Parker Pen

No Wilf, No Win!

This is a massive problem for us without a doubt, both him and Congerton definitely don’t cut the mustard. Sunderland, Southampton and Everton all reeling from some hefty signing fees and contracts from players that haven’t performed to the expected levels.

That half arsed jog alongside Sarr ffs! What’s happened to a solid slide tackle, surely he can read the danger as El Khannouss is struggling. I can’t believe that either of them didn’t commit a foul or attempt one when he starts driving towards our box and Vestergaard has to do better with a straight ball to Mateta.

I agree , in most recent times and having to listen to Neville saying I can see that he was trying to take his foot away! But for me it was Speedie at Wembley in 93!

It’s 100% crooked! Like the timing of all the PSR points deduction press stories aimed at us to lose even more focus and help knock those final nails in our relegation coffin.

Terrible business by us. Well and truly mugged off again! It’s the same people time and again that sign off on these failures. Musa, Ward, Bennett, Ghezzal, Slimani, the Silva debacle. I’m sure someone could add up or has added up in the past the failed business in terms of fees paid and salaries torched. It’s gross incompetence of the highest order and not carrying out any due diligence is embarrassing. Someone only needed to read his Wikipedia page to see that Toulouse terminated his loan early in 2017 for shooting a passer by with an air pistol when driving about in his mates car for alarm bells to ring! He looks complely disinterested at best!

It’s a poor pass from Justin for their second but Ayew has to do better as well!

This has all the hallmarks of the 2003/4 season after bouncing back at the first attempt. We weren’t good enough then or now. If he’s not sacked by the end of February I reckon Ruud walks!

17th. Forest stayed up with 32 points last season and 38 the season we went down one place above Everton on 36. It’s the hope that kills you!

Lee Congerton for torching all the money by recruiting bang average players and giving them ridiculous contracts! Fits in well now with all the crooks in Italian football. Top ultimately for sticking with Crudkin and allowing appointments like Congerton. A complete overhaul is required not the marking of your own homework that was carried out at the end of 22/23 season.

Callum Britain from Blackburn was decent against us last season.

Crudkin has without doubt become our equivalent of Grimer Wormtongue! However since the halycon days of Steve Walsh we were wobbling on the recruitment front before Lee Congerton came along lining his pockets and signing shite on extended contracts! He is a complete crook and Sunderland are now only now this season showing signs of recovering from his dealings there. It’s interesting from reading an earlier post that quoted a Brentford fan saying we were the worst team that they have played at this level! How we have fallen since being 2-0 at home in the summer sunshine of August 22 against them when TCR took Dewsbury Hall off. Like most people on here I feel we are all incandescent at the missed opportunities time after time since 15/16.

Tony Cottee, Muzzy, Alan Young and Bob Hazell!

He does a lot of pointing and moaning so would fit in well! At least he can head the ball and does actually read the game and covers quite well. Massive upgrade in what we have. I’d have him back just for that last minute Man U 2-2 equaliser!

Probably doesn’t like the finger being pointed at him and gives it back to the Manager! If he has pulled a sicky at half time then that’s spineless. Or is that RVN subbing him following a row?

Translate that win percentage to us this year moving forward with a handful of draws and we make 40 pts!

On reflection when Enzo was poached by Chelsea all the hard work of last season was undone as everything was set up for him, Vestergaard signing another 3 years, Vardy another one year, all the scouting. Along came Cooper who tried to copy his playing style having read about it or watched it back without the same tactical understanding or man management to implement it! The players are now a confused shambles.

I agree if you wind the clock back to the relegation season Kasper if he stayed gets us the extra points to keep us up as like Mads it’s the timing of the saves they make in the match that keeps you in a game and also inspires the back line and lifts the crowd!

Some observations from me; as well as the embarrassing performance from Ward, Anthony Taylor was poor first half as well and had eyes only for Wolves, he was conned too readily by the clutching of the shin and rolling around and awarding of cheap free kicks to them. You would hope that Vardy takes one of this two first half chances. I can’t believe we paid £25 million for Skipp either, games seem to pass him by and he adds nothing physically. Ayew is horribly off the pace when he starts a match and should only be used off the bench. Soumare did try his best but was at fault for not tracking Cunha. He even beat himself in the second half with a step over that set up a Wolves counter attack Vestergaard and a Coady weren’t physical enough for the first goal either from a straight chipped ball from their defence. I would expect Vestergaard to win that challenge and also Coady to get across and block the shot! Half arsed mediocrity on Hollywood wages!

Our fate was sealed when he was named in the starting lineup! I knew then we would lose. Poor positioning, no anticipation, can’t sort his feet and appears to dive too late every time!

I agree and it’s their Physicality that they have that makes them so competitive in that area. Guimaraes and Joelinton against Skipp and Hamza says it all really! With a fit Wilf and Soumare you have half a chance, but when Hamza can’t find a blue shirt and we kept losing possession no wonder they overran us as they need no encouragement to step onto you. Then add Danny ‘dad dive’ into the mix. That’s a massive difference, Mads and Kasper before him kept us in games with crucial saves at important times, and they both berate and organise the defence. He is a career back up keeper for a reason.

I think the most important thing on the back of three straight defeats is to not lose. So if that means sorting out the defensive shape in game1 of the Ruud era then so be it. We need to be looking at 6 or 7 points in the next 5 games if we are going to give ourselves a fighting chance of staying up!

I would have them in today if I was Ruud! He needs to find a good balance and get players who are good on the ball in the final third into the starting 11, as well a culling the likes of Soumare and Ayew (from starting).

I do like Steve Cooper but I have come to the decision as a result of our performances over the last 4 matches that he is not the right man for us. He is the sort of bloke you want coaching your under 18s or 21s not first team! He is not a leader and doesn’t inspire the team. A good example is how at last chance saloon the players took two quick free kicks in a state of panic rather than looking to the sidelines for inspiration where a good manager will be shouting instructions. No plan! We are too passive and beige plus I feel that in the final third we aren’t creating enough opportunities as the belief is/has drained away. Plus the best chances always seem to fall to Ndidi. Fair play to him for being in those positions but do we want a more capable player in there and Nidid further back!

Man U were poor and were definitely there for the taking! Unfortunately the team don’t have any belief in how they are being asked to play. A hybrid Enzo system without ‘Enzo’ telling the team exactly what he wants or when and how to attack, press etc. Its time to phone a friend Steve! At times we played some ok stuff in midfield but failed to either play the right final pass or convert the chance - Ndidi first half one on one. Another example was the shambles of a free kick in the second half. Just why? 5 corners to their one as well and we have a specialist set piece coach and nothing created. Add into the mix you never ever get anything other than a home refereeing performance at Old Trafford so you have to show up not gift wrap a home win for the tourists to film.