How is Ruben Doing

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I'm of the mind that if we play poorly at Ipswich and show no signs of improvement, he'll be gone. Not based on any knowledge, just how I feel about it.

I agree that on the face of it, it seems ridiculous to be talking about canning a new manager after less than half a dozen games, but sadly they've gone far worse than any of us could have envisaged. I doubt even those predicting doom and gloom from June would have thought we have lost all our first five matches.

I can't deny the set up at Boro really pushed me in a different direction from being in the show patience camp. I'd go as far as saying I was astonished at the naivety shown.

With the extra players now available and the failure of the set up used so far, it's incredulous to think we'll set up the same.

Whether we go with wing backs I'm not so sure, but if we can't set up more sensibly and put up a bit of a better show now with the players at his disposal (irrespective of result), it's going to be difficult to convince most fans he can turn it around sufficiently.
 
Davalon said:
I'm of the mind that if we play poorly at Ipswich and show no signs of improvement, he'll be gone. Not based on any knowledge, just how I feel about it.

I agree that on the face of it, it seems ridiculous to be talking about canning a new manager after less than half a dozen games, but sadly they've gone far worse than any of us could have envisaged. I doubt even those predicting doom and gloom from June would have thought we have lost all our first five matches.

I can't deny the set up at Boro really pushed me in a different direction from being in the show patience camp. I'd go as far as saying I was astonished at the naivety shown.

With the extra players now available and the failure of the set up used so far, it's incredulous to think we'll set up the same.

Whether we go with wing backs I'm not so sure, but if we can't set up more sensibly and put up a bit of a better show now with the players at his disposal (irrespective of result), it's going to be difficult to convince most fans he can turn it around sufficiently.
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Same boat as you, willing to give him time until Boro game but no shots on target massive gaps that could be exploited tanganga made him look better on paper than his management was and the worst subs I could have thought of that mate no sense. His either a genius and just needs a tweak and not al people can't comprehend his brilliance or he's more likely just shit.
 
Davalon said:
I'm of the mind that if we play poorly at Ipswich and show no signs of improvement, he'll be gone. Not based on any knowledge, just how I feel about it.

I agree that on the face of it, it seems ridiculous to be talking about canning a new manager after less than half a dozen games, but sadly they've gone far worse than any of us could have envisaged. I doubt even those predicting doom and gloom from June would have thought we have lost all our first five matches.

I can't deny the set up at Boro really pushed me in a different direction from being in the show patience camp. I'd go as far as saying I was astonished at the naivety shown.

With the extra players now available and the failure of the set up used so far, it's incredulous to think we'll set up the same.

Whether we go with wing backs I'm not so sure, but if we can't set up more sensibly and put up a bit of a better show now with the players at his disposal (irrespective of result), it's going to be difficult to convince most fans he can turn it around sufficiently.
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You're probably right about Ipswich, though it frustrates me generally that this is the football thinking. If his suitability depends on the result of one, or two, or four games then he's never going to be right. Beat ITFC and CAFC he's safe, then what happens if/when we have another 4-game run of bad results? Another two-game ultimatum?
 
de g. said:
You're probably right about Ipswich, though it frustrates me generally that this is the football thinking. If his suitability depends on the result of one, or two, or four games then he's never going to be right. Beat ITFC and CAFC he's safe, then what happens if/when we have another 4-game run of bad results? Another two-game ultimatum?
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Yeah true. It's a combination of him replacing someone like Wilder, not being a popular appointment anyway, and getting off to the worst possible start.

It was always my concern that anyone replacing Wilder would be up against it from the off unless they got off to a flying start and it's the same reason why someone like Rohl coming in would worry me too.

Patience is thin amongst football fans in general today but our fanbase are as bad as ever. I get some of that as many feel we have to take advantage of this season with the parachute payments, although none of us know for sure what these owners have the will or capability to do with or without promotion this season.

Unfortunately, when you get off to such a bad start with a squad expecting to be in the top 10 at worst, even allowing for the time taken to strengthen in the window, it's going to take a notable and sustained turnaround to get a lot on board with RS.
 
