El Grew
-
Posts
1,457 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
21
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Posts posted by El Grew
-
-
Another game. Another different line-up. Another different formation. Just like Hammell and Alexander before him. He knows he’s only a whisker away from getting the chop and is in desperate mode shuffling the pack in the hope that he stumbles onto something. I’m not one that would call for a manager to be sacked but I’m afraid if he loses this one then it’s time to get rid of him.
-
1 hour ago, GazzyB said:
I don’t think we will be relegated, even if we stick with SK, but I can’t see these awful performances turning back into us playing well. I feel like we will just eye-bleedingly shithouse our way to 10th.
I know what you mean but we’ve been in this situation far too many times in recent seasons and one of these times our number will come up. We’ve not been out of the top league since 1985 which for a club our size is quite remarkable. However, If you insist on keeping playing Russian roulette, sooner or later your number comes up. I hope I’m wrong but maybe this is our turn.
-
1
-
-
Our league record up at Dingwall isn’t too shabby:
P21, W11, D5, L5Win 52%
Draw 24%
Lose 24%Seems to favour an away win or draw. Bookies going:
Home Win 6/4
Draw 23/10
Away Win 9/5Us to win or draw 1/2
Them to win or draw 2/5 -
20 hours ago, Ya Bezzer! said:
Every single manager should get at least the first two rounds of matches and that's not taking into consideration any bonus points for past endevours.
Our fans need to take a cold, hard look at the reality of fan ownership. What is it you expect the club to achieve? Top 6 every season? Brilliant players, amazing football?
Also there is a lot of frankly deluded moaning. Fans were moaning when Alexander got us into Europe. That's where a lot of our fan base is these days. They don't seem to enjoy supporting a town club and everything that goes along with it.
And there is plenty of decisions Kettlewell has made that I don't get or flat out disagree with but so what?
We are not detached in terms of points, performances, quality of squad. There are things that can be improved but for me we've mostly been competitive.
If we are hitting re-start after 14-15 matches every season we are going to have a foundation and no roof on a permanent basis. And the usually suspects complaining that the rain is coming in.
Good post and as I said in response to a very similar one a few weeks ago it gets right to the nub of the problem:
“Due to our financial limitations we are unable to sign better quality players or pay more attractive wages than most of our peer clubs.
This means it’s difficult to attract a better quality of manager than those we’ve had as the better ones have probably baulked at the lack of finances available to them.
Also, the quality of player we have and have been bringing in for a number of seasons now (with a few exceptions) is as good as we can afford and as we’re starting to see, the quality is now pretty poor.
I’m afraid I can’t see this situation improving in either the short or long term and we may well need to prepare for lower league football.”
Fans need to wake up and realise the financial limitations our club is working under. We craved a fan-owned club after the administration debacle under John Boyle’s stewardship and we got it. However, we simply do not have a big enough fanbase for this model to be sustainable and things are simply going from bad to worse as a result. I’m not against fan-ownership but maybe the model needs to be re-visited. Perhaps with a view to seeking out a business person(s) interested in coming onboard in some sort of financial partnership with the existing fan-ownership.
Ill get the Kevlar vest on ready for the flak flying.
-
BBC reporting line-up and formation as:
Kelly
Casey, Mugabi, Blaney
Butcher
O’Donnell, Paton, Spittal, Spencer
Obika, Biereth
We need to start getting ourselves ahead first especially at home. COYW.
-
This was already going to be a pivotal game but with Ross County getting a win against St. Mirren tonight, then a win on Saturday is an absolute must!
-
2 hours ago, Mad Dog said:
Spencer and Gent look to be attacking wingbacks not defensive fullbacks so to put them in a 4-4-2 v Celtic would certainly get the manager the sack after a double figure humping. Especially with Casey and Blaney paired at centreback.
Wind yer neck in and read my preface to the post before jumping in with your tacketies. I began “As we are playing Celtic away it’s of no consequence at all…”
-
3 hours ago, AllyMax said:
Going 4-4-2 with Blaney and Casey would be suicide. Have you seen the goals we've lost recently from corners ?
You've never seen Gent play for more than a sub appearance and have no idea what he's like defensively, especially when under pressure.
Wind yer neck in and read my preface to the post before jumping in with your tacketies. I began “As we are playing Celtic away it’s of no consequence at all…”
-
1
-
-
1 hour ago, GazzyB said:
Every kick out his hands he's a yard outside the box!
A la Peter McCloy. 😂
-
As we are playing Celtic away it’s of no consequence at all but if ever there was a team selection designed to get a manager the sack, this is it.
Should be going 4-4-2 with Spencer & Gent at full-back with Casey and Blaney at centre-back. Midfield of Butcher + perm any 3 and 2 up front Biereth & Obika.
