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[mistaram]

That last sentence tells it’s own story, mista...but has the ‘recruitment been so poor’?

This may not be a complete list but going through Cocu’s signings...Bielik...good, injuries apart, Clarke...excellent, Rooney...disappointing this season, made a huge difference last season, Marshall...excellent, Byrne...very promising and at least as good as the £8m (?) player he replaced. Beyond that Te Wierik has, apparently, been a disappointment and the rest are too recent or unknown to judge.

For me the biggest puzzle is letting Marriott and Martin go without (possibly) getting a decent replacement...I say ‘possibly’ because it’s possible that Hector-Ingram, Duncan or CK-R might provide the answer.


The rest of the squad...the four youngsters who were being praised not so long ago, and the likes of Davies, Forsyth, Shinnie, Lawrence, Wisdom, Ibe and Holmes are all decent players. So is it actually down to the squad and recruitment or something else?

RA if as you appear to think those signings are ok then why can't we win matches Im not saying it's Cocus fault my guess is he's not seen any of those signings play . Doubt he came over to watch Charlton and Beilic . If we can't win with those players then something else is going wrong . Could be attitude, tactics, players not as good we think they are .Or poor management Personally I think tactics are playing a big part in poor performances They players have obviously been told possession is all that matters ,they are frightened to to take anybody on in case they lose possession They take the easy option of a five yard pass We are in a serious slump and I don't think Cocu has the man management skills to make these players believe We can go over all the things he's had to put with but at the end of the day we don't want Div3 football . When he came out with the statement after match interview last night " I thought we were a joy to watch first half " you have to wonder is his time up

[ramAnag]

RA if as you appear to think those signings are ok then why can't we win matches Im not saying it's Cocus fault my guess is he's not seen any of those signings play . Doubt he came over to watch Charlton and Beilic . If we can't win with those players then something else is going wrong . Could be attitude, tactics, players not as good we think they are .Or poor management Personally I think tactics are playing a big part in poor performances They players have obviously been told possession is all that matters ,they are frightened to to take anybody on in case they lose possession They take the easy option of a five yard pass We are in a serious slump and I don't think Cocu has the man management skills to make these players believe We can go over all the things he's had to put with but at the end of the day we don't want Div3 football . When he came out with the statement after match interview last night " I thought we were a joy to watch first half " you have to wonder is his time up

My only disagreement with you is your comments about ‘recruitment’.

I continue to believe that we have some quality players and you were actually very positive when we signed Marshall and Byrne.

A team made up of something like...Marshall, Byrne, Wisdom/Davies, Clarke, Buchanan, Sibley, Rooney, Bielik, Jozwiak, Waghorn/CK-R, Lawrence, with the likes of Holmes, Knight, Shinnie, Forsyth and Bird on the bench should be more than capable of ‘holding its own’ - and more - in the Championship.

The fact that we aren’t getting close means that I have to come round to agreeing with you about tactics and man management. Last night we just looked bereft of ideas and any sort of leadership.