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Atko's Engine

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  1. Both GB and JDT were clear when they signed that promotion this season was not the direct aim. Just like it wasn't Jack's aim to win the title in 4 years. If it happens great, but in the longer term they mentioned than about stabilising the club, and making sustainable progress into bein a re-established Premier league club. Most people on here welcomed that approach, recognising that undoing the damage done in the last decade would take time. Now, barely a month in, GB in particular is getting pelters for not building Rome in a day, without a long: term recruitment officer!! I just don't get it; let the man get on with his job quietly & efficiently behind the scenes. He's a doer, his record shows that, so imo he deserves a little faith & patience to let his actions do the talking across 2+ full transfer windows!
  2. Way too much wailing & gnashing of teeth on here re Broughton & lack of signings to date, in my opinion. Of course I wish we'd made some by now, but it's essentially been 3 weeks since JDT did his 1st day of training, & 4 weeks since he & GB could've had any first meaningful conversation about what we might need in what positions, with what budget. Give them a chance!! Some will point to Burnley as an example of how we could've moved quicker, but in comparison to us they've got money to burn from sales, and Kompany has been in line for the job since Dyche got binned off, with plenty of time to plan ahead & assess the squad before being appointed. I agree the club should've moved quicker for TM's replacement, but that's hardly the fault of GB or JDT. The window has 7 weeks to go, plenty of time to get key bodies in, as perms or loans. I know that's 7 games into the season, but that wouldn't mean the end of our season. Remember, Forest were bottom in late October last season yet they went up, almost automatically
  3. Coleman seemed to appreciate it too, I agree it seems useful all round. It stops the players getting too leggy in the last 30, & gives more fringe players the chance to shine & make a mark.
  4. So this was their second pre season outing when it was our first; not sure why that is but perhaps it accounts in some way for what was roundly considered to be a below par performance in the first game.
  5. For the sake of clarity, I'm not there so thought I should caveat the above comments. I still think it's a valid assessment though.
  6. Not sure if this is their first game or not, but I'm still not bothered if it is. I'm sure (hope) they've been told just to ease themselves back in whilst trying to learn new tactical approaches from a whole new management team.
  7. Really not bothered about anything other than gaining fitness & avoiding serious injuries. Niggles are inevitable. Result & overall performance matters diddly squat. They've not played a match in over 2 months; I'm sure most of us would hardly be at our best on the first day of our return to work if we'd had 8 weeks away from the front line!
  8. Looking at the last 10 or so pages, the excitement of last week has well and truly worn off! It's a poor position to be in no doubt, but I refuse to be too down about it as what's done is done. We still have many decent players at this level and none of those who have left are irreplaceable. I want the club to look forward & learn lessons from the past; the appointments of GB & JDT look to be evidence of the start of that process. At least they have almost a blank canvas to develop exactly how they want. It's a real opportunity to reset the playing staff under a new & invigorated management team & develop a new identity that everyone can buy into. I'm still excited about that next chapter, bring it on!!
  9. I'm really quite stoked by these appointments, howsoever the club arrived at them. The proof will be in the pudding of course, but I think combined they show a real statement of intent. They all come with good experience, recent success, wider experience of Europe, and specifically of a resurgent Scandinavian market. As the head coach, JDT is easily the highest profile appointment we've had since Hughes, and will make any prospective acquisition sit up and take notice of an approach from us (in the way that Mike Newell blanked us under Mackay, but u-turned when we returned with Dalglish at the helm). I can't imagine even Venkys making such wholesale changes to the footballing structure of the club, only to then not provide the means or wherewithal for that management team to put their ideas and plans into action. That would just be nonsensical (I know, I know!!) On a more tribal front, I THINK I'm happier with JDT & co than I would've been with Kompany. There seems to me to be more substance & thought gone into our move than Burnley's, which seems to be just appointing a big-name crowd pleaser who has the profile, but not necessarily proven that he has specific managerial nouse. I could be proven wrong & to large extent it's a minor subplot, but will be interesting to see how both imaginative & ambitious appointments, in different ways, play out... Bring on 30th July!!
