Blues boss Paul Jewell says he’s fed up with opposition managers saying nice things about Town after games from which his side has failed to pick up points. Tony Mowbray joined Blackpool’s Ian Holloway in praising the Blues in defeat after his Boro team ran out 2-0 victors at the Riverside on Saturday.

Jewell says he was pleased with the performance but is frustrated that his side couldn’t make it count by scoring goals: “We played really well. The scoreline wasn’t a true reflection of the possession and the opportunities that both sides had.

“We played good football, we just couldn’t finish it off by scoring the goals that make the difference to a good performance.

“It’s nice managers saying things about us, but I’d rather they were saying how lucky we were that we got three points.

“I spoke to Tony Mowbray, Gary Megson as well, and I spoke to Ian Holloway after they beat us and they said nice things about us. I don’t want to hear nice things about us, I want us winning matches.”

He felt his team could have done better in and around the penalty area against the Teessiders: “I just thought we were a bit wasteful, a bit sloppy in really good situations. It wasn’t as if we missed chance after chance, we had opportunities to make chances.

“I think we scored more goals than Reading last year, but obviously our goals against column has always been a cause for concern about us.

“On Saturday, I said to the players that if we’d got a goal you sensed that the ground and the Middlesbrough support could have turned against them and we could have gone on to win the game comfortably.

“It’s at key times in games that we’re not scoring goals or we’re conceding a goal which changes the whole direction of the game. We’ve just got to be a bit more ruthless in both boxes.

“It’s obviously very frustrating, but we did play well on Saturday and anyone who was there and has a modicum of football common sense knows that we passed the ball, we made opportunities but we just weren’t clinical enough in front of goal to turn opportunities and possession into goals.”

He says that it's all very well playing attractive football but it counts for nothing if it doesn’t lead to goals: “I’ve got all the stats which show how many passes we had more than Middlesbrough, how many passes more we had than Blackburn. But both those sides have got more points than us.

“People will talk about wanting a passing team, the ‘Ipswich way’. The way I like to do it is the ‘winning way' - to play good football and win, and that’s what we’re trying to do, but we’re some way off that at the moment.”

He’s well aware that the paying public ultimately judges managers on results: “The fans have been patient, but fans’ patience runs out eventually.

“If we weren’t playing any good football, if we were just getting brushed aside, that would be more concerning, but we played well on Saturday.

“We did OK against Blackburn, who are one of the favourites, the result against Huddersfield could have gone either way. The only game where we were soundly beaten was Blackpool.

“The table could look different, but it doesn’t and I live in a world not of ‘ifs’ but of reality, and the reality is that out of five games we’ve drawn two, lost two and only won one.”

But he says there is an awful lot of the season still to go: “No team’s ever been promoted after five games, or relegated after five games. I think the table starts taking shape after 15 games maybe.

“That’s the world I live in. The world that most people live in is one where they look at the league table today. It’s either all doom and gloom or it’s all hype.

“I’m aware of what this league’s about, how difficult it is and how quickly it can change one way or the other.”

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imsureazzure added 06:39 - Sep 19 If you win, and your defenders kick a few lumps out of the opposition the compliments will stop.
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BlueandwhiteWizard added 07:01 - Sep 19 They say nice things because you are under pressure and they feel sorry for you! It is called the managers union. We might be ok in possession but the fact remains that we whilst we are shipping goals for fun we will lose games. Jewell has had plenty of time to sort out the defence and has failed to do so. Even if our forwards scored two goals a game I think we would still lose a lot of games. It's easy to be nice about teams who pose no threat to you! I would rather be hated for winning every week. I hope we win 5-4 tonight..

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ramseyn added 07:01 - Sep 19 Didn't Jewell say after 10 games it'd be a good indication of where the team was? Interesting that it's now 15 !!
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Keaneish added 07:05 - Sep 19 Correct Ramseyn! 6 points from the next two games otherwise he has to walk.
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IvorFeeling added 07:13 - Sep 19 Fans fed up of PJ soundbites. Play game, analyse, blame defending or lack of cutting edge, don't do anything about it, play next game. Better if you, plan, perform, evaluate, adjust, prepare then perform. This cycle will get you results. I am totally fed up but not just with PJ. ME and Clegg are also the problem. Should we replace PJ let's take a chance on a young manager with a style/theme.

