Thomas Frank

[Holysmit]

We’re just into December - they weren’t “certain” relegation candidates. Thank **** you’re not anywhere near advising MB.

Ok so are you willing to say that Thomas Frank

A) Wont get us relegated (if he isnt sacked soon)
B) Is the man to take Brentford from little old Brentford big new ambitions?

actually I will go further will manage a side to win at Hull or Bolton at home? For the record i mean winning both games against two awful teams. Hes got off so easy that I didnt include Swansea. So you keep saying hes the right man back him, tell us that he wi win both games against awful sides. I mean he couldnt have asked for a better time to play Swansea at home and prove the fools wrong.

 

[Bush Tuckerman]

Dalsgaard sounds like he should be captain to be honest...and we should have at least one combative midfielder in the starting 11! We then need a coach or selection of coaches to sort out the defence and also maybe just a pre-match inspirational speaker to rev them up before getting onto the pitch! That or a hypnotist so that the team start the game thinking they are 2-0 down!

 

[rebus]

Ok so are you willing to say that Thomas Frank

A) Wont get us relegated (if he isnt sacked soon)
B) Is the man to take Brentford from little old Brentford big new ambitions?

actually I will go further will manage a side to win at Hull or Bolton at home? For the record i mean winning both games against two awful teams. Hes got off so easy that I didnt include Swansea. So you keep saying hes the right man back him, tell us that he wi win both games against awful sides. I mean he couldnt have asked for a better time to play Swansea at home and prove the fools wrong.

I’ve already written it could get worse before it gets better. There are many factors at play here, not least from what I heard by people at the stadium today, Macleod and Marcondes are out for weeks, so the injury jinx continues.

What needs to happen is hard work, a bit of fortune plus some fresh bodies in January and we’ll start climbing the table. You prefer to fire coaches by surveying them over ten game blocks; I don’t and neither does MB.

 

[unBEEliveable]

I’ve already written it could get worse before it gets better. There are many factors at play here, not least from what I heard by people at the stadium today, Macleod and Marcondes are out for weeks, so the injury jinx continues.

What needs to happen is hard work, a bit of fortune plus some fresh bodies in January and we’ll start climbing the table. You prefer to fire coaches by surveying them over ten game blocks; I don’t and neither does MB.

Great!

I do wonder sometimes if we have a fundamental problem with our conditioning of players.

 

[Holysmit]

I’ve already written it could get worse before it gets better. There are many factors at play here, not least from what I heard by people at the stadium today, Macleod and Marcondes are out for weeks, so the injury jinx continues.

What needs to happen is hard work, a bit of fortune plus some fresh bodies in January and we’ll start climbing the table. You prefer to fire coaches by surveying them over ten game blocks; I don’t and neither does MB.

Mcleod should be nowhere the first team squad. Its nice he scored at West Brom but pre Shef Utd not one fan picked him but Frank did and he put in one of the most gutless performaces in years.

Im sorry but the goals that we let in are embarrsing and we keep getting told that we work on them a lot.

I will say it again you keep saying Frank is the right man A) Nail your colours to the wall and say if he stays we wont get relegated B) You keep saying Benham has plan does Brentford new ambitions of making the premiership include Thomas Frank as the manager who take us there?

If you genuinely belive he is the man to do so you will back him to the hilt. If you dont just agree that he should go as I dont even see him as capable of betting Hull or Bolton.

 

[rebus]

Mcleod should be nowhere the first team squad. Its nice he scored at West Brom but pre Shef Utd not one fan picked him but Frank did and he put in one of the most gutless performaces in years.

Im sorry but the goals that we let in are embarrsing and we keep getting told that we work on them a lot.

I will say it again you keep saying Frank is the right man A) Nail your colours to the wall and say if he stays we wont get relegated B) You keep saying Benham has plan does Brentford new ambitions of making the premiership include Thomas Frank as the manager who take us there?

