Didn’t SD learn anything from the first game we played?

[kritichris]

We've seen that our team can do the business but we are not consistent and even worse against some teams we don't even try to win, he just seems to go into damage limitation mode. He is too set in his ways, no imagination.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Squeaky Bum Time is now officially upon us.

[ClaretinBudapest]

Over the last two games are defending at times has been pathetic. In both cases Ings & St Maximim should have been brought down especially as there was another of our players between them and the goal so it would have resulted in a yellow card.

But how many times has the opposition made strategic changes, and we have failed to respond to those changes which has cost us points. Dyche does not appear to be able to respond to changes. Any changes are usually forced upon us by injury rather than the manager seeing a need for a tactical change, the other scenario is to bring someone on with little of no time to affect the game.

Undoubtedly the club has neglected the first team squad over the last few transfer window, but being told after every match by our manager, that the oppositions team has cost so many more millions than ours is becoming like a broken record.

True though is it not Vintage.Our passing is woeful, our shooting is woeful, our crosses are just hopeful humps, our creativity is almost non-existent and now our defence is falling apart.These are all the results of not investing in the squad but instead selling the club to a buyer who uses the money banked whilst in the PL to complete the buyout.
If we are honest with ourselves nobody believes ALK will invest anywhere near that amount in the team.It will be more of the same because they just want to make money like Garlick and if they can do it with little or no investment then they will.On the other hand if or when we get relegated and everything goes t-ts up then ALK will be on the next electric plane to the states and Garlick + co will be back at the helm again.

[kritichris]

and Garlick + co will be back at the helm again.

£60 million richer for it too.

[ClaretinBudapest]

£60 million richer for it too.

Do you think they will put it back in as a directors loan.....

[barrie_burn]

Do you think they will put it back in as a directors loan.....

No.Too risky.It worked once don't try it twice.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Even Elmore Leonard could could not make this $hit up!

[Supersub6]

You were all anti-Garlick and should be pleased that he has gone.
We have new owners so ---- rejoice, Newcastle fans would love to have new owners.

Lots of fans said that it was the only way forward, so support the new owners and the new management when it happens because it is what the majority wanted and the only way to progress the club and stop it being "Little Old Burnley"

Fans have so far got part of their wish and I am sure that it won't be long before there is a change of management and the style of football which is another bone of contention. It is the wish of the majority, however, if it all goes tits up they will be nowhere in sight. Remember ------we are 10 years behind Bolton!

[army88]

You were all anti-Garlick and should be pleased that he has gone.
We have new owners so ---- rejoice, Newcastle fans would love to have new owners.

Lots of fans said that it was the only way forward, so support the new owners and the new management when it happens because it is what the majority wanted and the only way to progress the club and stop it being "Little Old Burnley"

Fans have so far got part of their wish and I am sure that it won't be long before there is a change of management and the style of football which is another bone of contention. It is the wish of the majority, however, if it all goes tits up they will be nowhere in sight. Remember ------we are 10 years behind Bolton!

The thing is sub , he did at least release the purse strings , maybe there moaning when they really shouldn’t be.

[army88]

he did try, on many occasions - army, I just couldn't understand why in that instant he didn't...all I can think of is, that as so many crosses were wasted, he thought he'd try something else, but then, after doing all the work, and geting himself into a crossing position, doesn't make sense either.

as for Bruce...he had potential on the bench, and put them on, what else could he do, Magpee supporters were calling for it , it not rocket science....but as you say, letting him run the full half without even an attempt at a tackle, was laughable, he isn't Messi ffs...but we were dragging our feet just watching the run...I always remember a quote, I think it was from Ferguson in a post match interview, guy says, something like, "you played well today" the response " not really, just that they were crap"....I loved the honesty, no fake pedestals wanted, or needed.

Just going back to this Norder to further deepen my sorrow , I’ve watched it back ( some of it ) and at times Mcneil has 2 and sometimes 3 players trying to stop him delivering a ball.

This shows the real issue as minimum 2 spare men should mean the extra men we have available have time space to deliver - we simply don’t have another player with the quality to deliver the right ball ( thrown in the box aimlessly) or wood didn’t win any of his duels / battles and had a really poor game.

I know wood got no change from there centre backs , I think the only real headed balls we won in their box were Mee and Tarky at corners.