| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 09:52 - Oct 15 with 2943 views | Bluefish |
Paul Cook - “And like we tell the players all the time, “It’s your shirt to give up. When we give you the shirt, we don’t want to take it off you’.
Also Paul Cook - Quizzed on that selection dilemma, Cook said: “We’ll just keep our cards close to our chest. We’ve got an extremely strong squad, I think competition for places is there for everyone to see.
“Personally, as a manager, I’ve always felt competition should always drive performance up. I think that’s a real key ingredient to what good clubs have, that you fear for your place.
“If Bersant wasn’t to start tomorrow, that’s obviously tough after you’ve been away playing international football, of course. But obviously Conor’s come in and taken that chance.
“I think one of the big things with the three games coming up this week, three very tough fixtures starting off at Cambridge, I think we’ve going to have to utilise the squad in certain areas to get the best level of performance we can and the most points we can accumulate.”
Fans don’t always agree with managers rotating their squads, preferring bosses to stick with a winning XI even when games are coming thick and fast and Cook has sympathy with that view.
“I’d probably be in the fans’ way of thinking, if I’m being brutally truthful,” he said. “But if you look at the performance at Accrington after we’d won against Doncaster, then that probably goes against the grain.
“As a manager, you’re probably damned if you do and damned if you don’t, aren’t you, because the result becomes paramount.
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| Desperate fan keeps pushing his propaganda in the hope… on 09:59 - Oct 15 with 1655 views | Ely_Blue |
That maybe he can get a couple of others to help him hold his bedsheet up……… |  |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:03 - Oct 15 with 1639 views | _sanctimoanious_ |
Love how you get personal and nasty when you decide a manger isn't good enough. Cook is a good coach and well respected throughout the football community but hey, I guess you know best. |  | | |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:17 - Oct 15 with 1579 views | BlueBadger |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:03 - Oct 15 by _sanctimoanious_ |
Love how you get personal and nasty when you decide a manger isn't good enough. Cook is a good coach and well respected throughout the football community but hey, I guess you know best. |
People said that about Paul Lambert and Paul Jewell as well. Fact is, right now, he's failing with a worse win ration than our worst-ever manager.
That *might* change. It might not.
Pretending that he's been anything other than disappointing, right now, is wishful thinking. |  |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:21 - Oct 15 with 1543 views | Fixed_It |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:17 - Oct 15 by BlueBadger |
People said that about Paul Lambert and Paul Jewell as well. Fact is, right now, he's failing with a worse win ration than our worst-ever manager.
That *might* change. It might not.
Pretending that he's been anything other than disappointing, right now, is wishful thinking. |
You going tomorrow? I'm expecting a performance - in a perverse way the Accrington game may have done us a favour in the long-term. I'm sure it will be mentioned in the pre-match team talk. |  |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:22 - Oct 15 with 1534 views | homer_123 |
So, Ashton didn't listen then? |  |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:23 - Oct 15 with 1517 views | BlueBadger |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:21 - Oct 15 by Fixed_It |
You going tomorrow? I'm expecting a performance - in a perverse way the Accrington game may have done us a favour in the long-term. I'm sure it will be mentioned in the pre-match team talk. |
I'm on nights all effin' weekend. | |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:31 - Oct 15 with 1475 views | Fixed_It |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:23 - Oct 15 by BlueBadger |
I'm on nights all effin' weekend. |
So you're free during the day then...  | |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:32 - Oct 15 with 1466 views | Pinewoodblue |
Not sure what the point of holding a press conference is if he isn’t going to talk about injuries or the squad. |  |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:32 - Oct 15 with 1468 views | pointofblue |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:17 - Oct 15 by BlueBadger |
People said that about Paul Lambert and Paul Jewell as well. Fact is, right now, he's failing with a worse win ration than our worst-ever manager.
That *might* change. It might not.
Pretending that he's been anything other than disappointing, right now, is wishful thinking. |
To be honest, I love how people are happy to continue running around slagging off Mick yet are desperate to protect a manager who has done little but struggle since he’s arrived. |  |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:38 - Oct 15 with 1416 views | Bluefish |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:22 - Oct 15 by homer_123 |
So, Ashton didn't listen then? |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:39 - Oct 15 with 1407 views | BlueBadger |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:32 - Oct 15 by pointofblue |
To be honest, I love how people are happy to continue running around slagging off Mick yet are desperate to protect a manager who has done little but struggle since he’s arrived. |
I've said it before, and I'll say it again - we as a fanbase are far too quick to start cults based about bad managers. Keane almost relegated us and had us playing bad football and people STILL occasionally say 'yeah, he'll do a job for someone with the right assistant ad chairman' and Lambert relegated us playing toothless, patternless Lambingo and they sang songs about him and made a banner.
