⚽ Match Thread vs. Salford City FC 14.12.24 [EFL L2]

[nw6pie]

Time for Maynard to go, his appointment was as questionable as the decision to sign Morias. He comes across as a decent bloke granted but reality is he ain?t a football league manager and never will be. He?s had a bad luck with injuries but we have gone backwards as a team under him, the football is boring, the tactics inept. Take Montague with you as well as his signings are far below a 50% success rate and the length of contracts given means we are stuck with duds for a while now.

One of the biggest problems we’ve had since returning to the EFL is being able to control games like we could in the NL. We can have over 75 percent “possession” but still let the opposition have over 20 efforts on goal in a game. That defeats the whole object of being a possession-based side. Worse, we do very little with the ball offensively when we do actually have it.

[Old_pie]

Ive not listened to commentary or watched the game and have only read the comments on here. I’ll watch it back on pies player.

Are you crazy or just a masochist? I turned the radio off at 2-0, better things to do with my afternoon.

[Jampie]

yikes.

[1955pie]

I didn't want to mention it but is it out of the question that we might have a fight on to stay up?

If you really think that you can get 1000/1 at William Hill and Bet365

[Woodsetts_Pie]

If you really think that you can get 1000/1 at William Hill and Bet365

I bet Elite?s had a fiver on.

[1955pie]

I bet Elite?s had a fiver on.

Bet365 have now dropped it to 500/1.

[Elite_Pie]

I bet Elite?s had a fiver on.

Must admit I was tempted. I don't think we'll go down, but if we have a bad run in next few games (quite possible) there will be a profit to be had on any early cashout option with odds like that.

[Old_pie]

One of the biggest problems we?ve had since returning to the EFL is being able to control games like we could in the NL. We can have over 75 percent ?possession? but still let the opposition have over 20 efforts on goal in a game. That defeats the whole object of being a possession-based side. Worse, we do very little with the ball offensively when we do actually have it.

Part of LW's tactic was to wear the opposition down which worked when the opposition were not as fit as us and not as savvy as L2 teams.

One of the Prem team's manager bemoaned the fact that their possession in one of last week's games did not translate to a better result. A bit like praising Boycott for his length of time at the wicket.

[Bohinen]

Time for Maynard to go, his appointment was as questionable as the decision to sign Morias. He comes across as a decent bloke granted but reality is he ain?t a football league manager and never will be. He?s had a bad luck with injuries but we have gone backwards as a team under him, the football is boring, the tactics inept. Take Montague with you as well as his signings are far below a 50% success rate and the length of contracts given means we are stuck with duds for a while now.

Whilst I agree about Maynard, Montague is a director and he's going nowhere. The thing is, Maynard was such a bad appointment, the kind of appointment a child might have made, it's hard to see anything improving next time the 'bros' (who shall never be criticised for we must show eternal gratitude) pick someone on the basis they'll do as they're told.

[Chicken Balti Pie]

Whilst I agree about Maynard, Montague is a director and he's going nowhere. The thing is, Maynard was such a bad appointment, the kind of appointment a child might have made, it's hard to see anything improving next time the 'bros' (who shall never be criticised for we must show eternal gratitude) pick someone on the basis they'll do as they're told.

To be fair, before Maynard, every manager or head coach they picked put us closer to the goal they want.

IB got us playing some good stuff but it was slow and turgid at times.

LW refined it further and got us playing some breathtaking attacking play but we struggled defensively in league 2.

SM is a downgrade on IB to be honest, very much in NA territory quite frankly. He's too busy trying to be or try and show he's clever in which the players don't know the system and he ends up looking like a complete t1t. LW with this defence and keeper would be clear quite frankly, I still say Moniz would be perfect for us right now. If he can get Stead playing ***y football, what could he do with this lot who are a talented bunch, let's be honest