The booing at full time

[Wayne The Punk]

Cause and effect

This time last year we were led to believe Stewrat and Methvan knew what they were doing and appointing a manager from the Scottish Championship was some kind of masterstroke

I can imagine Charlie Meth booing his arse off in the executive box after one too many snifters tbf

Haway man, Charlie only boos our supporters

 

[Deleted member 2014]

Started four players today that weren't even on the books two months ago. Going to take a bit of time to bed in. Two most creative players (McGeady & Maguire) aren't fully fit yet. And by League One standards, we're absurdly deep, which can be really helpful with the extra load of matches.

And it may not be as big a challenge to be at the top as last year - Portsmouth and the Posh don't seem dramatically better, and of the three coming down, Rotherham might be decent, but Ipswich was even worse in the Championship than we were, and Bolton is more likely to fold than to be in the promotion race.

Finally, there's been plenty of years where we closed strong, but it had little impact on the following season. So why should the poor finish automatically have an impact?

Plenty of reasons we might get better, no guarantees, but you can't claim there's nothing.

Oxford also had new players in their team yesterday, but they played better football than we did, and looked much more dangerous in attack than we did, especially in the first half.
We looked disjointed and short on creativity again.
Hume in particular was all over the place, and it was little wonder, Oxford got so much joy down their right wing yesterday.
Cross after cross, from our left and right side, was hit too deep or simply sailed straight into the South Stand.
Yes, I realise we are a 3rd tier team, with 3rd tier players, but from what I seen yesterday, nothing much has changed from the second half of last season.
Creativity was lacking, we lacked cohesion, and even basic skills, such as passing a ball accurately to a colleague, looked beyond one or two players, yesterday.
We looked toothless up front, and the defence was at sixes and sevens.
Oxford could have been out of sight by half time, (they missed a sitter, scored one, and had what looked like a good headed goal, disallowed)
I know, that no team has ever won the league, or been relegated in August, so we still have plenty of time, to hopefully get any problems in midfield, defence, and attack, ironed out, but we really do need to improve on yesterday's result, and performance, and quickly.

 

[Geronimo]

6 defeats ish in the same number of games? Easy to twist stats

22 draws. 6 defeats.
That's 56 pts binned.
Twist that!!!

 

[Deleted member 27897]

People are literally happy clapping the worst period in SAFC's entire history.

 

[Deleted member 39436]

simple answer for you. if you think youre paying money to watch shite. Stop going.

I watched the whole game today and saw plenty of effort.

Yes indeed plenty of effort but very little if any of skill and guile to prise open a moderate side.The thing is we are what we are a half decent league one side with huge attendances in a great stadium.This playing staff will not get us out of this division, who is worth any money apart from the keeper?that’s it.Certain other clubs in this division have sold players worth a lot more than any of ours as the sale of Honeyman at £400,000 proves if that’s true.Ross hasn’t a clue what to do it changes week after week we are powder puff where it matters selling Maja or allowing him to go was a terrible decision and we’ve paid for that since.A new man won’t be in now and unless we get two quality strikers in immediately which won’t happen as the owner won’t sanction any cash,if indeed we have any it’s another season of despair.

 

[sksk3021]

If a post like that had been written my a Newcastle fan about the mags, we would rightfully have torn them apart.

Our facilities are the best and we have a decent budget, but we are also a club with a lot of high earners eating into that budget which more established clubs at this level do not have.
Good facilities also cost money which eats into the budget further. More established clubs have poorer facilities, but less overheads.

We need to accept we are a League One club again this season. Being arrogant and expecting to walk the league based on a fancy stadium, decent crowds and a mythical "good budget" will do us no favours


We should be up there fighting this season, like last season. But we have no god given right to it

I really don’t understand that post, we only have a big budget because we spend it on players and facilities? That’s kind of the point it’s not mythical.

 

[admwil]

It’s the 22nd draw I’ve watched in the league in the last 46 games. Absolute joke and completely unacceptable

Better than the loss ratio in the 46 games prior to that?

 

[Sleepy]

It was f***ing embarrassing. Give your heads a shake!

 

[Grammar Police]

That needs to stop.

It doesn’t help anything.

We will get better as the team gels & the season goes on.

