Clever Fox

To be fair they haven't made that many in terms of progressing the Club. It's the playing side were they have failed miserably, But they'll probably blame it all on Rogers and Rudkin.

Let's just hope we've learned our lesson from the last few windows.

He'll be a revelation when we get rid of most of the present team. He's trying a little too hard at times. He needs to learn how to pass and move but that's hard as he's very often stranded alone with the Ball.

Granted he has scuffed a few hurried shots. But he's living off scraps. Winks isn't good enough in the Defensive Midfield role. I'd like to see him move into the advaced 10 role where is skill on the ball and passing could bring better results. Plus Winks knows where the goal is and has a shot in him. We've got to start trying something new, More of the same isn't working.

The reason he's not scoring is the very poor service he's getting from midfield. Bilal and Facundo hold the ball too long at times. Then when they do pass it's very often overhit or too late and he's covered. They're are young players I get that but they have to realise it's a team game. To score goals you have to get the ball into the box. It's that simple. Do that and you give him a real chance of scoring. As to next season, I'd give him some form of a pay as you play contract with a minimum say 40k a week. Then if he plays some form of top up by appearance and win bonuses.

I hope he gets to the 200 Goals mark before the season ends though it's hard to see how he will score again with the service he's getting.

He's another that's been a disaster at both ends of the pitch. We haven't scored from a Corner in I don't know how long or a free kick since Maddison left. Our positioning for both is equally as bad, Vesty comes forward and offers nothing, Soumare takes up weird poditions and offer nothing despite being one of the tallest and strongest players we have. Faes isn't any better either when he comes forward. It seems nobody evaluates these factors in choosing players to sign.

This is the problem, We have 4 CBs and you wouldn't pick any of them if you had a choice. At Full back it's no better except Ricardo. Midfield no better I'd only keep NDiddi and get rid of the rest. Up Top, I'd only keep Fatawau and Bilal and get rid of the rest. The only place we are good enough is in Goal. If only they had a bit of cover in front of them.

Thanks for the update. Aside from the Slackers I don't think our players are nearly fit enough compared to other clubs. That's aside from ours being a buch of pussy's who get pushed over too easily.

Thanks for the update, I thought he was a real manager. He'd fit in well in our Club so. Plenty of planks playing last night.

I agree with you except for the last sentance. There are a few mercenaries in the squad that need to be got rid off. He doesn't have anyone else he can pick from except maybe the development squad and it's problably not right to throw them into this mess at this stage of the season. The only way he can deal with it is as I said above, Roast the players who are not doing enough and hope you get a reaction from them.

The problem is he can only replace bad players with different bad players and that's not down to him. I'm not suggesting he is the answer but he does deserve some sympathy for the mess he was handed.

Ruud needs to light a fire under the players. The effort being shown by many is just unacceptable. Call them out and name them even if it's just amongst the squad. Soumare's effort to block the cross for the first goal was appalling, Players standing around in the box but challenging nobody. Kicking it out to touch for no reason and no effort to get back when they broke and nearly got a third goal. I don't see any point in changing him now. Lets just have a clearout in the Summer. If he does go give it to BBM and King to see out the season. Maybe they might show enough to get the job fulltime.

Genuine question, Who is he, He certainly looks like he would'nt take any crap from the players.

They're just not good enough.

I can't stand a manager that doesn't show any passion during a game.

You just know Bowen is going to score against us. He always does. We should have signed him when we had a chance from Hull years ago.

So sadly missed, Get well soon.. We certainly need you back home big man.

I just want to see us get our Nose in front for a change. Instead of always having to chase the game. Then see how we cope.

Talbi from Club Brugge looks a good player for the right wing and should'nt cost too much. V Pavlidis of Benfica looks a decent Center Forward to lead the line if we could get him.

We really need the younger players like McAteer and Facundo to step up and deliver something when they get a chance. Like El Kanousse has. McAteer was scoring a few goals before his injury, now he's never in a scoring position when we get forward. Facundo has a lot of talent but he just needs ro learn how to pass and move instead of always trying to beat someone.

This is it. Personnaly I wouldn't mind a second year in the Championship if it got us back on the right tracks while the young players find their feet.

Seagrave is a wonderful facility , But you've got to put in top quality Coaches to get the most out of it. Thisshould be treated as a totally separate project to the First team. Though obviously with the First team to benifit from any prodigious talent we develop along the way. We should be scouring the world for top young talent bring them in and put them up in Seagrave on a modest payment. Then decide in say 3 or 6 Months who to keep on and who to let go home again. They just need to be good enough to sell on for a profit even a modest one. They don't all have to be first team quality though it would be great if a few of them made the step up every year or two. To save us a fortune in the Market in future years. I know it wouldn't be cheap to set up properly in our current situation but certainly doable when Seagrave is paid for. The other thing that would help is to stop giving rediculous salaries to very average players. If they don't like it let them sign for someone else. There's plenty of players out there.

Honestly, I would have preferred it if Ruud had brought in a Top Dutch Coach to help him out. Someone with a proven record of improving players.

That's all It's just a sensible business decision to challenge recent events. If the Aot hasn't supplied the customers during the pandemic then it's unreasonable to expect companies continue to pay pre pandemic prices.