| Cook will get it right (n/t) 18:41 - Sep 15 with 6606 views | jasondozzell |
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| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 12:54 - Sep 16 with 2263 views | itfcjoe |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 12:52 - Sep 16 by Cheltenham_Blue |
A chat with who? Cook? Where was this? |
Yes, with Cook |  |
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| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 12:54 - Sep 16 with 2260 views | BlueBlood90 |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 12:22 - Sep 16 by OsborneOneNil |
The frustrating thing is, we arguably should (penalty miss, Bonne, various errors) be on 7 points, minimum.
Football can be a bitch, especially as a Town fan. |
Totally agree.
There's only so much a manager can do. It's very easy to think of individual errors (Bonne miss v Cheltenham, Fraser penalty miss v Burton, Woolfenden v Morecambe etc) to add at least 8+ more points which would see us sat in 8-10th place and none of us would be too disheartened with that.
As fans we've endured some dire times in the past 20 years and this is one time I really believe we should hold fire for a short while and be patient.
Who remembers Norwich taking a whooping at home to Colchester? They then went on to be champions. |  |
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| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 12:58 - Sep 16 with 2236 views | Wallingford_Boy |
tbh I would get it right eventually with the squad we have in the shower of a division we are in! |  |
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| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 12:59 - Sep 16 with 2239 views | leitrimblue |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 09:16 - Sep 16 by hype313 |
I spoke to him a few weeks back in Sainsburys, and one thing I'm clinging onto is the fact that he's so positive and determined, he's infectious in his desire to succeed.
If I had an employee with his attitude I would be very happy, lets just hope this is teething problems rather than root canal issues. |
He's a top bloke, though possibly just a tad football obsessed. Still incredibly popular around Sligo |  | | |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 13:01 - Sep 16 with 2235 views | hype313 |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 12:59 - Sep 16 by leitrimblue |
He's a top bloke, though possibly just a tad football obsessed. Still incredibly popular around Sligo |
Lovely guy, was quite weird as we were both waiting for a prescription and I couldn't shut him up! |  |
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| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 13:10 - Sep 16 with 2216 views | timothyeo |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 08:30 - Sep 16 by textbackup |
if you start out anti the manager, at any club, you ultimately might end up being right.
some prefer to support. |
I'm sorry but thats stupidly naive.
I don't know anyone who didn't support Cook when he first came in. Since then, people have made judgements on him based on performances and results on the pitch.
That's kind of how it works. |  | | |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 13:27 - Sep 16 with 2176 views | OsborneOneNil |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 13:01 - Sep 16 by hype313 |
Lovely guy, was quite weird as we were both waiting for a prescription and I couldn't shut him up! |
That's why I want him to succeed, nice guy and CARES.
Let's pray we win in the next 2. |  | | |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 13:41 - Sep 16 with 2149 views | WeWereZombies |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 13:01 - Sep 16 by hype313 |
Lovely guy, was quite weird as we were both waiting for a prescription and I couldn't shut him up! |
Worryingly that reminds me of a Paul Jewell encounter I heard about. Perhaps it's just a friendly Scouse thing. |  |
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| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 15:56 - Sep 16 with 2061 views | pointofblue |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 09:10 - Sep 16 by Lightworker |
"he says that he thinks there will be another 2-3 weeks of pain until the ‘sun starts shining’"
This is obviously open to interpretation but Its not exactly the mindset I would hope for in our Manager. With the squad we have we should be expecting to win every match in League One, not pinning our hopes on two players coming back in a few weeks. |
2-3 more weeks of pain because, despite dumping last year’s squad and bringing in nearly 20 new players he’s overly reliant on a couple of players rather than working out how to set up the remainder (who, for the most part, should be at least decent at this level) without them. | |
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| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 16:55 - Sep 16 with 2007 views | NorthCarolinaMike |
I hope he does and ideally soon (I'm visiting my parents in Suffolk soon from North Carolina and will be at the Sheff Wed and maybe Shrewsbury games, suffering via Ifollow at the moment). I'm unimpressed with Cook so far - he took over a team with some at least half decent players, with potential and who had been at the club for a while (Downes, Dozzell, Bishop, Norwood) and instead of building on that - taking the attitude the playoffs were possible and instilling that confidence in the players, he undermined their confidence by saying they could basically all leave. Somewhat disrespectful. As a manager your job is to get the best out of the resources you have, which he clearly hasn't been able to do so far. Unless he gets some input from someone appropriate, why should that change in 2-3 weeks ? By bringing in so many new players he's created a huge challenge for himself which he hasn't shown he can meet. Do the players want to play for him - given the (IMO) disrespectful way he treated the players when he came to the club ? Do they trust him ? Can they see something going forward that they want to buy into ? I hope he can turn things around but I haven't seen any evidence he can do that and that's worrying. He needs to instil confidence in the players but if they don't have confidence in him that's going to be difficult. | | | |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 17:36 - Sep 16 with 1950 views | jontysnut |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 07:16 - Sep 16 by itfcjoe |
I actually had a chat with him last night, he says that he thinks there will be another 2-3 weeks of pain until the ‘sun starts shining’. By that point he’ll have got his best team out consistently and fit etc in his view and that will be when things turn with results and complete performances
You’d imagine that Ashton is aware of this and that in agreement that he’ll be given this time - but who knows |
I want to believe but at the moment it sounds as realistic as 'this time next year Rodney we'll be millionaires'. |  | | |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 17:54 - Sep 16 with 1931 views | Keaneish |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 08:12 - Sep 16 by textbackup |
when i spoke with him in the greyhound after the fleetwood 3-1 win last season, i must say he was such a likeable positive bloke, absolutely adores the game and i was so so glad he was our manager.
