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Casual Flag Orpington 18 Aug 19 7.35pm

This post has been merged from a topic called 'Worrying times......' by Midlands Eagle

Originally posted by Xong Kudu

Although we created Jack I must say SU were the master spoilers in the second half. Their ability to time waste and break continuity was up there with best of those ilk. We had no response though. Crap momentum and passing from the back which rippled through the team. It reminded me of the horrors of watching England at their worse 12 years ago with Rio at the back with nowhere to pass and generally no idea.

No excuse for that. We’ve been in the top league for 7 years , if big lumps wasting time can put us off our game, we may aswell call it a day.

 
Xong Kudu Flag 18 Aug 19 7.38pm

This post has been merged from a topic called 'Worrying times......' by Midlands Eagle

Unless Roy gets on the training ground and breaks a few balls with a strategy plan I can him being the first Prem Manger to get the flick. Come on Roy!

 
craig321 Flag West Wickham 18 Aug 19 7.40pm

Originally posted by Bangell

Nope, he started the season as left-back before being replaced by Fuchs because Leicester needed a more defensive player. Schlupp only started 14 games that season and for most of it was playing as a winger.


He was good enough 14 times and got a premiership winners medal 4 it so probs better than PVA wouldnt u say?

 
davehuggins Flag 18 Aug 19 7.49pm

Very long hard season ahead well done SP & Co

 
ASCPFC Flag Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 18 Aug 19 7.50pm

This post has been merged from a topic called 'Worrying times......' by Midlands Eagle

Originally posted by Xong Kudu

Unless Roy gets on the training ground and breaks a few balls with a strategy plan I can him being the first Prem Manger to get the flick. Come on Roy!

We've gone through all of the managers who save teams from certain relegation already. Except for that mad ex Leicester guy.

 

Red and Blue Army!
pssguy Flag 18 Aug 19 7.53pm

Originally posted by Casual

This post has been merged from a topic called 'Worrying times......' by Midlands Eagle

When I saw him putting his shirt on , I honestly thought ‘I’m in better nick than him’ , I am without a doubt , 42 I go to them gym 4 times a week , but love a booze. F*cking embarrassing. Him not me. I’m great

Are you a free agent?

 
stevo Flag Reigate 18 Aug 19 7.55pm

I just can’t wait till we have a good win and Poorish comes out of hiding with his ‘What if the sun doesn’t come up in the morning’ tweet.

Today was bad but every season is up and down.

We rarely start the season well and I’m sure we all have our ideas about why, but the performances will pick up I’m sure of it.

So let’s all stop wetting the bed okay.

 

Slowly slowly catchy monkey
Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 18 Aug 19 8.05pm

Originally posted by stevo

I just can’t wait till we have a good win and Poorish comes out of hiding with his ‘What if the sun doesn’t come up in the morning’ tweet.

Today was bad but every season is up and down.

We rarely start the season well and I’m sure we all have our ideas about why, but the performances will pick up I’m sure of it.

So let’s all stop wetting the bed okay.

Supporters share a genuine concern about our prospects this season,for good reason, and these concerns started even before the first game.Today's dreadful performance re-inforced their feelings.

Two suspect full-backs,and strikers who only scored 2 PL goals between them all last season.No replacement for AWB and no additions to the strike force - well done

Edited by Willo (18 Aug 2019 8.07pm)

 
craig321 Flag West Wickham 18 Aug 19 8.06pm

Originally posted by stevo

I just can’t wait till we have a good win and Poorish comes out of hiding with his ‘What if the sun doesn’t come up in the morning’ tweet.

Today was bad but every season is up and down.

We rarely start the season well and I’m sure we all have our ideas about why, but the performances will pick up I’m sure of it.

So let’s all stop wetting the bed okay.

Too right, we'll be ok.

I can understand why people have got the hump though tbf

Edited by craig321 (19 Aug 2019 8.01am)

 
Eaglesnut Flag Waterford 18 Aug 19 8.10pm

I remember thinking that the season Big Mal took us down (& down)

Originally posted by stevo

I just can’t wait till we have a good win and Poorish comes out of hiding with his ‘What if the sun doesn’t come up in the morning’ tweet.

