Monk needs to go - Players

[Nero]

Clear from last night that the majority have stopped playing for him. 

Although there are some major mitigating circumstances, Monk just can't keep throwing the players under the bus in front of him to take the blame.

Its terrible management and what happens is that even this set of leaderless mild mannered chuffs start sulking. He talks about the players as if he can get rid of them - he cant - that's playing to the crowd -  he should be playing the hand he chose to pick up.

While acknowledging the rotten choices he has up front, Monks created a bigger crisis to cover up his inability to motivate, poor tactics, shocking substitutions etc.

The way he is doing this never works.

[Hirstys Salopettes]

Morning Barry

[TodwickOwl]

This lot have needed calling out for a long time

 

My concern is how we have gone from an ultra hard side to beat to a side last night that was CLEARLY operating at 50% - no press, no passion, no fight. 
 

We wasn’t like this a month ago - what’s happened? What’s changed? 
 

Have they had a bust up with him? War within camp? 

[Costello 77]

1 minute ago, Nero said:

Clear from last night that the majority have stopped playing for him. 

Although there are some major mitigating circumstances, Monk just can't keep throwing the players under the bus in front of him to take the blame.

Its terrible management and what happens is that even this set of leaderless mild mannered chuffs start sulking. He talks about the players as if he can get rid of them - he cant - that's playing to the crowd -  he should be playing the hand he chose to pick up.

While acknowledging the rotten choices he has up front, Monks created a bigger crisis to cover up his inability to motivate, poor tactics, shocking substitutions etc.

The way he is doing this never works.

From previous musings.. I understand Monk has tried positivity.. patience and treating them generally as grown up colleagues.. he's obviously come to the end of his rope with them?

[latemodelchild]

4 or 5 managers. Same set of players. Same old same old. 

 

I fully blame the players, not GM. 

[Castleford Owl]

If Monk goes before any of these spineless charlatans, I’m done. He’s far from perfect and perhaps warrants criticism, but he hasn’t signed anybody yet. This lot have chucked Carlos under the bus when they decided to stop playing for him, they chucked Luhukay under the bus when they decided to stop playing for him. Bullen... see a pattern?

[Bouncing Owl]

I sometimes despair! 

[Prince]

Monk needs to win this one for the sake of the club, If he doesn’t then we might as well call it a day. We have made heroes out of some spoilt under achievers and we are paying the price as they feel untouchable. Cut the old guard free and let Monk build his own side then we can judge his abilities. These players have a very soft but very rotten core.

[Pastor Kidneys]

Monk now covering his own ar*e by piling in on these complete wasters ... Why did it take you 5 months to realise this Garry?

 

Or is it just convenient after 5 defeats in 6?

 

Remember that someone is actually instructing them to lump it as far as they are capable and hope something happens. 

[Guest Kameron]

I’d fookem all off and start again.  First out the door would be the estate agent, he’s been a constant part of this failure and his times up.  We need fresh faces with new ideas, the whole set up has become cozy, lazy, complacent and failure is accepted.  I don’t blame Monk for that  but he’s come in and maintained the status Quo, happy to come and take the money and blame others when his negative methods bare the same results as the likes of Irvine and Joss.  Not all his fault but has shown nothing to show he’s the man for the next 3-4 seasons.  What a flipping mess we’re in.

[FreshOwl]

They’ve stopped playing for themselves

[debram]

Whatever the answer we're in trouble, now that monk has publicly slated the players what chance has he of getting any sustained effort from them, his formations, tactics and substitutions have not always been the best, maybe that's the problem, there is certainly no consistency either way, I can't see a quick fix, too much bad blood now and too many players knowing they are going, sadly we are now fighting for survival not promotion. Uto. 

[prowl]

As a manager you'd go in with an open mind and give everyone a fair chance. You'd see that there are some good players, most of them probably, and hope you can make them into a consistenrly good team. You'd spot some who aren't quite giving their all so you'd try the arm round the shoulder approach, then the hair dryer. Then you'd decide that certain players might have ability but no bottle, no desire any more and you would decide you'd get shut of them.

 

That's where Monk is at. One last thing to try, publicly shaming them and see if they respond. They won't so the next job is to replace them.

 

Go for it Gary, most fans will be behind you.

[Andy30]

Too many need to go , Nowt to do with manager when Dave ( nowt against the guy ) is your best player and the only one who looks like he cares we are losing. Then it’s a big worry . 2-1 down 5 min injury time and they still carnt be arsed to move. Rhodes Smiling on sideline when he’s about to come on even tho just let a second goal in. Comical !! 

[scilly owl]

Monk should have peered around the press room door and said “ They’re not footballers, they’re just very naughty boys “

[jonnyowl]

He's not convinced me yet, but need to judge him on next season when hopefully he's managed to get players in and players out.

 

 

[0114]

Monk went up in my estimations last night. Some brutal honesty that the club, players and fans needed to hear. This sort of performance has been happening since 17/18 and there has been 4 managers since then and pretty much the same set of players.

[Guest Ferkorf]

12 minutes ago, erowl said:

Remember that someone is actually instructing them to lump it as far as they are capable and hope something happens. 

Thats clearly the players reverting to type and not following instructions 

Get rid of the lot

[Swiss Toni]

28 minutes ago, Nero said:

Clear from last night that the majority have stopped playing for him. 

Although there are some major mitigating circumstances, Monk just can't keep throwing the players under the bus in front of him to take the blame.

Its terrible management and what happens is that even this set of leaderless mild mannered chuffs start sulking. He talks about the players as if he can get rid of them - he cant - that's playing to the crowd -  he should be playing the hand he chose to pick up.

While acknowledging the rotten choices he has up front, Monks created a bigger crisis to cover up his inability to motivate, poor tactics, shocking substitutions etc.

The way he is doing this never works.

 

From Nero to Zero in one post.

[i used to be sc_owl]

Many of the players have seemingly stopped caring.  The result is that so have I.