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The Ryan Lowe Thread!

The Ryan Lowe Thread!

wld said:
I’m all for different opinions, it would be a poorer world if we all agreed all the time. However, I simply cannot understand those who kept saying we should stick with him for month after month after month - nor those who still applauded him to the dug out month after month after month but especially over the last few weeks. That has enabled the club and Lowe to compile the narrative that it’s a minority that don’t support him.
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I just wonder what these people are seeing.
I'd love to sit down for a chat with them.
I worry for their sanity
 
He has to go. We seem to have a team that can’t play consistently well and I still think his selections are poor. Great result against Leeds but that’s all I can really say in his defence. Cheerio Ryan
 
Been having a discussion with my dad who makes the valid point that sacking Lowe will just reset "the North End cycle" - sack manager, form improves for maybe 12 months, form drops off, rinse and repeat because the backing is never enough. I think there's a lot of truth to it.

However, there is no arguing that Lowe has had more backing this summer than Neil had in his last season, more than McAvoy had in his summer in charge and more than Lowe had in his first. Maybe even more than all 3 seasons combined, but I haven't gone looking at the transfers and the money spent in each window.

This squad is unequivocally his now. He has to take full responsibility for the performances, yet he continues to pile it on the players and say "they need to turn it around" or "when they stick to the gameplan, they're fantastic".

The Sky anchor on the game has just described our form as "indifferent". I wish I could be as understated as her.

23rd for chance creation. 2nd for chance conversion. Says everything about how lucky we've been.

Time to go!
 
5 points off the playoffs but I'm more concerned about the 14 points above relegation. Surely we're safe, but wilder things have happened.

Lowe OUT
 
Anyone that thinks this squad is good enough for anything more than midtable needs to see a shrink

But the problems with Lowe run so much deeper than that. You could genuinely take him and his coaches out of the equation and performance and fitness levels wouldn’t get any worse. They offer literally nothing
 
I've been in the Lowe out camp pretty much since day 1 as he wouldn't have been my choice at the time, but with our defence I don't think any manager will succeed here.

Lindsay, Storey, Hughes must be the worst central defence in the division in terms of ability and performance. When they are sandwiched by 2 wingbacks that are both traditionally forward players we have no chance. We were crying out for us to attack, but we saw that the second the defence are exposed we are in trouble. Woodman has lost his confidence, but it's hardly surprising when he's being protected by the margarine man and chocolate teapot.

Until we have some decent defenders, we'll never be able to attack and so we need to focus all our efforts in improving that back line this month. Fail to do that and I really am worried for our championship status.
 
Rankine said:
Sack him right now, the new manager has a free hit next Sat and two weeks to work with the squad and a whole transfer window....
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Thing is the MRKT insights team will have options lined up for us, Lowe has nothing to do with it except giving a presentation to any potential signings (doubt any player would want to come play at this club right now anyway).

New manager brings fresh ideas and tactics to the group and hopefully we look better as a squad at the end of this window with a new man in charge.
 
Loweball said:
Thing is the MRKT insights team will have options lined up for us, Lowe has nothing to do with it except giving a presentation to any potential signings (doubt any player would want to come play at this club right now anyway).

New manager brings fresh ideas and tactics to the group and hopefully we look better as a squad at the end of this window with a new man in charge.
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With their free 8hr online course GCSE pass certificate that is literally 14yr old standard?
 
We are probably safe this season but if we are to keep our better players and sign better players they need to see that they will have a chance of furthering their career. That is the problem going forward if no changes are made.
 
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