It's absolutely infuriating seeing the "we don't have the resources" gang talk about style of play. I think most are just absolutely baffled we employ a system the majority of time with 5 defenders and 2 sitting midfielders while still regularly getting spanked. If your pragmatic whilst still getting results (and people can actually recognise a coached system with patterns of play) most would be happy. The standard of coaching is evidently dog. Graysons football was turgid but you were always in a game wherever you went because you knew the players were well drilled.
It's incredible that the guy has been here around two years, he normally plays with wingbacks and we still don't have two out and out wingbacks, just guys who can "do a job", which in some cases "do a job" is debatable.
Some say we should go to four at the back, we are probably the only club in the league that doesn't have two reliable full backs to play there, only guys who are either past their best or injury prone.
This is not down to Hemmings, they made funds available, maybe not too much but a bit more than usual.
This is not down to Ridsdale, it was well documented when Lowe moved in that he would take a step back from player identification and would only try to sign the players who Lowe and his cronies identified. Ridsdale could only get the players identified if the money was right and more importantly if the player was prepared to sign for the club.
Over the last few years it is unbelievable the dosh that has been wasted on some of the shitest players in the clubs history, even worse was that some of them had their contracts renewed.
Since he has been here recruitment has been down to Lowe, this is how I understand it, if I am wrong then the main question that needs asking at the meetings with the club is "who is responsible" because it needs quite a bit of improvement.