If you genuinely belive he is the man to do so you will back him to the hilt. If you dont just agree that he should go as I dont even see him as capable of betting Hull or Bolton.

He was the right man in October and is two months later - changing him now solves nothing. We have a young, low on confidence squad, quite a few of whom carrying knocks and now two further long term injuries.

The remedies are in my earlier post. You can keep copying and pasting passages of text over and over again but that makes you look even more of a berk than it did when you started out this morning.

 

[grutter]

He was the right man in October and is two months later - changing him now solves nothing. We have a young, low on confidence squad, quite a few of whom carrying knocks and now two further long term injuries.

The remedies are in my earlier post. You can keep copying and pasting passages of text over and over again but that makes you look even more of a berk than it did when you started out this morning.

So why (see Banana's recent post) do some players not respect him enough not to show up on time or buy into the set up? I know relatively nothing about TF's relationship with players, but can't deduce anything else other than weak management from this.

 

[ruislip bee]

He was the right man in October and is two months later - changing him now solves nothing. We have a young, low on confidence squad, quite a few of whom carrying knocks and now two further long term injuries.

The remedies are in my earlier post. You can keep copying and pasting passages of text over and over again but that makes you look even more of a berk than it did when you started out this morning.

Sorry who are the 2 new long term injuries?

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Sorry who are the 2 new long term injuries?

Marcondes, Macleod (second unconfirmed).

 

[Holysmit]

He was the right man in October and is two months later - changing him now solves nothing. We have a young, low on confidence squad, quite a few of whom carrying knocks and now two further long term injuries.

The remedies are in my earlier post. You can keep copying and pasting passages of text over and over again but that makes you look even more of a berk than it did when you started out this morning.

I'm going to ask you this do you think he is the man to turn it around?

You keep ignoring the reality of how bad he is IMO. I could be be wrong and I hope that I am but are you prepared to say he is the right man to lead us into critical games against Hull and Bolton and get at least four points (If i'm truthfully that still a let down given how sh*t both of these teams are) from these games? I challenge you to put your money where your mouth is and say he will get these results, as all I see is a team who have no idea what's expected of them and have no faith in the manager. You're convinced he's the right man so back him.


After 10 games with 8 losses I shouldn't have to say anymore but if your so sure that you say that you don't suffer fools, then back him and explain why he should manage the next two games, as for me as much as I appreciate Matthew Benham I will be asking as many questions as you do about the people who steal a living at Brentford FC as Frank will be one of the main ones. Ten games with 8 losses with this squad is simply unacceptable next...…...

 

[rebus]

It’s like educating a piece of pork. Tuck yourself in and go to bed, there’s a good chap.

 

[BURFORD BEE]

Went to a pantomime today glad to say and consequently missed the one taking place at Griffin Park.
Confess I have missed a few games of late due to family stuff which for me always take precedence over football.
I was unfortunate enough to witness the Sheffield United debacle and that was enough to convince me that we are in a tailspin. We have a talented squad, certainly too good to be where we are. You can have the best orchestra in the works though but without a decent conductor they will sound like sh*t
We simply cannot afford to go down with the move the season after next. It would be ruinous.
Get someone in with at least Championship experience to get us out of this mess before it’s too late. Wait to the window and we will be fecked.

 

[mhead bee]

Clean slate I think we should all judge Thomas from today onwards

Oh dear.

 

[W13 Bee]

The first 30 minutes today was a disaster. The first 30 minutes against West Brom was a disaster. The first 30 minutes against Sheff Utd was a disaster. As was Preston. We also had some really concerning spells against ‘Boro and QPR.

Forget the margins of losing these games by the odd goal - Swansea had 5 clear cut chances in the opening 9 minutes of the second half today (let alone the first half!!). We are all over the place.

Anyone on here who thinks we are not in trouble is in cookoo land. Something is seriously not right with this team.

Matthew Benham judges the team on performances over results and he will be fuming.

I don’t know what the problems behind the scenes are or what the solutions are but we can’t carry on like this.

