Re: Scraping in to top8 'Unacceptable' next year... : Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:05 pm  

UllFC wrote:

Still a bit creepy though isn't it, trawling back through 2 years of someone's post history, still if its what you want to do with your Wednesday nights...

But it's OK for you to trawl back for Pearson quotes?

Re: Scraping in to top8 'Unacceptable' next year... : Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:07 pm  

So I'll read between the lines, Pearson basically says that Gentles recruitment was poor, can anyone argue with that?

Re: Scraping in to top8 'Unacceptable' next year... : Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:11 pm  

UllFC wrote:

Still a bit creepy though isn't it, trawling back through 2 years of someone's post history, still if its what you want to do with your Wednesday nights...

As I said, it took about a minute, probably as long as it took you to amass all those AP quotes.

The trick is not to believe everything you hear/read, particularly from football club chairmen.

With the best will in the world, success is never guaranteed, but some on here seem to think that because AP said it, it will happen. And when it doesn't (which is more likely than not), they just love to complain.

Re: Scraping in to top8 'Unacceptable' next year... : Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:13 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

So I'll read between the lines, Pearson basically says that Gentles recruitment was poor, can anyone argue with that?

His recruitment WAS poor, but as the HDM article that kicked this thread off states only 7 of the Gentle team that got hammered in the playoffs remain, and I don't see anyone suggesting we get rid of Shaul, Watts, Houghton, Ellis, Green & Westerman. Only Yeaman attracts mixed reviews. So why is Radford still talking about Gentle's recruitment?

Re: Scraping in to top8 'Unacceptable' next year... : Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:15 pm  

Staffs FC wrote:

I've put my point across many times both highly critical and supportive. I don't feel the need to trot out the same boring crap on every thread day in and day out like I read on here from the likes of yourself, bumpy and knowledge-free standee. You're as boring as our early season attack structure and tactics. The best thing about winning isn't the 2 points gained it's the fact that you lot go quiet for a week. Hope that means enough for you.

Looks like you will be tearing your hair out then over the next 6 weeks ( if you have any) responding to all the criticism as its very likely we will not pick up a win.
If that happens it makes Radfords second year tenure with his own squad really poor.
Who is Knowledge free standee?

Re: Scraping in to top8 'Unacceptable' next year... : Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:17 pm  

UllFC wrote:

His recruitment WAS poor, but as the HDM article that kicked this thread off states only 7 of the Gentle team that got hammered in the playoffs remain, and I don't see anyone suggesting we get rid of Shaul, Watts, Houghton, Ellis, Green & Westerman. Only Yeaman attracts mixed reviews. So why is Radford still talking about Gentle's recruitment?

.... because AP recently said that he wished he could have given LR the same financial backing that he had wasted on Gentle and Macrae.

Re: Scraping in to top8 'Unacceptable' next year... : Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:25 pm  

Looking back to last October we were told by AP that in 2015

"I genuinely feel we have a real chance of doing something next year and respecting the tradition of the club by winning matches in style."

And

"If we don't do well, fans won't be hearing me talking the team up again."

I fear that he is simply going to use his coach and players as proxy's to do all the talking up instead. This interview is simply the first in a long series of soundbites about next year being "our year" "turning the corner" etc etc.

Why don't they STFU for once and let their performance on the field do the talking?

Re: Scraping in to top8 'Unacceptable' next year... : Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:27 pm  

ccs wrote:

.... because AP recently said that he wished he could have given LR the same financial backing that he had wasted on Gentle and Macrae.

How hasnt he, and gentle did better with it than radford as, as far as performance and league posistions go. Do you want radford in charge of what is looking a decent squad next seanson, yes or no?

Re: Scraping in to top8 'Unacceptable' next year... : Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:30 pm  

Tinkerman23 wrote:

How hasnt he, and gentle did better with it than radford as, as far as performance and league posistions go. Do you want radford in charge of what is looking a decent squad next seanson, yes or no?

Re: Scraping in to top8 'Unacceptable' next year... : Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:31 pm  

I'm not sure that declining to discuss the future prospects of the team until we've kicked off in 6 months time is advisable.