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Paul Cook Criticism 20:29 - Apr 13 with 4079 viewswaveneyblue

I find it unbelievable the crap spouted on here about Cook. He has inherited the most mentally weak set of players we've ever had. He has next to no time on the training pitch. This is not his squad.

People stating how wonderful the Cowleys have done at Pompey, yes they've done well but Portsmouth weren't 20% of the mess we were.

Get a bloody grip please.
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Listen - I rate and support Cook.... on 08:34 - Apr 14 with 534 viewsJakeITFC

Listen - I rate and support Cook.... on 08:23 - Apr 14 by itfcjoe

If you were to list our 10 worse performances of the season, could easily see 6 or 7 of Cook's games in there - it's really strange, and to me concerning, just how much worse we have got, and are continuing to get.

People on this thread talking about Lambert's bounce in the Championship, or lack of it, we looked much better as soon as he came in, and that was with jordan Roberts up front - ultimately we lacked the quality for that league, but he made an instant impact to mood, style, and performances - Cook has done the opposite.

Cook will get, and should get, the summer*, but he is making a right pigs ear of this so far, and that will see him starting the season under pressure to hit the ground running next season, which when he is going to have made so many signings isn't going to be easy.

It would be much better for all concerned, if he can pick up 10-12 points in the last 6 games just to allow everyone to breathe a bit easier



*All things being equal with the new owners


I think it has to be a reflection on the players though. This is a manager who has had significant success in his last three roles, and he walks into a squad that is probably missing 6 key players in the system he wants to play and so is thinking on his feet to try and work something out.

The problems he is facing aren’t new - our team is neat and tidy but we are utterly toothless and concede crap goals. How is he supposed to change that if we haven’t got the personnel to do it? He’s given all of the forward players a go in one or a two, he’s tried different players on the wing, in the hole etc. Continuity of selection has persisted at the back and that (yesterday aside) has been an area that has gone ok.

It really isn’t an exaggeration to say that the whole club needs gutting in the summer, and Cook is clearly the standout candidate in terms of who you would want to do that clear out and rebuild.
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Listen - I rate and support Cook.... on 08:40 - Apr 14 with 513 viewspointofblue

Listen - I rate and support Cook.... on 08:34 - Apr 14 by JakeITFC

I think it has to be a reflection on the players though. This is a manager who has had significant success in his last three roles, and he walks into a squad that is probably missing 6 key players in the system he wants to play and so is thinking on his feet to try and work something out.

The problems he is facing aren’t new - our team is neat and tidy but we are utterly toothless and concede crap goals. How is he supposed to change that if we haven’t got the personnel to do it? He’s given all of the forward players a go in one or a two, he’s tried different players on the wing, in the hole etc. Continuity of selection has persisted at the back and that (yesterday aside) has been an area that has gone ok.

It really isn’t an exaggeration to say that the whole club needs gutting in the summer, and Cook is clearly the standout candidate in terms of who you would want to do that clear out and rebuild.


I’m not a Lambert sympathiser for a moment but he managed to get a tune out of a squad that was nowhere near Championship quality from the off. The results were not good but we became more competitive and we stayed in matches more than we did under Hurst. Indeed, I think we started to slip after Lambert had a transfer window - the warning signs were there.

As it is, Cook has a squad of reasonable League One quality. Yesterday did not represent our season, otherwise we’d be 24th, not 8th. And yet he has come in and we have gone backwards - why?

Cook most certainly deserves our support and given the chance to rebuild over the summer but surely the most ardent Cook supporter expected a better response than this?

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Listen - I rate and support Cook.... on 08:47 - Apr 14 with 497 viewsKeaneish

Listen - I rate and support Cook.... on 08:23 - Apr 14 by itfcjoe

If you were to list our 10 worse performances of the season, could easily see 6 or 7 of Cook's games in there - it's really strange, and to me concerning, just how much worse we have got, and are continuing to get.