Today was bad but every season is up and down.

We rarely start the season well and I’m sure we all have our ideas about why, but the performances will pick up I’m sure of it.

So let’s all stop wetting the bed okay.

 
Palace 1979 Flag Surrey 18 Aug 19 8.17pm

I have come to expect performances like that every now and then, although this was a particularly poor one even by our standards.

All players looked out of sorts. Luka still unable to pass a ball forwards, PVA still unsure who is in our team to pass to, Benteke stuck alone up front looking lost, Zaha not match fit yet and was double marked very well, Meyer in wrong position and weak on the ball, Jimmy Mac looking his age, Ward unable to put in any sort of cross and the centre halves looking very one paced and frightened to pass the ball more than 5 yards on the deck. In fact today no one stood out which is what worries me the most.

Roy needs to assess the team and have a rethink which is something he is not well known for.

If Sakho, Camarasa and Mcarthy are match fit then I would change the team to something like this:

Guaita

Ward Sakho Cahill Schlupp

Luka McCarthy

Camarasa

Zaha Wickham Townsend

Subs: Hennesey, Kelly, Meyer, PVA, Benteke, Kouyate, McArthur


 

Some people are like Slinkies … not really good for anything, but you can’t help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
Xong Kudu Flag 18 Aug 19 8.23pm

My wife summed up the only positives when I arrived home in a foul mood.

“ relax John have a drink..no one died!...”

 
dazza Flag Wallington 18 Aug 19 8.29pm

I really don’t understand why we constantly pick out individuals when we lose and blame them, if we don’t score it’s Tekkers fault if we concede we blame the GK & make comparisons or we blame PVA or Ward.

Come on let’s be serious this was no one individual today collectively as a team this was a shambles, there were no tactics no attacking threat and even when the subs came on still no game plan, I mean Wickham playing out on the Left.

It was an absolute joke yes Roy has to take a fair share of the blame but again signings were made too late, we still have not made the important signing in areas that each and every one of us knew needed filling.

We clearly have a player that does not want to be there and we have owners that unfortunately are now holding the club back and have taken us as far as they can.

However all that aside the performance today was totally embarrassing when you think how much those players earn they played a very poor UTD team today who made us look a bottom championship team let alone PL Team.

There are massive problems behind the scenes that is plainly obvious and not sure this season is going to end well.

You have to feel for Roy to some extent has never been supported financially and if it was not for his age probably would have walked by now due to lack of support.

Ask yourself why other managers have not stuck around and why AWB left so quick & why Zaha wants out cause there is no strategy or plan it’s just let’s fire fight to stay up and eventually this will bite us.

I am sorry but I can’t blame one or two players the whole thing is embarrassing and just not acceptable.

Edited by dazza (18 Aug 2019 8.31pm)

 
Xong Kudu Flag 18 Aug 19 8.48pm

I think the terrier like approach that SU displayed today could also unsettle other teams although I suspect they will be more prepared and have a better strategy to deflect and conquer. Playing devil’s advocate they gave us no time on the ball and we were rusty and all over the place. No doubt we will improve.

 
Bexley Eagle Flag Bexley Kent 18 Aug 19 8.49pm

Originally posted by Xong Kudu

My wife summed up the only positives when I arrived home in a foul mood.

“ relax John have a drink..no one died!...”

Indeed but it is the realism once again that my weekend is going to be spoiled on a regular basis for the next 9 months

 
Palace 1979 Flag Surrey 18 Aug 19 8.50pm

Originally posted by dazza

I really don’t understand why we constantly pick out individuals when we lose and blame them, if we don’t score it’s Tekkers fault if we concede we blame the GK & make comparisons or we blame PVA or Ward.

Come on let’s be serious this was no one individual today collectively as a team this was a shambles, there were no tactics no attacking threat and even when the subs came on still no game plan, I mean Wickham playing out on the Left.

