[Waller is my hero]

What do people think??

[Westbars Spireite]

I'd like to say otherwise but questions will be asked now. Only right too.

[SixYardBox]

He looks a bit thin on top!

It takes a brave man to drop all three of them, give him a break.

[ash_cfc]

Talks a great game, doesn't deliver it!

[SixYardBox]

I wonder if Sheridan is up for any swap deals?

[Rodney's Moustache]

Clueless and out of his depth

[fadedblue]

Run of the mill lower league manager, nothing more and nothing less. He may get lucky next season, after all it shouldn't take much to get into a play off place in this utterly poor league.

[smiffy]

fadedblue, on 27 February 2013 - 12:15 AM, said:

Run of the mill lower league manager, nothing more and nothing less. He may get lucky next season, after all it shouldn't take much to get into a play off place in this utterly poor league.

Does anyone think that DA is wishing to pull the plug? Does seem like the heads have dropped since the £8m debt is being moaned about and the desperate bid to get the council to wipe out the £1m loan.

[fadedblue]

smiffy, on 27 February 2013 - 12:30 AM, said:

Does anyone think that DA is wishing to pull the plug? Does seem like the heads have dropped since the £8m debt is being moaned about and the desperate bid to get the council to wipe out the £1m loan.

I know it happens, a Chairman decides on one Manager and goes all out to get him regardless. However was disappointed when Allen didn't advertise and interview any other potential candidates. Who knows what he may have found and if he didn't find anyone he could then hire Cook.

[Torteval]

Absolutely baffling tonight.

Why do we wait until half-time to get our best players on the pitch?

This isn't the first time for this in recent weeks.

Why does it take us until half-time to sort out a viable formation to play?

Again, not the first time.

Why do we surrender to teams in 20th and 24th place by playing one up front...AT HOME?

Why does any player showing a modicum of craft or guile, get left out of the side? Time and again.

From my interpretation, over the last 2 games we've played 4-5-1 , 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2. I probably missed a few there.

Only people more baffled than me were the players trying to work out where they were supposed to be.

[Spire-ite]

Torteval, on 27 February 2013 - 01:39 AM, said:

Absolutely baffling tonight.

Why do we wait until half-time to get our best players on the pitch?

This isn't the first time for this in recent weeks.

Why does it take us until half-time to sort out a viable formation to play?

Again, not the first time.

Why do we surrender to teams in 20th and 24th place by playing one up front...AT HOME?

Why does any player showing a modicum of craft or guile, get left out of the side? Time and again.

From my interpretation, over the last 2 games we've played 4-5-1 , 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2. I probably missed a few there.

Only people more baffled than me were the players trying to work out where they were supposed to be.

Agreed.
Wonder what DA thinks?

[Wooden Spoon]

Torteval, on 27 February 2013 - 01:39 AM, said:

Absolutely baffling tonight.

Why do we wait until half-time to get our best players on the pitch?

This isn't the first time for this in recent weeks.

Why does it take us until half-time to sort out a viable formation to play?

Again, not the first time.

Why do we surrender to teams in 20th and 24th place by playing one up front...AT HOME?

Why does any player showing a modicum of craft or guile, get left out of the side? Time and again.

From my interpretation, over the last 2 games we've played 4-5-1 , 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2. I probably missed a few there.

Only people more baffled than me were the players trying to work out where they were supposed to be.

The same as the 2 men before him - he has a squad where its difficult to know who are your best players, and where to play them to get the best out of them. It was said last season as well, players like DW, while talented individuals, are difficult to accomodate in any particular position.

[dmb1978]

Spire-ite, on 27 February 2013 - 01:44 AM, said:

Agreed.
Wonder what DA thinks?

I should imagine DA is thinking about how much he can do to maximize profits from the two upcoming concerts in the summer or what they can put on in the lounges to get more in.
I doubt he is that interested in the playing side other than which player is more profitable to the club, I don't think the playing budget will be half as much as what it has been the last few seasons.

[Yenx]

Waller is my hero, on 26 February 2013 - 10:01 PM, said:

What do people think??

