The Johnson problem


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The players you are worried about losing were all part of that shambles yesterday so how good are they?

The next one should have a promotion or two on his CV.

The only thing all football fans have a right to is hope.

Ours is dwindling fast and only a change in manager will refresh it. That assumes we avoid an appointment similar to the last 5.
Like PP?
 
To be fair a lot of posters on here do give that impression, calling other clubs tinpot etc. I hate it when they do that and wish they’d piss off with that shit.
This thread alone has people saying we should be beating 99% of the league. Maybe it comes from that
Tends to happen amongst fans from most clubs online. I think if you talked to fans in the street you'd get a much more level headed response.
 
Tends to happen amongst fans from most clubs online. I think if you talked to fans in the street you'd get a much more level headed response.
I agree but all the opposition fans see is what's posted on here, they don't talk to our fans in the street. It doesn't look good calling other teams tinpot when we are down here in our own right.
 
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This squad should be beating 99% of the teams we play in this league, so losing 5-1, 1-3, 4-0, 6-0 or 3-0 isn’t acceptable. After games like that we’ll inevitably play some absolute shite and win.

People aren’t jumping up his arse when we ‘win next week’ we all want them to win and rightly enjoy it when they do.

We cannot spend a 5th season stuck in this league man. I want Johnson to take us up, but I can’t see it. 400 games as a manager he’s achieved fuck all, why would that change now? His tactical decisions are mental and the bullshit he spouts is even worse.

He won’t get the sack anytime soon, the board have given him January and like I say we’ll probably win the next 2 or 3.

Apologies for the long thread.
We will spend a 5th season in this league.
 
With respect to everyone. Said it before, the players can't follow his tactics or his game plan.
Playing from the back when the players receiving the ball can't pass it 30yds before we lose possession.
Or Hoff trying to clip a 40yd pass and it goes out of play.
Letting a high through ball bounce, its just basic stuff, not intercepting it, again and again its basic stuff.
Play to your strengths not repeat mistakes
Get the players to UNDERSTAND what your trying to do.
BUT a manager must know what he is doing THIS IDIOT DOES NOT.
Its not just LJ, JMac is just as bad.
Why can’t the players speak up and disagree ?
Surely they must discuss and disagree with his set up and tactics
 
I only get to a handful of games each season, so my comments aren't going to be as valid as those who see us every week. I accept that and I'm open to criticism because of that

But over the years, we have consistently sacked managers when things haven't gone well. Where has it got us? Its got us to League 1. How many managers have we paid off? How many incoming managers have actually made much difference? Very few I would argue.

A new lad comes in tomorrow? Then what? We lose the next game and its "Him finding his feet". We win the next game and its "New manager bounce".

Give Johnson till the end of the season for me, then look at a replacement in summer when we have time and potentially better candidates available. We might still be L1 next year, and while that would hurt a lot, the chances are, that under a new man we would still be in L1 anyway. This is not the time to be changing a manager in my opinion.
 
I only get to a handful of games each season, so my comments aren't going to be as valid as those who see us every week. I accept that and I'm open to criticism because of that

But over the years, we have consistently sacked managers when things haven't gone well. Where has it got us? Its got us to League 1. How many managers have we paid off? How many incoming managers have actually made much difference? Very few I would argue.

A new lad comes in tomorrow? Then what? We lose the next game and its "Him finding his feet". We win the next game and its "New manager bounce".

Give Johnson till the end of the season for me, then look at a replacement in summer when we have time and potentially better candidates available. We might still be L1 next year, and while that would hurt a lot, the chances are, that under a new man we would still be in L1 anyway. This is not the time to be changing a manager in my opinion.
Sacking managers didn't get us to league 1.
Employing idiots like Grayson and Coleman did.
And idiots like Ross, Parky and Johnson are keeping us here.
 
I only get to a handful of games each season, so my comments aren't going to be as valid as those who see us every week. I accept that and I'm open to criticism because of that

But over the years, we have consistently sacked managers when things haven't gone well. Where has it got us? Its got us to League 1. How many managers have we paid off? How many incoming managers have actually made much difference? Very few I would argue.

A new lad comes in tomorrow? Then what? We lose the next game and its "Him finding his feet". We win the next game and its "New manager bounce".

Give Johnson till the end of the season for me, then look at a replacement in summer when we have time and potentially better candidates available. We might still be L1 next year, and while that would hurt a lot, the chances are, that under a new man we would still be in L1 anyway. This is not the time to be changing a manager in my opinion.
We have the players now to get us promoted, unfortunately we don’t have the leader to achieve it. It’s a gamble but at least we can try
 
Tends to happen amongst fans from most clubs online. I think if you talked to fans in the street you'd get a much more level headed response.
The North East has 3 clubs of any significant size and in many districts the majority of fans follow one of these 3 clubs.

It is different in some other areas of the country. If you lived an worked in London you are likely to work alongside fans from numerous clubs. Likewise in the Midlands or the North West. Consequently, the tribes only meet up on match days and perhaps know far more fans of other clubs.
 
I've supported him as much as anyone on here but I have to say I'm turning.

However I'm still inclined to say stick with him for this season and see how playoffs go and then make a change in the summer.
 
Sacking managers didn't get us to league 1.
Employing idiots like Grayson and Coleman did.
And idiots like Ross, Parky and Johnson are keeping us here.

OK, so sacking managers didnt get us here. Employing the wrong people as replacements did. Fair argument.

Are we likely to appoint anyone who can make the difference this time around? In January with time running out. Big gamble.
 
I've supported him as much as anyone on here but I have to say I'm turning.

However I'm still inclined to say stick with him for this season and see how playoffs go and then make a change in the summer.
We can’t afford another season in this league, I think crowds will drop this time, people are fed up
 
Trust in him now completely gone. At the end of this season all we’ll have to look back on is failure and embarrassment.

Promoted sides don’t get humped away from home on multiple occasions. There was so much wrong with yesterday I can’t be bothered to go into but all of it was Johnson’s fault.

He’s never got anyone promoted and he won’t here. He was never a good fit and he’ll never win over a big section of the support now.
 
OK, so sacking managers didnt get us here. Employing the wrong people as replacements did. Fair argument.

Are we likely to appoint anyone who can make the difference this time around? In January with time running out. Big gamble.
That's the problem and always as been.
Maybe look abroad, I don't know.🤷‍♂️
 
I've supported him as much as anyone on here but I have to say I'm turning.

However I'm still inclined to say stick with him for this season and see how playoffs go and then make a change in the summer.

I think that’s exactly what will happen mate. We’ll make the playoffs and he’ll either stay or go depending on what happens in those games.
 
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