September 19, 201510 yr If he's not playing well why should he keep playing Madine? We were winning when Heskey went off. So that choice has nowt to do with the result.
September 19, 201510 yr If he's not playing well why should he keep playing Madine? We were winning when Heskey went off. So that choice has nowt to do with the result. Lets face it, we are not even competing with most of league one sides wages wise, the Madine signing made this clear, you simply had to lookout his scoring record to see he hardly cut it even at league 1 level. Given the evidence of player quality and games thus far, it will be a job well done to stay in this division. This smells and tastes like the early 80's.
September 19, 201510 yr Thank fook I've knocked this going away lark on the head. Doesn't make getting beat any easier though.
September 19, 201510 yr The decision to drop madine wasn't pathetic l The decision to bring on madine was pathetic!
September 19, 201510 yr The decision to drop madine wasn't pathetic l The decision to bring on madine was pathetic! The decision to give madine a 2 year deal was pathetic!
September 19, 201510 yr Lets face it, we are not even competing with most of league one sides wages wise, the Madine signing made this clear, you simply had to lookout his scoring record to see he hardly cut it even at league 1 level. Given the evidence of player quality and games thus far, it will be a job well done to stay in this division. This smells and tastes like the early 80's. Whoa! You get called a ball bag on here for comparing us to the 80's. Spot on though we are third division standard and an appallingly run club.Lennon has both hands tied, the signing of Madine in the summer shows that as does ALF slipping away. Apparently we have a little money now- don't believe it.
September 19, 201510 yr Trying to flnd positives........we scored a cracking goal......we played quite well for 44 minutes & might have scored more....Moxey, Danns & especially M Davies played well but....Prince was hopeless, Derik nearly as bad & got himself sent off, Wilson got worse as the game went on, Amos did nothing to help the defence. Dobbie & Welly contributed nothing, Feeney scored but contributed nothing else , Madine missed another sitter & contributed nothing, & Walker came on & looked like a kid amongst adults. The 2nd half was worse than the second half of last season & Lennon couldn't turn it round then........ I fear the worst & at the moment (drunken ), I'd be relieved to finish the season 4 from bottom.
September 20, 201510 yr Has Chris Hughton got spearing medo wheater eating wages? Yesterday was a poor poor result lennys budget is just fine it's the fact he has to spend on some high earning stiffs that's a massive problem and how does he legislate for Wilson being nigh on MOM one week to Sunday league the next anyway give him a great excuse to play Pisano now everyone's been slavering to see - Wilson or Hooper will be a white by this time next week I reckon
September 20, 201510 yr Don't understand everyone having a go at Lennon. He's got no money to spend, he's working hard to make the best of the situation. Last season we'd won 1 drawn 2 and lost 8 before he took over. He kept us up. Given our funding situation, his remit this year is to keep us up again. We've got big earners on our books who aren't earning that money (Spearing, Medo, Wheater etc). We've got continuing dreadful luck with injuries. The last thing Lennon and the club need is the fans turning against him and souring things even more. That's a sure way to hasten a downward spiral. Brighton at home next week. I've no idea who the hell we're going to play in central defence but get behind the team and let's at least try to keep our unbeaten home league record in tact.
September 20, 201510 yr Don't understand everyone having a go at Lennon. He's got no money to spend, he's working hard to make the best of the situation. Last season we'd won 1 drawn 2 and lost 8 before he took over. He kept us up. Given our funding situation, his remit this year is to keep us up again. We've got big earners on our books who aren't earning that money (Spearing, Medo, Wheater etc). We've got continuing dreadful luck with injuries. The last thing Lennon and the club need is the fans turning against him and souring things even more. That's a sure way to hasten a downward spiral. Brighton at home next week. I've no idea who the hell we're going to play in central defence but get behind the team and let's at least try to keep our unbeaten home league record in tact. Good post???? once the high earners have left and if we stay loyal and support the club by buying home tickets and as fans we stick together we can then go forward again. Getting rid of Neil Lennon is not the answer he's the right man for the job. Edited September 20, 201510 yr by Mounts Kipper
September 20, 201510 yr Hopefully Lennon complaining that the strikers aren't good enough will cause the owner to find some money.Lennon's been here almost a year now and the results are disappointing but even so I have some sympathy with him taking on a job where the board don't appear to be desperate for a successful football team, or even having one with a Division 2 standard striker. I believe Dougie stated he'd never been at a football club where off field activities rather than the football team were such a priority.
September 20, 201510 yr You've a point there. It's disappointing that Lennon doesn't have a better scouting network that could find a quality striker for freeRioch signed Mcginlay and Allardyce signed Ricketts for very low fees but Lennon hasn't been able to pull a rabbit out of the hat.Still, my sympathy is with Lennon.I don't think he has been given enough money to do the job adequately.
September 20, 201510 yr Rickets and Mcginley were signed in a totally different era. It,s so different now with everyone chasing top dollar.
September 20, 201510 yr Can someone just tell me, in a convenient list, who I need to blame please? I didn't go yesterday and need to vent my righteous indignation towards the appropriate people. I'm fucking furious, but don't want to waste all this energy.
September 20, 201510 yr He is complaining that the strikers HE bought are not good enough though . To be fair he didnt and hasnt bought any one he has cobbled this team together without spending a penny and raising a profit of a couple of million pounds from selling players and rid the club of god knows how much in wages. The finger of blame should not be pointed at Lennon, the blame lies with E.D. and Gartside for completely mismanaging the finances and chooisng piss poor managers while we were in the premier league. Edited September 20, 201510 yr by Mounts Kipper
September 20, 201510 yr If there's one good thing to come out of the first few weeks of the season it is that there are clearly enough teams who are poor enough for us to finish above. Rotherham, PNE, MK Dons, Bristol City .... perhaps Charlton. It isn't setting the bar very high, but if we're in the same division this time next year I'd be happy. I'd be even happier if we have new investment and we're then able to start being ambitious in this league again.
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