Play decent football and score a few goals and it stops overnight.

Serve up turgid draws and this is what you get.

Ross is out of his depth in this job and it's starting to show, badly.

SAFC supporters know shit football and a clueless manager when they see one.

There's only one way out for him but sadly he's not up to it.

 

[burb]

Apparently last season once this 'gel' set we were going to be invincible, yet we got worse & worse as the season went on. We must be buying our 'gel' from the pound shop.

 

[MSC]

It was f***ing embarrassing. Give your heads a shake!

Ross decides to introduce a new system.
This system will mean the leagues best player will have to play out of position to fit into it.
It relies on having two specialist wing backs which he doesn’t have.
Safc arrange a mere 4 friendliest to get the system right.
The new right back who looks decent tbf is playing as a c.back.
We have about 3 shots at goal at home to a mid table aspiring oxford.
Our keeper is the busier of the two as oxford arguably shade the game.

Signs are all there - will be gone by mid September if not before - should be away now by the way.

 

[Smiler]

That was f***ing shite yesterday, absolutely nothing at all has changed except we've become even less of a threat going forward. Only a dodgy looking (from my seat) penalty saved us. We created absolutely fuck all and still looked like we could concede at any minute at the back.
I said we should get rid after the playoff game and nothing he has done since has made me think differently, he's f***ing shite and far far far too defensively minded as a result of being shite at organising the defence

 

[marley's ghost]

I pay money. I have a right to boo. It was shite.
They are all well paid, including the manager. If they are not up to the task, then admit it and walk away.

I pay money. I have a right to boo. It was shite.
They are all well paid, including the manager. If they are not up to the task, then admit it and walk away.

Of course you do...however doesnt mean its okay. Doesnt help the team. Its the 1st game of the season and half of them are new players ffs.

 

[Deleted member 31333]

People are literally happy clapping the worst period in SAFC's entire history.

We’ve got our club back iirc

 

[marley's ghost]

I pay money. I have a right to boo. It was shite.
They are all well paid, including the manager. If they are not up to the task, then admit it and walk away.

Of course you do...however doesnt mean its okay. Doesnt help the team. Its the 1st game of the season and half of them are new players ffs.

Couldn’t give a shit mate. 22 draws is absolutely not acceptable, especially given the repetitive nature of them in general. Hence we did not get promoted last season. If I was twisting stats, I’d run out the crap from last season of 1 home defeat all season, ignoring the numerous shit draws

Its not good enough but give the management a cgance to do something sbout it. Fiirst game of seasin alsorts happens

 

[Smiler]

Of course you do...however doesnt mean its okay. Doesnt help the team. Its the 1st game of the season and half of them are new players ffs.

Its not good enough but give the management a cgance to do something sbout it. Fiirst game of seasin alsorts happens

It was exactly the same issue as all of last season, how long do you give them to not change a f***ing thing?

 

[Uncle D]

I pay money. I have a right to boo. It was shite.
They are all well paid, including the manager. If they are not up to the task, then admit it and walk away.

and booing helps the team how.
I pay money, I have a right to boo, grow up soft shite.

 

[hudson88]

I didn’t boo.

What I found embarrassing was people applauding at the end though, what the fuck did people see out there that deserved applause??

 

[Seaham Towny]

The booing after first match of the season was shameful , embarrassing arseholes behaving like bairns.

This is correct.

 

[JAWS]

Yes indeed plenty of effort but very little if any of skill and guile to prise open a moderate side.The thing is we are what we are a half decent league one side with huge attendances in a great stadium.This playing staff will not get us out of this division, who is worth any money apart from the keeper?that’s it.Certain other clubs in this division have sold players worth a lot more than any of ours as the sale of Honeyman at £400,000 proves if that’s true.Ross hasn’t a clue what to do it changes week after week we are powder puff where it matters selling Maja or allowing him to go was a terrible decision and we’ve paid for that since.A new man won’t be in now and unless we get two quality strikers in immediately which won’t happen as the owner won’t sanction any cash,if indeed we have any it’s another season of despair.

How could we keep Maja when he wanted to go? Incidentally he didn’t set France alight and was injured for a substantial amount of time when he left. He did nothing to suggest he would have got us promoted.