most of the conversation was about how he's settling into the area, decent places around suffolk to visit etc, but he seemed the one more keen on making it a football chat.
i really want paul cooks blue and white army to be one that works, and works well [Post edited 16 Sep 2021 8:20]
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This was echoed by the Pompey fans I hung out with last weekend - nothing but positive things to say about him. |  |
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| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 19:13 - Sep 16 with 1859 views | HARRY10 |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 12:54 - Sep 16 by BlueBlood90 |
Totally agree.
There's only so much a manager can do. It's very easy to think of individual errors (Bonne miss v Cheltenham, Fraser penalty miss v Burton, Woolfenden v Morecambe etc) to add at least 8+ more points which would see us sat in 8-10th place and none of us would be too disheartened with that.
As fans we've endured some dire times in the past 20 years and this is one time I really believe we should hold fire for a short while and be patient.
Who remembers Norwich taking a whooping at home to Colchester? They then went on to be champions. |
Lambert took over and within weeks he had turned things around
Ironically it was Lambert who Cook took over from - and he, Cook, also turned things around - the results got worse.
Unlike Lambert at the scum Cook has been able to bring in a whole new squad, the coaching staff are his - so who is responsible for us being almost at the bottom ?
What magical formula might he come up with that he has not come up with in the past six months/25 games ? | | | |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 19:26 - Sep 16 with 1836 views | have_a_word_with_him |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 08:30 - Sep 16 by textbackup |
if you start out anti the manager, at any club, you ultimately might end up being right.
some prefer to support. |
Agree. Personally I think he's assembled a squad way better than the one we had. The goalkeeping position is the only one that I'm not sold on and has cost us bad goals which is a killer for the outfield players. But they need support to help their confidence, and Cook needs to be given a decent crack at it, the level of impatience is unfortunate nowadays. |  | | |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 19:33 - Sep 16 with 1818 views | chrismakin |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 19:26 - Sep 16 by have_a_word_with_him |
Agree. Personally I think he's assembled a squad way better than the one we had. The goalkeeping position is the only one that I'm not sold on and has cost us bad goals which is a killer for the outfield players. But they need support to help their confidence, and Cook needs to be given a decent crack at it, the level of impatience is unfortunate nowadays. |
My fear is that he hasn't been the one who has picked this side.
To many players don't follow PC usual type but certainly follow Ashtons.
Hopefully it will work.. but I don't think PC has any club what is or can be his best 11. |  |
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| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 19:55 - Sep 16 with 1797 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
I admire your optimism but I just can't see it happening. Nothing is moving in the right direction. I would love to be wrong, but I think his time is very limited here. |  |
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| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 20:07 - Sep 16 with 1780 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 12:54 - Sep 16 by BlueBlood90 |
Totally agree.
There's only so much a manager can do. It's very easy to think of individual errors (Bonne miss v Cheltenham, Fraser penalty miss v Burton, Woolfenden v Morecambe etc) to add at least 8+ more points which would see us sat in 8-10th place and none of us would be too disheartened with that.
As fans we've endured some dire times in the past 20 years and this is one time I really believe we should hold fire for a short while and be patient.
