AA's last stand

[Pock]

No, the football is good, the squad are playing for him, if they put on their shooting boots someone is going to get a hammering. COYW.

[Yamus]

I think you will find that it's the individual at fault not the manager
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink it.

[alfie]

Other than substitutions don't think anyone could of done better setting up the team for the last four games.

I always wonder about supporters questioning teams and substitutions made.

I think it is difficult to know precisely what the manager knows about each players current fitness status. Just because a player is listed in the main team or as a sub doesn't mean they 100% fit and confident. It seems easy as a supporter to just presume they all are.

Nah his substitutions have been atrocious

No need to make 5 changes in every single game, only decent one he's made was putting Tom on for the last 20 against Hull

Hopefully he's learnt from his mistakes and a nice healthy 3 points away at Coventry on Saturday will calm things down

Palacios against Hull was a good one, making sure we kept hold of the ball rather than booting up the field in the hope that Muniz might get it if he was put on instead.

In your opinion it was a good one. Personally I still disagree with you.

It worked so for me it was a good sub, if Muniz came on and the ball was launched up to him and he lost it which put them on attack, we would be saying that was a bad sub, just hypothetical I know, each to their own thoughts.

[SuffolkWhite]

Assess AA after 10 games!

[Twig]

Let's just hope for a win and to delay the inevitable for a while. If A has the courage to drop Garcia then we stand a chance. A non scoring striker who can't head betrays poor scouting.

So we put in another non scoring forward?

Good point. And Garcia only has one goal less than King. But he does cover back defensively, very much in the Willian style.
At some point this season, I hope there are a number of people who are embarrassed by their opinions of Garcia.
But I live in hope.

Thing is you could equally be embarrassed by your opinion by season end. The difference is I don't hope for your embarrassment. Always find it strange when posters with very strong opinions get so aggressive towards those who have a different pov.

[Twig]

Assess AA after 10 games!

Yes that was what I said at the start of this venture and I think that is probably right. However in the unlikely event that Coventry give us a right thumping then it might become difficult to wait. Otherwise the ten game mark seems about right.

[Mullers OG]

I hope very much that my initial impression of Garcia is wrong and that he comes good and scores a shed full of goals. I fear however that we may have made a serious expensive mistake.

[FFC In Oz]

I think barring disaster v the 3 promoted sides, the plan would always have been to assess after Newcastle (i.e. the international break).

[LittleErn]

I can remember General George Armstrong Custers last stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25/26 in 1876. Along the Little Bighorn River.

Well! I knew mammoths were around for a long time Woolly!

[Woolly Mammoth]

I can remember General George Armstrong Custers last stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25/26 in 1876. Along the Little Bighorn River.

Well! I knew mammoths were around for a long time Woolly!

Yes I was there being chased by a herd of Buffalo, a pack of Wolves and a Grizzly Bear with piles.

[cwindsor]

Let's just hope for a win and to delay the inevitable for a while. If A has the courage to drop Garcia then we stand a chance. A non scoring striker who can't head betrays poor scouting.

So we put in another non scoring forward?

Good point. And Garcia only has one goal less than King. But he does cover back defensively, very much in the Willian style.
At some point this season, I hope there are a number of people who are embarrassed by their opinions of Garcia.
But I live in hope.

Thing is you could equally be embarrassed by your opinion by season end. The difference is I don't hope for your embarrassment. Always find it strange when posters with very strong opinions get so aggressive towards those who have a different pov.

The difference is, I'm hoping for our players to do well. 

[Clint McBride]

Other than substitutions don't think anyone could of done better setting up the team for the last four games.

I always wonder about supporters questioning teams and substitutions made.

I think it is difficult to know precisely what the manager knows about each players current fitness status. Just because a player is listed in the main team or as a sub doesn't mean they 100% fit and confident. It seems easy as a supporter to just presume they all are.

Well we know that Garcia is fit ..... just not confident !!  At least in front of goal .... MULTIPLE times

[Southcoastffc]

Other than substitutions don't think anyone could of done better setting up the team for the last four games.