 

[mhead bee]

The first 30 minutes today was a disaster. The first 30 minutes against West Brom was a disaster. The first 30 minutes against Sheff Utd was a disaster. As was Preston. We also had some really concerning spells against ‘Boro and QPR.

Forget the margins of losing these games by the odd goal - Swansea had 5 clear cut chances in the opening 9 minutes of the second half today (let alone the first half!!). We are all over the place.

Anyone on here who thinks we are not in trouble is in cookoo land. Something is seriously not right with this team.

Matthew Benham judges the team on performances over results and he will be fuming.

I don’t know what the problems behind the scenes are or what the solutions are but we can’t carry on like this.

To be fair we hit the woodwork three times versus their two, NM missed a one on one and then a sitter from 5 yards, Ollie had a great volley saved and sawyers put a beauty just wide and said hit one an inch wide and then after a great dribble had a shot blocked on the 6 yard box.

Not trying to cover up the cracks here but just pointing out that it wasn’t all one way and we should not have been 5.1 down, had we taken our chances we would have won 8.3. Our problem is giving 2-3 sloppy goals away every single bloody game but to keep saying we were so bad it could have been 5 or 6 simply isn’t true.

 

[whyteleafebee76]

To be fair we hit the woodwork three times versus their two, NM missed a one on one and then a sitter from 5 yards, Ollie had a great volley saved and sawyers put a beauty just wide and said hit one an inch wide and then after a great dribble had a shot blocked on the 6 yard box.

Not trying to cover up the cracks here but just pointing out that it wasn’t all one way and we should not have been 5.1 down, had we taken our chances we would have won 8.3. Our problem is giving 2-3 sloppy goals away every single bloody game but to keep saying we were so bad it could have been 5 or 6 simply isn’t true.

If we had taken all our chances and they took all of theirs we would have lost about 12-8.

 

[W13 Bee]

To be fair we hit the woodwork three times versus their two, NM missed a one on one and a sitter from 5 yards, Ollie had a great volley saved and sawyers put a beauty just wide and said had one to an inch wide and then after a great dribble ha d a shot blocked on the 6 yard box.

Not trying to cover up the cracks here but just pointing out that it wasn’t all one way and we should not have been 5.1 down, had we taken our chances we would have won 8.3. Our problem is giving 2-3 sloppy goals awayvevery singly bloody game but to keep saying we were so bad it could have been 5 or 6 simply isn’t true.

We are good with the ball, no doubt about it, but we are so bad without it that we will never get anything out of these games unless we sort out what is happening in every game at the moment.

There has been no significant improvement over a period of time now and that is probably where I am most concerned. Something seriously not right.

 

[BFC1997]

Sadly I think Franks days are numbered.

It’s easy for people to hear about the club’s long-term strategy and get sucked into this idea that results are not important - as long as the performances are there.

But the truth is Frank is responsible for the short term. He’s got to pick the team, man-manage the squad and is responsible for results.

As such he’s got to motivate, lead and support his squad.

Based what I’ve seen and the noises I’m hearing, I strongly doubt his ability to do this at the required level and I think the outcome is inevitable.

 

[Guildford Bee]

To be fair we hit the woodwork three times versus their two, NM missed a one on one and then a sitter from 5 yards, Ollie had a great volley saved and sawyers put a beauty just wide and said hit one an inch wide and then after a great dribble had a shot blocked on the 6 yard box.

Not trying to cover up the cracks here but just pointing out that it wasn’t all one way and we should not have been 5.1 down, had we taken our chances we would have won 8.3. Our problem is giving 2-3 sloppy goals away every single bloody game but to keep saying we were so bad it could have been 5 or 6 simply isn’t true.

Bentley made 3 or four excellent saves and they had several other chances though so but your rationale of everyone taking their chances they certainly would’ve had more than three.