Who remembers Norwich taking a whooping at home to Colchester? They then went on to be champions. |
I disagree. Strikers will never score every good opportunity they get. I am sure opposition sides can point to moments like when Holy drops the ball and it looks like it crosses the line but it isn't given.
The problem we have isn't failing to take our chances. We have scored in every league match we have played, averaging 1.67 goals per game. Our issue is that we have conceded at least 2 goals in every match, averaging 2.33 goals against per game. That record is getting worse instead of better as well. If we had picked up injuries and had sending offs against Bolton you might be able to argue we might have been unlucky. Instead we have taken the lead multiple times and thrown it away every time. We have gone behind several times and only pulled it back once (or three times if Burton before losing and Bolton back to 2-2 before we capitulated counts as well). | |
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| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 20:39 - Sep 16 with 1754 views | jas0999 |
I hope you are right.
Not convince anymore. | | | |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 20:45 - Sep 16 with 1746 views | JakeITFC |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 19:33 - Sep 16 by chrismakin |
My fear is that he hasn't been the one who has picked this side.
To many players don't follow PC usual type but certainly follow Ashtons.
Hopefully it will work.. but I don't think PC has any club what is or can be his best 11. |
Can you back 'To many players don't follow PC usual type but certainly follow Ashtons.' with any kind of substance? |  | | |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 21:03 - Sep 16 with 1710 views | chrismakin |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 20:45 - Sep 16 by JakeITFC |
Can you back 'To many players don't follow PC usual type but certainly follow Ashtons.' with any kind of substance? |
Celina... dijon agents
Burns.. BC
Fraser.. ignored as a PC 10
Pigott.. not a 1 uptop striker, does not suit PC formation
Edwards/Harper.. higher level not made it.. very unlike PC
Plus we wanted Jacobs
Barry... Well just why? | |
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| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 21:04 - Sep 16 with 1714 views | Esseeja |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 20:45 - Sep 16 by JakeITFC |
Can you back 'To many players don't follow PC usual type but certainly follow Ashtons.' with any kind of substance? |
Sometimes, it can be so frustrating to try and understand presumptions by other fans.
Cook would never let control leave him and most know that. | | | |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 21:25 - Sep 16 with 1681 views | chrismakin |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 21:04 - Sep 16 by Esseeja |
Sometimes, it can be so frustrating to try and understand presumptions by other fans.
Cook would never let control leave him and most know that. |
Because its a presumption that he wouldn't accept it.
He made the decision to make changes to the playing squad. He made it known through his conversations who was and wasn't required. He also as we know tried to go for more than 1 Wigan player, its not to much of a presumption to feel Ashton got involved in some transfers when cook was missing out on pcs preferred targets after we had been left with a shell of a squad.
Theres nothing to say ashton did anything without PC acceptance. End of day we needed new players.
But the squad does not look like a sole PC chosen squad.
PC mentions the lateness of our signings alot. It would also not be looking to far into things to suggest Leam staying at Wigan complete ruined PC ideal target list. [Post edited 16 Sep 2021 21:29]
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| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 21:48 - Sep 16 with 1629 views | Skip_Intro |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 19:13 - Sep 16 by HARRY10 |
Lambert took over and within weeks he had turned things around
Ironically it was Lambert who Cook took over from - and he, Cook, also turned things around - the results got worse.
Unlike Lambert at the scum Cook has been able to bring in a whole new squad, the coaching staff are his - so who is responsible for us being almost at the bottom ?
What magical formula might he come up with that he has not come up with in the past six months/25 games ? |
Ridiculous post - I presume you're trolling...Lambert's first 25 games:
W2
L14
D9 |  | | |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 22:30 - Sep 16 with 1577 views | TrumptonBlue |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 21:48 - Sep 16 by Skip_Intro |
Ridiculous post - I presume you're trolling...Lambert's first 25 games:
W2
L14
D9 |
He's referring to Lambert at Norwich. |  | | |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 22:44 - Sep 16 with 1566 views | HARRY10 |
| Cook will get it right (n/t) on 21:48 - Sep 16 by Skip_Intro |
Ridiculous post - I presume you're trolling...Lambert's first 25 games:
W2
L14
D9 |
Posting up accurate figures is not trolling
Lambert took over a team rock bottom - Cook took over a team just outside the playoffs
Lambert had to work with another managers squad - Cook has been able to work with virtually a whole new squad of his own making.
An even as bad as Lambert was with someone else's squad - his points average was 20% higher (over those games)than Cooks is now with his own squad, after supposedly spending the squillions Lambert never had. | | | |
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