| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis 12:36 - Apr 23 with 3335 views | Illinoisblue |
They’re getting slaughtered in every presser - not fit, not good enough, don’t care, no heart, no desire - so surely someone’s going to have a pop back. Perhaps fittingly with this squad they’re just shrugging and not giving a s5it. |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 12:39 - Apr 23 with 3044 views | JackSted |
No need when it's all facts |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 12:39 - Apr 23 with 3032 views | chrismakin |
Until they show evidence that its untrue. They'd be unwise to say anything. Their performances back up everything PC has said. |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 13:03 - Apr 23 with 2954 views | Guthrum |
Perhaps, with no naming of names, they each think it refers to someone else? |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 13:04 - Apr 23 with 2940 views | wkj |
There is only one way players should pop back - and showing us we're wrong on the pitch. |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 13:08 - Apr 23 with 2907 views | MrTown |
They'd be very silly to do so, because everything he has said is just being backed up by the performances they put in. |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 13:18 - Apr 23 with 2840 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
Don't think it's a good look when they CBA to run 3 years for a pass RN... don't have a leg to stand on do they? Possibly literally the way some of them are playing but we don't have a medical dept to confirm that |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 13:31 - Apr 23 with 2765 views | Steve_M |
That may happen in the Summer, probably sensible to hold off a bit. Of course, many of them may have first hand evidence that this applies to other members of the squad.
The comments on not being excited after beating Plymouth are a bit weird,not sure too many fans were given we scored early on and then made hard work of it. The reaction to beating Hull on the other hand. |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 13:35 - Apr 23 with 2740 views | LankHenners |
They'll probably be a few 'we were made to feel like it was all our fault but it's absolutely not true that the boys didn't care' type things when they move on to new clubs.
That Cook's gone back into slag everyone off mode might suggest he's feeling good about his chances of gutting the squad out and bringing in a lot of people he wants. |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 13:36 - Apr 23 with 2731 views | Keaneish |
Simple thing to do is prove him wrong on the pitch, that's the professional reaction and that's the reaction he wants. If they don't, jog on. |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 13:39 - Apr 23 with 2694 views | portmanroadblue |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 13:36 - Apr 23 by Keaneish |
Simple thing to do is prove him wrong on the pitch, that's the professional reaction and that's the reaction he wants. If they don't, jog on. |
And training ground |  | | |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 13:39 - Apr 23 with 2694 views | Kropotkin123 |
Even if they cared enough to respond, they're probably too out of breath to give a press conference, due to all the walking around the did at Northampton. |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 13:43 - Apr 23 with 2649 views | JammyDodgerrr |
Wouldn't of thought they would until they move on, and i imagine that he has said it all in the dressing room anyway.
Even if they did say it, they are not really in a position to be believed. The results speak for themselves. |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 14:03 - Apr 23 with 2540 views | Garv |
I recall Chambers' words after Hurst and Exeter-gate were 'you can't question our commitment' or something along those lines. Two managers now have very much questioned it.
I don't think Chambers himself deserves much if any criticism for this issue, but you have to feel he'd struggle to defend his squad right now. |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 14:14 - Apr 23 with 2476 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 13:31 - Apr 23 by Steve_M |
That may happen in the Summer, probably sensible to hold off a bit. Of course, many of them may have first hand evidence that this applies to other members of the squad.
The comments on not being excited after beating Plymouth are a bit weird,not sure too many fans were given we scored early on and then made hard work of it. The reaction to beating Hull on the other hand. |
When you look back at the performance against Sunderland when we played most of the match with 10 men and the home draw against Oxford when they were on a fantastic run, it was hard to criticise the players commitment as they looked really up for it.
I recall Lambert saying after those games, "you tell me that's a team not playing for the manager".
I really want to know what has happened between then and now. |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 14:19 - Apr 23 with 2402 views | Ftnfwest |
I'll have a fiver on Norwood doing it 'just for a laugh' |  | | |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 14:37 - Apr 23 with 2314 views | BlueWorldOrder |
Chambers and Skuse will pipe up once he's sacked like before. |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 14:44 - Apr 23 with 2295 views | Churchman |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 14:14 - Apr 23 by GlasgowBlue |
When you look back at the performance against Sunderland when we played most of the match with 10 men and the home draw against Oxford when they were on a fantastic run, it was hard to criticise the players commitment as they looked really up for it.
I recall Lambert saying after those games, "you tell me that's a team not playing for the manager".
I really want to know what has happened between then and now. |
Nothing has happened. For every decent performance there’s been many abject ones. Poor players and poor teams do that. It’s how minnow cup shocks happen. It’s how we beat Liverpool away in Burleys first season, while being murdered by just about everyone else. |  | | |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 14:45 - Apr 23 with 2284 views | pointofblue |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 14:14 - Apr 23 by GlasgowBlue |
When you look back at the performance against Sunderland when we played most of the match with 10 men and the home draw against Oxford when they were on a fantastic run, it was hard to criticise the players commitment as they looked really up for it.
I recall Lambert saying after those games, "you tell me that's a team not playing for the manager".
