Match Thread vs. Tamworth 16.10.21 (FACQR4]

[laddo]

We are looking at more than one or two. Striker, central midfielder, two wingbacks and a commanding centre half. I make that five.

You've quoted the wrong person Woody, I'm not the one who stated 1 or 2.

[laddo]

Right, so you know how long I’ll spend on there better than I do?

If you want to discuss it further take it to the correct thread rather than derailing this one.

You already beat me to it old chap.

5 mins

[Elite_Pie]

You already beat me to it old chap.

5 mins

Ok, I’ll take it to the correct thread.

[laddo]

But the win at Yeovil wasnt? We've been consistently moderate all season. I think the team cobbled together with no pre season after relegation would beat this team at the moment.

Don't mention "no preseason" that's guaranteed to upset a few they don't believe it. They won't believe it.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

I didn't attend the game today or listen to it on the radio and have only read the comments on here. On the face of it a 0-0 draw against a part-time team two leagues below us is dissapointing.

It's results like this that for me just emphasise how far this club has fallen. I know we got knocked out by non-league sides when we were much higher, and we have not been beaten or knocked out but we shouldn't need to be having as many chances as we did today by the sounds of it and not score a single goal. We need to be far more clinical and more ruthless in front of goal when the opportunity to score presents itself like we did on the opening day against Barnet.

It could have been worse, it wasn't as bad a result as Hornchurch last season, which for me was the worst defeat in our history. What we need to do is put them to the sword at Meadow Lane on Tuesday and be ruthless and build some confidence.

[The_Don_ORiordan]

I would love to join the positive gang, but I’ve not yet seen anywhere near enough to tempt me. My increasing concern is that we have owners who are trying to play a kind of computer game with a real football club. It will be great if they triumph, but in my opinion the approach they are taking is based on data that won’t be particularly effective at this level.

I think we have to persist with it. We’ve hardly been successful doing it the non “computer game” way.

Worth trying for a few seasons at least (of which this is still really only the second)

[Elite_Pie]

I think we have to persist with it. We’ve hardly been successful doing it the non “computer game” way.

Worth trying for a few seasons at least (of which this is still really only the second)

It’s worth trying as long as there are signs that it will succeed. I haven’t seen any yet.

[nw6pie]

It’s worth trying as long as there are signs that it will succeed. I haven’t seen any yet.

The question is, how long do you want to give IB/the owners to try to get it right? Personally, I think we've got to give it all of this season and the first half of next, barring a complete collapse where he plummet alarmingly down the table.

This is quite interesting re Liverpool under Klopp (taken from a BBC story about Solskjaer):

"In his first 104 games at Liverpool. Klopp won 196 league points, while Solskjaer has claimed 194 in the same time at United. Victory on Saturday would have had him ahead of Klopp's record.

"But the problem for Solskjaer is that the pace gets a lot faster from this point on. In Klopp's next 123 Premier League games, he won 283 points at an average of 2.30 per game, up from 1.88."

In other word, Klopp was given over two seasons to get it right.

Based on the stats, I don't think we're far off challenging for the top three but we need a couple of improvements on what we currently have in the first XI: a goalscorer and a midfield dynamo. A good run in the FA Cup could potentially allow us to bring these options in, which is why Tuesday's replay (and today's draw) are so important.

On another note, does anyone who saw Mitchell yesterday think he can come good? Or do we need to send him out on loan (back to King's Lynn, maybe, where he did well) in the hope he gets his confidence back?

[Elite_Pie]

The question is, how long do you want to give IB/the owners to try to get it right? Personally, I think we've got to give it all of this season and the first half of next, barring a complete collapse where he plummet alarmingly down the table.

I would agree with that. We have to give it longer, but I’m struggling to see how we’ve moved forward from last season.

[upthemaggies]

Cup draw about to start on itv