 

[MattyBee]

Ok so are you willing to say that Thomas Frank

A) Wont get us relegated (if he isnt sacked soon)
B) Is the man to take Brentford from little old Brentford big new ambitions?

actually I will go further will manage a side to win at Hull or Bolton at home? For the record i mean winning both games against two awful teams. Hes got off so easy that I didnt include Swansea. So you keep saying hes the right man back him, tell us that he wi win both games against awful sides. I mean he couldnt have asked for a better time to play Swansea at home and prove the fools wrong.

I would not describe either as awful sides.
They will be 2 tough games.

 

[doctor_bee(MBBS)]

Sadly I think Franks days are numbered.

It’s easy for people to hear about the club’s long-term strategy and get sucked into this idea that results are not important - as long as the performances are there.

But the truth is Frank is responsible for the short term. He’s got to pick the team, man-manage the squad and is responsible for results.

As such he’s got to motivate, lead and support his squad.

Based what I’ve seen and the noises I’m hearing, I strongly doubt his ability to do this at the required level and I think the outcome is inevitable.

Just on yesterday though, you can’t blame the guy for a Konsa cock up, an OG and more defensive ineptitude.
Those players were accountable.
I want us to stick with TF.
But my word we need to sort out our back 4 and sloppiness in conceding possession in important areas first.
I don’t really think TF has done much wrong in all of this.

 

[Hullbee]

Great!

I do wonder sometimes if we have a fundamental problem with our conditioning of players.

When you buy a zero gravity running machine it’s important it gets used

 

[Guildford Bee]

I don’t really think TF has done much wrong in all of this.

The players simply aren’t responding to him. We’re deservedly losing games when before he was appointed we deserved to win the majority of matches that we played.

 

[psg150]

Just listened to the first ten seconds of his interview talking about 'being in a horror movie's. Realised I was still too cross to listen to the rest.

I'm never a 'sack the manager' type - I believe in long term planning, strategy and giving everyone a fair go.

However, the total lack of organisation and leadership in the first team is shocking. At one down with 5 mins gone there's a ten minute break whilst that poor bloke was stretchered off. Our players are standing around arguing with each other.

Get them together. Tell them to believe. Tell them you believe. Tell them to hoof it under pressure, whatever but don't let them stand around bickering. At least it looked like they were trying to figure it out themselves.

Sometimes leadership does require you to do nothing as that's the best option. It absolutely wasn't then.

 

[Stormbee]

At the start of the season we were playing 3-4 passes and dissecting teams and creating plenty of chances. Fast forward 3 months and we now take 10 passes to even get to the half way line and teams have plenty of time to adjust positions. Add to that the fact the opposition is now only taking 2-3 passes to get to our six yard box and get shots away. Admittedly Dean Smith did not win any of his last 5 games with us either but Thomas Frank has not enhanced our team in the way he said he would so it looks to me our system was getting sussed out before he took over. We do not have a plan B as we only recruit to play one system so we cannot change by going 2 up top for example. This system works when you have good players but when players frequently leave as they do it is heavily reliant on new ones coming in and hitting the ground running. Sadly the conveyor belt of talent has seems to have dried up and we are forced into playing players who would not have started 2 seasons ago (Mcheacran for example was always a bench player often unused and now we pin our hopes on him). Something needs to change drastically either tactically or personnel wise in January or we are in trouble either with Thomas Frank or with whoever replaces him (if that turns out to be the case).

 

[Baby Boomer Bee]

30 minutes yesterday spoke volumes. Injuries are part and parcel of football, always have been, always will be and can’t be used on here as an eternal excuse for poor performance, The only thing that changed of substance was the departure of Dean Smith and the appoitnment of Thonss Frank. We are on a disastrous trajectory. Without a major and sustained turnaround It is not a question of if but when Thomas Frank is removed from his post.

 

[Nada Bee]

The first few games with TF we played well enough and were unlucky in a few games. Monday night and yesterday the team is playing badly the team selection is odd.

This season is a complete write off anyway but may as well give TF til Xmas is finished to see where we are. I can’t imagine we are not going to win any of the last 25 odd games.

