Just catching up and the midfield posts are interesting... Absolutely right Macleod hasn't had a fair crack. I really rate Evans but I prefer him in a more attacking role to defensive midfield. When Morsy was on loan at Barnsley, they played him further up and he did well for them in that role. Not to mention the out and out attacking midfielders like Lowe and Windass...
The problem is we may as well not bother playing any creative or attacking midfielders. If you're just gong to lump long balls over their heads for 90 minutes, we'd be better playing six in defence, two defensive midfielders and have two up front to try to pick up something from the long balls. Ugly, horrible formation, but it would suit the ugly, horrible football Cook's trying (and failing) to play.
Our 'style of play' (I use the term loosely) is awful and the formation and 'tactics' (again, used loosely) are mismatched with it. The team selection is another complete mystery. Does Cook just draw names out of a hat? Where is Bright Enobakhare? Where's Dujon Sterling? Joffy getting a couple of minutes at the end occasionally, Macleod rarely seen... Those are good players who could bring some creativity and intensity and spark to our game. That's probably why he won't pick them.
On the subject of the fans' forum, I'm not going to bother. The club don't want thinking fans to ask real questions. What they want is 'Henskis' to tell them how great they are then report that it was a massive success and that the fans are satisfied with how things are going... Well the realists amongst us aren't satisfied. I for one won't be satisfied until I see some proper football, which I haven't seen more than a handful of times for a year and a half.