be coached clearly we do not do that, we have one set piece no imagination. Exactly what is Richard Wood bringing to the coaching set up. The manager got it wrong massively yesterday, he continues playing players out of position and leaves the ones he likes but clearly cannot be bothered on the pitch. As said elsewhere the people off the pitch are a waste of space, the chairman is an absent landlord, I won't comment about our COO because I get abuse when I do. What do these people actually bring to this club?
PD comments about players is because they are played in the wrong position not being motivated by the management team (ha!!). Imagine what you would feel like if you ran the distance Powell and others do and you had to play in the same team as Hugill. The old bloke sat next to me moved more in the game yesterday by going to the toilet three times. A suggestion to PD in his interviews with MH why not ask him to explain his substitutions and team selection yesterday, ask him about why the players do not look fit and struggle to play 90 minutes, ask him why when he said his team would play with fight and passion and they don't, ask him why when he said set pieces would be a major focus are we so crap at them.
As i said last week, the best players at this club were here before MH was manager and if he played them in a formation making us hard to break down and focus on trying to get a few points on the board to build some confidence and belief, we might not be in a relegation position. If you listen to ex-players and managers they all say that football is about confidence and those players look like a relegation team, I don't believe that they are buying into the MH way and as each defeat comes, they will turn away from him more and more.

Looks like everybody is in agreement bar One ?

[RU66]

Paul Davis ratings for Saturday said Rafferty in other words not at his best playing in a back 3 but match report said formation was 4-1-3-2? Like the manager he's got favourites.

[Derbymiller]

All valid questions CAM like most on here my comments are opinions and speculation, if I had evidence I would say so.
It is speculation based on how the club has conducted itself in the recent past. Example Odoffin. We were told at the start the club would speak to him when training started, then after the window closed, then before Christmas, then in January eventually he was offered a contract after Evans left. All the way through the club made statements into the press. The fact that no comments about JP or anyone else have been made suggests that nothing is happening, others may disagree. However if I was a betting man (which I am not) I would put my money on us doing nothing until it is too late and he walks out of the club on a free.
As to whether he is in MH plans, no idea I based on MHs current achievements I can't see him being here when the contract ends, he has to improve a lot, I hope he does I really do.

[mellowmiller]

I don’t think TS has lost interest I think he has lost his sense of importance from the fans and he doesn’t know how to get it back!

Your summary of how the club operates is painting a better picture than what it really is.

Very cryptic last sentence Froggie. Care to elaborate?

[Townerslovechild]

I would say it`s just that Mr Stewart is over 80 years old and has sunk about 40 million into the club,so has probably had enough of it all,who could blame him ?
Maybe Frog "Knows" something,obviously I`m just guessing.
He will be a hard to act to follow,be careful what you wish for.

[Derbymiller]

And the club where Powell's stats show he contributes more to the team than any other midfielder at the club, not mine the clubs. If you look at the stat sites his pass accuracy is over 70% and over 80% in some, nobody that is a contracted player at this club has stats like that, his distance covered is also higher than most and last season in the top 6 percentiles of performers in his position in the league. Hey but his corners are crap!! Unbelievable some people.

[MILLERSTALE]

And the club where Powell's stats show he contributes more to the team than any other midfielder at the club, not mine the clubs. If you look at the stat sites his pass accuracy is over 70% and over 80% in some, nobody that is a contracted player at this club has stats like that, his distance covered is also higher than most and last season in the top 6 percentiles of performers in his position in the league. Hey but his corners are crap!! Unbelievable some people.

Yes and despite your stats everybody else can see he is massively underachieving ? Perhaps if you watched the game instead of being on your phone checking out his stats you just might notice this ?