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Revived Red · 31-01-2015, 23:40

And now for my two penn'orth. Yes, the keeper was responsible for at least two goals. But there were many other issues. In reality we were totally inept. The main problem was Maguire. To be honest there were some excellent crossfield passes from Joyce and Barry, but when the wingers collected them, notably Piero (the passes to Naismith produced nothing), there was no-one available to receive a pass and link up play. And that should have been Maguire.

And how we missed Tom Aldred. Northampton soon realised that route 1 would yield results. Conneely seemed competent but he does not have the huge physical presence and organising skills that Tom has.

But the focus must really be on the manager. His decision to take off Carver and replace him with Gray was a very poor decision indeed. Surely it was Maguire who should have been replaced by Gray. It was difficult to imagine that Northampton had 10 men - our football genius and his sidekick clearly lacked the tactical knowledge to take advantage of the numerical difference. More worrying still is the lack of support and encouragement that comes from the dugout. Chris Wilder and his assistant were encouraging/cajoling/advising throughout the game. JC was merely a passive observer - except, it seems, when a fan happens to voice an opinion.

And the most worrying thing of all is the very evident lack of spirit in the dressing room. The blame for this must lie with the management. It started when the loanees arrived and immediately were given favoured status in team selection.

In a separate thread, football19 says that JC and JB expect players to do a job for job for them, and if they do that job, all well and good. But that seems not to be correct. On today's evidence, it was impossible to see who was doing what job. But more importantly, team selection appears to be capricious and not based on performance at all. Football19 also says that you know where you are with JC. I think that we have all worked for managers who have been able to manage without favouritism and seeming vindictiveness, and yet are able to assert their authority as managers and therefore are successful. Sadly, I suspect we have also worked for managers who do display favouritism and vindictiveness.

It is now time to ask who is running the club? Will JC's outburst against a fan simply be accepted? Will the decision to use an announcer from an away team be questioned and publicly explained? How much effort was made to keep Tom Aldred (he had been VERY happy at the club) or was he considered expendable?

And when, by the way, is the annual meeting for shareholders?

31-01-2015, 23:40	#73
Revived Red Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portishead, near Bristol Posts: 3,087 Liked: 954 times Rep Power: 28175	Re: Northampton Town (H) Match Thread And now for my two penn'orth. Yes, the keeper was responsible for at least two goals. But there were many other issues. In reality we were totally inept. The main problem was Maguire. To be honest there were some excellent crossfield passes from Joyce and Barry, but when the wingers collected them, notably Piero (the passes to Naismith produced nothing), there was no-one available to receive a pass and link up play. And that should have been Maguire. And how we missed Tom Aldred. Northampton soon realised that route 1 would yield results. Conneely seemed competent but he does not have the huge physical presence and organising skills that Tom has. But the focus must really be on the manager. His decision to take off Carver and replace him with Gray was a very poor decision indeed. Surely it was Maguire who should have been replaced by Gray. It was difficult to imagine that Northampton had 10 men - our football genius and his sidekick clearly lacked the tactical knowledge to take advantage of the numerical difference. More worrying still is the lack of support and encouragement that comes from the dugout. Chris Wilder and his assistant were encouraging/cajoling/advising throughout the game. JC was merely a passive observer - except, it seems, when a fan happens to voice an opinion. And the most worrying thing of all is the very evident lack of spirit in the dressing room. The blame for this must lie with the management. It started when the loanees arrived and immediately were given favoured status in team selection. In a separate thread, football19 says that JC and JB expect players to do a job for job for them, and if they do that job, all well and good. But that seems not to be correct. On today's evidence, it was impossible to see who was doing what job. But more importantly, team selection appears to be capricious and not based on performance at all. Football19 also says that you know where you are with JC. I think that we have all worked for managers who have been able to manage without favouritism and seeming vindictiveness, and yet are able to assert their authority as managers and therefore are successful. Sadly, I suspect we have also worked for managers who do display favouritism and vindictiveness. It is now time to ask who is running the club? Will JC's outburst against a fan simply be accepted? Will the decision to use an announcer from an away team be questioned and publicly explained? How much effort was made to keep Tom Aldred (he had been VERY happy at the club) or was he considered expendable? And when, by the way, is the annual meeting for shareholders?