28 Nov 2016 16:37:07
Hi Ed what's your take on our current first team a lot of posters on here are are starting to slate R K, I think the current them is just not good enough we have a brilliant new owner at last after years of waiting, and a very able manager most of this team was inherited from R M, and I feel have to give the manager time to fix this, he will have a decent budget in January to spend and I am sure he is going to stop this slide and get a great team in place, fingers X, GuernseyBlue.
{Ed025's Note - i think the owner and manager are the right people as well GB, ronnie has inherited a squad that is aging and quite frankly not good enough to achieve what he and the supporters are expecting, we need a good clear out for me and that includes some of our so called stars, i would not be unhappy if the likes of mirallas, lennon, baines, jags, coleman, mccarthy and del boy were to go along with some of the usual suspects who we know need to be unloaded, some may say im being harsh but for me these guys are strolling through games and its just not good enough mate, NSNO means something to me and i expect my team to have that same ethos..
28 Nov 2016 17:02:07
Koeman will be given 2 years or at least i hope he will. I believe he is the right man for the job but does need time and serious backing in the transfer windows. The biggest problem may be shipping out the players that just are not good enough.
{Ed025's Note - that would be most of them then anom..
28 Nov 2016 18:16:01
Hi Ed thanks for that, I too agree a lot of them need to be shipped sooner than later out, I am sure R K knows by now cheers GuernseyBlue.
{Ed025's Note - i think hes a tad surprised at how big the job is i expect GB..
28 Nov 2016 19:13:48
Hi Ed thanks, at least he has the window to help him in January thank goodness, GuernseyBlue.
{Ed025's Note - no problem GB, just dont expect miracles in that window mate..
28 Nov 2016 19:54:02
Too right I'm expecting the English Channel to part, GuernseyBlue ps then I can walk over to see the next match.
28 Nov 2016 23:54:07
Coleman? Really Ed? How many better right backs is there?
He may not be having his best season and also may be capable of more. But imho he tries more than most in games.
{Ed025's Note - its his commitment that im questioning NBTB not his ability, i know and have seen that he can do the job but for a long while now he has failed to deliver for me mate, the coleman of 2 years ago was a rampaging fullback who was an attacking threat as well as an able defender, since then he for me has gone downhill faster than a fat kid on a slide, his first move is always backwards when getting the ball and his defensive positioning is frankly awful, is it a coincidence that his demise coincided with a major move to united being thwarted?, he seems to me to lack desire and passion for the club but that is purely my personal view of a player who i was lauding as one of the best full backs in europe a couple of seasons ago, im sure some will think im wrong and thats ok as we will all have differing views on certain players but it comes from wanting the guy to do a lot better..
29 Nov 2016 09:23:57
I agree with ed on Coleman, 2 years ago he was playing like Cafu. Now he looks lethargic and uninterested at times. Maybe he's been told to defend more and if so then its not his fault. Being Irish I also watch all ROI games and Coleman can frustrate for his Country as well.
He does seem more committed for Ireland than he does for us. Maybe he should be given the captaincy and see does he improve. His defensive ability has always been average at best but his pace can get him out of trouble. The same could be said about Baines, he hasn't had two good games in a row for about 2 seasons.