It was an absolute joke yes Roy has to take a fair share of the blame but again signings were made too late, we still have not made the important signing in areas that each and every one of us knew needed filling.

We clearly have a player that does not want to be there and we have owners that unfortunately are now holding the club back and have taken us as far as they can.

However all that aside the performance today was totally embarrassing when you think how much those players earn they played a very poor UTD team today who made us look a bottom championship team let alone PL Team.

There are massive problems behind the scenes that is plainly obvious and not sure this season is going to end well.

You have to feel for Roy to some extent has never been supported financially and if it was not for his age probably would have walked by now due to lack of support.

Ask yourself why other managers have not stuck around and why AWB left so quick & why Zaha wants out cause there is no strategy or plan it’s just let’s fire fight to stay up and eventually this will bite us.

I am sorry but I can’t blame one or two players the whole thing is embarrassing and just not acceptable.

Edited by dazza (18 Aug 2019 8.31pm)

I agree we were a shambles and it is horrible to say it.

But this is why Roy needs to change the line up as a number of the players expect to be picked every week however they perform which is not a good thing for the team as a whole. He does need to shake it up a bit and if the new players are fit lets give them a go. It can't be any worse!

 

Some people are like Slinkies … not really good for anything, but you can’t help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
Alex1991 Flag Ashford 18 Aug 19 8.51pm

Originally posted by stevo

I just can’t wait till we have a good win and Poorish comes out of hiding with his ‘What if the sun doesn’t come up in the morning’ tweet.

Today was bad but every season is up and down.

We rarely start the season well and I’m sure we all have our ideas about why, but the performances will pick up I’m sure of it.

So let’s all stop wetting the bed okay.

What gives you confidence that we will be OK this season ? Our form pre season ? Our activity in the transfer window ? The coaching staff ? The manager ? Our first 2 games ?

 

"Brighton are talking about how they're coming for us. And it's like, we've been waiting in the Premier League for you for ages." Wilfried Zaha, 2017.
Casual Flag Orpington 18 Aug 19 8.53pm

Originally posted by dazza

I really don’t understand why we constantly pick out individuals when we lose and blame them, if we don’t score it’s Tekkers fault if we concede we blame the GK & make comparisons or we blame PVA or Ward.

Come on let’s be serious this was no one individual today collectively as a team this was a shambles, there were no tactics no attacking threat and even when the subs came on still no game plan, I mean Wickham playing out on the Left.

It was an absolute joke yes Roy has to take a fair share of the blame but again signings were made too late, we still have not made the important signing in areas that each and every one of us knew needed filling.

We clearly have a player that does not want to be there and we have owners that unfortunately are now holding the club back and have taken us as far as they can.

However all that aside the performance today was totally embarrassing when you think how much those players earn they played a very poor UTD team today who made us look a bottom championship team let alone PL Team.

There are massive problems behind the scenes that is plainly obvious and not sure this season is going to end well.

You have to feel for Roy to some extent has never been supported financially and if it was not for his age probably would have walked by now due to lack of support.

Ask yourself why other managers have not stuck around and why AWB left so quick & why Zaha wants out cause there is no strategy or plan it’s just let’s fire fight to stay up and eventually this will bite us.

I am sorry but I can’t blame one or two players the whole thing is embarrassing and just not acceptable.

Edited by dazza (18 Aug 2019 8.31pm)

Agree with most of what you say. But if a couple of our players showed the others the way we would be better. Where’s the leaders ? Who’s shouting at the players, winding them up?
Lack of ability against Man City is acceptable. Lack of effort against Sheffield United (people calling them Sheffield is embarrassing) isn’t.

 
Xong Kudu Flag 18 Aug 19 9.01pm

My wife has a sense of humor she’s just put that song on

“...I beg your pardon..I didn’t promise you a rose garden...”

The Bushmills is kicking in and all is ok.

 
deetee Flag 18 Aug 19 9.12pm

Pathetic, inept, gutless, no energy those players should be embarrassed to pick up their wages. Made Sheffield Utd look like a top team.

 
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