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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Sept 16, 2024 20:55:15 GMT
I agree with this. Wrexham are more ready for L1 now. We'll see after 46 games though (for the record I think they've recruited very well and will be up there). Without out injuries I honestly think we are better equipped, Wrexham have fallen apart and have no answer here at all, I think when fully fit we have more options and game changers off the bench Wrexham really only have one way of playing but they are very good at it. Come up against a better team tonight. Really impressed by Birmingham. Moved it positively and really slick. Went long if they needed to. Clinical with their chances and controlled the game since the equaliser. Iwata looks some player.
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Post by bighead on Sept 16, 2024 20:55:46 GMT
Not saying we won't be beaten by Birmingham but we are 5th, 2 points off top, and had a 16 year old on the bench for two games this year. We are miles off our best yet. We still have good players to make their league debuts and lots of others having played bit parts including Bate who really made us tick We’ve had a really easy start to league one. Said we’d finish 9th-11th and haven’t seen anything that changes that so far. We don’t play anyone I’d fancy to be above us until Barnsley and then Charlton and Lincoln in October. No easy games in this league and especially with our injuries. Also think we raise our game in the bigger games. We are realistically a counter attacking side. 4th for me if we stay fit plus we will strengthen if anywhere near come Xmas
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Post by m14hatter on Sept 16, 2024 21:01:27 GMT
We’ve had a really easy start to league one. Said we’d finish 9th-11th and haven’t seen anything that changes that so far. We don’t play anyone I’d fancy to be above us until Barnsley and then Charlton and Lincoln in October. No easy games in this league and especially with our injuries. Also think we raise our game in the bigger games. We are realistically a counter attacking side. 4th for me if we stay fit plus we will strengthen if anywhere near come Xmas Hope you’re right, just don’t see the consistency to have us up there at the moment.
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Post by Waldorf on Sept 16, 2024 21:01:52 GMT
Thought Parkinson's decision to swap both strikers like for like was weird. They hadn't even been getting the ball to the forwards.
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Post by countymike on Sept 16, 2024 21:08:54 GMT
I watched it in a bar in Alanya, on the table behind were two people who had also been sat her watching United on Saturday.... turns out they are from Wrexham..... the older one, on the way back from the toilet.... "if that's how they play in the championship... dirty... I don't want to be there"
I showed him the video of Paul Mullin, clearly thinking about taking a bite out of an opponent and he scuttled off.....
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Post by countymike on Sept 16, 2024 21:10:34 GMT
Without out injuries I honestly think we are better equipped, Wrexham have fallen apart and have no answer here at all, I think when fully fit we have more options and game changers off the bench Wrexham really only have one way of playing but they are very good at it. Come up against a better team tonight. Really impressed by Birmingham. Moved it positively and really slick. Went long if they needed to. Clinical with their chances and controlled the game since the equaliser. Iwata looks some player. I agree, they are good at the one way they play, I just think that we have multiple ways of playing and will show this over the season. Agree about Brum though, they looked good and I fully expect them to win the league
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Sept 16, 2024 21:14:03 GMT
Wrexham really only have one way of playing but they are very good at it. Come up against a better team tonight. Really impressed by Birmingham. Moved it positively and really slick. Went long if they needed to. Clinical with their chances and controlled the game since the equaliser. Iwata looks some player. I agree, they are good at the one way they play, I just think that we have multiple ways of playing and will show this over the season. Agree about Brum though, they looked good and I fully expect them to win the league I do wonder if we overthink it at times though. We could have tried to go to toe to toe with Crawley in a possession game - though injuries made it more difficult. Edit - Easy to say with hindsight too and DC has changed it to our benefit loads of times. I agree we've got a more flexible squad and a manager prepared to mix it up. Wrexham didn't have a plan b today.