I always wonder about supporters questioning teams and substitutions made.

I think it is difficult to know precisely what the manager knows about each players current fitness status. Just because a player is listed in the main team or as a sub doesn't mean they 100% fit and confident. It seems easy as a supporter to just presume they all are.

Well we know that Garcia is fit ..... just not confident !!  At least in front of goal .... MULTIPLE times

It does not help Garcia that again today he had negligible service.

[Twig]

Let's just hope for a win and to delay the inevitable for a while. If A has the courage to drop Garcia then we stand a chance. A non scoring striker who can't head betrays poor scouting.

So we put in another non scoring forward?

Good point. And Garcia only has one goal less than King. But he does cover back defensively, very much in the Willian style.
At some point this season, I hope there are a number of people who are embarrassed by their opinions of Garcia.
But I live in hope.

Thing is you could equally be embarrassed by your opinion by season end. The difference is I don't hope for your embarrassment. Always find it strange when posters with very strong opinions get so aggressive towards those who have a different pov.

The difference is, I'm hoping for our players to do well. 

I doubt there is a single person on here hoping for our players to do anything other than well. The difference is that you don't like it when others voice criticism. You need to appreciate that it doesn't mean they want us to do poorly, just that they see some things they feel the need to be critical of.

[cookieg]

Let's just hope for a win and to delay the inevitable for a while. If A has the courage to drop Garcia then we stand a chance. A non scoring striker who can't head betrays poor scouting.

So we put in another non scoring forward?

Good point. And Garcia only has one goal less than King. But he does cover back defensively, very much in the Willian style.
At some point this season, I hope there are a number of people who are embarrassed by their opinions of Garcia.
But I live in hope.

Thing is you could equally be embarrassed by your opinion by season end. The difference is I don't hope for your embarrassment. Always find it strange when posters with very strong opinions get so aggressive towards those who have a different pov.

The difference is, I'm hoping for our players to do well. 

I doubt there is a single person on here hoping for our players to do anything other than well. The difference is that you don't like it when others voice criticism. You need to appreciate that it doesn't mean they want us to do poorly, just that they see some things they feel the need to be critical of.

On one thread there were some posters who were hoping we would lose at against Hull so AA would be shown the door. I've never understood why anyone would want their team to lose. I hope there will be some embarrassment among some supporters who were very critical of AA virtually from day one. Still a long way to go but I've always been confident AA will get it right as I am in Garcia. On wards and upwards.

[Luka]

I'm desperate for Garcia to succeed.
There is a great player in there somewhere but I'm beginning to wonder if he's playing out of position. He just doesn't look like a centre forward at the moment.

[bill taylors apprentice]

 I understand what he's trying to do and we did need a change to avoid falling behind the PL pack but I'm still not convinced about AA.

However, if we continue to pick up points as we have recently he will win me over.

[cwindsor]

I doubt there is a single person on here hoping for our players to do anything other than well. The difference is that you don't like it when others voice criticism. You need to appreciate that it doesn't mean they want us to do poorly, just that they see some things they feel the need to be critical of.

Fair enough.
I just think it's a bit hypocritical that you feel you have the right to voice criticism and, contrary to what you might think, I'm happy for you to do so, but then you're offended by my criticism of your criticism.

[Coastwalker]

I'm desperate for Garcia to succeed.
There is a great player in there somewhere but I'm beginning to wonder if he's playing out of position. He just doesn't look like a centre forward at the moment.

Correct,he doesn't even look like a striker,spends more time all over the place,even back in his own half.

[Fulham Tup North]

I can remember General George Armstrong Custers last stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25/26 in 1876. Along the Little Bighorn River.

Well! I knew mammoths were around for a long time Woolly!

I was there being chased by a herd of Buffalo, a pack of Wolves and a Grizzly Bear with piles.

TBF if he had piles, that may explain why he was Grizzly !!