I don’t have faith in him long term but then again I’m not sure what firing him is going to do either.

What we do need is a change of line up and dare I say it, formation.

 

[kevalutonbee]

Not sure where to put this so I will leave it here.

Will people stop highlighting the fact the losses are by one goal.

Football is not a sport where you pick up points by narrowly losing or scoring a certain number of times whilst losing. Every one of the losses has been as a result of imho self inflicted wounds. If we were getting beaten by world class finishes that may be different but we are not.

The only positive I guess is that the damage to the GD is not too bad

 

[JBN]

It’s like educating a piece of pork. Tuck yourself in and go to bed, there’s a good chap.

That could apply to you too. You're dead set on keeping Franks and won't listen to anyone else.

Under Franks, we've played 9 games, won 1, drawn 1 and lost 7.

4 points from 27 is not acceptable.

He picks the team, the tactics and is there to motivate. None of that is happening.

We can wait until January to make some squad changes, but we are not going to get top dollar for our players the way we are going at the moment. If we were nearer the top of the table, we would get better money for those we want to off load.

We've gone from a top team edging our way into the play offs to 4 points off the relegation zone in a little over 7 weeks.

At this rate we'll have the best stadium in League 1.

 

[grutter]

At the start of the season we were playing 3-4 passes and dissecting teams and creating plenty of chances. Fast forward 3 months and we now take 10 passes to even get to the half way line and teams have plenty of time to adjust positions. Add to that the fact the opposition is now only taking 2-3 passes to get to our six yard box and get shots away. Admittedly Dean Smith did not win any of his last 5 games with us either but Thomas Frank has not enhanced our team in the way he said he would so it looks to me our system was getting sussed out before he took over. We do not have a plan B as we only recruit to play one system so we cannot change by going 2 up top for example. This system works when you have good players but when players frequently leave as they do it is heavily reliant on new ones coming in and hitting the ground running. Sadly the conveyor belt of talent has seems to have dried up and we are forced into playing players who would not have started 2 seasons ago (Mcheacran for example was always a bench player often unused and now we pin our hopes on him). Something needs to change drastically either tactically or personnel wise in January or we are in trouble either with Thomas Frank or with whoever replaces him (if that turns out to be the case).

I honestly don't think it would matter what 11 we put out at the moment. Failure is endemic in the team and now the genie is out of the bottle with regard to players seemingly being less than professional, according to those ITK. I disagree the conveyor belt has dried up. Other than not getting another striker, I though we signed well in the summer and had a good window. Woodsy was never properly replaced and we all know there are no leadership figures in the team. I think everyone is agreed this MUST be rectified in January. The top two credentials for a manager is that they are respected and every player knows their job. Neither is true, sadly, and that's the first change that needs to be made. I think the only reason that change hasn't been made yet is the club have no idea who to try and get. It can't be another left field appointment. I expect us to cash in on Mepham in January and spend a chunk of that on some experience in defence and midfield. And get rid of any player that can't be bothered to turn up on time or train properly.

 

[mhead bee]

I listened to his interview and think he is 100% right in everything he says from giving sh*t goals away and the rallying call coming far too late etc. He says we are lacking leadership.

Not sure how much of the above is down to him to be honest. Sure, the buck stops etc but I want to see what we do in the transfer window to readdress the back 4 and get a leader in. We have tried every player as captain this season and none has worked so he can only work with what he has.

 

[mhead bee]

I honestly don't think it would matter what 11 we put out at the moment. Failure is endemic in the team and now the genie is out of the bottle with regard to players seemingly being less than professional, according to those ITK. I disagree the conveyor belt has dried up. Other than not getting another striker, I though we signed well in the summer and had a good window. Woodsy was never properly replaced and we all know there are no leadership figures in the team. I think everyone is agreed this MUST be rectified in January. The top two credentials for a manager is that they are respected and every player knows their job. Neither is true, sadly, and that's the first change that needs to be made. I think the only reason that change hasn't been made yet is the club have no idea who to try and get. It can't be another left field appointment. I expect us to cash in on Mepham in January and spend a chunk of that on some experience in defence and midfield. And get rid of any player that can't be bothered to turn up on time or train properly.

