| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook 18:09 - Jan 29 with 1266 views | gtsb1966 |
I genuinely believe we would be title contenders at this present time. He wasn't and we are what we are. Cook had the whole summer to build. McKenna is working with what he has got bar one or two and will know exactly what and who he wants come the end of the season. Most of these players will still be here and rightly so but with one or two quality additions and a whole pre season we will be fine. It's a long shot but we could still do it this season. If not we definitely will next season. Keep the faith. |  | | |  |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:22 - Jan 29 with 1207 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
It is early days still but the record of 12 points from 6 (especially directly off the back of the same team achieving 29 from 23) suggests you are right. He has the bearing of a good manager who will never get carried away with success or react too badly to defeat.
I am quietly excited with him as our manager. Even more than I was when Cook was appointed! |  |
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| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:22 - Jan 29 with 1204 views | DavoIPB |
I haven't seen anything from McKenna's performances as manager yet to think we would be higher than mid table. We are creating very few chances and giving away lots of clear cut chances for the opposition. AS could easily have scored 4 against us. See the free headers 6 yards out. Wimbledon could easily have got a draw with us. Bolton and today have been very very poor performances in which we haven't created a clear opportunity to score. We have won 4 under KM but not convincingly. |  | | |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:25 - Jan 29 with 1187 views | gtsb1966 |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:22 - Jan 29 by DavoIPB |
I haven't seen anything from McKenna's performances as manager yet to think we would be higher than mid table. We are creating very few chances and giving away lots of clear cut chances for the opposition. AS could easily have scored 4 against us. See the free headers 6 yards out. Wimbledon could easily have got a draw with us. Bolton and today have been very very poor performances in which we haven't created a clear opportunity to score. We have won 4 under KM but not convincingly. |
He's a football manager not a magician. He needs the summer to do what he wants. He'll come good. | | | |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:27 - Jan 29 with 1180 views | itfcsuth |
If you are winning 4 out of 6 games, you are generally going to do very well.
We know the extremely poor start this season will cost us.
We need to continue to show good form from now until the end of the season - and we then take stock of the squad, a couple of incomings and outgoings and I think we will be in good stead for next season. |  | | |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:30 - Jan 29 with 1158 views | bobbyramsey |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:25 - Jan 29 by gtsb1966 |
He's a football manager not a magician. He needs the summer to do what he wants. He'll come good. |
So he needs time to gel, didn't think that was allowed? |  | | |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:34 - Jan 29 with 1128 views | ArnieM |
Not really . This complete squad overhauling would still have seen a slow start IMO. To expect snugging other than the season as it’s been given the overhaul is unrealistic… |  |
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| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:48 - Jan 29 with 1069 views | BlueBadger |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:34 - Jan 29 by ArnieM |
Not really . This complete squad overhauling would still have seen a slow start IMO. To expect snugging other than the season as it’s been given the overhaul is unrealistic… |
We'd have probably won more than two in our first ten though.
And again, several sides above us(notably Wigan) brought in similar numbers of players to us in the summer and performed considerably better. |  |
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| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:51 - Jan 29 with 1047 views | BlueBadger |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:30 - Jan 29 by bobbyramsey |
So he needs time to gel, didn't think that was allowed? |
It is, if you can actually show some evidence of progression. Mckenna has 12 points from the past 6 games. It took Cook 11 games to do that.
We have(and had) more than enough quality to get edgy wins at the start of the season whilst bedding in a team.
Again, Wigan brought in a similar number of players to us in the summer and look where they are.
And they're not the only side above us to do similar. [Post edited 29 Jan 2022 18:54]
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| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:00 - Jan 29 with 987 views | FrimleyBlue |
So far for me. He's shown signs of being better than cook. But on par with Lambert. Hopefully he can go that extra step and next season get us up the top end and keep us there.
For me though he can't fall into the trap of seeing ball retention as a sign of success unless it creates opportunities to score. There's been examples of this in a could of games and today was a prime example of it.
I'm slightly concerned that he used the pitch today in his post match comments. At this level you haven't got carpets every week. And he needs to have a plan B for these games with those circumstances. Otherwise he will not surpass Lambert imo. |  |
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| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:01 - Jan 29 with 973 views | ArnieM |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:48 - Jan 29 by BlueBadger |
We'd have probably won more than two in our first ten though.
