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Alan Browne

Alan Browne

prestonfront said:
With Earl ?
Can’t agree, granted it’s all about opinions.

Earl was targeted for his lack of defending ability. Add to that he is slow on the turn and rarely goes on the outside of his man means , in my opinion , he’s no left wing back. He can’t defend meaning he’s no full back and suggestions that he’s a centre half are ludicrous. I get that he’s a local lad and it would be great for him to shine but he’s a mediocre player at this level.
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Browne & Earl were far & away our best players on Saturday although that's not saying much admittedly.

Didn't think Earl should've got the hook at the time & still don't now.
 
Tino said:
The 2 main culprits in the aftermath of the initial challenge where Husband who had hold of Browne around the throat and Browne himself so probably right they both got yellows. You could say Husband knew what he was doing....

Also Browne was the first one to get involved other than Maguire and whoever was involved in the initial incident.
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Must admit when I saw it back I thought that.

I can understand why ran he across to get involved in the heat of the moment but obviously it wasn't the cleverest thing to do.
 
65on said:
A big name manager doesn't win you matches. It is about 11 players who have the passion to win. Players shouldn't really need motivating. There are lads on the parks who PAY to play who play with a passion to win.
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Fair point, and you're quite right. Passion is everything and most fans would want to watch a passionate team, even if they lose. I was more alluding to tactics and strategy that a "big name" manager can come up with. Don't get me wrong - I like Frankie, he seems a nice guy and he will, for sure, have a much greater understanding of football that me or, probably, 95% of PNE fans. And, I know that any manager would have to work with the same squad as there is unlikely to be any great spending in January. But, I just think that the squad can be deployed better and different tactics used with another manager. All we currently see is the same old.....For example....

- Riss taking long throws. Really? He's the centre forward, so where should he be when opportunities present themselves? And, why are we using the long throw every time anyway?

- Iversen getting the game going - or not, as the case may be. When we played at QPR, I think it was their 3rd goal that came from a fast throw from their keeper and the speed of attack caught us ambling back to positions. Let's see some accurate, speedy balls from Iversen and more movement in front of him.

- Leaving all our players in our box to defend a corner. I know, it's used by other teams. But, most of those are, arguably, more skillful at playing the ball out of defence than we are (see above as well!) We're simply encouraging the ball to come straight back in if we clear the corner.

- Pressing is none-existent. You only have to watch Liverpool to see what quality pressing can do for a team. Oh my, they're here tonight.....

I know, I'm rambling on. But, like every football fan anywhere, I just want to see my team play with passion, excitement, skill and invention. And, we're not getting any of that under Frankie.
 
I quite like having a long throw, and doing it every time. Sure, if a quick one is on, and it's in a decent position, then let's do it.

But a long throw is a good way of asking questions of the opposition defence, something we stopped doing completely under AN. Given we're so lacking in creativity, guile, and imagination from open play, I think slinging the ball into the box when we have the chance isn't a bad idea at the minute.
 
Ron Burgundy said:
Slowly but surely getting back to his best.
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Agree. He’s been very good of late. Thought it started with the 2nd half v Coventry, where he drove us forward time and again. Not the classiest player we’ve got, but has the ability to grab a game by the scruff of the neck.
 
MBcha said:
He is, should keep his gob shut though, he knows the fan base are disgruntled and he's well aware that tweet will ruffle feathers.
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Said it in the other thread, but I read that as a captain defending his players. It is a joke, and he clearly felt he had a duty to call that out, especially with no press conference to do it

Also shows the players have clearly heard the boos and aren’t happy with it. Which makes you wonder how Potts is feeling
 
jamesOB said:
Said it in the other thread, but I read that as a captain defending his players. It is a joke, and he clearly felt he had a duty to call that out, especially with no press conference to do it

Also shows the players have clearly heard the boos and aren’t happy with it. Which makes you wonder how Potts is feeling
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Spot on and he is right that it was a joke of a thing to do.

I'm only questioning his judgement in stating this publicly.
 
jamesOB said:
Said it in the other thread, but I read that as a captain defending his players. It is a joke, and he clearly felt he had a duty to call that out, especially with no press conference to do it

Also shows the players have clearly heard the boos and aren’t happy with it. Which makes you wonder how Potts is feeling
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I agree to an extent. I don’t think it’s fair singling out players and boo’ing them.

However, this squad are paid thousands of pounds a week. AB himself is on the biggest contract in the clubs history. They should expect the criticism that comes with it.

As fans, we spend hundreds upon thousands of pounds every season following North End and we’ve been served up with utter shite for years. If a player can’t hit the target from 5 yards out when he trains every single day he should come in for some form of criticism and take it. Again, I’m not saying boo’ing is correct and I can only imagine how he is currently feeling, but they need to accept it’s not good enough.

On the other hand, it’s idiotic coming out like this. Just going to cause issues.
 
jamesOB said:
Said it in the other thread, but I read that as a captain defending his players. It is a joke, and he clearly felt he had a duty to call that out, especially with no press conference to do it

Also shows the players have clearly heard the boos and aren’t happy with it. Which makes you wonder how Potts is feeling
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Totally agree.

Never acceptable to behave like that. I know we mustn’t ever look like we’re blaming supporters, but support is the root word. Behaving in a way that destroys confidence and morale isn’t befitting of the gentry. And before anyone starts on the ‘stupid hair’ or ‘10 grand a week’ type crap, just remember these are human beings, young fallible people who are not robots. Did Potts ask to play up front? Is it his fault the club gave him a new deal? Did he miss on purpose? No.
 
Publicly defending your fellow teammates is captain material. Can imagine Pottsy was gutted not only at his missed chance but even more so at getting cheered off.

Yeah, Potts isn't good enough and he's earning more than what each individual in that away end is earning, but to cheer someone off like that and make them feel so small isn't on. Sometimes, in the emotion of the beautiful game, it's easy to forget that these young men are just that. Young men
 
Doyler said:
Publicly defending your fellow teammates is captain material.
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Agree and probably the first sort of capatin material we have seen from him.

I won't criticise him for sticking up for a team mate.

Would be nice for efforts on the pitch to match that though.

The situation does sum up the mess we are in at the moment but seems that someone just hopes it will all just go away.
 
Warton PNE said:
I agree to an extent. I don’t think it’s fair singling out players and boo’ing them.

However, this squad are paid thousands of pounds a week. AB himself is on the biggest contract in the clubs history. They should expect the criticism that comes with it.

As fans, we spend hundreds upon thousands of pounds every season following North End and we’ve been served up with utter shite for years. If a player can’t hit the target from 5 yards out when he trains every single day he should come in for some form of criticism and take it. Again, I’m not saying boo’ing is correct and I can only imagine how he is currently feeling, but they need to accept it’s not good enough.

On the other hand, it’s idiotic coming out like this. Just going to cause issues.
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I think Forest's second goal where Potts moved out of the way of the shot infuriated a lot of people, myself included and I made my views on that clear on another thread on Saturday. Frustrations clearly boiled over - perhaps they may have been better diverted towards McAvoy?
 
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