Wilson has to shoulder the blame for inept performances!

[Fiery Blade]

Following the comments from the manager after the Orient match has he relinquished all responsibility?
Game after game they are giving away stupid goals & free kicks, missing chances, generally being second best to poor teams in a poor division.
Do they not work on things during training, practice attacking and defending set pieces, dealing with match scenarios, etc
Tet week in week out same mistakes made over and over again
The team cannot retain possession of the ball at key times, mis hatfulls of chances, keep on giving away foul after foul
The players are slow, both in athetisism and in thought Cannot anticipate the next move, struggle to win the ball and retain possession, shoot on target and defend set pieces
Very rarely does a corner beat the first man and free kicks and dead ball situations lack imagination, flair and a basic talent to carry them out.
Whilst our squad are the highest paid players in the league there performance is anything but the best in the division
When will Wilson do something
He has proved that his transfer dealings are second rate eg Porter, Flynn, LJF
He appears to lack any motivational capacity
He is unable to get the players to play how he wants them to based on the comments following the last match
His coaches appear to be limited as they can't get the players to perform
I'm sorry, Wilson is proving to be everything I thought he was, a second rate manager!

 

[LSF]

Hot stuff Fiery!

You sound like you know what you're doing! Ever thought of applying for the job? I could be one of your coaches as I've watched them for 51 years now and can see exactly where we are going wrong!

 

[Worksop II]

I've watched them for 51 years now and can see exactly where we are going wrong!

I hope it doesnt take Wilson that long .......

 

[TarquinDelouche]

I think we need to kick it higher.

 

[sitwell]

5 th in the league ,virtually all the decent teams in the league played once , good run of games coming up what a disaster. What a load of crap that post is more like ,Wilsons downfall is doing well early on and building expectations too quickly and now as soon as theres a hiccup the knives are out.

 

[blader]

It makes no difference who the manager is. If your goalkeeper comes for a cross and flaps pathetically at it and the ball ends up in the goal, that has nothing to do with the manager. Wilson is doing perfectly fine, leave him to it.

 

[JohnDenver]

I think we need to kick it higher.

And further. Drop some bombs lads.

 

[Fiery Blade]

5 th in the league ,virtually all the decent teams in the league played once , good run of games coming up what a disaster. What a load of crap that post is more like ,Wilsons downfall is doing well early on and building expectations too quickly and now as soon as theres a hiccup the knives are out.

Sitwell, I thought you had more about you than that!
This is a piss poor league, a piss poor standard and our squad is paid much more than any other squad in the league
Be ecstatic by victories against Yeovil, Colchester, Bury etc
I expect better than 5th in a piss poor league
Whats wrong with wanting to be the best?

 

[TarquinDelouche]

Whats wrong with wanting to be the best?

It leads to disappointment when you discover that you're still - despite years of wanting - shit.

 

[DuncDisorderly]

When did you decide to try and set a new record for consecutive threads saying almost exactly the same thing?

BeightonBlade is shaking in his boots...

 

[chipsncake]

Following the comments from the manager after the Orient match has he relinquished all responsibility?
Game after game they are giving away stupid goals & free kicks, missing chances, generally being second best to poor teams in a poor division.
Do they not work on things during training, practice attacking and defending set pieces, dealing with match scenarios, etc
Tet week in week out same mistakes made over and over again
The team cannot retain possession of the ball at key times, mis hatfulls of chances, keep on giving away foul after foul
The players are slow, both in athetisism and in thought Cannot anticipate the next move, struggle to win the ball and retain possession, shoot on target and defend set pieces
Very rarely does a corner beat the first man and free kicks and dead ball situations lack imagination, flair and a basic talent to carry them out.
Whilst our squad are the highest paid players in the league there performance is anything but the best in the division
When will Wilson do something
He has proved that his transfer dealings are second rate eg Porter, Flynn, LJF
He appears to lack any motivational capacity
He is unable to get the players to play how he wants them to based on the comments following the last match
His coaches appear to be limited as they can't get the players to perform
I'm sorry, Wilson is proving to be everything I thought he was, a second rate manager!

Agree with every word especially the final sentence. Look at the man's record and once again it highlights McCabe's inability when it comes to appointing the right individuals.

