JimmyRiddle

Like Bodvarsson??

His Post match comments are unfathomable as he refers to things that he has direct control over, and can change. He talks like he has watched it on iFollow and has no ability to impact proceedings!! If they not doing what you want, fuckin tell them Ian, don't come moaning to us later. Take your hands out of your pockets, stop looking at the floor and direct your players in what you do expect form them, not claim no idea why they aren't! It's on you.

Yet another manager nullifies our 'tactics', what a surprise

I was at a NHL ce Hockey game in the US and one of the players got sin binned or such like, none of the Yanks really understood why, and I certainly didn't. Anyway it got announced he had been reprimanded for 'embellishment'!! I don't think it very common in Ice Hockey given the local's reaction, but thought it was a great word for it!!

Skim reading this highlights a reason why we are where we are. We are too reliant on individual skill/talent/level of performance in certain positions the way we play, Evatt never gets more than the some of the parts, generally less in my opinion. Which lets be honest, is what sorts the good managers from the bad.

And shipped out Morley who is playing 90 mins regular for a team who will go second if they win their game in hand. Morley did have a dip on form but clearly has ability, shipping him out is gonna come back and haunt us too I feel.

You could see he was fuming, yet not one back room staff, or player, went anywhere near him, as he strode across the pitch! Now I'm not condoning Evatt, it's on him, but would have hoped someone would have just gone with him and just tried to diffuse the situation. Tbh I don't really think he did much, that's not a sending off, albeit doesn't look great now shown on every news outlet!

I've had my issues with Evatt, and still have with that first half! However I'm glad he told that referee he'd fucked us over, and he only faced off against that ginger prick. So how one can get sent off and one a yellow is beyond me!!

Excellent play, excellent goal, COYWM

They just sit back and anticipate our patterns of play, because it's the same as always!!

Didn't we concede one at home like that last season, edge of box from a corner unmarked!! 🤯

Thought Thomason was tremendous last night. He never stopped talking, cajoling, and really was v good as the skipper. Particularly liked him trying to smooth things over with the ref and Szabi, and do wonder if having a midfielder closer to the referee helps?? He seemed to be chatting to the ref a lot, in a pretty relaxed way, maybe sub consciously it helps with decisions?? Who knows, but definitely the right decision to give it to George from what I saw last night.

Some of the apathy comes from being in the 3rd division. The majority of games at home are against teams of the stature that it would be a disappointment to not win against. So how giddy can you get if we do win, especially when everyone deep down knows there is an inexplicable performance just around the corner regardless.

Absolutely bang on LW. I thought exactly that as well; me, myself and I is all Evatt is about! 'That performance doesn't represent me as a manager or what I represent!'... Well fuck you Evatt but it represents us as fans and BWFC, because we are one and the same, we don't get a choice to disassociate ourselves. From the best team in the league, to keeping receipts, to the capitulations to Wigan & Blackpool and Oxford as the cherry on the top!!! We have had to wear all these just as much as that prick has, then has the brass neck to criticise the negativity. Throwing his coach under the bus says all we need to know about him, weak as piss!!!

And that is another fallacy from Evatt. Apparently we play the way we do to succeed at a higher level, yet Hudds, a relegated Champ team looked far superior to us. The more you analyse what he says, it's just layered up bollocks! Would just love it if Jack Dearden just once asked a pointed question, 'So Ian, you were looking forward to time on the grass with the squad over the International break, after that performance the fans are probably wondering what the fuck were you coaching them exactly!?'

I noticed Victor giving someone a bollocking after the 4th. About effing time someone did. As a team we are just so passive and accepting of shiteness. A little bit of accountability is good. I also have a soft spot for Toal, I know his form had dipped a bit, but he came over and applauded what was left of the crowd. I do think he could be captain material.

Well I don't disagree with any of that either. Charles as the focul point is painful. And Santos, it's more infuriating he does the hard stuff but can't do the routine!

I was at the game, and don't dispute what you say, but it matters not. A centre half's fundamental job is to mark a centre forward and to stop goals, and to not even challenge for that header a minute before half time negates anything else. I'd be going mad in a Sunday league if my defenders got beat that easily. He just doesn't react quickly to stuff going on around him, they go on about some players have the first yard in their head. Santos is the opposite for me, and should not be captain.

I'm here with my son, best mate and dad, I'll take that as a win. Fuck the football and Evatt.

Santos, one man to mark?? fuckin gormless

Well true, but crazy how bad it got. I was struggling while it was light, needed snow shows or equivalent!? Imagine it was carnage in dark! Oh, saw Big Sam there too, being escorted with a few family to whatever thing was behind the stand, VIP village maybe?

Did many stay, we left after Manics, as did loads of others it seemed? Watched PSB at home drying out!

Given what we've got, and to get over this over reliance of plaything out from the back, we need a talented lump as the focal point. A la Harland. Leave everything as it is, just replace Charles with a mobile target man. Then let Charles, McAtee, Collins, CMG buzz around that fulcrum in any way that works. Also think with Dempsey Matete and GJ in midfield we have plenty of legs to compete for the second ball and runs into the box. It would just get us up the pitch quicker, on occasions, and let us play the football we are good at in their half not ours. If it's good enough for Pep!

In your opinion! how do we know a proper manager with real tactics and some adaptable in-game management wouldn't have won the league last season with that squad?? We were a 'gnats cock' away from promotion, but is that because of Evatt or despite him?? I feel that is the more relevant question. 3 teams were ultimately 'better' than us last year, yet none were particularly impressive. The likelihood is there will be a few more this time.

Sounds remarkably like having Davies upfront and Diouf and Stelios either side!! 4-5-1 Defending 4-3-3 Attacking. Rocket science it's not.