I think FY8 is overstating it a bit but there's no doubt for me that in those first few months after his appointment and the season had started and results weren't going too well he came in for a fair bit of criticism. I think a lot of it, like today, centred around his failure to adapt formations and not getting the best out of players because he wasn't playing them right. In fact i think there was a poll at that time as to whether he should be sacked or not.
Pot and kettle spring to mind
Very good against Bolton, culpable for goal at Orient but came back with a good performance yesterday. He is the natural Dougall replacement, and I would venture to say he is better than the current Kenny.
No a cat in hells chance we will pay his wages
If you watch him in any game(even a reasonable one for him) he struggles to read the game and reacts rather than read the game.
Why are they massive?
Norburn was terrible, vast majority of his passes go backwards. On the rare occasions he makes a forward pass he dithers on the ball so long our players are tightly marked and we usually lose possession.
I can't remember that at all, but I am old so it's no surprise!
He was our best player yesterday, and for me was our best player against Bolton. He’s the quality in midfield we’ve been missing all season.
He was far from terrible.
I'm not sure if people watch the same game as I do. Byers and Norburn are our best middle two, harsh on Morgan but fact.
It’s just opinion but Morgan is too light weight and Norburn gives some much needed grit
Agreed. All the way through we were surrounded by people screaming get it forward, even when we were playing one twos around their players. Time and time again, when we did knock it forward, as demanded, we lost possession.
Peterborough did it to perfection in that cup game and everyone was saying how they were the best team to come to bloomers.
You never felt in any danger that we would lose?
Most fans are frustrated by Critchleys tactics I don’t know one fan personally who is happy with him. Not saying they all want him sacked or to leave. But they all think he’s stubborn and rigid and dislike his style of play.
Hooleys, if you read this forum regularly then you will know that there are quite a lot who think he can take us to the next level (me included)
Because that is what has happened so many times away from home, or haven't you noticed. ``Done with your stalking for today?
Hamster, definitely a Hamster
I wouldn’t…… more dislike him than like him where we sit in the south
UTMPIt’s called entertainment Wiz. Unfortunately we’re sadly lacking even if we do win
No. That's why he strangled their cat.
Absolutely the opposite,
You are telling me that you and your plethora of friends are all happy with Critchley and his choices this year? That you applauded when he played players out of position, in formations they were ill-suited for? In my entire life I can’t recall a season where we have missed opportunities due to the intransigence of our manager.
Not stalking at all. Just wondering why you said you had no doubt we would win (after the result) but before that you said we were boring and knew what was going to happen
Because he doesn't like opinions that differ from his own so he makes sweeping, judgemental statements about posters, there are a fair few of them.
I'm not back peddling at all, I thought we wouldn't lose but history tells us that we do lose those games and at half time I was worried that that would happen again. We weren't good yesterday, we were boring, we were average and they were terrible, we are going to have to play a lot better than that on the run in away from home or we won't be picking up many points.
Don’t twist things to suit your own agenda.
Each to their own, but I find it entertaining when our players pass to a team mate and not kick it long to the opposition. That's rugby union.
Apart from last season when the manager insisted on 4 3 3 despite having a midfield of kids made of tissue paper.
I could not agree with you morehertford you raise the same views as my self.what pisses me of more than any thing is with the Squad that we have we should be competing for automatic promotion not just settling for the play offs.because I know as well as you know that we a experienced Coach I think we would have been pushing for automatic promotion or there or there about.
Grow up I don’t have an agenda. I want my club to do the best it can. Our league position reflects our managers choices and that position is not good enough. As for versatility- these are third division players let’s identify their strengths, play to those qualities and when confidence is high add another string to their bows. You don’t tinker each week and learn nothing from your results. That’s not an agenda. That’s just common sense and good management.
4 3 1 2 probably gets our best players on the pitch from the off and allows for tweaks in formation.
Maybe make it work with a lump of cash up front for him and then fit him into the wage structure with the money hopefully freed up by Connolly leaving!!
This is how I would set up, but with Gabriel at right back despite his defensive shortcomings and Hubby at left back despite his having a poor second half of the season so far with the ball. The key is to control midfield and get our best player on the ball. It feels obvious really.4 3 1 2 probably gets our best players on the pitch from the off and allows for tweaks in formation.
Norburn, Byers and Morgan in the 3 with Dembele ahead of them.
Problem is this would confine Hamilton to the subs bench
Prior to his unfortunate injury this would also have given us Lyons and Coulson to bring on some energy out wide later in the game if needed.
Why do you think that is when promotion is so important to the club?Yep
Yep Lyons gets no luck at all. I just think we've been playing the wrong shape all season and it's done us no favours at all. He won't be for changing now though
I think it's down to the coach having no experienced sounding board. Anyone else would have at least tried the alternative or switched to it after a hopeless 45 minutes. We need to be more adaptable in game.
Meh I really enjoyed Saturday so no idea what people want. We have been absolutely boring often but Saturday was a good solid 7/10 performance.
You forgot to mention his film star good looks. What a stud!
He'd be good in those rubbish Steven Seagal films as third hoodlum, the one who doesn't make the second reel.You forgot to mention his film star good looks. What a stud!
Most of it was tough going but when you get moments like those two or three from Dembele it reminds you why we love this game. I'm praying Pompey don't make a full on attempt to snuff his threat out on Saturday.