The Surveyor
Vital Youth Team
You could have told me. I feel embarrassed now. Although begs a question of course why you were looking I suppose.Your flies are undone
You could have told me. I feel embarrassed now. Although begs a question of course why you were looking I suppose.Your flies are undone
The usual suspects are beginning to turn on them.The Gallinsons deserve a medal for what they've put up with so far.
Don't see anyone else coming in to "save us", let alone pump millions in.
I think that’s how we signed Leo in 1995, and we tried something similar in 2004 (ish)? Not sure we signed anyone that time though.Didn't loads of Gills fans donate to a "sign a striker" fund a few years back?
Beats looking at the game!You could have told me. I feel embarrassed now. Although begs a question of course why you were looking I suppose.
When was the last time we played well? IMo this group haven't played well very often and that includes under NH, who put this squad together.I understand your point, I’d love to start again with the playing squad based on what I’ve seen since the turn of the year- however that is not financially viable. Managers do need to “inspire” , unfortunately he really hasn’t and if anything it seems like we’re getting worse the longer he’s here. I don’t see anything in him, tactics, motivating, whatever that makes me believe he’s the right man for the job at league 2 level. When was the last time we played well?! Then you have to look at track records for reassurance it can come good, he has none as this is his first job in charge. The players do on paper look like a decent team so on the balance of judgement and looking at what is financially realistic yes I’d say he has to go.
Not a night to be on social media. Expect the same toxic outpourings from the familiar faces. Tedious.The usual suspects are beginning to turn on them.
We did indeed however this is different.Didn't loads of Gills fans donate to a "sign a striker" fund a few years back?
While I'd kind of disagree with your first 4, I'm surprised you haven't included Hawkins. Imho a waste of space now. Doesn't run for anything and appears to be a pale shadow of who we signed.I’m not saying I want all of these out, but I feel we can find upgrades for the following without breaking the bank:
Turner
Morris
Ehmer
Ogie
Walker
Jayden
McKenzie
Nads
ShaunW
Bonne, Malone, Mahoney, JonnyW, Lapslie & Dieng are all high earners who have been inconsistent at best. I HOPE to move a few on, contracts permitting.
We must free up these wages to bring in QUALITY. A striker & 2 mids to change the balance & leadership. An enforcer & creative?
By all means possibly a quality CB leader too.
Yeah my pal set that up, “Friends of Gillingham FC”. It raised £12k. So, erm… didn’t really work.Didn't loads of Gills fans donate to a "sign a striker" fund a few years back?
You can't make players run, chase, make blocks, tackle and generally look interested. If you have to motivate players to do those type of basics they're in the wrong proffesion.Football is a job. It's no different.
Management requires motivational skills.
This fits the description of Scott Vernon but don’t recollect that’s how he was funded?I recall we signed a striker from a supporters fund and he got injured in his first match and didn’t play again?
In normal industries you sack them.What if most of the players don't want to be motivated, what does manager do then.
Whilst an inspirational manager would be great surely the players should be bloody grateful to earn a good wage playing football. Never any excuse to not give it your all whatever you do. It's called pride.You can't make players run, chase, make blocks, tackle and generally look interested. If you have to motivate players to do those type of basics they're in the wrong proffesion.
It's not about forcing them. It's about motivating so they choose to.You can't make players run, chase, make blocks, tackle and generally look interested. If you have to motivate players to do those type of basics they're in the wrong proffesion.
Again I agree these people should be doing it for themselves. Sadly the world doesn’t seem to work like that. I’ve been “in a workplace “ for about 25 years. The amount of self motivated people is so weirdly low given it’s pretty fkn obvious why you should be pushing yourself to succeed (family etc). Most, strangely seem to need to be motivated by others hence where management comes in. Crap but true.You can't make players run, chase, make blocks, tackle and generally look interested. If you have to motivate players to do those type of basics they're in the wrong proffesion.
Here hereI'm beginning to think it comes down to character. A lot of this squad just don't seem to be what I would call Gillingham players - those who might not be technically the best but who would bust a gut and have the confidence to try things on anyway.
These are very skilled players who might be perfectly well suited to places like Charlton or Palace or Millwall or Swindon or wherever else they've come from, where there's a budget big enough to buy enough talent to compensate for lack of character, but that's a luxury we haven't got here. We need our Macdonalds, Byrnes, Fullers, Hessenthalers etc. to make up that gap.
Football may have changed, and both the management and the owners seem very progressive, but sometimes different methods might be more effective at levels below the ones they're accustomed to operating in. They're intelligent people. I expect they will adapt.
Onwards and upwards.
Do you think the majority of workers have pride in their jobs?Whilst an inspirational manager would be great surely the players should be bloody grateful to earn a good wage playing football. Never any excuse to not give it your all whatever you do. It's called pride.
Signed a player on loan who immediately got injured in his first appearance, can’t remember whoI think that’s how we signed Leo in 1995, and we tried something similar in 2004 (ish)? Not sure we signed anyone that time though.