Originally Posted by
ballumbie_arab
Shedka, go read some of your replies to other posters, and some of TTT’s replies too. You both totally dismiss their points of view most/all of the time, and DO accuse them of hating, even wetting themselves!!
I for one have not called for Robbie’s head, but certainly expressed concern over his team selection and tactics following the East Fife game (most of which stemmed from similar experiences last season, but granted it wasn’t his team then). I said after the East Fife game I had given him the benefit of the doubt for the coming season, but that performance/result against East Fife gave me the ABSOLUTE FEAR, and similar episodes in the league, would be his own undoing. I said I felt he needed to be more positive this season, and go for it straight from kick off, in ALL games. I believed we had the team to and I acknowledged I’d take another QoS result (like last season), BUT ONLY where we were clearly positive and attacking all game to get the win (not losing with a gutless performance).
The first four games were a revelation, and I, like most others happily posted we were being proved wrong.
We go to Ayr on a high, but then he plays the tentative, sit in and hit on the break approach, and we lose. I just didn’t get why he changed the approach.
Anyway, the next game at Tannadice against the mighty Arbroath, we yet again put in a tentative performance, and almost blow it, but get out of jail with two late goals. I firmly believe the criticism aimed at Robbie after that game (regardless of the result) was fully justified.
The next game against Morton, what can I say.....we blew them away, by simply attacking straight from kick off. Following that, I was right on here posting “That’s what we’re asking for”.
On we go to Alloa, and yet again, and away from home, we start tentatively, and guess what, we get beat. It was Alloa we were playing, bottom of the league, part-timers, yet we couldn’t compete, let alone turn them over. You then wonder why posters are on here going mental?? We got out of jail with Ayr getting beat on Saturday, BUT we cannot afford to keep slipping up every 3-4 games, and honestly fear that’s what’s going to happen, because of Robbie’s stubbornness, team selection (players out of position), tactics, and what appears to be a negative approach away from home (sit in and hit on the break).
Like many other posters, I’m United through and through, supported them for 40+ years, and experienced many highs and lows. I think this is our best chance yet to get promoted, and will be well p!ssed off if we blow it, for the reasons/concerns mentioned above and in most previous posts.