Or this could be just one fan's guesswork.
Pure speculation but a relatively entertaining alternative view.
Or this could be just one fan's guesswork.
Pure speculation but a relatively entertaining alternative view.
It’s no easy achievement to go an entire calendar year unbeaten away from home. That’s what happened during Keith Curles tenure. He got it completely spot on away from home with the 4-2-3-1. Those who went to away games would have seen for themselves we were a tough resolute and difficult team to beat.
What a lot of fans did see was a similar set up at home that wasn’t as successful and where the emphasis is on the home team to attack. This is what led to the calls for his dismissal in Feb 2013 10th in league one and five points off the playoffs. What we would give to be that high in the pyramid now.
We may as well have stuck with Keith Curle for the rest of the season. Again it was another sacking whereby his replacement was no better. Plus the sacking was not popular with some senior players either. It was said at the time we would regret it and didn’t we just.
It’s interesting you mention the 4-1-3-2 that Martin Allen adopted at home. I liked that formation and the link provided by Gavin Mahon with the defence and midfield. I’ve recently wondered if we adopted that formation if Doyle playing that role would have any merit and how and if that would work with the players we have? That’s one for the experts.
Last edited by MAD_MAGPIE; 28-09-2020 at 05:39 PM.
It was indeed another poor premature sacking, one of the best examples of it.
Replacing Keith Curle with Chris Kiwomya.
Yikes !!
If that had been on the table before it happened, who would have taken it?
But was there a clause in Curle's contract that meant he was paid off less money if Trew sacked him before he'd been here a year? That would make sense because his honeymoon was clearly over and falling gates was the reason given in the official statement at the time, we'd had 5,325 for the Bank Holiday fixture, 3,409 for Curle's final home game, going into which we'd won 1 of the previous 9 home league games and were 14th. Couldn't afford an expensive failure so may as well employ a cheap one seems to have been the logic, but it probably was the prime example of their incredibly bad judgment, from which they learned nothing and would go on to repeat.
Woeful against part timers and players chucked together at the last minute.
Time to change already from what I’ve seen.
Dover win. What a surprise.
Not worth talking about as it's not gonna happen.
Tell that to all these pro Ardley supporters
Nothing ever changes
Always concede poor golas from set pieces, Ransom was left unmarked and allowed to wander 3 or 4 yards in the notts penelty are , what the hell were the defenders doing?
Ardley never changes the formation earlier in the game, total waste of time bringing enzio on , at 85 mins
No cutting edge up front
Why is Curle and others being discussed here what on earth has got to do with todays shambles and the desperate need to get a manger who actuallt manages his team