People on this thread talking about Lambert's bounce in the Championship, or lack of it, we looked much better as soon as he came in, and that was with jordan Roberts up front - ultimately we lacked the quality for that league, but he made an instant impact to mood, style, and performances - Cook has done the opposite.

Cook will get, and should get, the summer*, but he is making a right pigs ear of this so far, and that will see him starting the season under pressure to hit the ground running next season, which when he is going to have made so many signings isn't going to be easy.

It would be much better for all concerned, if he can pick up 10-12 points in the last 6 games just to allow everyone to breathe a bit easier



*All things being equal with the new owners


I think we have to take into consideration the disgraceful contract debacle he's inherited too though. With 20 + contracts up in the summer, he's inherited a farcical situation where he needs to asses the value of players and their worth in a massively reduced time frame, with limited training time whilst trying to make a promotion push with a mentally fragile side now under the expecting eyes of new owners - not for the faint hearted!

This is a far more complex situation than what PL inherited in my view. He's trying multiple systems in game to try and see what he can carry over with for next season's rebuilding programme. I was expecting better results and performances, no doubt - this side is so shot of confidence though. The sooner we don't make the play-offs the better so we can begin a log pre-season!

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Paul Cook Criticism on 08:52 - Apr 14 with 483 viewsmonty_radio

Paul Cook Criticism on 20:48 - Apr 13 by Churchman

Agree totally. I’m staggered at how many people want Cook to fail. They want him out. Gone. Replaced by a person with a magic wand, presumably, because who on earth could get this shower moving? For the people wanting him out, please enlighten me. I’m genuinely eager to know.

Anyone would think the Evans years were beyond reproach. Seriously, I think the percentage that want him out need to have a good look in the mirror.


You're a poster I like to read, but you're overstating it to say that people have been itching to see him go. I've read lots of cautionary stuff, as befits our record, but haven't actually seen these posts that want him gone. Rather, it's seemed to me to run the other way in that, desperate for some success, people have been minded to say that of course Cook could achieve nothing with this lot. I'm not sure these hard-headed business folk would see it quite so generously. A scoring draw away at Charlton would be nice.

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Listen - I rate and support Cook.... on 08:55 - Apr 14 with 471 viewsGlasgowBlue

Listen - I rate and support Cook.... on 08:23 - Apr 14 by itfcjoe

If you were to list our 10 worse performances of the season, could easily see 6 or 7 of Cook's games in there - it's really strange, and to me concerning, just how much worse we have got, and are continuing to get.

People on this thread talking about Lambert's bounce in the Championship, or lack of it, we looked much better as soon as he came in, and that was with jordan Roberts up front - ultimately we lacked the quality for that league, but he made an instant impact to mood, style, and performances - Cook has done the opposite.

Cook will get, and should get, the summer*, but he is making a right pigs ear of this so far, and that will see him starting the season under pressure to hit the ground running next season, which when he is going to have made so many signings isn't going to be easy.

It would be much better for all concerned, if he can pick up 10-12 points in the last 6 games just to allow everyone to breathe a bit easier



*All things being equal with the new owners


As poor as this season had been, the performance against Northampton was seen as being as bad as it gets. Now it’s the norm.

A massive concern that we have gone from 9 points behind second place with three games in hand to relegation form.

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Listen - I rate and support Cook.... on 09:01 - Apr 14 with 463 viewstractorboy1978

Listen - I rate and support Cook.... on 08:55 - Apr 14 by GlasgowBlue

As poor as this season had been, the performance against Northampton was seen as being as bad as it gets. Now it’s the norm.

A massive concern that we have gone from 9 points behind second place with three games in hand to relegation form.


That's nothing new though is it? We've been in lower mid table to relegation form for the bulk of the past two seasons - that is not the anomaly.
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Paul Cook Criticism on 09:12 - Apr 14 with 452 viewsnoggin

Paul Cook Criticism on 20:35 - Apr 13 by Trequartista

A mentally weak set of players who were winning more games than they were losing before he arrived.