 

[sitwell]

Sitwell, I thought you had more about you than that!
This is a piss poor league, a piss poor standard and our squad is paid much more than any other squad in the league
Be ecstatic by victories against Yeovil, Colchester, Bury etc
I expect better than 5th in a piss poor league
Whats wrong with wanting to be the best?

We all want to be the best but the guy has been in the job 5 minutes ,he didn't buy some of the shite we've got including the keeper ,we are in a decent position all things considered ,negativety from the fans wont help.We will be OK by the time it counts.

 

[TarquinDelouche]

We will be OK by the time it counts.

Personally I'm not sure I share your optimism, but one thing I do know is that it will be an interesting and exciting ride getting there. And as a Blade, that's all I've ever learned to hope for.

 

[SwissBlade]

Sitwell, I thought you had more about you than that!
This is a piss poor league, a piss poor standard and our squad is paid much more than any other squad in the league
Be ecstatic by victories against Yeovil, Colchester, Bury etc
I expect better than 5th in a piss poor league
Whats wrong with wanting to be the best?

Despite my severe reservations about Wilson, I actually think its the players at fault here and potentially the coaches. Fitness is a major issue, we seem to give tired free kicks away, tired attempts to defend and we don't have a leader on the pitch.

Sure, ultimately Wilson carries the can, but the players should be taking this division in their stride.

Talent, I'm my opinion is not in short supply, but commitment to the cause is.

We should be walking this league, but I think Wilson has made many correct decisions and many of the faults are individual errors not tactical fuck ups.

Tomorrow will be key

 

[blade too long]

4 points from 2 away games ,
yes sack him

we have 9 games coming up 6 at home 3 away v bottom half teams , if we dont perform and get 20 points , then is the time to moan

 

[Willie Carlin]

Anniesong anybody

 

[JJ Sefton]

5 th in the league ,virtually all the decent teams in the league played once , good run of games coming up what a disaster. What a load of crap that post is more like ,Wilsons downfall is doing well early on and building expectations too quickly and now as soon as theres a hiccup the knives are out.

Sorry Sitters, the pig's got to go.

 

[broomhillblade]

Cheer up everyone. A couple of wins and we'll all be feeling a lot better by Saturday night!

(Well, most of us. There are some who like to wallow in misery)

 

[alcoblade]

Despite my severe reservations about Wilson, I actually think its the players at fault here and potentially the coaches. Fitness is a major issue, we seem to give tired free kicks away, tired attempts to defend and we don't have a leader on the pitch.

Sure, ultimately Wilson carries the can, but the players should be taking this division in their stride.

Talent, I'm my opinion is not in short supply, but commitment to the cause is.

We should be walking this league, but I think Wilson has made many correct decisions and many of the faults are individual errors not tactical fuck ups.

Tomorrow will be key

As Deadbat points out somewhere else, 5 managers last season failed to unlock this supposed talent. We're in this division becuase most of our players have found their level. The pay packets are a measure of McCabe's ineptitude, not the talent of the players.

Wilson's doing a reasonable job given what he has.

Replacing the keeper is one issue he will soon run out of excuses for mind.

UTB

 

[mekkyblade]

It makes no difference who the manager is. If your goalkeeper comes for a cross and flaps pathetically at it and the ball ends up in the goal, that has nothing to do with the manager. Wilson is doing perfectly fine, leave him to it.

Yes simmo is dog shite, but you have to concede its not just him responsible, all over performance on saturday was shocking and ultimately the buck stops with wilson as he is paid to manage the team, the coaches the backroom staff etc. The players ( both as a team and individually ) are grossly under performing and it is up to wilson to make sure they are being coached properly, and ultimately to motivate them, if they do not perform to standard at least in effort its his job to change it, simmo for example has been constanly bad for as long as i can remember and whilst he is not wilsons signing he should have been dropped a long time ago. As for the signings he has made not one of them looks fit enough or capable of excelling in this division, the bottom line is wilson is responsible for the results of this team and there is nothing else to it, it just baffles me how he cant seem to see the most obvious failings of certain players and if he can, his stubbornness not to change things or drop players.

 

[raul]

If we cast back to pre-season and it's predictions, the general consensus was that a bright new future couldn't start until we'd had a complete clearout and that most would accept a season treading water whilst contracts ran out if that's what was needed.

That's what's needed.

