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Confirmed Graham Alexander New Manager, Chris Lucketti as Assistant

Confirmed Graham Alexander New Manager, Chris Lucketti as Assistant

California_PNE said:
We've gotta do something Micky. Under hecky there were a number of games where north end played well and then faded, so there's a crum of something there. They've gotta get compact hard to beat first and build from there. Mentality needs to be warrior like too. I am probably fucking stupid but I still believe.
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Love the optimism pal, i dont feel that way myself. We're not just getting beat, we're getting fucking hammered
 
monky1234 said:
Only about 16 or so league games with those three playing together since that time. So it sounds worse than it is when put across that way in the video. But obviously that's still bad. Just not quite as bad as our current run without a clean sheet 😅
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That's amazing, over almost 2 years? It seems like it's been a lot more 🙄
 
Schemer said:
That's amazing, over almost 2 years? It seems like it's been a lot more 🙄
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Yeah, just had a quick run through of the games Lindsay has started, as he'd probably have the least starts of the three in that time. But we've had Whatmough, Porteous, Gibson and Offiah all starting games during that time. Could've missed the odd one, but it's definitely around that amount. Probably feels like there'd be more as there'd be at least two of them for a lot of games too.

Funnily enough, the biggest run of games they had during that time, was actually last season where they started eight in a row together and where the clean sheet came (Southampton away), and we only lost one, which was against Rovers 😂
 
California_PNE said:
A few corner and free kick routines wouldn't go a miss too. These boys need to be working their fucking balls off.
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I agree with you to an extent, but that’s also an issue with the Three Stooges. Never known defenders so terrible at winning first contacts and getting them on target, for three supposedly dominant defenders. Happened again yesterday with Hughes. Bigger issue is defensively we cannot defend set pieces, and that’s on the coaches. Conceded 4 goals in 2 games from set pieces or second phases.

The Three Stooges being aerially competent is such a myth. Look at Joe Worrall yesterday. Sent every uncontested defensive header either back into our half or to a teammate, pushing Wrexham up the pitch. Whilst our morons sent every one into touch, or into the air, or straight to the feet of O’Hare or Whiteman. They don’t even offer that.
 
Staffordwhite said:
They can do anything, if they put their minds to it.

When the Kop is split, there's simple segregation in the seats and a temporary wall/barrier on the concourse.

The thought of having 50 Burton Albion fans in the BSK on a Tuesday night is a joke.

Stick them away in a corner.

The likes of Boro, Wrexham and Saints do it in the Champ, while Peterborough and a few others do it in L1.

It's too late for this season, but could mark a brave new era in L1 - especially if safe standing is introduced in the Kop . . . 👀
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Whilst I agree with your sentiments completely, the bit in bold will feck it right up. Gallows humour and a historical trait of our club unfortunately because they don't/won't. The last person that suggested such radical ideas was Bryan Gray from what I recall. 😀
 
Anyone else think that relegation could be the reset we need? Rather be a L1 side pushing for promotion each year than a stagnant champ side.

We need to go back to basics and pick up a good crop of ROI talent i.e Seani, Daryl Horgan, Graham Burke etc.

We must have some decent youth to come through also who would no doubt get minutes.
 
kanemorris said:
Anyone else think that relegation could be the reset we need? Rather be a L1 side pushing for promotion each year than a stagnant champ side.

We need to go back to basics and pick up a good crop of ROI talent i.e Seani, Daryl Horgan, Graham Burke etc.

We must have some decent youth to come through also who would no doubt get minutes.
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Agree, I think a rebuild is necessary. Can we not look to bring through some youth players like Nick Hodgson or Rohan Quinn through? Im sure they will do alot better than some of the dross we usually roll out onto the pitch
 
kanemorris said:
Anyone else think that relegation could be the reset we need? Rather be a L1 side pushing for promotion each year than a stagnant champ side.

We need to go back to basics and pick up a good crop of ROI talent i.e Seani, Daryl Horgan, Graham Burke etc.

We must have some decent youth to come through also who would no doubt get minutes.
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Bold of you to assume we’d even be pushing for promotion when you see some of the bigger clubs down there not running away with things. Rules dictate you can’t throw money at it either anymore.

As for the youth, the fact that none of them get loans above Step 7 suggests they’re probably not even Lg2 quality never mind Lg1
 
OB1 said:
I agree with you to an extent, but that’s also an issue with the Three Stooges. Never known defenders so terrible at winning first contacts and getting them on target, for three supposedly dominant defenders. Happened again yesterday with Hughes. Bigger issue is defensively we cannot defend set pieces, and that’s on the coaches. Conceded 4 goals in 2 games from set pieces or second phases.

The Three Stooges being aerially competent is such a myth. Look at Joe Worrall yesterday. Sent every uncontested defensive header either back into our half or to a teammate, pushing Wrexham up the pitch. Whilst our morons sent every one into touch, or into the air, or straight to the feet of O’Hare or Whiteman. They don’t even offer that.
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Maybe it's also a concern then that Alexander doesn't think we are particularly weak at set pieces, according to what he said in his post match interview with Radio East Lancs on Saturday?

Not criticising Grezza (yet) since we were and are in such a f'ckin mess. But we can't carry on shipping goals so easily game after game.

If we do keep shipping goals like we are doing, how many games do we give him? Or is the grand master(s) plan to just accept our fate and keep Grezza as manager come what may?
 
Pie Hunter said:
Maybe it's also a concern then that Alexander doesn't think we are particularly weak at set pieces, according to what he said in his post match interview with Radio East Lancs on Saturday?

Not criticising Grezza (yet) since we were and are in such a f'ckin mess. But we can't carry on shipping goals so easily game after game.

If we do keep shipping goals like we are doing, how many games do we give him? Or is the grand master(s) plan to just accept our fate and keep Grezza as manager come what may?
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I took that to mean he thought we weren’t great at defending crosses in general rather than just set pieces. He’d be right as well if that was his thinking.
 
wld said:
I took that to mean he thought we weren’t great at defending crosses in general rather than just set pieces. He’d be right as well if that was his thinking.
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OK that's another way to interpret what he said. Didn't sound like that to me though. 🤔🤷‍♀️
 
kanemorris said:
We need to go back to basics and pick up a good crop of ROI talent i.e Seani, Daryl Horgan, Graham Burke etc.

We must have some decent youth to come through also who would no doubt get minutes.
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Can tell you've never watched any Irish football or youth team matches...
 
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