Russell Martin - Confirmed as First Team Manager

[Philkeavo]

7 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

I think it's probably starting to dawn on him that he's been spun a yarn in terms of signings. There's no money, there never has been. It'll break soon enough I think and the worst thing is that a huge proportion of our supporters will be surprised about it.

More fool him. It’s not like there hasn’t been mountains of evidence and nothing a cursory due diligence report would have told him.

[1972 Fox]

1 hour ago, Andrew said:

From memory the last time we played Notts County on an opening day was the 83-84 season in the old first division at home. We were battered 0-4.🤔

I was at that game. IIRC the legendary Martin O'Neill was playing for them. We had the not so legendary Mark Grew in goal. I think we lost our opening 6 league games that season, but somehow managed to stay up quite comfortably.

[Pliskin]

1 hour ago, MGLCFC said:

Any regrets?

Nope. I’ll reconsider once Top has ****ed off. 

[Steve Earle]

48 minutes ago, 1972 Fox said:

I was at that game. IIRC the legendary Martin O'Neill was playing for them. We had the not so legendary Mark Grew in goal. I think we lost our opening 6 league games that season, but somehow managed to stay up quite comfortably.

Me too. We were lucky to get nil. Notts County played like Brazil.

A very rude awakening to the top flight!

Was that the season saved by the signing of Big Bob Hazell?

[Vlad the Fox]

Has anyone done a tactical analysis on the friendly matches? Just wondered if there’s anything different showing in his approach to when he was at Rangers and Southampton.

[1972 Fox]

5 minutes ago, Steve Earle said:

Me too. We were lucky to get nil. Notts County played like Brazil.

A very rude awakening to the top flight!

Was that the season saved by the signing of Big Bob Hazell?

Yes I think it was. Just checked and we didn't win until our 11th league game (lost 8 and drew 2 of the first 10).

 

Not sure how we managed to stay up. Shipman out!

[Chelmofox]

2 minutes ago, Vlad the Fox said:

Has anyone done a tactical analysis on the friendly matches? Just wondered if there’s anything different showing in his approach to when he was at Rangers and Southampton.

@StriderHiryu ?

[Steve Earle]

10 minutes ago, 1972 Fox said:

Yes I think it was. Just checked and we didn't win until our 11th league game (lost 8 and drew 2 of the first 10).

 

Not sure how we managed to stay up. Shipman out!

My first season as a season ticket holder. 
 

Last year was my last.

[TonyN11]

3 hours ago, Andrew said:

From memory the last time we played Notts County on an opening day was the 83-84 season in the old first division at home. We were battered 0-4.🤔

I went to our next game, also at home when we lost 0-3 to Luton.

 

[StriderHiryu]

1 hour ago, Chelmofox said:

@StriderHiryu ?

Not paying £20 to watch pre-season and you can't make a detailed tactical analysis from watching YouTube highlights. 

 

I am so upset and disappointed with the club right now. When the season starts I will get to it, but I cannot stand the regime in charge right now and have been concentrating on the World Cup instead.

 

[FLAN]

4 hours ago, Andrew said:

From memory the last time we played Notts County on an opening day was the 83-84 season in the old first division at home. We were battered 0-4.🤔

Think that was my first ever game 

[john ridley]

2 hours ago, 1972 Fox said:

Yes I think it was. Just checked and we didn't win until our 11th league game (lost 8 and drew 2 of the first 10).

 

Not sure how we managed to stay up. Shipman out!

Mainly through  Lineker, Smith ,and Lynex think they got 50 odd goals between  them .

 

[The boy Linacre]

9 hours ago, 1972 Fox said:

Yes I think it was. Just checked and we didn't win until our 11th league game (lost 8 and drew 2 of the first 10).

 

Not sure how we managed to stay up. 

Lineker scored 22 that season AND we had the Prime Ministerial midfield of Ramsey, Wilson & Macdonald.

1st half decent team since Jimmy Bloomfield.

We beat Notts  County 5-2 at their place.

We finished 15th.

BOTTOM 6!!  Were Midlands teams (not us), Brum, Notts County & Wolves went down.

[Swarles Barkley]

Anyone else worried that with so many posts about fitness, hard work and running that its going to inevitably end with us being burned out by January  

[AKCJ]

1 minute ago, Swarles Barkley said:

Anyone else worried that with so many posts about fitness, hard work and running that its going to inevitably end with us being burned out by January  

No, this is all to ensure that doesn't happen.

 

I am worried that we have a paper thin squad that is very young now and that generally means injuries.

[MGLCFC]

1 minute ago, Swarles Barkley said:

Anyone else worried that with so many posts about fitness, hard work and running that its going to inevitably end with us being burned out by January  

I'll take that rather than every game being knackered after 65 minutes

[Sol thewall Bamba]

7 minutes ago, Swarles Barkley said:

Anyone else worried that with so many posts about fitness, hard work and running that its going to inevitably end with us being burned out by January  

That's not how it works. 

[PhillippaT]

10 hours ago, StriderHiryu said:

Not paying £20 to watch pre-season and you can't make a detailed tactical analysis from watching YouTube highlights. 

 

I am so upset and disappointed with the club right now. When the season starts I will get to it, but I cannot stand the regime in charge right now and have been concentrating on the World Cup instead.

 

I believe I speak for everyone, well, some of us, maybe a few, or just me at least, when I say: ABSOLUTELY UNDER-F'ING-STANDABLE    

Edited 1 hour ago by PhillippaT

[Chelmofox]

10 hours ago, StriderHiryu said:

Not paying £20 to watch pre-season and you can't make a detailed tactical analysis from watching YouTube highlights. 

 

I am so upset and disappointed with the club right now. When the season starts I will get to it, but I cannot stand the regime in charge right now and have been concentrating on the World Cup instead.

 

And please don't think for one moment i was demanding a detailed analysis from you I was actually saying to my boy the other day that we have really missed your videos. Totally understandable given everything.

[Vlad the Fox]

3 hours ago, The boy Linacre said:

Lineker scored 22 that season AND we had the Prime Ministerial midfield of Ramsey, Wilson & Macdonald.

1st half decent team since Jimmy Bloomfield.

We beat Notts  County 5-2 at their place.

We finished 15th.

BOTTOM 6!!  Were Midlands teams (not us), Brum, Notts County & Wolves went down.

And if I remember correctly wolves dropped all the way down to div 4 in consecutive seasons.