Huddersfield Town (H)

[Johnnyrotten]

On 13/09/2024 at 21:25, desperado said:

I saw that.

At first I was surprised.  But outsiders looking in and taking into context our league home form prior to Exeter from Jan 2024, (don’t think we’d lost and won a big chunk of them) then you can see why we’d be made favourites.

I've mentioned that we hadn't lost at home in 2024 a few times, and we've seen some cracking games here  and plenty goals.  Jan to April at home was as entertaining as any period I can recall.  But I'm surprised how poor our home form now looks.  In league and cup, ONE win in 8.  And the win was against relegated Port Vale.  So on this occasion the bookies definitely got their odds wrong.  I'm not complaining, had a treble on Huddersfield, Burnley and City to win (3 teams that could all win the league) and got a ridiculous 20/1 (Burnley 9/2 at Leeds beggars belief). 

[gonzo]

Keep seeing this system change thing.

Our problems are way past that.

Beyond repair.

[Farnywhite]

42 minutes ago, Mutley said:

back to basics 541 and a big lad up front. don’t change the management

How can we possibly play a big lad up front when we don’t have any  ? Evatt says in is interview after the game we don’t have a Peter crouch or kiether Moore type striker 

[Marc505]

2 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Keep seeing this system change thing.

Our problems are way past that.

Beyond repair.

I agree, don't even think he has it in him to completely rip it up it would go against his whole idea of playing.

Side point but I really can't be doing with it when I see people saying club is a mess or all the pride has gone like I see on twitter. Fucking hell, the number of times in last 4 years where we've said "we've got our club back", some of them great victories and experiences, multiple last minute winners etc, shouldn't be forgotten.

We've has some great times, now it's gone stale and we need a change, hardly warrants people going on like we're in crisis though.

[Steejay]

17 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

I've mentioned that we hadn't lost at home in 2024 a few times, and we've seen some cracking games here  and plenty goals.  Jan to April at home was as entertaining as any period I can recall.  But I'm surprised how poor our home form now looks.  In league and cup, ONE win in 8.  And the win was against relegated Port Vale.  So on this occasion the bookies definitely got their odds wrong.  I'm not complaining, had a treble on Huddersfield, Burnley and City to win (3 teams that could all win the league) and got a ridiculous 20/1 (Burnley 9/2 at Leeds beggars belief). 

Imagine betting against your own team.

And then being happy that you won your bet.

[Wullie]

It isn't the system per se, it is really down to the decisions Evatt makes (or doesn't) during the match. The playoff final was really the final straw in a season where we were all shaking our heads after some matches. Whilst I don't expect us to win every match, from feb we got 30 out of a possible 60 points (which I know has been mentioned in another thread), and then the playoff wasn't just flat, we again didn't adapt to how Oxford set up against us, and then allowed them for 90+ minutes to continue to play a non-complicated (pretty basic pressing structure) system against us.

I'm grateful to Evatt, but this start to the season had its beginning in February. We need to change now, the whole place needs a lift. As much as I am not a fan of Allardyce, he would lift the team as all is not lost at the moment.....but the clock is ticking

 

[Marc505]

I'm just not seeing it with all this Big Sam talk.

[tomski]

Just now, Marc505 said:

I'm just not seeing it with all this Big Sam talk.

Yeah I prefer fat Sam too

[Wullie]

Just now, Marc505 said:

I'm just not seeing it with all this Big Sam talk.

Neither am I, not sure Challinor would come, he's just building at County at the moment, would think he'd like a crack at that first, but you never know....at least Lampard won't come this far North

 

[Marc505]

2 minutes ago, Wullie said:

Neither am I, not sure Challinor would come, he's just building at County at the moment, would think he'd like a crack at that first, but you never know....at least Lampard won't come this far North

 

Oh god, I hadn't even thought about Lampard until now.

I bet he interviews well.

[Dr. Feelgood]

2 minutes ago, Wullie said:

.... at least Lampard won't come this far North

He went to Everton Nil. 🫣😱

[Dr. Feelgood]

Thank God Rooney's currently employed.

[tomski]

Embarrassing we don’t think we can get Stockport’s manager

[radcliffe white]

9 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

I'm just not seeing it with all this Big Sam talk.

Be a great appointment personally, it will certainly give the place a lift 

[Marc505]

9 minutes ago, radcliffe white said:

Be a great appointment personally, it will certainly give the place a lift 

The bringing back former legends thing just doesn't work for me it just feels like a bit of a gimmick. I get what you mean about a lift, imagine the attention it would get as well if he did. 

Tbh was going to say FV seem like they want to make modern progressive football decisions so would probably go for some young up and coming manger to start another "project", but not sure if FV are making the decisions now 😃

[Rizlar]

The Swiss mob might fancy a foreign manager ?

[royal white]

4 minutes ago, Rizlar said:

The Swiss mob might fancy a foreign manager ?

Deano holdenez

[Farnywhite]

They say never go back as a manager very few examples of it working out David moyes with west ham won them a trohphy second time round and redknapp at Pompey but he bankrupted the club with is spending  

[radcliffe white]

5 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

The bringing back former legends thing just doesn't work for me it just feels like a bit of a gimmick. I get what you mean about a lift, imagine the attention it would get as well if he did. 

Tbh was going to say FV seem like they want to make modern progressive football decisions so would probably go for some young up and coming manger to start another "project", but not sure if FV are making the decisions now 😃

Like I said in another thread I really don’t think we have time for another project (not with FV anyway)

some round the block type will do, people will laugh but I bet Bruce does ok at Blackpool when he gets going 

[Blondi]

12 minutes ago, Rizlar said:

The Swiss mob might fancy a foreign manager ?

David Wagner?

[paulhanley]

5 minutes ago, Blondi said:

David Wagner?

That's the name that's been at the front of my mind. Whether he come down as far as League 1 I really don't know. 

[Marc505]

1 minute ago, paulhanley said:

That's the name that's been at the front of my mind. Whether he come down as far as League 1 I really don't know. 

At least L1 has probably never looked as prestigious as it does this season with some of the clubs in it 

[paulhanley]

6 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

At least L1 has probably never looked as prestigious as it does this season with some of the clubs in it 

Our impressive gates in recent times may also attract names that would otherwise be a bit out of our reach. But still not sure if Wagner would come here. 

.... anyway we need to pot IE first.

[Rizlar]

Another name Mark Warburton he was linked with football ventures previously. 

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

Wagner's probably more likely than it seems

He's the right sort, is familiar with people within the club, and is out of work so presumably wouldn't require us paying compensation

His last three jobs have ended in failure, though