 

[Jonboy60]

If we cast back to pre-season and it's predictions, the general consensus was that a bright new future couldn't start until we'd had a complete clearout and that most would accept a season treading water whilst contracts ran out if that's what was needed.

That's what's needed.

True raul but that was before we realised how shit the teams in this league really are.

 

[JohnDenver]

True raul but that was before we realised how shit the teams in this league really are.

Shitness is a relative concept. And we're no more than a work in progress.

What I've learned so far is that there is a big gap between the top teams and bottom when you play them at home. The lower teams can be overawed and overrun. The top teams cannot. And away from home anything can happen.

Patience is needed - we're doing the right things with the hand we're dealt.

 

[Pinchy]

As usual Raul and JD bring the forum back to it's senses.

Fill 'em up Blades    

 

[flash-blade]

It makes no difference who the manager is. If your goalkeeper comes for a cross and flaps pathetically at it and the ball ends up in the goal, that has nothing to do with the manager. Wilson is doing perfectly fine, leave him to it.

Surely its the managers job not to play inept players and replace them not just pick them week in week out.

 

[Patrick Suffaux]

So what you're saying iiiiiiis?

That we arent very good? That we make too many mistakes?

That its all the manager's fault again despite consistent failure before his arrival?

Just so we are clear on that, its not like anyone has said these things before is it?!

 

[Fiery Blade]

So what you're saying iiiiiiis?

That we arent very good? That we make too many mistakes?

That its all the manager's fault again despite consistent failure before his arrival?


Just so we are clear on that, its not like anyone has said these things before is it?!

No what we are saying is:
Players are making the same or similar mistakes week in week out and the manager and his coaching team are unable to coach the players to stop making these mistakes but continue to pick these players week in week out!
It was obvious from the body language of the players after the goal was scored at Orient that they have no confidence in the goalkeeper yet Wilson glossess over it when asked in an interview.
Unfortunately, Danny boy when the goalkeeper makes a mistake it usually results in a goal - we cannot keep gifting goals to the opposition week in week out
The pairing of Collins and Macguire has also lost confidence in the keeper so their game suffers!
Whilst people may raise the point that we're 5th in the league and Danny boy has only been in the job 5 minutes - no he's been in the job five months plus and the mistakes we have made has cost us many points already.
Yes, he hasn't moved the expensive flops on to other clubs but Evans,and Co must be better than most of the dross plying their trade in the Third Division.

 

[Patrick Suffaux]

The collective isnt good enough imo. The form of our keeper is just the tip of the iceberg.

We dont maintain possession and defend from the front well enough.

This eventually forces pressure onto a keeper and defender both lacking in confidence.

One of the home truths is that we are a very mediocre side.

Our high position in the table is solely down to having two or three slightly better individuals.

 

[DazBlade88]

I'm sorry Fiery, I find it extremely strange that you think that what Danny Wilson says in an interview is exactly the same as he says to the players behind the scenes. It's very rare a manager will come out and blame everything on a single player making a mistake when he's getting criticised from all angles at the minute.

Yes, we've made mistakes in games, especially the last 3 but we've played the last 3 games in 6 days this week. How much work can we possibly do on the training ground inbetween playing the matches and resting after the matches?

We have our faults as a team, we all know that, that's why we're in the third division. It doesn't mean they're better players because they earn more money either, it's not the players who have decided to pay them that money.

Everybody is slating the team saying the defence is poor and the strikefore is poor, but there's only 4 teams who have conceded less and 4 teams who have scored more. If anybody had offered us 5th place after 14 games before the season started I would suggest the majority of people would have been happy with that. We could be doing better, but it's hardly a disastrous start like some are making out.

 

[Pinchy]

The collective isnt good enough imo. The form of our keeper is just the tip of the iceberg.

We dont maintain possession and defend from the front well enough.

This eventually forces pressure onto a keeper and defender both lacking in confidence.

One of the home truths is that we are a very mediocre side.

Our high position in the table is solely down to having two or three slightly better individuals.

True. It's absurd to expect DW to turn the juggernaut HMS Downhill around in a matter of 5 or 6 months. We'll have a very different, and much better, team in 12-18 months provided we have a bit of patience and give the manager room to breathe. Sadly for some of you, one or two local heroes will have departed.