I want to him to be the manager next season regardless of the next six results, but he doesn't get a free pass and is not beyond criticism


He's basically admitted that this set of players are not putting in the effort he demands. We, as fans, need to trust him and look forward to a fresh start, next season, with players who will play for him. He understands how we are feeling and I believe he will put it right as soon as he is able. Right now, his hands are tied.

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Paul Cook Criticism on 09:14 - Apr 14 with 450 viewsOriginalMarkyP

Don't be ridiculous. Cook is being paid to manage the team and is not beyond criticism. How can, with all that has happened in the past, we bury our heads in the sand and tell ourselves that 'Oh it's alright, it'll all be wonderful next season when Cook starts for real'. Why will it? If we assume that Cook works best with Richardson then on the evidence Richardson is the coach and Cook is the motivator. Brian Clough and Peter Taylor style. Well if we give Cook a pass on the coaching, the motivation has been dramatically lacking. The team were able enough to motivate themselves to fight in the 3 games before he came. Their motivation has nose-dived since then. No one should have expected Cook to get this team up top two of even in the play offs this year. Play offs would have been a nice bonus. But it's the way we've lost that has sounded alarm bells for me. Cook has demotivated these players not motivated them. And we then are left hoping 1. Richardson is ready to leave a managerial post and come and be a number 2 again. and 2. That if he does come the two of them rekindle their winning formula. Those are just self-evident truths as I see them. And I don't think it's wise to put anyone, let alone the guy who is going to be asked to spearhead the most life-critical period in our club's history, above scrutiny.

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Paul Cook Criticism on 09:23 - Apr 14 with 440 viewsKieran_Knows

I get the criticism towards Cook, because it has been disastrous, and in some ways worse than Lambert.

But let's see. Let's give him the summer and see what he can get out of a group of players that a) want to be here, b) want to actually work, c) actually want to train and get better and d) signing players to play in his preferred formation.

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Paul Cook Criticism on 09:36 - Apr 14 with 414 viewsTractorWood

Paul Cook Criticism on 20:48 - Apr 13 by Churchman

Agree totally. I’m staggered at how many people want Cook to fail. They want him out. Gone. Replaced by a person with a magic wand, presumably, because who on earth could get this shower moving? For the people wanting him out, please enlighten me. I’m genuinely eager to know.

Anyone would think the Evans years were beyond reproach. Seriously, I think the percentage that want him out need to have a good look in the mirror.


Can you link these baffling number of posts where people say they want him out?

I see lots of people being underwhelmed but no-one seems to have said they want him out.

I know that was then, but it could be again..
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Listen - I rate and support Cook.... on 09:38 - Apr 14 with 410 viewshaynes_toe1

Listen - I rate and support Cook.... on 09:01 - Apr 14 by tractorboy1978

That's nothing new though is it? We've been in lower mid table to relegation form for the bulk of the past two seasons - that is not the anomaly.


We finished 11th last season and this season when Cook took over we were what, a point from the playoffs?

I don't get this need to cherry-pick to defend a manager who so far has done nothing for us.
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Listen - I rate and support Cook.... on 09:54 - Apr 14 with 395 viewstractorboy1978

Listen - I rate and support Cook.... on 09:38 - Apr 14 by haynes_toe1

We finished 11th last season and this season when Cook took over we were what, a point from the playoffs?

I don't get this need to cherry-pick to defend a manager who so far has done nothing for us.


I'm not cherry picking at all - we've had two very strong starts to seasons and then been absolutely dross for the majority of the past two years. That is the reality.

Last season - final 25 games, we picked up 25 points - 18th position in form table.

This season - between 1 Nov and Lambert leaving, 19 games and 25 points. That includes 9 points from 3 games that people seem to use as evidence that PC was left a decent position. So 16 points from the other 16 games.

These aren't small sample sizes.
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