  10. Forest had Hughton first, that failed badly. Many forest fans had doubts about Cooper but that worked spectacularly. Boro had Pulis; that failed & Wilder hasn't worked yet either. I like the ambition & imagination of a Broughton / JDT combo. It seems to indicate some joined up thinking at last. It might not work (it might not even happen!) but if it does happen I'll be right behind it.
  11. They must have some ability about them though, surely? Like you and I, I doubt anyone on here has any direct knowledge of their abilities, their relationship with the players, the respect (or lack thereof) afforded to them by the players, to for them to be pilloried so much by folk on here when they're such small cogs in a bigger dysfunctional machine seems unfair to me. I'm not saying there's no-one better out there, I'm sure there is. But I doubt their presence (insisted upon or not) would be a deal breaker for any new manager & DoF worth their salt... Just my opinion as a passionate outside observer!
  12. Such a weird thing to impose. If Lowe and Benson were highly rated I'd get it but neither seem to be? Genuine question; I know they're not rated by pretty much everyone on here, but I don't see any noises from inside or outside the club within the game saying they're unsuited? What makes everyone think they're so poor?
  13. Since when was it evil to be single? Sounds a bit harsh to me.
  14. Can't disagree with that, but it illustrates two things: - the inconsistency of all teams in this division across the season; and - we should fear no-one IF we reach the playoffs.
  15. Duplicate post; reception in Blackburn hospital is rubbish (just visiting)!!
  16. Let's also not forget that in this recent disappointing run, we've still beaten both Boro & QPR & ought to have beaten Sheff Utd. I'd rather we win those games, than lose them but win at Cardiff, Swansea etc.
  17. "Football fans in spouting hyperbole" shock!! I've learnt that on a match thread there's always massive overreaction to the good, the bad and the ugly. It seems more prevalent in respect of the bad & ugly, but nevertheless is there on both sides. Like garnersfags said, I see both sides. Our recent results & performances have been, in the main underwhelming, no argument, & the lack of goals scored is worrying. But in context: - we all knew our run of fixtures in early 2022 was tough; quelle surprise, it has been - we all knew our squad depth would be tested come this point in the season; quelle surprise it has been - we all thought 2nd place would be beyond us; quelle surprise it looks like that's the case. None of the above is a shock or unexpected, so let's not get too het up at it coming to fruition. Despite everything, we're still 4th. That proves 2 things: 1. Our season prior to New Year was outstanding; and 2. Our rivals have, in the main, been inconsistent & have not capitalised on their games in hand as they would have hoped. If we'd have been offered this scenario back in August, all of us would have taken it. We now treat this situation as a mini league; there will be so many thrills & disappointments in the next 2 months, starting on Tuesday (which i expect will be tough as Millwall are after a 6th consecutive victory). We've done enough so far, even during this poor run, to prove ourselves to be as worthy of promotion from this division as anyone else bar Fulham; we now seem to be approaching a favourable set of fixtures on paper compared to our rivals, so let's focus on the positives of that is my overall feeling.
  18. Some would say you ought to change your name to "Back to Front"!
  19. Free hit?? Absolutely not, esp given some of the other fixtures. This is the chance for the team to put things right. THAT defeat will forever be an embarrassment for us as fans, but also for the players as professionals. It will be mostly the same personnel that play, and this is where they can show what they've learnt since in terms of intelligent, counter attacking football & game management. Didn't Leicester beat Southampton 9-0 at St Mary's a few seasons back, only for Saints to win the return fixture? That's what we should be looking to emulate.
  20. Good point really, a fair result too. Becomes a great point if we follow it up with a win on Saturday. Hope BBD is OK. Who was the ref? Was by far the best I've seen all season.
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