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Post by countymike on Sept 16, 2024 21:18:53 GMT
I agree, they are good at the one way they play, I just think that we have multiple ways of playing and will show this over the season. Agree about Brum though, they looked good and I fully expect them to win the league I do wonder if we overthink it at times though. We could have tried to go to toe to toe with Crawley in a possession game - though injuries made it more difficult. I agree we've got a more flexible squad and a manager prepared to mix it up. Wrexham didn't have a plan b today. We probably do, it's easily done when not losing a game becomes more important than winning... we are 2 points off top, with a better goal difference, having played a game less. Where would you rather be? The plan B for parkinson seems to be do plan a better, but if teams have stopped your plan a it's not that simple, and I belive the higher up you go the harder it is for their plan a to work
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Post by mat1scfc on Sept 16, 2024 21:26:17 GMT
I agree, they are good at the one way they play, I just think that we have multiple ways of playing and will show this over the season. Agree about Brum though, they looked good and I fully expect them to win the league I do wonder if we overthink it at times though. We could have tried to go to toe to toe with Crawley in a possession game - though injuries made it more difficult. Easy to day with hindsight too and DC has changed it to our benefit loads of times. I agree we've got a more flexible squad and a manager prepared to mix it up. Wrexham didn't have a plan b today. possession wise we aren't at that level to have as much as crawley and Birmingham have. What we do have upfront is pace, we should be hitting teams quickly but we slow the game down. We dont seem to try get our quick players in behind, i said it after the bristol rovers game i think it was that weve attempted to get Wootton in behind more than diamond, barry or Fevrier
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Post by mat1scfc on Sept 16, 2024 21:30:12 GMT
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on Sept 16, 2024 21:35:16 GMT
I do wonder if we overthink it at times though. We could have tried to go to toe to toe with Crawley in a possession game - though injuries made it more difficult. Easy to day with hindsight too and DC has changed it to our benefit loads of times. I agree we've got a more flexible squad and a manager prepared to mix it up. Wrexham didn't have a plan b today. possession wise we aren't at that level to have as much as crawley and Birmingham have. What we do have upfront is pace, we should be hitting teams quickly but we slow the game down. We dont seem to try get our quick players in behind, i said it after the bristol rovers game i think it was that weve attempted to get Wootton in behind more than diamond, barry or Fevrier I'd like to think we could match Crawley with a midfield of Collar, Diamond, Norwood and Camps then Barry and Tanto ahead of them. The lack of RB really limits our options though forcing us to play a back 3 with a RWB on the wrong side. The issue was more that once we started going long we couldn't stop and adapt to the game changing and us need some control. Then even on the ball we were sloppy. It's probably a sign of side gelling being unable to evolve with the game.
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Post by ldjh79 on Sept 16, 2024 21:38:39 GMT
And we play Birmingham on NYD, be interesting to see how their away tickets get allocated for our fixture
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Post by Cale Green Hatter on Sept 17, 2024 7:01:00 GMT
I wonder where he got his taste for wool from.
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Post by Lee on Sept 17, 2024 7:22:39 GMT
Nice! I had McLean and Dobson to be booked in play at 66/1. How the ref didnt book Dobson for either of the 2 fouls he gave away I do not know. Bell.
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Post by ancienthatter on Sept 17, 2024 7:35:54 GMT
Most clubs get rid of managers far too early though. Thing is how many of these changes improve their lot. How many managers have we had from galbraith to the arrival of Danny where nothing ever changed really. Nowadays we,d have double that number for sure. Managers that changed things for the better, post-Danny? Let's have a look. If your measure is league position, then there's a few but in general 'vibes' terms, it's a lot trickier. Jones, defo a success. Megson, by league position a success but did he change things for the better? Gave us one incredible season, one less so (but still good). Tough ask to follow DJ though. Kilner, league position dropped, but gave us Maine Road Palmer, nah mate. McIlroy, probably an improvement on Palmer in terms of vibes but no real impact on the pitch Turner, double nah mate. Jim 1.0, just the greatest time to be a County fan. Ablett, no comment. Simpson, impossible to say but I'd say he did better than Ablett did but that was the lowest of bars and we obvs struggled (Still think we'd have stayed up) Matthias, league position didn't really improve but probably more favourably looked upon than Simpson? Hamann, lol. Disastrous. Jim 2.0, overall league position worse than when he took over, but undoubtedly steadied the ship - was operating with both hands tied behind his back. And blindfolded. Bogie, useless. Lord, a tick for him. Young, initial promise but another one who took us backwards. Jim 3.0, immeasurable success by almost any metric. Rusk, the cold stats will say he was a success but one of the most miserable times watching County. Hard to believe his team went on to win a title that year. Challinor, obviously done phenomenally well (but heavily backed). So how many have left things in a better state than they inherited? Jones Megson, up for debate Jim Lord Challinor Matthias was only in charge for about 2 games wasn’t he?
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