I really want to know what has happened between then and now. |
What confuses me is Cook is countering his own words - in one breath he says they’re trying to get things right on the pitch (which I think he stated after Charlton, a match which took place after Plymouth and Fleetwood) and then he says they’re not caring. Which is it? |  |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 14:56 - Apr 23 with 2217 views | Mookamoo |
Jackson will not go without comment once he knows for certain he's not wanted. |  | | |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 15:34 - Apr 23 with 2127 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 14:44 - Apr 23 by Churchman |
Nothing has happened. For every decent performance there’s been many abject ones. Poor players and poor teams do that. It’s how minnow cup shocks happen. It’s how we beat Liverpool away in Burleys first season, while being murdered by just about everyone else. |
A lack of desire has certainly happened. It may well be because half the team know they are getting the boot. But it's happened.
As sh1t as we have been at times, desire wasn't an issue. It is now. | |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 16:33 - Apr 23 with 1980 views | Steve_M |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 14:14 - Apr 23 by GlasgowBlue |
When you look back at the performance against Sunderland when we played most of the match with 10 men and the home draw against Oxford when they were on a fantastic run, it was hard to criticise the players commitment as they looked really up for it.
I recall Lambert saying after those games, "you tell me that's a team not playing for the manager".
I really want to know what has happened between then and now. |
Cook's flailing around a bit at the moment, contradictory comments - "I'm not going to talk about the players" and then doing that - maybe it reflects his conclusion that he can't change much else before the end of the season but he has done very little so far.
Perhaps he should have been more pragmatic and kept Gill's approach, instead he tried to implement a 4-2-3-1 that didn't quite work and then has changed formation regularly before reverting back to what he wanted in the first place. It's been muddled and won;t have helped the players understand what he wants from them.
I'm not even sure that the team aren't trying, that just feels the laziest explanation, but we have such fragile confidence that we don't recover well from set backs and make such hard work of scoring goals. Most of these players knowing they wont be here next season really doesn't help either. | |
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| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 16:52 - Apr 23 with 1949 views | ElderGrizzly |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 13:31 - Apr 23 by Steve_M |
That may happen in the Summer, probably sensible to hold off a bit. Of course, many of them may have first hand evidence that this applies to other members of the squad.
The comments on not being excited after beating Plymouth are a bit weird,not sure too many fans were given we scored early on and then made hard work of it. The reaction to beating Hull on the other hand. |
Agree, we'll see a few come out in the summer and say Cook was unliked etc
But only after they have another club, or else they'll be seen to be a troublemaker? |  | | |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 19:39 - Apr 23 with 1787 views | bluejacko |
Well when one of them actually plays out of his skin to make Cook eat his words then I might listen! Till then it’s best if they just sulk. | | | |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 21:40 - Apr 23 with 1595 views | Churchman |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 15:34 - Apr 23 by GlasgowBlue |
A lack of desire has certainly happened. It may well be because half the team know they are getting the boot. But it's happened.
As sh1t as we have been at times, desire wasn't an issue. It is now. |
Oh I think desire was very much the issue. At the top of any sport there is a drive that’s stronger than the also rans. Are you really telling me the players of Swindon, Gillingham, Donny, Northampton, Fleetwood, Lincoln, Swindon, Peterborough, Portsmouth didn’t want it more? Of course they did. Otherwise we have poorer players than them, yet the Cook outers say we don’t. Which is it?
Ok, some on here might blame Cook for the past 3 years and this seasons shame, Brexit and Scotland’s inevitable departure; that the pre-last 12 games poor results were because they felt intimidated and upset because he he might be nasty to them. Awww. There was I thinking they were adults.
The other League One rubbish seem to possess adults, but we don’t. Is it because they are League One’s best squad? Sorry, whether the players feel victimised, terrorised, or liquidised they should as individuals be giving it their best shot. Why? Because ultimately they are only ever answerable to themselves. There will be lots of regrets amongst these people one day. They have 4 games to do something about it. | | | |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 01:16 - Apr 24 with 1392 views | pointofblue |
| Wonder who will be the first player to break ranks and counter Cook’s criticis on 16:33 - Apr 23 by Steve_M |
Cook's flailing around a bit at the moment, contradictory comments - "I'm not going to talk about the players" and then doing that - maybe it reflects his conclusion that he can't change much else before the end of the season but he has done very little so far.
Perhaps he should have been more pragmatic and kept Gill's approach, instead he tried to implement a 4-2-3-1 that didn't quite work and then has changed formation regularly before reverting back to what he wanted in the first place. It's been muddled and won;t have helped the players understand what he wants from them.
I'm not even sure that the team aren't trying, that just feels the laziest explanation, but we have such fragile confidence that we don't recover well from set backs and make such hard work of scoring goals. Most of these players knowing they wont be here next season really doesn't help either. |
I have huge sympathy for Cook for when he took over the club. I think it’s becoming increasingly honest that he was caught between three minds on how to proceed - carry on with Gill’s approach, try and make the players fit his own way or go for wins at all costs just to get us into the play offs. At different times, understandably, he’s tried all three approaches. As we’ve seen with Lambert the chopping and changing doesn’t help at all and just sews more confusion but I can fully appreciate why he’s done it. | |
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