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It shouldnt be too long, before Calderwood gets mentioned..

That wasnt an instuction mate.. 

I would rather have brady in charge and replace the number two. Ever since calderwood has left the defence has been shaky, and this season it has gotten worse.

Tavern burning down is a good shout, losing 0-2 to non league Northwich vic..then a great 2nd half come back.

Bristol rovers, what an night..
 and losing to Hereford from being 3-0 up at half time..

Getting dicked by Shrewsbury  2-7 was also memorable  .

You have twice as much chance of securing a decent lower championship/upper league one striker at this level, than you do a decent keeper at this level.

Yeah people don't understand the fairly recent trend in the 3rd choice keeper that Prem/Champo clubs are signing causing a hole in a goalkeeping talent in the bottom two divisions. Fortunately the same clubs prefer to keep their 18 year old striker for an injury crisis rather than hoarding lower league strikers that will never play!

No doubt that Brady has done a great job with the budget he has been given since he has been in charge.

But....

This season he has arguably built the best squad we have had, so expectations are naturally higher, my main criticism of him has been his substitutions and in game tactics and his reliance on the old guard, he needs to be more ruthless once he learns / does that we will struggle to keep him, as I believe he has got the potential to manage a lot higher.

I get that we don't have 4 strikers who would walk into most league 1 sides or internationals etc but we have proved that we can go toe to toe with these teams, he just needs to work out how to keep the squad fit and firing every week.

I would rather have brady in charge and replace the number two. Ever since calderwood has left the defence has been shaky, and this season it has gotten worse.

I don't agree with managers criticising players openly either - that's for us to do! However, if we've seen the same interview, JB says at one point that he takes responsibility for the defensive issues and that it's down to him to sort it out, so I really don't get the point about him suggesting he's beyond criticism.

Just listened back to the interview on iPlayer and on 37 mins in reply to Tim asking if Lee Burge should come for more crosses JB said “I don’t put any blame on him there” and goes on to say “no way am I, no chance, not on Burgey, and please don’t suggest it, definitely not”. So beyond criticism seems a reasonable interpretation to me.

I think it’s worth pointing out that last season we had 2 runs of 3 games where we lost the lot and conceded 9 goals on both occasions. We also had separate a run of 5 games where we lost 3 and drew 2, and in the middle of that run we conceded 5 goals in one game against the worst opponents imaginable. Yet at the end of the season most seemed fairly happy with how things went. So whilst most of us are probably píssed off with how things have gone of late, let’s not get silly about it.

My thoughts exactly, although I haven't read too much anywhere of people totally losing their sh*t and being silly. There'll always be a few exceptions. I mean, the constant beating of Hoskins by a small minority despite his raft of goals over a couple of seasons. No player is beyond criticism but talk about looking in the wrong places, especially when he has actually been dropped to the bench recently.

Let's hope we can replicate some of the other results last season. It starts getting twitchy if 3 defeats becomes 5,6,7 games without a win.
Having said that, if someone like Ten Hag can keep his employment this long, one of the longer serving managers with a decent track record (in the context of the Cobblers), should have plenty of rope before anyone ever suggests putting a hood on him.

For our budget I reckon we have assembled a decent squad and not sure the root cause of any issues we may face as the season progresses are the management, although that is invariably where the buck always stops in the end.

Here is to some more mid-table obscurity and another win against the P*sh.

You have twice as much chance of securing a decent lower championship/upper league one striker at this level, than you do a decent keeper at this level.

Both Adam Smith, and Keith Welch came from their respective team benches. And both were excellent during their period with us. Burge needs dropping, he has not been at the races for the last 12 months or so. And I have never known a keeper to pick up as many injuries as him. Instead of coming to meet crosses, he was rooted to his line on Saturday. Granted, this could have been because Guthrie was being pulled out of position, to cover for Mccarron who clearly is not a full back, but a keepers uncertainty spreads throughout the entire team. Time for Tzanev to step up to the plate.

You have twice as much chance of securing a decent lower championship/upper league one striker at this level, than you do a decent keeper at this level.

I don't know how to keep breaking the news. The budgets in league one for some sides are crazy. We simply cannot compete against these sides unless they have an off day. Why is that such an alien concept to some? I can think of at 4/5 sides, possibly more in league 2 that have healthier budgets than us. Look at our squad. It is made up of players who are either plagued by injuries, or for various reasons their careers are in decline. Brady is being asked to not only manage them. But cure them of all the issues that led their path to us.

You can lay the blame where you like. But it is undeniable, that if we stay in this league, Brady deserves a medal.

Yet another good  post Terry but as you are probably aware  it will be over some  heads  who indulge  in  anti Club/Manager/Players Rhetoric. For those who persistently  post negative views (only a few) as if they have an agenda to pursue; to bring them to book with a gentle warning? One thing about our budget JB has managed to sign players recently who seem pretty decent to me. Burge came from Sunderland with a good reputation and I often wondered how we pulled that one off! Great shame he has lost his form recently. I very much hope he regains his former confidence asap!

I wouldn’t expect him to openly criticise players either, but he suggested in the interview he was beyond criticism. I don’t have a problem with a manager saying he doesn’t discuss individual performances, but if you are going to endorse a performance like that, which I seem to recall he effectively did, then you will lose credibility and respect fairly quickly.

I don't agree with managers criticising players openly either - that's for us to do! However, if we've seen the same interview, JB says at one point that he takes responsibility for the defensive issues and that it's down to him to sort it out, so I really don't get the point about him suggesting he's beyond criticism.

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