Guest neesy111 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I'm absolutely convinced it was a deliberate coaching plan to get all of defenders to start scoring while our strikers couldn't hit a barn door. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 if you were in bruce's shoes and were looking to change the system If you're in Bruce's shoes, you know you can't change the system! They're all too set in their ways cos Rafa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 if you were in bruce's shoes and were looking to change the system If you're in Bruce's shoes, you know you can't change the system! They're all too set in their ways cos Rafa. Including the new signings somehow. Rose, Bentaleb, St Max, Joelinton, Lazarro - half of the starting lineup at the weekend were signed since Rafa left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 if you were in bruce's shoes and were looking to change the system If you're in Bruce's shoes, you know you can't change the system! They're all too set in their ways cos Rafa. Including the new signings somehow. Rose, Bentaleb, St Max, Joelinton, Lazarro - half of the starting lineup at the weekend were signed since Rafa left. Aye, but they've all seen Rafa's interviews and it's led them to question Bruce's proven [to fail] methods. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Heartwarming to see a lot of sensible people say they're cancelling the ST after trying to stick it out. Unless these free tickets are carried over and increased its going to be a ghost town next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Little Waster Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Heartwarming to see a lot of sensible people say they're cancelling the ST after trying to stick it out. Unless these free tickets are carried over and increased its going to be a ghost town next year. You said it 🤪 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I bet he extends the 10-year plan thing. Even just by an extra season at the same price as they’ve been paying the last 10 years, I could see something like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I bet he extends the 10-year plan thing. Even just by an extra season at the same price as they’ve been paying the last 10 years, I could see something like that. He's going to have to, if Bruce somehow squeaks through to the end of the season keeping us up, who in their right mind is going to want to pay to watch another season of this, probably worse than this? Granted there's a few there that are not, never have been and never will be in their right mind but Ashley is fast running out of consumers for this botched product he's peddling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I bet he extends the 10-year plan thing. Even just by an extra season at the same price as they’ve been paying the last 10 years, I could see something like that. He'll do something to keep the numbers up. In any case, you might get another couple of thousand dropping out, the majority of them will get duped one way or another. Maybe with another fakeover story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Send everybody, on the deal, a VHS copy of 10 in a row with the option of extending. Anybody who takes up the offer of one more year gets a free VHS copy of the game vs Sunderland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Deal comes with a super exclusive pin badge that you can only get the new 10 year plan. Those wearing it at the games can take some solace in knowing that the bloke sitting next to them with a free half season ticket didn't get a super exclusive pin badge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirtleyMag Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Those who cancel will just be replaced by the happy clappers who get excited if we sign a couple of attacking players regardless of who’s in charge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Those who cancel will just be replaced by the happy clappers who get excited if we sign a couple of attacking players regardless of who’s in charge. Not sure anyone at the match is excited. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 If you're changing the system, I'm going with: Dubravka Hayden Lascelles Lejeune Rose Schar Matty Miggy Lazaro/Jo ASM Gayle/Carroll or Dubravka Schar Lascelles Lejeune Lazaro/Yed Rose/Ritchie Hayden Muto/Jo Miggy ASM Gayle/Carroll the second lineup assumes 3 CBs (2 ball players), 2 wingbacks, 1 holding CM, 2 wide forwards, Miggy as a #10 and a pure on striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 You ever notice how people only ever start suggesting and posting formations when we have a shite manager? It's so depressing man. It's confirmation we have a clueless no mark in the job, and everyone knows they can do better Timely reminder that the season is almost coming to an end and he has not tried anything innovative all season! I have seen a few articles that suggest the big change that is coming is again trying the 3-5-2 that made us look even worse earlier on this season The 3-5-2 that makes it difficult to fit in ASM and Miggy who are our most likely source of any kind of success at this point. Fun times ahead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 The 3-5-2 could make sense if you have Lejeune and Schar playing next to Lascelles playing the ball out the back and hitting the wingbacks deep. Perhaps instead of a central 3 you have 2 holding players sitting in front of the back 3, and 1 gets forward and 1 purely sits. You can then have Miggy playing as a legit #10 advanced role. The 2 strikers then are ASM and 1 of Gayle/Jo/Carroll. Mutu coming off the bench to change things up. The 2 holding players should be Hayden and 1 of Benteleb/Shelvey/Longstaff/Longstaff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Little Waster Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 We could try 4-4-2 , 3-5-2 , 4-5-1 or even 0191 26666666 the guaranteed goals company 🤪 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 The 3-5-2 could make sense if you have Lejeune and Schar playing next to Lascelles playing the ball out the back and hitting the wingbacks deep. Perhaps instead of a central 3 you have 2 holding players sitting in front of the back 3, and 1 gets forward and 1 purely sits. You can then have Miggy playing as a legit #10 advanced role. The 2 strikers then are ASM and 1 of Gayle/Jo/Carroll. Mutu coming off the bench to change things up. The 2 holding players should be Hayden and 1 of Benteleb/Shelvey/Longstaff/Longstaff. I love your optimism! Yes, it could work. Just like our current formation could work too. It's the clown in charge that ensures nothing comes close to working. He's just going to throw two strikers up top and thinks that should mean more goals. Pardew logic man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 KaKa[/member] just speaking in purely hypothetical here. Nothing is going to work under the dinosaur of a fraud that is our manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Yeah, I know man. Your post was spot on by the way. I'm constantly amazed by the clarity and ideas from posters on here on the team, and things we could at least try to do differently. Meanwhile the manager just throws out the same team every single game with no improvement and no changes. It's extraordinary stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 The players would probably do better if they lined up in random positions and just played on instinct for the duration of a match which is what tends to happen anyway. There is nothing Bruce can do to enhance a player’s game or improve the team, positionally, tactically, stylistically, instructional, command or whatever. Bruce only does the opposite. It says everything the players will have to help the manager the most from drowning so he doesn’t sink, while they are sinking under him. It’s a shite state of affairs tommy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Formation doesn't mean anything unless there's tactics and plans - the 3-4-3 currently "works" because the players are (largely) named in familiar roles where they don't need guidance from Bruce. Any formation change is going to require the players to figure out for themselves what their new role is - something that might take weeks. If only there was a manager with an idea that he could implement at training to speed the process up... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 The Chronicle going on about our blip in form. First 9 games : 2 wins Second 9 games : 5 wins Third 9 games : 1 win I know which run of games is not in line with the rest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Thread title change to 'Stevie Bacon' plz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Lose on Saturday and people will have to find something else to say than "Whey he's doing better than Rafa at this point last season" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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