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[bluebry]

I couldn't have put it better!

I can never understand managers at lower league clubs putting out weakened sides for the FA Cup, especially if your not doing well in the league, arrogance if you think you'll walk all over non-league clubs.
We nearly did the same yesterday, 6 changes and then 2 down with literally 2mins of extra time left, how we pulled it out of the bag I'll never know? But at least for the majority of the match we were the better side...................oh well, at least you can concentrate on the league and all that.

[everbrite]

How exactly would it be more 'relevant'? Oh and it ain't my job to recruit a manager by the way.

If you are going to keep on suggesting the Manager is sacked then it maybe a reasonable discussion point to propose an alternative successor?  

[Manwork04]

If you are going to keep on suggesting the Manager is sacked then it maybe a reasonable discussion point to propose an alternative successor?  

Paul Cook, David Oldfield

[1HorshamCobbler]

Everbrite, just because Posters are critical of Curle doesn’t mean they have a personal vendetta against him. You are in the minority but unfortunately don’t see Curle going anywhere for the moment.

[cobbler151]

At least we’ve got Ashley “the seal” Seal. 

Who with a few others out there tonight wont be a professional footballer in a few years.

Curle has to be responsible for this.

[everbrite]

I cannot help but agree with most of the comments after that abysmal display. In the last 15mins we lost all shape, discipline went out the window. We were reduced to a pub team still recovering from a drinking issue. Easily one of the worst displays I have witnessed.

[GrangeParkCobbler]

If you are going to keep on suggesting the Manager is sacked then it maybe a reasonable discussion point to propose an alternative successor?  

Maybe we should start a new thread to address your concerns?

This thread should be all about tonight and all about the abject dross we just sat through and watched.

It is true it is not all down to the manager, once the players cross that white line it is more on their shoulders, but the manager picked the line up, the manager picked the formation and the manager picked the tactics. We were outdone by a long distance by a team playing three levels below us, a bunch of part-timers showed more application and desire, not to mention more footballing nous than the overwhelming majority of the 14 in claret shirts tonight.

The players should have known after about 10 minutes that they were in a game and that City were a decent little side....cue the League big boys to step up to the plate and raise their game.....but hey didn't and for no part of the 93 minutes were we actually in charge.

We can go on about plastic pitches, but we cant say about uneven bounces when we hoof the ball long all the time, we can't go on about the ball "bobbling" because it doesn't on that type of pitch. They played a short passing game a lot of the time with neat triangles and probing passes....we just hoofed. Only when Holmes came on did we get the ball down and start to play a bit....well he did at least, and Hoskins in one or two moments before him.

As for the rest of them, Martin showed us again what he was all about, Racic and Horsfall (both Curle recruits) were found wanting for the umpteenth time, Missilou barely got a touch and Korboa showed that his true level is below that of the opposition tonight, which after all is where he came from! Ashley-Seal showed nothing other than his falling over skills.....

I don't have a vendetta but there was so much wrong about tonight......credit to Homes for his cameo, credit to Hoskins for his finish, clearance and another decent run and shot, and credit to Mitchell for a couple of saves including the penalty....and that in my eyes was it.

[everbrite]

Everbrite, just because Posters are critical of Curle doesn’t mean they have a personal vendetta against him. You are in the minority but unfortunately don’t see Curle going anywhere for the moment.

If the hat fits  .  But that was terrible.We are all mostly critical of KC tonight. Why am I in the minority? In any case KC is not going anywhere - COVID makes sure of that just too expensive!

[1HorshamCobbler]

Writing was on the wall last year Everbrite, we were fortunate to go up based on the performances aside from the Play Offs. We are worse this season. I don’t see Curle going anywhere and what concerns me is that he doesn’t think there’s much wrong with the Team. Bit like Trump he’s in denial!

[Winslow Lee]

I just don’t understand this summer’s recruitment. At least last season we had a group of players with the attributes to play the way KC wanted, towards the end of the season we looked so dangerous from corners and any throw in the opposition half, this season we haven’t even got that to fall back on. There seems to be so much jamming square pegs into round holes, there’s no leadership or motivation, we are crying out for that McCormack figure who wouldn’t have players get away with the lacklustre performances of tonight.

[everbrite]

Maybe we should start a new thread to address your concerns?

This thread should be all about tonight and all about the abject dross we just sat through and watched.

It is true it is not all down to the manager, once the players cross that white line it is more on their shoulders, but the manager picked the line up, the manager picked the formation and the manager picked the tactics. We were outdone by a long distance by a team playing three levels below us, a bunch of part-timers showed more application and desire, not to mention more footballing nous than the overwhelming majority of the 14 in claret shirts tonight.

The players should have known after about 10 minutes that they were in a game and that City were a decent little side....cue the League big boys to step up to the plate and raise their game.....but hey didn't and for no part of the 93 minutes were we actually in charge.

We can go on about plastic pitches, but we cant say about uneven bounces when we hoof the ball long all the time, we can't go on about the ball "bobbling" because it doesn't on that type of pitch. They played a short passing game a lot of the time with neat triangles and probing passes....we just hoofed. Only when Holmes came on did we get the ball down and start to play a bit....well he did at least, and Hoskins in one or two moments before him.

As for the rest of them, Martin showed us again what he was all about, Racic and Horsfall (both Curle recruits) were found wanting for the umpteenth time, Missilou barely got a touch and Korboa showed that his true level is below that of the opposition tonight, which after all is where he came from! Ashley-Seal showed nothing other than his falling over skills.....

