Sturdy Gill
Vital Squad Member
Seemed really deflated on the Ipswich post match interviews
Not as deflated as me at full time.Seemed really deflated on the Ipswich post match interviews
Not as deflated as me at full time.
I’m over it now, you’ll be pleased to know
After all these years, I still take undeserved defeat badly.
When we’re shite, I can take it on the chin but didn’t deserve to come away from that with nothing.
I looked at the Ipswich forum and you’d think they are Real Madrid. Very little credit to Gills.
In answer to the question...yes I believe absolutely SE has the fight in him, brought up in Glasgow and managed hundreds of games in the football league before he has experience.
I agree this will be one of his biggest challenges yet, to break a losing run, without scoring goals, with lots of injuries, without a home crowd to suck the ball in the net when the chips are down.
I mentioned in another thread that SE by his standards behaved really well last season but seems to be reverting to type so far this season, anyone who watched ifollow vs Fleetwood will have heard him shouting and swearing at the ref at the end which made Joey Barton look civilised ha ha.
I've just read Evans comments on Kent Online about our defeat to Ipswich last night - “I think the referee has played a key part, which he shouldn’t,” said the Gills boss.
“My personal opinion was that I thought he was terrible. No doubt he will probably get a Championship game on Saturday.”
It sounds like SE is clutching at straws and just taking his frustration out as there was nothing wrong with the ref last night. We were unlucky not to get a point from the game for our second half performance though.
Our budget is a bit irrelevant when we have numerous injuries. Talk from another poster about signing another centre back is dream land. We will have to provide cover for Walsh .In the current circumstances he is likely to be a young keeper on loan problem with that is it would stop someone else being in the squad.Or someone willing to sign for almost nothing. I wonder what Stuart Nelson is doing at present?I had some sympathy with his annoyance at the referee on Saturday, but I think he's definitely clutching at straws last night - I think SE can feel very aggrieved about our injuries last night and that we played well in the second half and undeservedly lost to a late goal, but not the ref on this occasion. I also think the constant harping about finances and the playing the card that our budget is easily the lowest in the division is starting to grate with some of our fans and I am sure that it won't be long before it irks Scally too, if the results keep going the same way. Yes, we have a small, tight budget, made worse by Covid; yes, there are several teams at the top with budgets way largely than ours - we all know that, but I personally simply can't believe that our budget is below the likes of Accrington, Rochdale, Crewe and a number of others.
The choices have been made at centre back. There is no such thing at extending the budget now .So a experienced centre back signing simply is not going to happen. We have more than enough centre backs the money has been spent .Mr Evans works on feeding his ego, and he's like this when that takes a bashing
However, in reality this could be a big plus for us as a team and club IF he can put he ego aside. There were good signs in his selection of McK and MacD - solid , but prob average Lge 1 players who work hard for the team, and the sort who all teams need to complement the 'stars' (Graham and Dempsey in our case)
This leaves only 2 key 'gaps' in the team;
i) left back; easy (but delayed) O'Connor must play there for 30+ games to learn and develop to be high-quality in that position;' have to go with back 3 till he's fit (inc Medley)
ii) a solid Centre-half ; priority to try a free-agent short-term till Jan, then sign (buy) - they are about in Lge 1 ; Raggett, Bolger, Baldwin de Wijs (Ehmer - oops sorry!) ; play Ogilvie there till we get one
and then stick to same 13-man selection, with 'kids' on bench
It needs calm, steady, consistent management - not Mr Evans's forte, but needs must if the club (and him) to compete in Top 10 as we should
And I do think Mr Evans can (and will!) see that - its his biggest test
Yeah, fair cop. Family commitment meant I couldn't watch until 2nd half and as we were getting battered up to then I was too tight to pay the tenner. Got rightly criticised by my son too for being a "fairweather" fan.Pay the £10 you tight git
That’s the problem with the radio commentary.Yeah, fair cop. Family commitment meant I couldn't watch until 2nd half and as we were getting battered up to then I was too tight to pay the tenner. Got rightly criticised by my son too for being a "fairweather" fan.
Down hearted sure the defensive players are possibly blaming forward players and and attacking players the defenders.As for Evans he has taken on a difficult task .Having a very young squad will always be a problem if results are not going well .Mistakes have been made .Injuries have not helped Jackson as captain for a while showed how we miss experience.In the current circumstances I find it very unlikely Evans will jump ship.Scally will not have the funds to sack him .So no nothing will happen.Five on the bounce now. No goals scored in 5. How deep is Scallys patience I wonder? I wonder if he's lost the dressing room? Thoughts anybody?
Not well enough to warrant any interest in January in my opinion.Sorry Chris but I think Ogilvie and Tucker have played very well.