This thing about unprofessional players. Where has that come from? I heard hull bee say it but nobody else yet.

Can we expand on this as it is very important.

 

[sonofabee]

This thing about unprofessional players. Where has that come from? I heard hull bee say it but nobody else yet.

Can we expand on this as it is very important.

Banana shared that players have reputedly been turning up late for training and not in the right frame of mind.
Suggest we need that English ex player type on the coaching staff ASAP

 

[Doovster]

Banana shared that players have reputedly been turning up late for training and not in the right frame of mind.
Suggest we need that English ex player type on the coaching staff ASAP

Or at the helm. I know it's incredibly old fashioned but 2 of our 3 overseas managers have been a disaster. Uwe was OK to be fair.

 

[grutter]

Banana shared that players have reputedly been turning up late for training and not in the right frame of mind.
Suggest we need that English ex player type on the coaching staff ASAP

Might be nothing in this, but on the match thread yesterday, someone posted at about 1.00-1.30 that Sawyers was at his house and the poster was concerned he wasn't playing. I made some daft 'languid' comment about him forgetting his headphones, but having read about players' laxity in timekeeping since, perhaps there's more in it? After all, he's the captain.

 

[beebopalula]

Banana shared that players have reputedly been turning up late for training and not in the right frame of mind.
Suggest we need that English ex player type on the coaching staff ASAP

That ain't good if true. Is 'not in the right frame of mind' a euphemism for what l think it is? If so, they should be sacked . It also means that the manager isn't controlling things and some players don't give a monkey's and would explain why we seem to be lacking energy and concentration. One bad apple etc.

 

[Banana]

Might be nothing in this, but on the match thread yesterday, someone posted at about 1.00-1.30 that Sawyers was at his house and the poster was concerned he wasn't playing. I made some daft 'languid' comment about him forgetting his headphones, but having read about players' laxity in timekeeping since, perhaps there's more in it? After all, he's the captain.

Sawyer’s was touch and go yesterday. He was ill in the morning. Only played after dosing himself up. He’s the least of our problems.

 

[magicbees]

I’ve already written it could get worse before it gets better. There are many factors at play here, not least from what I heard by people at the stadium today, Macleod and Marcondes are out for weeks, so the injury jinx continues.

What needs to happen is hard work, a bit of fortune plus some fresh bodies in January and we’ll start climbing the table. You prefer to fire coaches by surveying them over ten game blocks; I don’t and neither does MB.

I was always told to admit to somebody if I had done something wrong quickly to make sure the issue could be fixed. I was never told to keep quite until it was to late to fix. Sorry I respect your views Rebus but he is clearly out of his depth and I dont think he is man to lead us out of this hole. Yesterday's first half performance was as bad as ive seen in Matthew's tenure at the club. The side dorsnt go from where we were in September to where we are now without something being wrong. The problems just dont lie with TF, the Dofs have to take some of the blane for the Summer xfer window.

 

[magicbees]

Or at the helm. I know it's incredibly old fashioned but 2 of our 3 overseas managers have been a disaster. Uwe was OK to be fair.

Rosler had played in the English League and knew what it was about. We need somebody who has knowledge of the championship or has been doing well in the lower leagues. At least they will already have there back up teams to start straight away. I dont think that has helped TF

 

[Stormbee]

At this moment in time I would welcome Mark Warburton back with open arms. I never thought I would as I felt he was in the wrong when he left personally, but at this moment in time he is one of the only people I can think of who would get this squad playing. As long as he did not bring Weir and Mcparland with him.
It would upset a few fans but I think we all agree the football was great and we need a shot in the arm at the moment.

