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Don’t care what system we play, if we defend like 12 year old girls we’re going to lose.

This would seem to align well with the direction the board has determined is the way they want to play football according to McCarron. Who knows whether Challinor would be any more successful than Martin, but right now we do not look like promotion prospects at all.

Can I come and watch please?

So does all this mean we’re not shit any more?

He’s got to be winning at least 3 of those.

All feels a bit Emperors New Clothes.

Not sure I’m reading & understanding those stats correctly, so perhaps a younger and sharper mind will correct me, but 1st for errors leading to shots seems a massive red flag, and 18th for shots conceded in the box suggests that our opponents are getting into dangerous areas pretty often. This is pretty consistent with what I think I’ve been seeing with my layman eye test. Attacking wise, again the stats back up what I’ve been seeing. Lots of possession, passing, but slow attacks ending in poor shots. On the transition we are woeful. Often this where some of the best chances can be created as the opposition are disorganised, but we appear to shun these opportunities and instead fall back into a slow build up, allowing the defence to organise and reset themselves. Hoping some journalist has the gumption to challenge Martin with these facts.

We’ll win this. As the team gels we’ll be getting better, and we have some real talent too. I’d just like us to avoid another 2nd half collapse though.

I've only seen Barnsley play once, and that was the Plymouth game, but they did not look good. Away win, 0-3.

Sounds like the nickname of the bloke you're told to avoid in the showers.

I'm looking forward to his energy.

Got to be beating these.

Overall a much improved showing so far. However, Souttar still awful passing, Thomas still awful defending, and Cullen anonymous other than the goal. Debutants have been ok to good. Alves having a tough time against his opponent.

Perhaps they are waiting on Evri deliveries, which are notoriously unreliable and difficult to plan around.

I'm expecting a strong reaction and a much better performance from the team today. Another collapse would mean crisis for the manager and probably club too given the stakes this season.

The only thing I learned from his interview was that he apparently has access to a kitchen sink but is unwilling to use it! Seriously, what a load of cliche ridden crap he’s delivering here. I expected a far more eloquent and intelligent person frankly.

When he says this stuff about process etc the reporter needs to challenge him about the number of games he’s won in the last two years. How can he expect fans to support him in the light of those results.

Despite myself I'm starting to build hope that we turn it around for this one. Just setting myself up for more crushing disappointment I suspect but that's what we do, right? First time for me at Edgeley Park.

But he told the interviewer that he went to a Billionaire party once! Surely that satisfies the Source and Sufficiency of Funding test? Also, I believe he might have mentioned that he's in it "for the long term", and he "respects the family".

I do wonder why a potential buyer would feel the need to do an interview like this at this stage. Is the intention genuinely to start building a relationship with the fans and win their support, or is this more about raising his own profile and self aggrandisement? Perhaps I'm being cynical, but when someone is looking to buy a football club, you have to question what they hope to gain from putting themselves so publicly in the spotlight before anything has actually happened.

I've noticed that he also seems to be able to block crosses at source quite frequently. Something that Thomas seems unable to do, which frustrates the hell out of me.

Strongly disagree with this part. He should have shouldered the blame entirely himself. He should have said that he was at fault for misjudging how his team would react to 3 games in a week, and how they should approach the game strategically. This would be the action of a real leader.

Totally agree with this. I’ve gone from thinking what a f***ing twat at the time, to what a f***ing genius level tackle that’s turned out to be!

If it’s been terminated then he’s a free agent and we don’t have to worry about the window.

On Sky Sports+ I believe.