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Lowe's Progress

Lowe's Progress

Meldrew's Ghost said:
His decision making in the final third, let alone his finishing, isn't good enough for a Championship striker or number 10. Who's got the time and money to waste on waiting for him to hopefully improve those fundamental parts of his game? We certainly haven't.
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People were saying the same thing about Chuba Akpom and Carlton Morris 12months ago.
 
Bruce n Elwiss said:
I've stopped reading any of Mr Lowe's comments as I know it will be more of the same vacuous nonsense.
I've zero confidence in him as a manager and suspect the players don't have much either.
If he stays much longer and is allowed to choose who's bought and sold over the summer I don't think it will end well.
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Seems to have swallowed the PR book of Deepdale gobbledegook.
 
Aitch said:
Just more regurgutated bulls**t from him. He's so far up his own arse, I think he genuinely believes we have improved under him and the team is well coached and delivers The Brand Not sure why he doesn't just give up management and go and sit in Sky Towers telling everyone how it should be done now Souness has left
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His mouth unfortunately seems 10 secs ahead of his brain. Word salad and cliche has a shelf life of 6 weeks max.
 
Bobbage said:
People were saying the same thing about Chuba Akpom and Carlton Morris 12months ago.
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Last season Akpom scored 9 goals on loan at PAOK Salonika in the Greek League and the Euro Conference League.

In the same season Morris scored 9 goals in the Championship and Cup in a pretty poor Barnsley side.

They both demonstrated that there was something for a good coach to work with.

They are both older than Parrott, so he has a chance to come good. There is no guarantee though, and, as I said, we have neither the time nor the money to take risk and bring him back.
 
Bobbage said:
I disagree. In a more attacking side who would have pacy players either side of him, Parrott will be a really good Championship number 10 in a couple of years. He's not too far off now really, just needed a couple of goals to get his chin up, and to not have Ledson firing balls over his head half the games.

Not quick enough for the Prem though. This is his level. Can see him signing for someone like QPR and smashing it.
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I just don't see it. By enlarge he's been absolutely dreadful for us.

Maybe he'd be more productive in a better team but I used to think that about Harrop & that didn't turn out well.........

Parrot comes across as a really decent lad. You could never question his workrate (maybe against Sunderland but we'll let that one go) & his commitment but I'm not convinced he's good enough even for this level.

Fair play if it comes to pass he proves me wrong.
 
Meldrew's Ghost said:
Last season Akpom scored 9 goals on loan at PAOK Salonika in the Greek League and the Euro Conference League.

In the same season Morris scored 9 goals in the Championship and Cup in a pretty poor Barnsley side.

They both demonstrated that there was something for a good coach to work with.

They are both older than Parrott, so he has a chance to come good. There is no guarantee though, and, as I said, we have neither the time nor the money to take risk and bring him back.
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They have pace & power though.

Parrott has the athleticism of Woodburn, and they both belong in L1 because they don't have the raw talent to make up for it.
 
pne1881 said:
I just don't see it. By enlarge he's been absolutely dreadful for us.

Maybe he'd be more productive in a better team but I used to think that about Harrop & that didn't turn out well.........

Parrot comes across as a really decent lad. You could never question his workrate (maybe against Sunderland but we'll let that one go) & his commitment but I'm not convinced he's good enough even for this level.

Fair play if it comes to pass he proves me wrong.
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Simply not quick enough and he doesn't have the physicality to play the target man/hold up role and I don't think that will ever be developed into him.
 
Scannyuk said:
It’s a stand off between Riddler and Lowe as to who pulls the trigger on this first.. Lowe wants the cash, Riddler won’t want to pay him, either way it’s a dysfunctional situation.

When your best player is the keeper (again!)
Players player has a career threatening injury
The young player of the year isn’t ours
Scholar of the year hasn’t played a game for us yet.
And the community champion is leaving the club…
Goal of the season is from a wing back..
Lowest number of home wins we’ve had and all other key totals down… yet at the start of the year he was ‘happy’ with the squad.

There’s lots for Mr Lowe to take accountability for there.
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Was thinking about that a bit back , someone else mentioned this too on here .

Whilst at Bournemouth in the Premier League , Scott Parker complained about the budget being reduced and the squad not being good enough ; and their board's answer was right- well you've talked yourself out of a job .

It took a while for things to bed in with Gary O'Neil but they ended up safe in 14th place instead of being a yo -yo club in the ' too good ' for the Championship but not Premier League standard hinterland .

Apparently a promoted Championship club makes the money in the second PL season .

Picked up on this skim reading the comments section about Southampton in the South Coast local papers .
 
Marcus Lawrenso said:
Was thinking about that a bit back , someone else mentioned this too on here .

Whilst at Bournemouth in the Premier League , Scott Parker complained about the budget being reduced and the squad not being good enough ; and their board's answer was right- well you've talked yourself out of a job .

It took a while for things to bed in with Gary O'Neil but they ended up safe in 14th place instead of being a yo -yo club in the ' too good ' for the Championship but not Premier League standard hinterland .

Apparently a promoted Championship club makes the money in the second PL season .

Picked up on this skim reading the comments section about Southampton in the South Coast local papers .
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They also backed him in January.
 
Ron Burgundy said:
They also backed him in January.
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Or you could argue that they did and they didn't ?

Scott Parker did say he wasn't surprised that Bournemouth were thrashed 9-0 by Liverpool at Anfield , however in the return match at Dean Court , the ' Egyptian King ' blasted a penalty into the stand , & the midfield were outmuscled - losing 1-0 .

Probably a better way than Forest throwing money at the squad and being lumbered with all those players if they're relegated - who knows ? .

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Joanpne said:
I believe he does want to do a decent job very much so. I also think he is being held back by owners who don’t care one stuff about the club it’s just a weight around their neck they want rid of. He said about taking us on a journey (like we haven’t heard all that before…………sigh), but the journey is more likely going in the wrong direction. I don’t blame RL entirely at all, though the number of goals being scored for us at Deepdale is disgraceful especially as he is an ex striker.

We had a decent stadium that the Baxi era and the shareholders bought between them, got a reasonable squad together and a decent manager in David Moyes, We had the Billy Davies era that was the best in decades. Trevor buys us out, installs his mates son as manager and one idiot after the next as chairmen or advisor. The stadium is totally run into the ground, we have no more than about 2-3 decent players, and every Manager deprived of a decent squad. We haven’t rebuilt anything, so RL stating we have to continue rebuilding is a bloody joke, it’s been more a demolition job. In truth RL would run like hell to the first club that wanted him and I wouldn't blame him. The next managerial appointment will be taken on the grounds of cost, just like the players we are likely to get for next season. Cheers Hemmings family, you and your Advisor, have absolutely done a job on us. Oh and before anyone mentions Wembley, who owned us when we got relegated in
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Absolutely Baxi , two promotions promised and delivered * IIRC * in the late 90s , a respected Championship team for * most * of the noughties ; OK ' them ' up the road might have mocked the play off failures but you still have to finish in the top six in the first place .

Couldn't play like League 1 / Championship Peterborough in any case , there wasn't the pace in the team .

And yes you'd be inclined to take the PR spin from Ridsdale with a very large pinch of salt - a bit too convenient ? .

Simon Grayson and his staff had to do a lot of work to repair the damage after Ridsdale's experiment with Westley trying to turn Preston into Stevenage North .
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