Have I underestimated CH?

[durrington gull]

I think if you're looking for widespread changes your going to be disappointed.

An astute manager with a settled side and a new player or 2 who can put the ball in the net will change things around. Like Bournemouth and Brentford have achieved with lots of League 1 players.

need more than 1 or 2 players!!!! - at least 5 new first team players needed imo, and making sure we sign quality not the dross that we signed this season

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Surely we'll bring in 6 new players to replace the out of contracts and returning loans.

As well as buying direct replacements for any sold - OGrady, Dunk etc.

 

[Lurchy]

need more than 1 or 2 players!!!! - at least 5 new first team players needed imo, and making sure we sign quality not the dross that we signed this season

Agreed. Bearing in mind the amount of players who are set to leave either because of their contract being up or loan players returning to their parent club, will def need to be five or more. Defence alone needs at least three.

 

[Kumquat]

I feel your pain

 

[Trevor]

It's unrealistic to expect much more than CH has achieved. Looking forward to next year and hoping for much better

 

[NooBHA]

need more than 1 or 2 players!!!! - at least 5 new first team players needed imo, and making sure we sign quality not the dross that we signed this season

Actually, thi biggest problem in building the squad for next year is going to be off-loading a lot of the trash that he inherited and trying to get something for them. What he gets for who goes will play a big part on what we have to spend.

He also needs to use the loan market well because a core squad is needed but a few good loan signings helps to join the dots to make a decent squad a good squad

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Actually, thi biggest problem in building the squad for next year is going to be off-loading a lot of the trash that he inherited and trying to get something for them. What he gets for who goes will play a big part on what we have to spend.

He also needs to use the loan market well because a core squad is needed but a few good loan signings helps to join the dots to make a decent squad a good squad

I can understand using words like dead wood, or at worst, rubbish players, but TRASH? These are people, not trash.

 

[NooBHA]

I am glad recently have improved. However, I am concerned that the passing, possesion based style is being slowly erroded.

If it had continued you would have concerned and eroded yourself right down into League 1. And anyhow. The passing game hasn't gone. It is there in abundance in some matches. In other matches when CH realises that is not what is needed then he adapts tactics accordingly - It is called being a good manager who uses his squad to the best of their ability.

Hypia tried to make Third division standard players, play like they had the quality of players at Liverpool. They don't and you cut your cloth to suit your budget

 

[NooBHA]

I can understand using words like dead wood, or at worst, rubbish players, but TRASH? These are people, not trash.

It was no reference to them personally. Perhaps a wrong choice if word on my part but that was all so apologies if anyone might have bee offended

 

[Norman Potting]

Whilst this season has been a huge disappointment, I have this strange gut feeling next season won't be a play off push, it will be automatic promotion
Laugh now in vituperation all ye doubting Thomases, for thou shalt be laughing with exalted joy next May

Verily Brother Coldeanseagull it shall be and the one known as Inigo shalt lead the blessed hoard of Albion to the land of Sky.

 

[Frutos]

Fewer.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

First sane manager we've had in the entire Amex era. CH ROCKS!

 

[portslade seagull]

need more than 1 or 2 players!!!! - at least 5 new first team players needed imo, and making sure we sign quality not the dross that we signed this season

I don't think that mistake will be made next season, TB and CH will get it sorted

 

[Turkey]

I really think he's very on the ball tactically. The CMS/Tex combo that worked so beautifully at home the other week. Yesterday knowing we'd need O'Grady up top, a big gap from the defenders to O'Grady and utilising Tex and Ledesma in that space. Kayal's been a superb signing too.

 

[Notters]

handball!

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I'm sure in a few months time they'll be plenty trying to hound him out of the club.

Certainly true at some point in the future, which will be a shame for a decent, straight forward, sensible guy. Sill, won't stop me baying for blood when it comes, unfortunately. Hope it's a way off yet.

 

[Rogero]

I like him. He knows this league. Even my wife ,who does not go to football says that he sounds good on the radio. There will be someone on here who wants him out because he looked at them a bit funny 25 years ago. Normally someone on here has an agenda. Ashley Barnes was hounded out.

 

[Bombadier Botty]

How tall is he? Looks tiny standing in the Amex technical area from my seat.

 

[dazzer6666]

So far he seems to be pragmatic, sensible, knowledgeable, open and honest, tactically astute and an all round decent bloke who has a high degree of control over playing matters, with a good team surrounding him. It'll never work.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

I'm a big fan of his for this level; we should be very happy to have a manager like him. His undoing will probably be expectation levels next season however.