 

[JANORAK]

I honestly don't think it would matter what 11 we put out at the moment. Failure is endemic in the team and now the genie is out of the bottle with regard to players seemingly being less than professional, according to those ITK.
The top two credentials for a manager is that they are respected and every player knows their job. Neither is true, sadly, and that's the first change that needs to be made. I think the only reason that change hasn't been made yet is the club have no idea who to try and get. It can't be another left field appointment. I expect us to cash in on Mepham in January and spend a chunk of that on some experience in defence and midfield. And get rid of any player that can't be bothered to turn up on time or train properly.

One would hope that those unprofessionals referred to in the last point are the ones who’ve already decided they’re off in January. If not, then God help us. It galls me to hold our neighbours up as an example, but the Poops signed 3 old hands after the season started, and turned things round.
If we look at the other end of the spectrum, both Leeds & Norwich have had success so far by (having to) gradually integrate several youngsters into their squads, and hardly detrimental to either so far. So, let’s bin the deadwood and give some more of the kids a chance as well. Unless we’re saying that our recruitment isn’t as good as other teams, after all?

 

[Doovster]

At this moment in time I would welcome Mark Warburton back with open arms. I never thought I would as I felt he was in the wrong when he left personally, but at this moment in time he is one of the only people I can think of who would get this squad playing. As long as he did not bring Weir and Mcparland with him.
It would upset a few fans but I think we all agree the football was great and we need a shot in the arm at the moment.

That will never happen, and rightly so.

 

[rebus]

That could apply to you too. You're dead set on keeping Franks and won't listen to anyone else.

Under Franks, we've played 9 games, won 1, drawn 1 and lost 7.

4 points from 27 is not acceptable.

He picks the team, the tactics and is there to motivate. None of that is happening.

We can wait until January to make some squad changes, but we are not going to get top dollar for our players the way we are going at the moment. If we were nearer the top of the table, we would get better money for those we want to off load.

We've gone from a top team edging our way into the play offs to 4 points off the relegation zone in a little over 7 weeks.

At this rate we'll have the best stadium in League 1.

You’re right, the points total is not acceptable. What we need to do is not sell any players next month but break our own rules for a January transfer window and get some in ourselves.

 

[sonofabee]

At this moment in time I would welcome Mark Warburton back with open arms. I never thought I would as I felt he was in the wrong when he left personally, but at this moment in time he is one of the only people I can think of who would get this squad playing. As long as he did not bring Weir and Mcparland with him.
It would upset a few fans but I think we all agree the football was great and we need a shot in the arm at the moment.

It is about as likely as Josh Mc becoming a cage fighter

 

[N16QPR]

Originally Posted by N16Bee


Bristol City are crap, Preston - crap, Norwich - mediocre crap at best - TF got ZERO points from those matches. He is not the man for the job, that much is obvious. You can give him all the time in the world, but it will not work out. My opinion, of course.




Sigh.

He is the man for the job and all the Moaners will eat their words by Xmas.

Two weeks to Xmass.

 

[belvederebee]

TF says that he is not afraid that we will get dragged into a relegation fight. Now, I'm all for positive mental attitude but maybe, just maybe, drumming it into the players that the trap door is opening might be just the incentive they need.

 

[belvederebee]

Time for "vote of confidence" from MB?

 

[belvederebee]

Sign up Baldrick to the coaching team.

 

[JBN]

You’re right, the points total is not acceptable. What we need to do is not sell any players next month but break our own rules for a January transfer window and get some in ourselves.

Really?

We've got players we need to off load sooner rather than later. If we don't and we bring in stronger players in January, we will have a ridiculous wage bill and a huge squad with a disruptive element who know they are going and want to get in the shop window but aren't going too because we need to concentrate on players who want to play for the club rather than themselves.

MB needs to make some very big decisions and very quickly. The longer he procrastinates, the worse it will be.

 

[Travel Tavern Bee]

Nothing is going to change unless he goes , not nice but that’s football , yes the players must take the brunt of the blame but like in most jobs if your team are failing the Manager gets the fall out .