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Democracy in the hands of the few is far more dangerous.And look how going with the 52% turned out! Democracy can be dangerous in the hands of the masses.
Democracy in the hands of the few is far more dangerous.And look how going with the 52% turned out! Democracy can be dangerous in the hands of the masses.
I think this was a big part as to why they held firmThe players stayed onside throughout the poor run, as did the Board. Had GC lost either, he would have been fired. The means are there.
Tipping point for me would be if the dressing room is clearly lost, and the Board doesn’t act or is too slow to react. As a fan, of a fan owned club, focus (and accountability) should always be on the Board rather than a manager imo.
I'm not so sure how severe the injury situation was myself. Here's the starting lineups from when the run began...Similarly the bad run in the league this season coincided with terrible injury situation. The bench was full of kids and we were playing square pegs in round holes. I believed at the time that we were better off sticking with GC. The players appeared to be buying into what they were being asked to do, and I didn't see how sacking him would help.
Bang on.I'm not so sure how severe the injury situation was myself. Here's the starting lineups from when the run began...
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Those starting XIs aren't 'weak'. I still maintain GC was guilty of not doing something different with the players at his disposal then.
Before his injury, the only time we looked vaguely dangerous was when Demetri Mitchell wathon the ball.
I liked Trevitt, but honestly I'm not sure we could afford to have him in our midfield. Positionally he was all over the shop when we were defending.
Scott and Muskwe. OK they had injuries too but what we saw of them they were not good enough. They were GC signings.
The injuries played a part and yes our options off the bench were weak but we still had enough good players on the pitch for most of those games, the gameplans were just plain wrong.
But fair play, we have finally turned the corner. Let's hope we don't have to have another run like this until the same lessons are learned.
It's interesting to look back. As you say the bench was weak, which suggests there were lots of injuries, which was well documented at the time. In pretty much every one of those teams there is a square peg, round hole situation, often with Jules playing wingback, Harper on the right or Kite out wide. Of course, playing Diabate up front was a sign of utter desperation!I'm not so sure how severe the injury situation was myself. Here's the starting lineups from when the run began...
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Those starting XIs aren't 'weak'. I still maintain GC was guilty of not doing something different with the players at his disposal then.
Before his injury, the only time we looked vaguely dangerous was when Demetri Mitchell wathon the ball.
I liked Trevitt, but honestly I'm not sure we could afford to have him in our midfield. Positionally he was all over the shop when we were defending.
Scott and Muskwe. OK they had injuries too but what we saw of them they were not good enough. They were GC signings.
The injuries played a part and yes our options off the bench were weak but we still had enough good players on the pitch for most of those games, the gameplans were just plain wrong.
But fair play, we have finally turned the corner. Let's hope we don't have to have another run like this until the same lessons are learned.
Democracy is a bit like capitalism. A terrible system but the alternatives are even worse.And look how going with the 52% turned out! Democracy can be dangerous in the hands of the masses.
The last ten games would suggest it’s far from settledPlymouth will stay up, as the rest down the bottom are worse than them. Would like QPR or Birmingham fixtures next season!!!
This is a cracking post and puts the 'injury crisis' into perspective.I'm not so sure how severe the injury situation was myself. Here's the starting lineups from when the run began...
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Those starting XIs aren't 'weak'. I still maintain GC was guilty of not doing something different with the players at his disposal then.
Before his injury, the only time we looked vaguely dangerous was when Demetri Mitchell wathon the ball.
I liked Trevitt, but honestly I'm not sure we could afford to have him in our midfield. Positionally he was all over the shop when we were defending.
Scott and Muskwe. OK they had injuries too but what we saw of them they were not good enough. They were GC signings.
The injuries played a part and yes our options off the bench were weak but we still had enough good players on the pitch for most of those games, the gameplans were just plain wrong.
But fair play, we have finally turned the corner. Let's hope we don't have to have another run like this until the same lessons are learned.