I don't have a vendetta but there was so much wrong about tonight......credit to Homes for his cameo, credit to Hoskins for his finish, clearance and another decent run and shot, and credit to Mitchell for a couple of saves including the penalty....and that in my eyes was it.

Agreed

[everbrite]

Don’t you dare come on here with your holier than thou attitude.....pi55 off Everbright.

Nobody has to give an alternative name.....that’s up to the chairman to decide.....

Just Fukc off with your personal agenda bollox.....

We will win against Stanley.

[Macc Cobbler]

I just don’t understand this summer’s recruitment. At least last season we had a group of players with the attributes to play the way KC wanted, towards the end of the season we looked so dangerous from corners and any throw in the opposition half, this season we haven’t even got that to fall back on. There seems to be so much jamming square pegs into round holes, there’s no leadership or motivation, we are crying out for that McCormack figure who wouldn’t have players get away with the lacklustre performances of tonight.

The recruitment appeared to be based on the assumption that we would be relegated, but have a strong team for division two next season.

[Carton Lid]

Lets look at the players selected by Curle tonight
Mitchell - Made a couple of good saves including the pen but doesn't command the 6 yard box let alone the area
Marshall - A good lower league winger but NOT a full back
Racic - Must have a twin who the Brentford fans saw. Pretty consistent but it's consistently bad.
Horsfall- Can see why Macc got relegated last season
Martin - If I said he was dreadful most people would say "He wasn't that good"
Roberts- Young lad , first game but I thought he was a winger not a full back, so why play him there
Korboa- Another youngster played out of position, proved tonight that he's not a midfielder
Missalou - Tries hard but never really creates anything
Hoskins - Shows how poor we are when Sam is our best player
Chuck - Only 18, and got no service at all
Ashley-Seal - Did he touch the ball?

We were getting overun in midfield, should have bought Watson on at half time and I don't think we would have been any worse if we had replaced Martin with Adam Morton

[Melbourne Cobbler]

The recruitment is not what it should have been, therefore most of the players brought in were probably 3rd or 4th choice at best? We have recruited on a fixed rigid budget and my well reiterated view is that is the right decision, given the financial pressures at the moment? You can’t have it all ways, it’s either that or you offer serious money and contracts and spin the bankruptcy wheel of chance? This way means lots of struggle on the pitch, the other means lots of struggle off it and which is the lesser of 2 evils? Thing is only a couple of seasons ago we blew a fortune on the squad and were sh1te anyway, so that’s not always the answer. And even when we have a great squad and manager I remember being 0-2 down at home against Northwich Victoria, to repeat at home, with 7 minutes to go under Chris Wilder? Yes I accept we ran out winners eventually, but don’t go thinking a few quid and a change of manager would always avoid this debacle because that’s just b0ll0cks. All the generalised comments in the world born of frustration won’t hide the fact that this type of performance can happen to anyone, great manager and well financed squad or not? Financial stability has to be the priority and the suggestion of anything else is just fcuking lunacy at this time. Sorry if this continues to grate on the nerves but it’s the only way.

[Dan]

Given the financial pressures, a run in the FA Cup was more important than ever. Over £700k generated all of 10 months ago. Funny how Keith forgot this last night.

Survival in League 1 is also more important than ever with significantly more funding to the club than in League 2.

Keith blew the top one and will fail at the second one. His time is up.

[guest2995]

The only 2 players that performed in this game were Hoskins and Holmes . No coincidence they were the only 2 that were left over from the last promotion team on the pitch .
Curle says agents of some of the players are knocking on the door asking why their players aren’t involved . Go and knock on the agents door and shove the recording of that game in their faces .

[Manwork04]

The recruitment is not what it should have been, therefore most of the players brought in were probably 3rd or 4th choice at best? We have recruited on a fixed rigid budget and my well reiterated view is that is the right decision, given the financial pressures at the moment? You can’t have it all ways, it’s either that or you offer serious money and contracts and spin the bankruptcy wheel of chance? This way means lots of struggle on the pitch, the other means lots of struggle off it and which is the lesser of 2 evils? Thing is only a couple of seasons ago we blew a fortune on the squad and were sh1te anyway, so that’s not always the answer. And even when we have a great squad and manager I remember being 0-2 down at home against Northwich Victoria, to repeat at home, with 7 minutes to go under Chris Wilder? Yes I accept we ran out winners eventually, but don’t go thinking a few quid and a change of manager would always avoid this debacle because that’s just b0ll0cks. All the generalised comments in the world born of frustration won’t hide the fact that this type of performance can happen to anyone, great manager and well financed squad or not? Financial stability has to be the priority and the suggestion of anything else is just fcuking lunacy at this time. Sorry if this continues to grate on the nerves but it’s the only way.

Last night was down to team selections, shape and manager motivation, it’s had fcuk all to do with housekeeping.

[Larry]

It is true it is not all down to the manager, once the players cross that white line it is more on their shoulders, but the manager picked the line up

That's the problem, right there.

[guest2995]

It’s ridiculous to say last night was completely down to the manager when you clearly have players that are massively under performing .
Having said that the gamble on the formation was nothing short of stupid .
I couldn’t tell you if Martin was left back or left of a three . I think he was left back because Morgan never defended once and played as a winger . Meanwhile Marshall didn’t play as a right back and kept getting caught . It’s like we played two poor centre halves , a useless left back and no right back at all .
Missilou was over run as the only defensive midfielder while everyone else charged forward to little effect .
It was an absolute mess and Curle didn’t do anything about it .