Lowe

[Lilywhite81]

Lowes reaction after the 1st goal was basically sit there staring into space, until they scored again.

This guy is so far out of his depth it’s unreal - backed or not backed, what the f**k is he coaching them

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Agree.

I said on the match day thread this squad isn't good enough, but Lowe should be getting more out of them and doing better than he is.

However, change the manager and the rinse/repeat cycle starts all over again and nothing will change.

Those at the top have no ambitions for the club and are not interested in the Premier League.

I'm really angry that I spent money on a season ticket, even if it was discounted.

On the face of things I won't be renewing come next season ending my long association with my season ticket.

I'm not wasting my money to financially support a football club when we're only heading one way.

 

[norky84]

The body language of the entire management team on the touch line said it all to me today. RL didn't shout instructions, Marsh was sat on a drinks box and Gallagher didn't leave the seating area. It was so sad to see, where is the passion and willingness to win a home game? Alex Neil was the complete opposite, stood for the whole game and managed his team from the dugout.

We said the exact same thing. Sadly there's only so much a motivator can do. At this level you need to be a good coach of players, and also have the ability to adapt. Lowe doesn't have those skills sadly.

Absolutely there are issues with the ownership, and Ridsdale. But our manager is also an issue. If you take Archer's goals away, Lowe's record at this level is pretty poor.

 

[beagleman]

Did anyone else see the chap giving Lowe some grief as he walked off at FT?
The guy was shouting summat from the IP.. Lowe went to challenge him and he got ushered down the tunnel...

 

[lenny]

At least the chap showed passion no fucker else did

 

[Dreyfuss]

The body language of the entire management team on the touch line said it all to me today. RL didn't shout instructions, Marsh was sat on a drinks box and Gallagher didn't leave the seating area. It was so sad to see, where is the passion and willingness to win a home game? Alex Neil was the complete opposite, stood for the whole game and managed his team from the dugout.

They now know, as all of us should know by now, (barring Ron types) that our entire existence in this league is a futile exercise. So, if I was Lowe and Marsh I'd be sat down too. It's pretty impossible to affect games with that bench.

Grind out enough points to stay up, hope for a mid table finish and that a club with a bigger budget like Sunderland and Stoke will invite you to join them one day.

 

[Tugg Speedman]

All frustration needs to be aimed at Ridsdale and the board, its simply not good enough to sit there and not invest in the club just because you don't want to take risks. Lowe is doing a fantastic job but it becomes very limited to what he can achieve with who we have at the moment. I wish January was next month after this week.

Mate, we will not be spending in January, you can be sure of that.

Forget about January, it's not going to help

 

[Jack Daniels]

We said the exact same thing. Sadly there's only so much a motivator can do. At this level you need to be a good coach of players, and also have the ability to adapt. Lowe doesn't have those skills sadly.

Absolutely there are issues with the ownership, and Ridsdale. But our manager is also an issue. If you take Archer's goals away, Lowe's record at this level is pretty poor.

Sorry but this is a shit cop out that I'm calling out.

You might as well say "take Riis' goals away". 🙄

He had Archer, he utilised him and got him scoring. He used him well.

I get it, you don't like Lowe. You've said so enough times.

The issue is with "The Board" not giving Lowe an adequate replacement for Archer in the summer.

 

[norky84]

Sorry but this is a shit cop out that I'm calling out.

You might as well say "take Riis' goals away". 🙄

He had Archer, he utilised him and got him scoring. He used him well.

I get it, you don't like Lowe. You've said so enough times.

The issue is with "The Board" not giving Lowe an adequate replacement for Archer in the summer.

Is it balls a cop out. It's stating a fact that if it hadn't have been for Archer, our results would have been worse. 13 points an Archer goal gained us over those 3 or 4 months. We were hugely reliant on him, and it probably papered over some poor games then.

For the record, takes Riis's goals away and I think we would have been 11 worse off, but that was over the entire season.

And yes, I don't like Lowe. I think he's out of his depth at this level, and what I'm watching is not much better than under Frankie.

 

[RibbletonWhite2.0]

We said the exact same thing. Sadly there's only so much a motivator can do. At this level you need to be a good coach of players, and also have the ability to adapt. Lowe doesn't have those skills sadly.

