Why do you want to sack Tony and not Speakman?


Speakman apparently had set up the coach who is now top of the French league, that's why.

However at the time I must confess I was against it and wanted TM to stay as coach.

Dont mind admitting I was wrong, Speakman obviously knows his stuff.
 
Would you pay £30m for Amad?

If he was world class he wouldn't be loaned out to us, think about it.

Why wouldn't he? It's literally how you develop a player who isn't ready for first team football at one of the Top 6 clubs in England.

Ødegaard was loaned out for numerous years at the same age, he didn't exactly become rubbish.
 
Hemir is the one that baffles me. Wasn't starting for Benfica B and when he did he wasn't scoring goals. Now he's here and strangely not starting and when he did not scoring goals. Strange that. He played 65 minutes from February to the end of the season with them so it's not as if they can even scout him.

For his limited stints, past stats and lack of interest, I'm baffled why he's here tbh.
Getting the number 9 shirt was bizarre should of been under 21 player
 
3 point off the playoffs, personally think it’s been a difficult 2nd season. Amad was sensational and got us in the playoffs last season. Speakman needs to deliver next window which of his buys have been good this season?
Because Speakman doesn't decide team, tactics and doesn't choose substitutions. He also doesn't take training and coach the first team squad.
 
Based on what? Stuart Harvey's scouting? His charm and charisma?

His ability to build an imbalanced squad and the defiance that proper strikers are old fashioned and to expensive?
I think based on his ability to assemble a squad worthy of promotion in his first season of employing his model and then assembling a squad worth of the playoffs in his second season…

Oh, while also keeping our wage structure down and selling players for profits for the first time in his knows how many years.

If I was a football club owner I’d bite your hand off for what speakman has done for us over the last two years.

The people blaming speakman when you can see how TM is setting us up with no plan b… you’re absolutely deluded to think TM would have got better transfers (Dack man…. Fml)
 
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Because Speakman doesn't decide team, tactics and doesn't choose substitutions. He also doesn't take training and coach the first team squad.
He has provided 4 strikers that have failed to find the net in 19 games mind, he has also ignored the manager who has been asking for a cdm to replace Evans since he got injured. Mowbray is not without his faults, but neither is the recruitment.
 
If we're then blaming speakman, you then have to blame KLD, as he sets the parameters that Speakman has to work with. Whether that be wages, transfer fees, signing on fees, contract lengths, recruitment focus, income that we need to generate from sales etc etc.

His job is difficult in its self, trying to build a squad with enough about it to challenge near the top, but with limited expenditure until we generate sales. It's why most signings we've made have been abroad, and those in England have been frees or structured deals worth minimal upfront outlay.

The issue we had is imo we banked on selling Stewart, but his injury put people off, which meant we couldn't gamble on spending (x amount) until we knew. Issue was Southampton came in right at the end of the window and we had to sell because he would depreciate in value to the Jan window and would also be able to sign a pre-contract abroad.The issue is whether we will use that money in January, where fees are generally inflated or wait till the summer.

The team have been given freedom by mowbray to go out and just play, but is not improving them or being tactically astute with them imo. A lot of the players are naturally talented but need greater instruction than what seems to be occurring.
 
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I don’t think it should be a case of only one at fault.

Speakman has clearly not recruited what Mowbray wanted, ie. an experienced forward and a replacement for Evans. But with some of the players at his disposal I don’t think Mowbray is getting enough of of them. Our tactics are predictable and a total lack of plan B are major red flags.

Both need to improve significantly. If it was one or the other getting the boot I think KLD would trust KS more.
 
He has provided 4 strikers that have failed to find the net in 19 games mind, he has also ignored the manager who has been asking for a cdm to replace Evans since he got injured. Mowbray is not without his faults, but neither is the recruitment.
What would you say are Mowbrays faults out of interest?
 
He has provided 4 strikers that have failed to find the net in 19 games mind, he has also ignored the manager who has been asking for a cdm to replace Evans since he got injured. Mowbray is not without his faults, but neither is the recruitment.
The recruitment isn’t without its faults, absolutely.

But the way he’s setting us up at the moment is not getting the best out of the squad. Just f***ing cross the ball. Move it quicker. Let the full backs overlap. Have more clarity of roles in midfield. Give the strikers a f***ing chance.

I don’t think he’s a bad manager. But at the moment he seems to be his own worst enemy.
 
The recruitment isn’t without its faults, absolutely.

But the way he’s setting us up at the moment is not getting the best out of the squad. Just f***ing cross the ball. Move it quicker. Let the full backs overlap. Have more clarity of roles in midfield. Give the strikers a f***ing chance.

I don’t think he’s a bad manager. But at the moment he seems to be his own worst enemy.
We used to be a joy to watch, even earlier this season. I'm not sure what's happened but it's utter garbage now. Incredibly weird.
 
He’s f***ing himself over with this stupid shit he’s trying with Hume and not playing Prichard
Clearly Mowbrays fault, if it wasn't for his tactics these kids would be scoring loads....
3 wide players all on their wrong foot and the only one on his right foot going into centre midfield constantly how’s a striker meant to get any service
 
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What would you say are Mowbrays faults out of interest?
Some of his subs are bizarre, he is too honest with journalists giving arseholes who have an agenda against him ammunition to twist his words to point score. I also think he can be too loyal to certain players, but I can understand this as the alternative is usually a young player that he might be trying to protect.
 
The recruitment isn’t without its faults, absolutely.

But the way he’s setting us up at the moment is not getting the best out of the squad. Just f***ing cross the ball. Move it quicker. Let the full backs overlap. Have more clarity of roles in midfield. Give the strikers a f***ing chance.

I don’t think he’s a bad manager. But at the moment he seems to be his own worst enemy.
Do you think we would win more games with a player who is capable of playing as a defensive midfield player? We started todays game well, moving the ball at speed, it started to go wrong when individual players started making mistakes, not being arsed tracking back and the likes of Ekwah and Neil being totally ineffectual in midfield. There are players bang out of form, Burstow is physically weak and brushed off the ball far too easily, no way on earth he is capable of leading the line. We did approve for a short period after the 3 subs were brought on but the damage was already done by then. Its a manager picking a team who in training must be doing something right but give in far too easily when things are not going their way on the pitch. We are at the point now where whatever Mowbray does will never be right, people say he should change it up, but some of those players are struggling with the basics.
 
I don't think either should be sacked but I honestly can't understand why Speakman is seemingly immune from any criticism yet Mowbray isn't and is the one solely carrying the can for our poor form.

For me, both could do better.

The last two transfer windows are looking to be pretty poor and have left us with an average, unbalanced, inexperienced squad.

The manager for some reason has changed the style that made us so entertaining to watch last season is making some pretty strange decisions currently.
 
I don't think either should be sacked but I honestly can't understand why Speakman is seemingly immune from any criticism yet Mowbray isn't and is the one solely carrying the can for our poor form.

For me, both could do better.

The last two transfer windows are looking to be pretty poor and have left us with an average, unbalanced, inexperienced squad.

The manager for some reason has changed the style that made us so entertaining to watch last season is making some pretty strange decisions currently.
Agree with all of this mind. Recruitment can do better and Mowbray can do some things better.

Ultimately there is no rush to sack the manager. He will do a steady job with what he has and I imagine we will stay on the coat tails of the playoffs. I also think the club will see that as acceptable. A plan for the summer is the best idea.
 

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