Barnsley Post Match Thoughts

[pip_y]

Correct me if i'm wrong but don't the FA handle all appeals etc ? For example see their judgment on the Smith appeal on the FA website. Could we be contacting the wrong people ?

Yes they do but the EFL are responsible for the match appointments. The question I have raised with them concerns the refereeing standards, not the appeal process. I’m not sure who deals with the assessors reports.

[Acido]

You have a completely different style of play to how I think Barnsley normally play.
Very effective mind but I must say that I prefer the other style better and you're in the play offs. I for one will be rooting for you.

Hey up Frogger.
It most certainly is an effective style of footy, but I'm sure none of us want to see it used long term. It's got us out of a difficult position this season though, because before Ismael came in we looked like relegation fodder again.
Ohh well it's got us to the Play offs and now we'll have to see what happens. If we lose in them, we might see yet another summer fire sale at Oakwell.

[MillersTime]

25 league defeats so far this season, 18 by a single goal. Fine margins.

72% of our losses decided by just a single goal. That's why PW feels like we are so close to being good enough. Why it is so frustrating to watch.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

So to put the last two posts together, Barnsley improved when they changed their manager whilst we lost 25 games persisting with ours

[Ronners]

So to put the last two posts together, Barnsley improved when they changed their manager whilst we lost 25 games persisting with ours

Piece of cake changing the manager eh Grist, I'm also surprised Wednesday and Derby didnt think of that🤔......oh wait🙄

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Piece of cake changing the manager eh Grist, I'm also surprised Wednesday and Derby didnt think of that🤔......oh wait🙄

Correct

Changing manager has to be backed by other changes

[Acido]

So to put the last two posts together, Barnsley improved when they changed their manager whilst we lost 25 games persisting with ours

Yep, that sums it up lol. And hey, a lot of us were'nt too keen on Ismael's appointment at first, just shows how little we know.

[Ronners]

Correct

Changing manager has to be backed by other changes

Absolutely right Grist, because whilst changing managers does work for some, Barnsley for example, and even Birmingham it did the business for, in our situation it would need more investment to make us a more viable championship team.
How much more is more investment though? and if TS decides to take somebody onboard to help out financially, do we keep PW on to oversee that? I know I would, or do we look for someone else? There are too many unanswered questions for me about the need to change manager, but without any more investment, could we do something else to help ourselves?
There has been a lot said about PW only wanting players of good character, but would he be willing to change his moral stance to ask himself, well I know this player can be trouble, but he could do a job for me, because on that footing there is a whole new untapped group of players out there who might make the difference.
If we do go down, as seems more likely than not, why would we want to change a proven manager at div 1 level for either another more experienced manager, who may also be proven at div 1 but bombed in championship, or even change him for a new up and coming manager, who hasn't proved too much yet? that would be called rolling the dice.
When clubs change managers it's usually because he's doing a poor job but, from what I've seen, most of our fan base are behind PW and rightly so IMO. He has made mistakes that's for sure, but to change managers if we go down would for me be madness but the season isn't finished just yet UTM

[millertop]

Lewis Wing 17.3%
Angus MacDonald 18.8%
Chiedozie Ogbene 58.3%
Michael Smith 5.7%

Motm Ogbene

[gm_gm]

If we could I think we need to change the referees if we change anything...these clowns have cost us a good 8 points so far and counting