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We need to get the new owners sorted before we can start to get an idea of what next season is goinbg to look like. Ideally they will sort out a director of football and decide how they want us to play as a club style. Everything will flow from that. One thing that I view as a high priority is getting the best recruitment team they can afford and start them looking for a manager (If it's not Pedersen) and players for each position capable of playing our way. Get that started and it will save time and money later.

When do Fusire and Valerie depart for the International tournament. I think it's early December but the actual date has passed me by.

Well done OP your flounce has made my week end. (yes my life is that sad and boring). If you simply can't forgive it can you please explain whay you propose doing about it. You could write to the club. Write to the player and or manager, expressing your feelings and demanding some recompense. Write to your MP and tell him you want it raised in Parliament. Oh, I've just thought, a letter to the king would be a great idea Please post again and let me know. I Simply demand it (now you've started me off) it's totally unreasonable to raise these matters and not provide follow up for people on here.

You should always have one player watching for it and covering a man lurking outside the area. When I was playing which is decades ago, we always got the smallest guy to cover that. He's not much use for marking anyone in the box so he can just watch for thathappening and get close enough to close the man down. Baz is the smallest guy so it's his fault.

They look capable to you but the manager is being hesitant to give them game time. Possibly he doesn't share your opinion. He see's them in training most days so he is in a better position to make the decision. No disrespect to you intended. I don't really know enough about them to form an opinion.

We ran out of steam, simple as that. Last season when we had a full squad we would have brought subs on with fresh legs on. For a variety of reasons we couldn't do that yesterday and we paid the price. We need more players to cover for these situations, hopefully the injury list will improve soo and possibly the new owners will get sorted in time to take over before/during the window and will sign a couple or more players to help us out.

I'd like to see him fit first, then we can see if he still has something to offer. There's no doubting he was a good player in his day but like Bannan he's getting on for a footballer and at some stage age will catch up with him. On the other hand his experience might be enough for him to be anasset to held guide young defenders around him and help them stay calm under pressure. Watching him play a couple of games when he is fit will soon let us assess him.

If the facts get in the way of your reason to berate the manager, just ignore the facts.

The ones we needed on the pitch to help us win that game were Cooper and Redmond but they were under medical advice that the maximum they could play was 15 minutes or the risk of injury would inrease dramatically. The alternative was to bring more kids on but if he'd done that and we'd have lost the knives would be out for him for it. Pedersen can't win, so he might as well do what he thinks best. Personally I can support him, he took on an impossible job when he was the only one who would. Brentford wanted him as Assistant Manager but he turned them down because he was happy here. The players wanted him as well. I accept he makes occassionally mistakes but I expect that of everyone. The decision whether he keeps the job will be down to the new owners. Until we know who they are and what they plan for the club I will continue to support the manager.

A reyt bit of swazz on it for a header. That takes class.

Good point. I forgot that.

A younger squad is what we all aspire to. That's not the reason they have done better than us though. They didn't have Chansiri as an owner , we did. That's the only reason for the big difference. We had older players because Chansiri decided they were the cheaper option. After a year or 2 they were worthless. Other clubs bought younger players who cost more but Sunderland got their money back and more besides when they sold them. DC thought he was astute. I'll not say what I think he was, the swear filter would have a fit.

How can he. At the moment we are in limbo. We have a very small squad with a massive injury list. It leaves us with nothing like a team. Otegbayo and Palmer as CB's I asked you. It's firefighting at present. We've just got 2 new signings but they aren't properly fit yet. Cooper should be on the pitch but he played Wednesday when he wasn't fully fit so he couldn't really play today. Iorfa banned. I'm surprised we only let in 3. Wait until the new owners are installed. Then we might see a bit of strengthening and we might see where we are heading. At present we are just trying to get from game to game without anyone dropping from exhaustion.

You are welcome to your opinion. (Even if it's wrong.) (Sorry I couldn't resist) Seriously his shot was a good one and the save was also good.

Cads has scored goals at every level on his way to the first team. He was a good finisher at every level. He's been pushed on beyond his true level buy he was scoring 1 in 4 at Lincoln in L1 last year. That's not bad as a 19 y.o. He will be 21 by the time we get there so he might do better than that. Don't give up on him yet and don't expect too much too soon.

Well said. Take a bow. I can't fault any of that.

But the swear filter won't let us say it.

I doubt anyone taking us over, who has experience in football already, will go for the old method of leaving recruitment to the manager. I certainly hope we don't get another Chansiri. I want a DoF and a general manager for the none football stuff. I also want a really strong recruitment team in charge of finding the right players that fit the way SWFC will play in the future, whoever is the manager or DoF. We've got the perfect opportunity to drag this club up into the modern world and I want us to take it.

Thank god we don't get to make that choice. I've no issue with Pedersen, you have, that's fine everyone is entitle to their opinion (no matter how misguided it is.) Only joking with that last bit. I'd give him a chance with a good squad and see how he does. I think he will play a Red Bull style as soon as he gets players who can play that way. It's what Roehl wanted to do but couldn't, I got the impression Pedersen was of the same mind. I'd like to see a high press, high block with fast transitions and vertical passing to get the ball forward and in the net. It's a difficult style to play against, it's very attractive and exciting for the fans and it's productive. If we bring in most managers who would be happy to work in L1 we won't get that. Giving Pedersen the rest of the season with a squad strengthened in the January window, he should have time to get the style embedded in our players, in conditions where there really is no pressure. If he can get us playing the system well we should walk L1 next season. Any players brought in during the summer would be coming in to a well drilled squad who know there jobs, they would have preseason to learn the ropes. It just seems too good a chance to miss. I strongly dislike the tedious side to side passing that is common with loads of managers and the long hoof forward is easy for most big CB's to deal with at L1 level. They can't cope with pressure on them and no space wo work in and they aren't equiped to deal with fast incisive direct passes on the floor by quick forwards and midfielders.

Yes on both counts. He won't get to buy players though. I'm hoping the new owner employs a good recruitment team and get's them in place as soon as humanly possible. It will save a fortune and quite possibly might make a few quid as well.

How can he take us forward when the best central defence he can put on the pitch is Palmer and Otegbayo. I expected us to get hammered. We lost by a single goal and some questionable decisions by the officials. I would keep Pedersen and let him have a go with a decent squad. I can fully understand that others might think differently. It won't be up to us it will be the new owner who makes that decision. I just hope they have some knowledge of football and put together a decent squad for ther new manager. A really good recruitment team would be a good investment as a starting point as well.

I agree. Keep sentimental decisions for when you lead by 3 goals with 10 minutes to go. You can be a great finisher and a dreadful penalty taker. I didn't see the penalty but some sources are saying it was a good one but the keeper chose right and made a good save. It doesn't change the point though.

Not long since the same was being said about McNeill. Cadamarteri may well be just what we need in L1. Give him a year there with us to learn his trade and he might be a good player whenwe get back to the Championship. If he isn't we will let him go and he will find his own level. Truth be told all our front line leaves a lot to be desired. Maybe Redmond might improve the service and help them find their feet.

Just as his must be having Palmer and Otegbayo as central defenders infront of him. Shock, horror. Hold trhe press. Goal Keeper makes a mistake.

Blame Chansiri.