Think Wilder had to go play off 2nd half confirmed what we already new but this has been a disaster of the new owners making.
Sellars should have been backed in the summer with the Souza money in early on now got to gell almost a new team with confidence at rock bottom.
Does look totally clueless unfortunately look like a team of schoolboys
 
BladeByChoice said:
I wasn’t going to bother with this given that I didn’t think Ruben would last the month, but here we are in September and he’s still here, so lets get started.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubén_Sellés

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The stats table is league games only

August Results
9/8 Bristol City H 1-4
13/8 Birmingham City A 2-1 (CUP)
16/8 Swansea City A 1-0
23/8 Millwall H 0-1
30/8 Middlesbrough A 1-0

September Fixtures
12/9 Ipswitch A
20/9 Charlton H
27/9 Oxford A
30/9 Southampton H

League Position 24th
Points away from playoffs 8

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He’s fucking shit, isn’t he?
Absolutely no track record to deserve the gig.
 
Tezza1889 said:
His D - Day will be Charlton at home, if they're still clueless at doing the basics like finding space at throw ins and passing the ball to each other then he will be fired on 90 minutes..

I hope we have a mutually agreed termination clause, let's be honest if we're on zero points after the Charlton game, he should quit on the spot.
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I’m hoping he’s still on a 6 month probation and we only get stung for 4 weeks notice 😳
 
Snowflake said:
He helped save Reading from extinction and Hull from relegation. Whether he is good for us is another question, but he clearly is not a fraud.
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He’s got to make a vast change to convince me otherwise.

I’ve heard a view on a podcast about allowing the cat to manage. The premise being that a team without a manager might do better than one with a crap manager or one that doesn’t fit.
It’s clear that different managers get different results from the same squad. We’ve seen that from Slav to Hecky, ourselves.

With SeLLLLLes I’m not sure he has the balls, the bottle or the know how. He’s qualified up to his bulging eyes but I can’t help feeling the spelling of his surname is likely to attract more Ls like a cheap charm bracelet.
 

It's either going to suddenly click in place the next few games, or he's surely toast.

Would be daft now not to give him at least Tractors and Charlatans to see if there's an improvement with the new signings. There's absolutely no excuse now, say what you like but this is a bloody strong squad with plenty of depth - if you'd given me two sheets of paper with this squad now on one and our final squad after outgoings and incomings this time last year, I'd have picked this one without hesitation.

As I said, no excuses.
 
Kenilworth said:
He’s got to make a vast change to convince me otherwise.

I’ve heard a view on a podcast about allowing the cat to manage. The premise being that a team without a manager might do better than one with a crap manager or one that doesn’t fit.
It’s clear that different managers get different results from the same squad. We’ve seen that from Slav to Hecky, ourselves.

With SeLLLLLes I’m not sure he has the balls, the bottle or the know how. He’s qualified up to his bulging eyes but I can’t help feeling the spelling of his surname is likely to attract more Ls like a cheap charm bracelet.
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You may well be right, but for him to be called a fraud I thought was unnecessary and unsubstantiated.
I have doubts based on the first 5 games and am therefore looking with interest at how the team is set up and then performs on Friday and, hopefully, beyond.
 
Just listened to his pre match press conference. He sounds focused and with the potential for a formation shake up. I like the guy, he comes across as a decent guy. However I've lost confidence in him at present and he's got to gel a lot of new players with the rest who were largely underperforming. He'll do well to keep his job given the lack of confidence and pressure on him. I expect an improvement v Ipswich but I still think it's a very tough match.
 
Snowflake said:
You may well be right, but for him to be called a fraud I thought was unnecessary and unsubstantiated.
I have doubts based on the first 5 games and am therefore looking with interest at how the team is set up and then performs on Friday and, hopefully, beyond.
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Rah Rah Rubén’s been
Killer of dem Blades’s team
Took only sixto shatter the dream.

Rah Rah Rubén’s been
COH’s love machine
He’s such a fraud if he carries on.
 
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