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Michael11 added 07:15 - Sep 19 Agree with all of your above comments! They'll soon stop complimenting us if we scrape a win off them!
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itfc1981 added 07:15 - Sep 19 I doubt they compliment Clegg to much.
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suffolkpunchdrunk added 07:25 - Sep 19 Ok then you are a cack manager and the team would find a new lease of life and a new sense of confidence without you.
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raycrawfordswig added 07:36 - Sep 19 thanks for easy points youre team is 5hite, sound better then ?
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Sindre94 added 07:38 - Sep 19 PJBA
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walberswick added 08:07 - Sep 19 if you start the season without a team you are giving away 5-10 games which results in not making the play-offs. anotehr season wasted and what for? so jewellio can learn his from more of his mistakes?
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walberswick added 08:08 - Sep 19 Jewell fed up with his own excuses.
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wkj added 08:10 - Sep 19 If PJ is worried about misguided praise, I think he will find the majority of moaning on TWTD and Green'Un comments much more satisfactory- However the best way to avoid misguided praise??? Get some results :) COYB
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cornishnick added 08:10 - Sep 19 Don't worry PJ, behind you're back they're laughing
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Help added 08:23 - Sep 19 Lets just face facts that after the sacking of JM this club has gone backwards and not forwards. Both PJ & RK, as well as ME and SC all have to share the blame for the inept displays on the pitch as each has played their part in this mess we are now in. The selling of the wrong players, the purchase of the wrong players. The failure to negotiate or agree contracts with players. The system on the pitch the players in those positions. There are many factors which have contributed to this current situation and unless a visable turn around is seen soon then more heads will roll. ME &SC should really think very carefully about what they want for this club and how to get it because the fans are getting a little more then just fed up now.

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planetblue_2011 added 08:24 - Sep 19 Let's start tonight then with a win and carry it on against Chalton on sat, then see what happens from there. We do need goals from chopra, Taylor and whoever else. 2.1 tonight Taylor to score his 1st goal and Martin with the other. He needs a goal too!! COYB
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walberswick added 08:26 - Sep 19 how many minutes has ellngton played? shouldn't we have got rid of ellington and kept delaney?
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Gazelle added 08:40 - Sep 19 And replaced by who Keaneish, have you got any ideas ?
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walberswick added 08:51 - Sep 19 By the clubs own stats Ellington is overweight/obese. Like the coaching staff.
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nitroblue1970 added 09:08 - Sep 19 If hes fed up with compliments he should read whats on here!
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osborne1nil added 09:21 - Sep 19 Perhaps as has been said many times, the best form of defence is ATTACK. If you can score enough goals to make up for a poor defence then you win, something that you need to do in the next 2 games! Please don't play defensive against Wolves tonight at home. Why not try starting with Scotland and give him more than his usual 5 - 10 minutes at the end as Chopra clearly is not firing at present? Also try Hyam again as surely he is over his minor injury now and IMO offers more than Drury. Martin does a lot of huffing and puffing but rarely scores, we need players who can create and score from midfield and this is not happening. Desperately need 3 points tonight - COYB!

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irishtim added 09:32 - Sep 19 3 points a must tonight. Otherwise sat could be pjs last game.
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OldClactonBlue added 09:42 - Sep 19 I'm fed up with his ineptitude and following a team that is getting worse and worse!
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8ashblue added 09:58 - Sep 19 Wake up Jewell they're being nice because they feel sorry for you! You've got the players so now manage them. Why play Martin out wide when he's better in centre? Why play Chopra instead of Scotland? Why play Murphy out wide when we desperately need his height in the middle? Why leave leave Luongo on the bench when he's the best we have to create attacking options? Why do our defenders continue to lump the ball up to Chopra when he's out jumped every time?

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walberswick added 10:19 - Sep 19 Jewell Fed Up With Jewell's Comments
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