Scott Parker

[prideofhylton]

Hasn’t started well at all managing Brugge and tonights hammering by Benfica won’t have helped. Already talk of him losing his job.

With what happened at Bournemouth and potentially this, would that spell the end of his managerial career.

He will end up at Wigan

 

[naughtynose]

Erm that's Scotty to you OP.

 

[Gelan]

Ali Dia? Rang Souness and convinced him he was George Weah's cousin and that he's played for PSG when in fact he'd actually played a game or two for Blyth. Souness signed him, brought him on as a sub, subbed him back off and released him. Went to Port Vale on trial and scored twice in a game against... you guessed it, Sunderland. Ended up playing for Gateshead and Spennymoor up here.

Bizzare.

Thanks for that...a real "There's one born every minute" memory

 

[HeroHurley]

Thanks for that...a real "There's one born every minute" memory

From Blyth to Premier League to Southampton to Spennymoor via Gateshead What the fuck was Souness thinking? Even Redknapp saw through it all within seconds at West Ham and he was hardly a saint when it comes to suspicious transfers. Allegedly.

 

[Thatheaderman]

Not a clue how he keeps getting a job any higher than div 1 or summit

 

[Blue Pop]

Would be a great appointment here

 

[herra soul mob]

Would be a great appointment here

if 'here ' is a branch of subway, then yes I agree

 

[ivanthereasonable]

Same Mowbray that has us falling down the table and has done the same at WBA, Blackburn and Norwich around this time of year.

You’re kidding yourself if you think Stewart is the solution to all of this teams problems - the team is physically exhausted and aren’t capable of competing - striker or no striker. The “management” of fatigue is the biggest reason for our fall from grace, nothing else

Rubbish.

 

[TravellingMackem]

We won 1in 8 with no striker first time

It isn’t just about that though. It’s about how we played too - we didn’t look too bad last time, and had a few games such as the two 0-0s where we played well and just couldn’t score. That type of game is forgivable without a striker. Folding and getting batted 5-1 at home isn’t.

Rubbish.

So you’re saying the team aren’t overly tired? Despite TM saying exactly as much?

Absolutely and pathetically wrong.

We started the season well, When our strikers were injured earlier in the season, we went from averaging 1.6 points per game to 1 point per game, winning 1 in 8.

We got the striker/s back, and we flew up the table. Got our average up to about 1.7 points per game, which is play off form, and we were as good as fourth, with an unreal goal difference we also hammered boro 2-0. Boro are clear third, with our striker we looked Head and shoulders above them.

Now our striker is injured again, we are dropping like a stone, and the average points per game without one is 1, or relegation battle form.

Mowbray has overseen all of this, I’d say there’s a pretty damning piece of evidence, which is very, very clear. The evidence points strongly to you talking absolute shit, and the lack of striker being the big issue not your hunch.

There’s a reason why every other team up and down the leagues has strikers, our form this season without one is case and point why it’s ridiculous.

We didn’t hammer Boro at all - it was even then they had a man sent off. Nothing like rewriting history kid

I suppose it depends what you are defining achieving as, not every manager can win trophies but keeping teams up or have them challenging on certain fronts can still be an achievement.

Of course, at which point success becomes less black and white. I do think that not being in the playoffs with this squad is a failure though.

 

[ivanthereasonable]

It isn’t just about that though. It’s about how we played too - we didn’t look too bad last time, and had a few games such as the two 0-0s where we played well and just couldn’t score. That type of game is forgivable without a striker. Folding and getting batted 5-1 at home isn’t.

So you’re saying the team aren’t overly tired? Despite TM saying exactly as much?

We didn’t hammer Boro at all - it was even then they had a man sent off. Nothing like rewriting history kid

Of course, at which point success becomes less black and white. I do think that not being in the playoffs with this squad is a failure though.

So you're saying losing Stewart has not contributed to our poor results ?

 

[TravellingMackem]

So you're saying losing Stewart has not contributed to our poor results ?

Everything contributes. But having 11 unfit players on the pitch is a lot more significant than losing 1 player. Not to underplay the impact of either. Stewart not playing didn’t cause us to concede 5 at home at the SoL for only the second time ever in a competitive game though.

 

[chopsfc007]

It isn’t just about that though. It’s about how we played too - we didn’t look too bad last time, and had a few games such as the two 0-0s where we played well and just couldn’t score. That type of game is forgivable without a striker. Folding and getting batted 5-1 at home isn’t.

So you’re saying the team aren’t overly tired? Despite TM saying exactly as much?

We didn’t hammer Boro at all - it was even then they had a man sent off. Nothing like rewriting history kid

Of course, at which point success becomes less black and white. I do think that not being in the playoffs with this squad is a failure though.

We weren't very good against Blackpool and Preston barely had a shot

 

[TravellingMackem]

We weren't very good against Blackpool and Preston barely had a shot

We were on top all game, didn’t look like conceding at all and dominated possession. Did everything right up until not having a striker hurt us in the final third. Which is what I meant by forgivable due to the striker problems. Conceding 5 at home is nothing to do with Stewart.

 

[Weremuthe]

We were on top all game, didn’t look like conceding at all and dominated possession. Did everything right up until not having a striker hurt us in the final third. Which is what I meant by forgivable due to the striker problems. Conceding 5 at home is nothing to do with Stewart.

Well if I was Alex Neil I'd be thinking after the 2nd went in - they're toothless, they've got no outlet - let's go for in it.
Man United were marginally the better team first half against Liverpool but the goals they also conceded either side of half-time knocked them for six.

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[ObserverPhil]

It’s Scotty ffs

 

[chopsfc007]

We were on top all game, didn’t look like conceding at all and dominated possession. Did everything right up until not having a striker hurt us in the final third. Which is what I meant by forgivable due to the striker problems. Conceding 5 at home is nothing to do with Stewart.

We weren't on top all game against Blackpool at all i get what you're saying about Stewart but it's a factor as we had nobody to hold the ball

 

[Vicham]

Time for him to stop going the manager road and try something new. So, pundit?

 

[TravellingMackem]

Well if I was Alex Neil I'd be thinking after the 2nd went in - they're toothless, they've got no outlet - let's go for in it.
Man United were marginally the better team first half against Liverpool but the goals they also conceded either side of half-time knocked them for six.

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I’d argue “going for it” and opening the game up is the worst thing you can do against a team without a striker. An open game would suit our wingers a lot more, and at 2-0 we need to score, not them.

 

[chunksafc]

i may be wrong here but i dont think @TravellingMackem is a Mowbray fan

 

[Eric gates hair]

if 'here ' is a branch of subway, then yes I agree

Would be a great appointment here

Have greggs a vacancy ?