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

Hughes has been all about Hughes. Slates the players publicly by name. Tells us all week in week out how wonderful he is and how our players need to sit up and pay attention to all that he says and does. I said when he came in it was a free ride. Keep us up and he's a hero. Get relegated and blame it all on Locke.

This is the man that made three substitutions immediately after we scored against Hibs, drops one of the few creative players that we have because he doesn't like him, makes bizarre and stupid team selections and substitutions or non substitutions take your pick. Publicly slates players some of whom are young laddies trying their best for the club .... takes 10-15 minutes every week on Raith TV trying to tell us what he's all about.

Its getting tedious and for me if he walked I couldn't care less.

scotty · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 9065 Location: Almost Dysart.

Hard task indeed Castle but some appointments just scream "Bad move" Other than from our own board members I don't recall anyone anywhere saying anything positive at the time of GL's appointment. Likewise fans of many of Yogi's former clubs warned us that it was an accident waiting to happen, I myself thought that the players were ok and it was just poor coaching and tactics that was killing us, maybe it still is.

Even now I still cant fathom how 75% of what was a very decent side has become so bad. My pals lad said it best yesterday, "last year's team was so good that it could have ground out results without the manager for a few games" This year we look devoid of ideas and almost utterly without hope.
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Competitive goals: Vaughan 16, Easton 11, Hamilton 9, Smith 7, Stanton 7, Mullin 4, Connolly 3, O'Reilly 3, Rudden 3, S Brown 1, Dick 1, Gullan 1, Masson 1, Millen 1, Mitchell 1, Murray, Watson 1, OG's 1,

teka · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 975 Location: Kirkcaldy

Last years team only really became good once we got a cutting edge. Longridge, Connolly, Hardie and Harry all made a huge difference to a shot shy team. Stewart doesn't score enough and we have nothing behind the strikers to help create changes.

Longridge and Connolly both created and scored goals.

I will now sound like a broken record but what ever happens i want to see Eric Drysdale out of the club. IMO he has helped create this mess and I dread to think what he will say about the fans when we get relegated and he demands we turn out in numbers and I also don't want him having a say in our new management team.

Armagh Rover · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 5742 Location: Nottinghamshire

did the players have a problem with Locke and now have a problem with Yogi
even if that was true its the club they play for its the club that pays their wages its the supporters that give the club the means to pay them
what happens next season if we stay up and possibly have a new manager are they gonna have a problem with whoever comes in..
The problems with the players being not good enough for the job they're hired to do , if they worked for a living they'd all be sacked for gross incompetence

scotty · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 9065 Location: Almost Dysart.

Perhaps they didn't have a problem with Locke but Locke just had an ability problem with tactics. As for the players having a problem with Hughes again that's open to question too and only those within the club will know for sure.

Will they have a problem with the new manager next term? If he's not a alleged chump or bully then they'd finally have to accept it and admit they are the problem.
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Competitive goals: Vaughan 16, Easton 11, Hamilton 9, Smith 7, Stanton 7, Mullin 4, Connolly 3, O'Reilly 3, Rudden 3, S Brown 1, Dick 1, Gullan 1, Masson 1, Millen 1, Mitchell 1, Murray, Watson 1, OG's 1,

wellyboot · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 2565 Location: Aberdeenshire

Hughes is more than experienced enough to deal with dressing room issues or dislike of management style etc if that is what the problem behind the scenes are. Perhaps it is just a lack of confidence on the pitch, fear of making mistakes and unwilling to take chances more than off the field stuff that the experts on here appear to be guessing at.

Yes, he has made tactical errors in his short tenure here but I think he is more than capable of turning things around given time and the chance to get rid of a few and bring a couple in during the summer.

scotty · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 9065 Location: Almost Dysart.

zicoromaines · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 7609

Is that not in your wife's name though. Wink

Specky Ginger · Joined: 16 Jun 2012 Posts: 4258 Location: Dysart

Some of Hughes' tactics and team selections have left me bewildered, but as I said in the Pars match thread, I reckon the players are less fit than last season and it wouldn't matter if we brought in Ancelotti or Guardiola, if players aren't physically sharp by February, no manager will get them fit in a few games.
For as good as last season was, I think all but 4 of our league wins were by a single goal. Take a 5% drop in fitness level, swap Jordan Thompson for James Craigen, Chris Johnston for Aidan Connolly, Bobby Barr for Louis Longridge, add in the fact that Cuthbert played every minute of every game last season and the threat McKeown gave us from throw ins and it's maybe no surprise that the 1 goal victories have turned into 1 goal defeats.
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Tam · Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 6:20 am Post subject:

Good post Specky Ginger

CALDERON · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 1723 Location: Aberdeenshire

When you dont play your strongest team, and wait until the last 15 minutes before making changes in a game where your team hasnt shown any real attacking threat...you really cant pin all the blame on other people.

Hughes has failed miserably. His management style hasnt worked and he is making wrong decisions. Having said that, he is just the latest in a long line of failure this season.

It should have worked, and it really hasnt.

Scary Bear · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 2739 Location: Sunny Kirkcaldy

Those poll results Laughing

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Strathallan Rover · Joined: 29 Nov 2014 Posts: 652

I was chatting to a fellow fan yesterday who told me Yogi will not be the manager next season regardless of which league we're in.

Also, Rudi is on £1,700 per week with sponsors paying £1,000 of it,Bobby Barr is disruptive ( no surprise there) and it was the BoD's who took the decision to loan Vaughan to Dumbarton hoping that he would take points from our rivals. Throw in the Locke & Jackson appointment and the David Bates transfer to Rangers and this season must be one of the worst in the entire history of the club. No wonder the Kirkcaldy public fail to turn up regularly.

His source was a BBC employee.

Offside! · Joined: 21 Aug 2016 Posts: 352

sonofwallace · Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 7382 Location: kirkcaldy