And again, several sides above us(notably Wigan) brought in similar numbers of players to us in the summer and performed considerably better. |
But did Wigan have a complete overhaul of the backroom staff as well snd instigate a completely new infrastructure and methodology of working ? I don’t think so . Everything changed at Town , everything . I’m as cheesed off we’ve not done better but actually all things considered we’ve not done too badly . It was always going to be a massive ask to get promoted this season. The changes hopefully will slow down now and McKenna will tweak the squad over the summer and we’ll go again next season. | |
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| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:02 - Jan 29 with 961 views | BlueBadger |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:01 - Jan 29 by ArnieM |
But did Wigan have a complete overhaul of the backroom staff as well snd instigate a completely new infrastructure and methodology of working ? I don’t think so . Everything changed at Town , everything . I’m as cheesed off we’ve not done better but actually all things considered we’ve not done too badly . It was always going to be a massive ask to get promoted this season. The changes hopefully will slow down now and McKenna will tweak the squad over the summer and we’ll go again next season. |
Balls, frankly. Cook was given everything he asked for, including several players comfortably capable of playing division higher and spunked it all away.
Stop making excuses for failure.
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As Dave U has upvoted, I'd also like to add that Boris johnson is a fat, incompetent, corrupt, lying bigot.
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| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:04 - Jan 29 with 947 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:00 - Jan 29 by FrimleyBlue |
So far for me. He's shown signs of being better than cook. But on par with Lambert. Hopefully he can go that extra step and next season get us up the top end and keep us there.
For me though he can't fall into the trap of seeing ball retention as a sign of success unless it creates opportunities to score. There's been examples of this in a could of games and today was a prime example of it.
I'm slightly concerned that he used the pitch today in his post match comments. At this level you haven't got carpets every week. And he needs to have a plan B for these games with those circumstances. Otherwise he will not surpass Lambert imo. |
Yes well I guess Lambert wasn’t quite so smarmy was he.
Expecting that your comments are not going to age well. | | | |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:04 - Jan 29 with 943 views | ArnieM |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:02 - Jan 29 by BlueBadger |
Balls, frankly. Cook was given everything he asked for, including several players comfortably capable of playing division higher and spunked it all away.
Stop making excuses for failure.
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As Dave U has upvoted, I'd also like to add that Boris johnson is a fat, incompetent, corrupt, lying bigot.
[Post edited 29 Jan 2022 21:27]
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| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:04 - Jan 29 with 943 views | Radlett_blue |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:22 - Jan 29 by Nthsuffolkblue |
It is early days still but the record of 12 points from 6 (especially directly off the back of the same team achieving 29 from 23) suggests you are right. He has the bearing of a good manager who will never get carried away with success or react too badly to defeat.
I am quietly excited with him as our manager. Even more than I was when Cook was appointed! |
Cook never impressed me. He had a decent track record, but he failed to get anything out of a reasonable squad & responded by throwing the players under a bus & replacing most of them, with underwhelming results. He also came over as an old school ranter & I suspect Richardson might well have been the brains behind that team.
McKenna has been quietly impressive so far; the real test will be when he reshapes the squad for next season (hopefully, not too much turnover) & we will expect a strong challenge for promotion. |  |
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| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:10 - Jan 29 with 904 views | BlueBadger |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:04 - Jan 29 by ArnieM |
Whatever . |
No more free hits. No more accepting of mediocrity and saying 'oh well this was always going to be a transitional season'.
This was NEVER intended to be a 'transitional' season, no matter what the Cook apologists want to think.
That's why Cook lost his job. Because he was failing. [Post edited 29 Jan 2022 19:24]
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| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:12 - Jan 29 with 891 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
Too early to say yet. |  |
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| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:19 - Jan 29 with 834 views | BlueBadger |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:12 - Jan 29 by The_Flashing_Smile |
Too early to say yet. |
Although taking 6 games to secure as many points as cook did in 11 is an encouraging start | |
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| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 19:26 - Jan 29 with 790 views | HARRY10 |
| If McKenna had been appointed instead of Cook on 18:34 - Jan 29 by ArnieM |
Not really . This complete squad overhauling would still have seen a slow start IMO. To expect snugging other than the season as it’s been given the overhaul is unrealistic… |
Really ?
So what was 'operation pss the league '?
What the comments about 'may god have mercy on the league' ?
Did you go awol last summer. The talk was of automatic promotion at the least. If bringing in 19 new players was going to cause problems then why do it ?
The real question is, would have KM have signed any of that 19 ? | | | |
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