FreshOwl Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 He’s a confused man isn’t he. Usually a sign of them losing it when they put round pegs in square holes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwë Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Maybe Moore has noticed that Cheltenham bloke mouthing off to the international press about us being well coached, so knows we are being watched. I went past the training ground about a week ago and noticed a white van in the car park. Remember Cheltenham is home to GCHQ and many workers there support the Robins. This could well be a double bluff by Moore, a bit of misinformation, a coupe de at tet e tet. Very smart from Moore 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_wells Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 He's grasping at hopes in the dark. What a mess. Another season and batch of money utterly wasted on paying players who will never work in this random system. We always make things look and feel so difficult, because we always do things wrong at the top. The wrong manager signing the wrong players then fiddling around with all sorts of line ups and formations - ultimately resulting in a struggle for goals, stupid defeats and a belated sacking - then another badly thought out appointment... and so on and so on. We never, ever learn as a club. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, S36 OWL said: How can he talk about bringing balance to the left hand side when he repeatedly plays Palmer at left back ? FFS I'd rather he play Palmer at left-back in a back-four than at CB in a back 3. He has played LB since Bruce was in charge and was doing a better job at it than he was at RB at that time, maybe made him more focused? Whatever the case he is not the ideal choice at LB but is better suited to that than shoehorned into a back 3 that does not make the most of what we have in any area of the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl Be Back Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Inspector Lestrade said: No you are just cherry picking comments in isolation, then getting upset about it. You are bringing it on yourself. Not upset; just asking a question for shits and giggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Just now, Owl Be Back said: Not upset; just asking a question for shits and giggles. & 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsdreamer Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 2 hours ago, @owlstalk said: Darren Moore has confirmed that left winger Marvin Johnson could continue at centre back stating, “It’s a possibility in terms of that because he brings that balance to the left-hand side." Better playing wonder boy Palmer in that position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl Be Back Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Inspector Lestrade said: & Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0114 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 We started this season with 5 clean sheets in a row all playing a back 4. Not hard to understand why we are conceding goals, especially from set prices when we are reverting to a back 3 that consists of 1 CB. Even dafter to suggest he will persist with a winger at CB just because he’s left footed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, alanharper said: Darren, sorry mate but you're a f___g idiot. It's bad enough that he's persisting with the 352 which clearly isn't yielding either results (only 2 league wins since he abandoned the 4 at the back defence that saw us win 3 of the first 4 games without conceding a goal) or cohesive performances, but playing a left winger who fills in at left back, at centre back, along with another mediocre full back, just to make up the numbers whilst leaving one of your only two fit CBs on the bench is the sort of tactical plan that you'd see smeared on the wall of a 19th century mental asylum, in human faeces. Exactly. Our summer recruitment pointed towards 4 at the back and 3 up top and the decision to let Brennan leave on loan after breaking into the squad further supported this. We play variations of 4 at the back and 3 up top for the first month of the season and take 10 points from 4 games with no goals conceded. It was far from free-flowing but it was clearly effective and could surely only get better with time to gel. We played well at Morecambe but lost then got turned over at Plymouth and from that point on the plan seems to have been thrown out of the window. We now apparently seem to pick our formation and selection based on the opposition - having just 2 days to train and make a plan for the next league game after the vital pizza cup game at Mansfield a prime example. We shouldn't be changing our approach each game to combat the opposition at this level, make minor tweaks yes but not change tactics completely - let the opposition worry about our strengths and nail down a way of playing that gets the best out of our players. Playing a wide midfielder at CB in a back 3 (that also includes a full-back) is ridiculous really. Does it give us more balance? We created nothing first half against Lincoln and they ended the game with more shots on target and more possession than us - how can that be seen as a positive from a home game in which we should really be on the front foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheff74 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwellOwl Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 2 hours ago, Spion Kop said: I thought he was terrible mate against one of the worst team to come to Hillsborough this season. Dunkley should have played but we should recall Brennan from his loan if we can. In this league he should be playing for us, he's just as good as any of the opposition defenders I've seen. Johnson is not a defender and we didnt buy him to play in this role, yet another one of Moore's diabolical tactical decisions. I think terrible is a bit strong. I thought he was okay but out of position, it was to be expected. I hope we don't see this long term. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanderowlsterdam Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 We should look at loaning someone like Lewis Gibson, a decent left footed ball playing defender 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A47Owl Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, davey_wells said: We never, ever learn as a club. Only when Chansiri has gone. And then it's still a bit of a hope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0742 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Asio otus said: I think BPF has better feet that hands , surely he could play centre back and then put Bazza in goal How would that work out when 80% of Bazza's passes are backwards?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Someone needs to intervene with the decisions of this manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sternlad Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Three words I never thought we’d see together: Darren Moores Plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetland Owl Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 lets see how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshfish Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Back 4 ... try that Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnishOwl Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 I expected us to next go all out attacking with a johnson as our spearhead, but no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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