I think something is very very wrong at the Proact

[Dreaming Spire]

Yes, PC can talk the talk, but it doesn't wash with me, I'm afraid. Talk never achieves anything .... It is performances out there on the pitch that matters and that is the yardstick everyone will use to judge this manager. I honestly believe that we will not get relegated ..... But it could be very much closer than we are all expecting ! We are certainly no further forward than under the John Sheriden reign and I am now asking myself questions like "was it really THIS bad under his leadership ?!?!" .... Well, it was certainly time for a change. Of that there is no doubt .... But I can't help thinking Dave Allen could have been a bit hasty bringing in this guy on the back of one performance. Don't get me wrong here, this is not a back handed swipe at PC as I do genuinely like the guy .... But IS HE CAPABLE of actually delivering what Dave Allen and us supporters are hoping for ? .... AND .....

My BIG fear .... And I mean BIG !!! .... is next season !!!

[The informer]

Yenx, on 27 February 2013 - 09:19 AM, said:

I think something is very very wrong at the Proact

I am sick and tired of the negative play we get from playing a lone striker(sorry footballer)up front.Whether it be home or away it definitely looks better having more bodies going forward.I never rated Richards when he was at Port vale even when they hammered us at home and I still dont.We need a forward who is strong and has pace Alongside Jack who has the trickery Armbands style of attacking play is much more exciting than Richards hold up and wait style. He must surely be put on the transfer list if not now then at the end of the season.

This post has been edited by The informer: 27 February 2013 - 11:10 AM

[fadedblue]

dmb1978, on 27 February 2013 - 08:54 AM, said:

I should imagine DA is thinking about how much he can do to maximize profits from the two upcoming concerts in the summer or what they can put on in the lounges to get more in.
I doubt he is that interested in the playing side other than which player is more profitable to the club, I don't think the playing budget will be half as much as what it has been the last few seasons.

To a certain extent I agree, think to DA the jewel in the crown was the stadium not the team.

[Bonnyman]

death, on 27 February 2013 - 03:30 AM, said:

The same as the 2 men before him - he has a squad where its difficult to know who are your best players, and where to play them to get the best out of them. It was said last season as well, players like DW, while talented individuals, are difficult to accomodate in any particular position.

which makes you wonder why we bought oshea....this club is addicted to getting in pansy midfielders

[C HES TER FIELD]

Waller is my hero, on 26 February 2013 - 10:01 PM, said:

What do people think??

Well and truly out of his depth.

[Misnomer]

Dreaming Spire, on 27 February 2013 - 09:45 AM, said:

Yes, PC can talk the talk, but it doesn't wash with me, I'm afraid. Talk never achieves anything .... It is performances out there on the pitch that matters and that is the yardstick everyone will use to judge this manager. I honestly believe that we will not get relegated ..... But it could be very much closer than we are all expecting ! We are certainly no further forward than under the John Sheriden reign and I am now asking myself questions like "was it really THIS bad under his leadership ?!?!" .... Well, it was certainly time for a change. Of that there is no doubt .... But I can't help thinking Dave Allen could have been a bit hasty bringing in this guy on the back of one performance. Don't get me wrong here, this is not a back handed swipe at PC as I do genuinely like the guy .... But IS HE CAPABLE of actually delivering what Dave Allen and us supporters are hoping for ? .... AND .....

My BIG fear .... And I mean BIG !!! .... is next season !!!

What amazes me more than anything, is the confidence some fans have in PC; making every lame excuse they can think of in order to justify his tenure: from TW and MC 'controlling' team affairs; PC needing his own staff; PC needing to 're-build' and form his 'own team'! PC's track record is enough to cast doubt, never mind his banal rhetoric! Sacked from Southport; relative success after a few seasons with the mighty 'Sligo'; only won 8, yes, 8 games with Accrington but lost 18, that's, lost 18!!!! And, then, somehow, ends up managing Chesterfield FC, with that record! Personally, that kind of record does not fill me with confidence. Even when AS came to the Proact with their pressing, high-tempo play, we still managed to beat them, even though they over-ran our midfield! Just before PC joined us, AS had lost four on the spin and had just been tanked 5-0 by Oxford; they had only won 2 in 10 and they were against Wimbledon and Aldershot!!!!!

Furthermore, PC used the exact rhetoric when at AS, he said their aim was to win the league and believed it was possible; described the club as a 'fantastic place'; believed the 'players work for the fans' blah blah....

I was very worried when we appointed PC, that hasn't changed; we are in deep doo doo!