U's v 'Pies

[SkyBlueElephant]

Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go Moniz !

Is he really that bad? I criticised the appointment at the time as I didn't think he had the necessary experience of the English leagues and was just shouted down at the time and told that he had an excellent CV and would bring attacking football to Notts County and I didn't know what I was talking about.
I remember one knowledgeable user in response to my criticism, after a particularly bad defeat for us last season said how funny it would be if Coventry went down to L2 after appointing Mowbray a manager with experience in English football and Notts County stayed up with Moniz.

 

[hellogregory]

What a beautiful goal that was from Campbell.

 

[RavenBish]

Is he really that bad? I criticised the appointment at the time as I didn't think he had the necessary experience of the English leagues and was just shouted down at the time and told that he had an excellent CV and would bring attacking football to Notts County and I didn't know what I was talking about.

Well, not exactly. You were shouted down for essentially assuming that he would be shit because he was foreign.

 

[PufferJacket]

Is he really that bad? I criticised the appointment at the time as I didn't think he had the necessary experience of the English leagues and was just shouted down at the time and told that he had an excellent CV and would bring attacking football to Notts County and I didn't know what I was talking about.
I remember one knowledgeable user in response to my criticism, after a particularly bad defeat for us last season said how funny it would be if Coventry went down to L2 after appointing Mowbray a manager with experience in English football and Notts County stayed up with Moniz.

I don't think you need to worry too much about what anyone thought of your opinion of Moniz, you were right and they were wrong. They would have probably dismissed us appointing Mowbray as boring and as someone who'd failed loads of times elsewhere. Whereas Moniz was really great and entertaining cos er he's Dutch and cool and foreign and used to manage Red Bull fucking Salzburg and not Swindon, Bradford and Chesterfield.

 

[Habbinalan]

Injuries permitting, a similar side to Tuesday would be a good call but I can't see Corr being on the bench. I'd be happy if Corr for Williamson and Kennedy for Roberts were the only changes but who knows?

Goals are likely (2-2?) and another 5,000 plus crowd should make for a good atmosphere - although weather forecast suggests near gales and rain from 3 p.m. ish.

2 out of 2 this week - wins and duff forecasts (score, crowd, team,....although weather forecast was a bit nearer than Tues).

Side was similar but performance wasn't. Having found and played a right back on Tuesday, we failed to play a left back yesterday. Shauny assured us he was playing the same formation (4231) in the first half but various individuals on the Habbin and, more importantly, Kennedy seemed to think he was in a back 3. He (may still have been ill as well as out of position?) and Roberts had a mare.

Debutant Jordan Jones looked like a lost schoolboy - you can see why his mate might have had to stick up for him when he was being bullied but is he old enough to get in a night club? We were poor. County, with a strong wind behind them, failed to capitalise beyond the deserved first goal - partly because Taylor was already coming on for Kennedy as they scored.

Second half was high tempo blood & thunder 442 - best and most purposeful start to a second half since Wimbledon. Corr came on, lifted the crowd, assisted for the pen then scored it. Goal of the season from Williamson/Carroll. I think we'd have got at least a draw and probably a win, even without that goal. Williamson and Berry combined for a dream breakaway goal. My bet with Judge Dredd is looking a bit healthier, especially if we can keep Ledson after January.

Coconuts hasn't sounded so sweet for a while. Bring on the wife beater next Sunday - that should be more fun.

 

[jacobncfc]

Branston is worse than Moniz. We've brought in a manager with the idea of developing young players and playing attacking football then given him shite like Stead and McLeod.

 

[SVH]

How much did you pay for Mcleod and where was Jon Stead yesterday?

 

[LongEatonPie]

I think its 150k for Mcleod and Jon Stead was injured.

 

[jacobncfc]

100k, Stead was injured.

I was largely joking, but neither fit the way Moniz wants to play at all.

 

[SVH]

Mcleod looked a shadow of the player he was last season. Something clearly not right with your team because on paper you should be doing better.

Players don't seem to be playing for him despite him stopping the team bus in Cambridge to let all the players off to have a beer before they made the trip back to Notts.