Mick's main failing was accepting his limitations and adjusting accordingly, using a word that a section were constantly screaming at him(usually with other nasty words attached to it) and staying on a season too long, because the owner asked him to. [Post edited 15 Oct 2021 10:39]
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:41 - Oct 15 with 1384 views | tiptreeblue |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:32 - Oct 15 by pointofblue |
To be honest, I love how people are happy to continue running around slagging off Mick yet are desperate to protect a manager who has done little but struggle since he’s arrived. |
Probably because under MM, it was firstly don`t lose, where at least under PC we are trying to win | | | |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:42 - Oct 15 with 1369 views | Fixed_It |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:38 - Oct 15 by Bluefish |
I can't time travel |
Unlike you to admit a weakness! | |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:43 - Oct 15 with 1354 views | homer_123 |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:38 - Oct 15 by Bluefish |
I can't time travel |
I'm disappointed to be honest - if you were that passionate, you'd have found a way. | |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:44 - Oct 15 with 1345 views | pointofblue |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:41 - Oct 15 by tiptreeblue |
Probably because under MM, it was firstly don`t lose, where at least under PC we are trying to win |
And losing to Burton, Cheltenham, Bolton, West Ham Under 23s and Accrington whilst picking up limp draws against Morecambe and Wimbledon. | |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:47 - Oct 15 with 1316 views | BlueBadger |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:41 - Oct 15 by tiptreeblue |
Probably because under MM, it was firstly don`t lose, where at least under PC we are trying to win |
The evidence of the 30+ games he's been in charge sadly rather suggests otherwise. [Post edited 15 Oct 2021 10:50]
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:48 - Oct 15 with 1305 views | _sanctimoanious_ |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:17 - Oct 15 by BlueBadger |
People said that about Paul Lambert and Paul Jewell as well. Fact is, right now, he's failing with a worse win ration than our worst-ever manager.
That *might* change. It might not.
Pretending that he's been anything other than disappointing, right now, is wishful thinking. |
I guess I'm saying there is no need to be obnoxious, tedious prick about it. | | | |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:49 - Oct 15 with 1290 views | Bluefish |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:48 - Oct 15 by _sanctimoanious_ |
I guess I'm saying there is no need to be obnoxious, tedious prick about it. |
Pot. Kettle...... | |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:50 - Oct 15 with 1283 views | Bluefish |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:47 - Oct 15 by BlueBadger |
The evidence of the 30+ games he's been in charge sadly rather suggests otherwise. [Post edited 15 Oct 2021 10:50]
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All of those 0-0s........ | |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:52 - Oct 15 with 1266 views | BlueBadger |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:50 - Oct 15 by Bluefish |
All of those 0-0s........ |
Taking off attacking players and putting on defensive midfielders when trailing at home with 30 minutes to play... | |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:57 - Oct 15 with 1236 views | WilbrahamBlue |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:39 - Oct 15 by BlueBadger |
I've said it before, and I'll say it again - we as a fanbase are far too quick to start cults based about bad managers. Keane almost relegated us and had us playing bad football and people STILL occasionally say 'yeah, he'll do a job for someone with the right assistant ad chairman' and Lambert relegated us playing toothless, patternless Lambingo and they sang songs about him and made a banner.
Mick's main failing was accepting his limitations and adjusting accordingly, using a word that a section were constantly screaming at him(usually with other nasty words attached to it) and staying on a season too long, because the owner asked him to. [Post edited 15 Oct 2021 10:39]
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Please say it again, one more time?
all fanbases are like this buddy. | | | |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:57 - Oct 15 with 1233 views | leitrimblue |
Got a feeling it's gonna be a long, long hard season for yerself. |  | | |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:58 - Oct 15 with 1232 views | monty_radio |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:32 - Oct 15 by Pinewoodblue |
Not sure what the point of holding a press conference is if he isn’t going to talk about injuries or the squad. |
Well, apparently press conferences are what they are - which seems to be a tedious Friday morning commitment to non-disclosing platitude to which one is urged to "listen!".
Not that many managers tell you much, but a little graciousness doesn't come amiss. | |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 11:02 - Oct 15 with 1195 views | pointofblue |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:57 - Oct 15 by WilbrahamBlue |
Please say it again, one more time?
all fanbases are like this buddy. |
They are not - one look at Newcastle’s says as much. | |
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| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 11:04 - Oct 15 with 1181 views | Ewan_Oozami |
| Desperate managers talk b*llocks part 488488929 on 10:52 - Oct 15 by BlueBadger |
Taking off attacking players and putting on defensive midfielders when trailing at home with 30 minutes to play... |
We have scored in every league game this season.... |  |
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