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Tam · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:52 pm Post subject:

I agree with that lot.

One manager I would have in a flash - Colin Cameron, he is made for the job.

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embow · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:54 am Post subject:

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Andy C · Joined: 24 Jul 2008 Posts: 538 Location: Kirkcaldy

I think the manager knows that the only way he will please a lot of our fickle fanbase is to play Barcelona-esque football week in, week out dishing out 5-0 hammerings to the rest of the teams in the league while batting away people questioning why we didn't score 6.

The reality of the situation though is that we are completely skint, have to fill our bench up with players that the manager maybe doesn't deem completely ready for the 1st Division and are heavily reliant on the bunch of honest (Aye, honest) professionals that we have at the club just now. The 1st Division is as tight as I've ever seen it and consistency isn't at a premium across the league, not just at the Rovers. The only team that looks capable of throwing some results together is the team that has had money thrown at it, quelle surprise!

To question whether or not McGlynn should still be at the club is ludicrous. He's improved us as much as any other manager in our clubs history has and has somehow given our club back the respectability that was smashed to bits after the Anelka debacle. All of this on meagre budgets season after season.

How do we repay the great job that he has done for the Rovers? By questioning why he is at the club after a dodgy first quarter and talking about bringing in failures from the managerial merry-go-round.

Brilliant!

Northern_Rover · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 2725 Location: Granite City

Think thats a bit harsh on the disgruntled fans Andy C. No one is expecting 5-0 Barcelona performances week in week out though the chance would be a fine thing.

What we would like is some additional thought given to team selections, tactics, substitutions depending on how games are padding out before our eyes. What we are witnessing is a combination of baffling player selections / signings, loan signings, positional swaps and a stale system that is not producing results. I could even take you through the entire warm up routine in my sleep (the only time Alan Walker and Iain Williamson hit the net).

The bench arguement - these are McGlynns players that HE chose to fill the squad at the start of the season. Two of the youngsters have not featured in any capacity in a competetive game and one had a 20 minute appearance before getting sent off and has not featured since. If they are not ready / good enough then the manager has to take the blame I'm afraid they are his choices.

Loan signings - Danny Thompson - why? I rate him from what little I've seen but he is giving us nothing warming the bench.

Stephen Reynolds - see above except I don't rate him.

Dennis Prychynenko - had an absolute shocker at Dens and could (should) have been subbed shortly after coming on - eventually led to Dundees goal. Baffling decision to sign hm and play him ahead of Thompson and the U-19's.

I have seen Brian Reid get the better of McGlynn time and time again and I fear this may well be the case again on Saturday unless we can throw a few surprises down.

A defeat on Saturday would see us having been beaten five times out of six by our nearest rivals in the bottom four - that is relegation form without any shadow of a doubt and no manager of any club at any level would not be under scrutiny from the fans with our current form and record.

And for the record - I voted "stay" but doesn't change my perceptions / observations above.

McGlynn has earned to right to sort this out. But sort it out he must.

bigeein · Joined: 09 May 2009 Posts: 1894 Location: windygates

you are free to offer any suggestion . BUT TO BE HONEST THESE GUYS ARE ALL WITHIN OUR POLTRY BUDGET

Vinnie · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:35 pm Post subject:

Andy C · Joined: 24 Jul 2008 Posts: 538 Location: Kirkcaldy

Vinnie · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:02 pm Post subject:

Vinnie · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 3:23 pm Post subject:

rw89 · Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 2148

Glad that it has swung in the favour of McGlynn in the poll. I'm not saying he's perfect, I do believe that if he changes the system then things will pick up for us. Try a 4-3-3 with Williamson up top along with Bairdy and Graham, Walker, Prychychenko/Thomson/Callaghan or ideally Davo and Hamill. Utilise our subs more often.

For me, the route of the problem lies with the fact we are terrible out wide and that we too frequently revert to route one too often down to this. If we played three up top, we'd have more chance to win it if we punted it. Rolling Eyes

But no, really, I think Hammil isn't doing anything out on the wings. He started off well, but sadly is underperforming.

We need change, but not a change in personnel or staff.

Vinnie · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:30 pm Post subject:

We could equally play 3-5-2 which would give width.Our trouble is poor support play from midfield to our front two,that and the total lack of pace.

On the poll.Wouldn`t read a great deal into it, its hardly representative of the support.
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