New Poll - Evatt

[Zico]

59 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Bloke is just trying to save his job and probably still believes he can turn this around.

He's pulled it back before, albeit nowhere near as bad as this. 

well

you say that

just had a look at the start of the 20/21 L2 season

first 5 games

L: 0-1

L: 2-0

L: 0-2

W: 1-2

D : 0-0

almost a carbon copy, results wise

[only1swanny]

2 hours ago, Wanderlust said:

The "analysis team" has a lot to answer for so it's no surprise to me that they are in the crosshairs.

 

when a coaches own target are (probably) "increase possession and passes", the other targets don't really matter, 

seems to have been this focus on possession. 

[desperado]

Just now, Casino said:

fwiw, i did suggest a couple of weeks back the effect of losing the previous coach might be a factor, but I agree with you

Even IF we have decided those 2 (if it is them 2) are going, id not be sacking em....yet

it sends out shitty signals

by all means move em on, sideways or back, but it doesnt need public announcements

 

however, how do you keep it quiet, i guess

You know me I try to back the club/manager wherever I can. 

There’s so much as fans we don’t know/understand, so I often get irked when some like to think they know better.

But on occasions like this the second guessing and reaction to some of the stories/non-stories is natural as we are all emotionally invested.

So when we are reading about controversial decisions being made which seem pointless, gutless, avoiding the issue and anything but progressive, it’s as you say sending out shitty signals and making us look desperate.

I would love nothing more than a 5-0 win Saturday, which sparks an up turn in results (which would then throw a very strange light on Craddocks and an analysts negative input which needed ridding) 

But I’m past that happening now, surely everybody is. Those 2 aren’t the problem.  He’s not getting those players playing for him now, if anything these decisions will alienate some even more.

 

[Eddie]

1 minute ago, Zico said:

well

you say that

just had a look at the start of the 20/21 L2 season

first 5 games

L: 0-1

L: 2-0

L: 0-2

W: 1-2

D : 0-0

almost a carbon copy, results wise

No fans in the ground (I think it was that season)? It had a massive difference in the pressure on him

[Cheese]

2 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Not sacking the manager but sacking a data analyst and first team coach in craddock?

None of that is confirmed, and I think my definition of "horrific" might be different to yours.

[only1swanny]

4 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Not sacking the manager but sacking a data analyst and first team coach in craddock?

I'm thinking of this from a purely business perspective here, but if someone has written warnings they can terminate contract without paying off?

 

So Evatts said its down to coaching, and by getting new staff in they are ticking that off, then if no improvement can get rid?

 

I know football clubs aren't businesses but that's the route companies normally go down to ensure that staff are given chance to improve before being ditched.??

[gonzo]

Just now, Cheese said:

None of that is confirmed, and I think my definition of "horrific" might be different to yours.

 I was merely suggesting what @desperadoand a lot of other could deem as horrific.

Its a last throw of the dice to me. If it works, ace.

If it doesn't he will be gone in 2 games.

[Cheese]

Just now, gonzo said:

 I was merely suggesting what @desperadoand a lot of other could deem as horrific.

Its a last throw of the dice to me. If it works, ace.

If it doesn't he will be gone in 2 games.

Agreed.

[desperado]

19 minutes ago, Cheese said:

That sentence sums it all up. 😂 Name one of these "horrific" decisions?

 

18 minutes ago, Casino said:

iles has pretty much announced it

not his fault, but he isnt some twitter chump

 

5 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Not sacking the manager but sacking a data analyst and first team coach in craddock?

I did say there “seems” to be.

Come on mate I’m usually one of the realistically positive ones on here and have shared your positive outlook a lot in the past.

As Gonzo and Casino said it’s been reported by Iles, I’m not responding to some of the other crazy claims.

 

[VividDreamer]

I keep reading that the players aren’t playing for him and seem to have downed tools yet every single interview from the players they are speaking highly of Evatt and fully backing him.

“The manager was a big part of my decision to join” is  also regular quote from new players. 
 

personally I feel that there is something serious happening in Evatts personal life, he seems almost depressed at times. 

Where is the fighting talk from IE that we heard all the time in his first couple of years.

[gonzo]

Players can say what they want.

They downed tools on Saturday 100%. It was clear as day.

 

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

It's a poor do if it is as reported

Supposing Craddock is the reason for the failures so far - he isn't - it doesn't shine a good light on this summer's "root and branch" review

[gonzo]

When did Craddock come in? 

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

1 minute ago, gonzo said:

When did Craddock come in? 

He was appointed to his first team coach role in November last year, but had been covering the role for a few weeks beforehand

[Marc505]

I like the word craddock it has a good mouth feel.

Craddock. Craddock.

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

1 minute ago, Marc505 said:

I like the word craddock it has a good mouth feel.

Craddock. Craddock.

It sounds like it should be a mild insult

"Shut up, you daft Craddock"

[Whitestar]

Makes me think of that yellow fish you sometimes see on fish counters.

[Marc505]

6 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

It sounds like it should be a mild insult

"Shut up, you daft Craddock"

I've got an inflamed craddock 

[gonzo]

9 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

I like the word craddock it has a good mouth feel.

Craddock. Craddock.

Just makes me think of Ocean Colour Scene.

[RoadRunnerFan]

5 hours ago, Zico said:

I've decided  it's nothing a team bonding afternoon at laser quest won't fix

be reet

I'm told it did the trick for Allied Dunbar. 

[Hoppy]

19 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

I like the word craddock it has a good mouth feel.

Craddock. Craddock.

I Fanny cradock has a good feel

[Steejay]

Finny Haddock, Fanny Craddock, Bitty Batty, Sweaty Bollocks

[gonzo]

2 minutes ago, Steejay said:

Finny Haddock, Fanny Craddock, Bitty Batty, Sweaty Bollocks

Mutley 14

[victor meldrew]

1 minute ago, gonzo said:

Mutley 14

No, he doesn’t drink on a Monday 

[Dr. Feelgood]

52 minutes ago, gonzo said:

When did Craddock come in? 

When Sam Hird left. Nov 23. Just as the 13 in 41 began.

You have to wonder how good he must have been. 

Edited September 16, 2024 by Dr. Feelgood