Obviously learned zilch from the Hearts game when Spencer went to right-back and Gent came on at left-back. We looked much better balanced, had pace on the flanks, and played better and with a bit of fortune, might have saved the game.
-
9 hours ago, wellfan said:
Maybe smaller in stature and history, but Roy MacGregor is minted, and we are far from that.
Spot on. His personal worth was estimated at over £100 million and he’s been bank-rolling Ross County for a long number of years now. Alas, we have no access to anyone of that ilk.
-
7 hours ago, wellfan said:
And due to the nature of his signings and the players released/sold/loaned out, Kettlewell was only ever going to be able to set up one way. This is why we are where we are now. It's an extremely limited squad that can play in a particular way, albeit very well a while ago, but things have now gone to shit and they can't adapt. Kettlewell is also clearly limited by both his inexperience and due to the budget he was previously allowed. It's a recipe for disaster, but I'm sure he knew that back then and is now living it, and I don't see how he or the players can arrest this slump.
Good post and gets right to the nub of the matter. Due to our financial limitations we are unable to sign better quality players or pay more attractive wages than most of our peer clubs.
This means it’s difficult to attract a better quality of manager than those we’ve had as the better ones have probably baulked at the lack of finances available to them.
Also, the quality of player we have and have been bringing in for a number of seasons now (with a few exceptions) is as good as we can afford and as we’re starting to see, the quality is now pretty poor.
I’m afraid I can’t see this situation improving in either the short or long term and we may well need to prepare ourselves for lower league football.
-
2
-
-
I’m still convinced that we have core of decent players at the club. What we lack is a manager that knows how to organise and motivate them.
Why did Brodie and Dent not start today - both young fit guys who can play a bit.
And at least Obika can control a football and bring others into the game.
-
For me, today’s starting team selection, starting formation and the substitution of the 3 forwards who started that game demonstrate this manager hasn’t got a clue.
Oh and O’Donnell, Slattery and Paton are nothing mire than passengers..
-
16 minutes ago, Orinoco said:
anyone seen our midfield??
Been AWOL for months now!!
-
On 11/8/2023 at 1:43 AM, joewarkfanclub said:
Kelly
Spencer Casey Butcher Blaney Gent
Paton
Slattery Spittal
Bair Biereth
Can’t disagree with your defensive set-up but putting those 3 in midfield is just asking for more of what we’ve been getting lately. When we lose the ball, none of these 3 is capable of providing any cover to the defence. Maybe consider scrapping the 3 centre-backs + 2 wing-backs set-up and move to a back 4 and move Butcher forward as the defensive midfield cover in front of them.
Kelly
Spencer, Casey, Blaney, Gent
Butcher
Slattery, Spittal, Paton
Bair, Biereth
-
On 11/7/2023 at 9:49 PM, stv said:
Or Stevie Cowan
Stevie Cowan, Stevie Cowan! He’s fat, he’s round, he’s worth a million pounds.😂 😂😂
-
On 11/5/2023 at 12:11 PM, Ya Bezzer! said:
Back in the days mobs formed on Fir Park street screaming for McLean to get fired. We had a chairman that actually supported the manager back then. Nowadays they are weaklings that cave to any pressure.
I’m old enough to remember when mobs formed in Fir Park Street demanding that Bobby Howitt be sacked. 😂
-
1
-
-
1 minute ago, AllyMax said:
SOD should be hunted out the toon after this performance.
Why? He was only on the pitch for about 10 minutes as a sub. He’s certainly well past his best but there were others much more culpable than him today.
-
Takes two strikers off and puts one striker and a full-back on?????
-
I’m afraid a few players seem to have reverted back to how they were under Hammell - McGinn, O’Donnell, Slattery, Paton and Spittal. Also Bevis Mugabi is a whole-hearted honest big guy but he is most certainly not a footballer. Kelly’s mind seems to be elsewhere at the moment as he seems to have been absorbing all the media pish about how we might struggle to keep him following his 45 minutes for Scotland v France.
Its a statement of the bleeding obvious, but the major problem is our inability to defend properly and stop leaking poor goals. Kettlewell had better wise up to some of his non-performers and fast or he’ll find himself in the dole queue.
-
Criminal!
-
Our All time Home League Record v Kilmarnock
P121; W62; D22; L37
GF 204; GA 138Win 51%; Draw 18%; Lose 31%.
Last 5 home games against them: W3; D2; L1.
-
On 8/19/2023 at 5:36 PM, fizoxy said:
And we also don't have enough of a fan base to attract some rich weirdo to buy us.
I doubt the size of fanbase has any bearing on whether or not some “rich weirdo” as you put it, would be attracted to buy any club. Anyone with a large financial surplus would be wise to steer clear of football clubs because they are simply black holes for money.
Ross County v Motherwell 05/12/23
in Club Chat
Posted
I hate to say it but the players are showing signs of having jacked It in as if they’ve decided they’ve had enough of the manager.