Absolutely there are issues with the ownership, and Ridsdale. But our manager is also an issue. If you take Archer's goals away, Lowe's record at this level is pretty poor.

If you take away a twenty goal a season striker you are going to struggle for goals. That’s the difference. Now archer is on a different level to anything we have. But had we even tried to bring in half the player we probably would have more goals.

You know what if we lose next week it’s inevitable Lowe is sacked. Then this time next year you will be calling for the managers head and the year after when we are in league one. And probably have the next Anthony Elding up front.

Eventually you will realise that when a team have maguire or evans starting up front you will struggle for goals. It doesn’t help we have four or five players starting/plying or a key role for us no league two club would have wanted never mind us.

 

[norky84]

If you take away a twenty goal a season striker you are going to struggle for goals. That’s the difference. Now archer is on a different level to anything we have. But had we even tried to bring in half the player we probably would have more goals.

You know what if we lose next week it’s inevitable Lowe is sacked. Then this time next year you will be calling for the managers head and the year after when we are in league one. And probably have the next Anthony Elding up front.

Eventually you will realise that when a team have maguire or evans starting up front you will struggle for goals. It doesn’t help we have four or five players starting/plying or a key role for us no league two club would have wanted never mind us.

Who are the four or five players playing a key role that no league 2 side would have?

Let's be right. Our style of play is slow, predictable, uncreative. A top striker at this level would struggle to score goals for us, as our style of play is creating very little. Only 3 games this season have we managed more attempts at goal than the opposition.

 

[RibbletonWhite2.0]

Who are the four or five players playing a key role that no league 2 side would have?

Let's be right. Our style of play is slow, predictable, uncreative. A top striker at this level would struggle to score goals for us, as our style of play is creating very little. Only 3 games this season have we managed more attempts at goal than the opposition.

Bambo, woodburn, evans, maguire, Cunningham.

 

[norky84]

Diaby has played twice all season, Woodburn started one league game, Evans started two league games. They're hardly playing a key role for us.

 

[OB1]

Diaby has played twice all season, Woodburn started one league game, Evans started two league games. They're hardly playing a key role for us.

Evans and Woodburn get subbed on every game, that’s a pretty major role

 

[shabbagaz]

Sorry but this is a shit cop out that I'm calling out.

You might as well say "take Riis' goals away". 🙄

He had Archer, he utilised him and got him scoring. He used him well.

I get it, you don't like Lowe. You've said so enough times.

The issue is with "The Board" not giving Lowe an adequate replacement for Archer in the summer.

Don't forget the lack of a RWB too where we now have to try out a range of midfielders there instead! 🤐

I accept Lowe has his faults which some allude to, but there are much bigger issues - it doesn't help when he was given a lack of 'tools' and some he was given and inherited are quite clearly blunt.

I've seen a lot of criticism of Lowe on Facebook, Twitter etc - some of it maybe fair but really it's those at the top who should be blamed.

 

[RibbletonWhite2.0]

Diaby has played twice all season, Woodburn started one league game, Evans started two league games. They're hardly playing a key role for us.

They have played in pretty much every game for us. When you are bringing them on because we have no option then this is a big issue.

Diaby slightly different but if Lindsay is injured he’s out back up. That’s still a big worry.

You also chose to ignore maguire. He wouldn’t be starting in league two. He’s an awful player yet we gave him a contract like it was going out of fashion.

 

[shabbagaz]

Evans and Woodburn get subbed on every game, that’s a pretty major role

Evans especially in the role of 'headless chicken'! 😉

 

[OB1]

Evans especially in the role of 'headless chicken'! 😉

That’s insulting to chickens

 

[norky84]

Evans and Woodburn get subbed on every game, that’s a pretty major role

They're not playing a key role for us though. If they were starting every game they would be, but they're bit part players who mainly play 15/20 minutes.

 

[OB1]

They're not playing a key role for us though. If they were starting every game they would be, but they're bit part players who mainly play 15/20 minutes.

Subs being brought on IS a key role. And many other teams have substitute benches that never threaten breaking into the starting XI.

They shouldn’t even be “bit part” players