Steve Evans quoted as saying the following after the Cardiff game.
''We’re getting people fitter, so the numpties out there - the few of them who moan and groan - want to realise that it takes a little bit of time when we bring players together to get a style and a pattern and to get everyone fit and sharp.”
It's nice to know that eight games in players are getting fitter and learning to pass and keep more possession of the ball, Steve.
You've certainly proved me wrong with Saturday's victory.
Please keep up the good work. Only 14 more games to win now.
Poor from Mr Evans. Emotions run high and he will have been feeling the pressure so on one level you can understand him lashing out a bit, but he shouldn't have done. He would have done well to remember:-
1. It is his policy of bringing in truck loads of new players on a regular basis that creates the 'gelling together' problem in the first place.
2. He has chopped and changed the team even over the eight games, which won't have helped. We have already by my count had 22 different players in the starting lineup in eight league games. Some changes are due to injury, I accept that, but still a scary number and not conducive to a settled pattern of play.
3. All but the two new Norwich loanees and Camp were with us for what was quite a long pre-season at a time when we knew the fixture list and knew it was important to start well.
I think the supporters have been amazingly patient with him, and as a golden rule as a manager you should never turn on your own. It was a bit of a cheap shot from the safety of having just secured a home win that was on the back of a gift of a penalty, a one man advantage for 45 minutes and a last second own goal. He would have been well advised to keep his counsel and move on to the next game.
Spot on Smiler, a few facts there that he seems happy to forget. In addition to what you have just said, there now seems to be a strategy of associating criticism of him to TS. If you criticise SE you are criticising TS. Poor show
It's harmless really, but you can just imagine some fans taking it as a personal attack and storing up their bile ready for future use against him. And anything that encourages people to take more polarised positions, just invites division at a time when we need to be united for what is, already (and despite Saturdays result), a huge challenge.
I agree with that DavidR except I am not so sure it is harmless. At best it's blowing off steam off the cuff, but still ill considered. At worst, it will only make those who don't like him more vicious further down the line. It was actually the perfect opportunity to be a bit clever and say something like 'it's been a tough few weeks, but we can breathe a sigh of relief now that we have a win on the board and all get behind the team for some tough games to come starting with Birmingham next week'. Something like that would have served him much better beyond the few seconds of relief he might have got from daft name calling, which has also deflected attention a bit away from the fact that we actually won. Paul Raynor actually deals with the media pretty diplomatically, and I wonder if the club should roll him out a bit more after games. I can imagine people responding by saying that they like SE's passion, which of course is fine, but if you can't control passion you can find yourself saying or doing things you might later regret. I don't think it really matters who it was aimed at Ian - it was still unnecessary. If it wasn't aimed at a section of supporters he should have made that clear to avoid people thinking otherwise, or better still just don't say it.
-- Edited by smiler on Monday 21st of September 2015 02:35:09 PM
Forums are all about opinions, good AND bad. Although I don't particularly agree with the eternal optimists, I respect their opinions, SE obviously doesn't. As has already been said, the managers comments lack class!!
Sadly predictable from Mr. Evans and I'm afraid it says more about him than it does about the fans. I'd feel it would be more justified if we were top 10 and now winning more often, than if we had our first win in 8 games to a last minute own goal against 10 men and still be bottom of the league. I get the impression he thinks all is now well and the battle is won - far from it.
That said, I'm glad we have won at last and I hope this is the springboard to better results.
-- Edited by Pod on Monday 21st of September 2015 07:33:40 PM
-- Edited by Pod on Monday 21st of September 2015 07:35:03 PM
Seriously, I am struggling to be offended by this.
Not sure why as the consensus seems to be its quite offensive.
Perhaps its the lack of direct identification with it.
I can see if one does identify with it it would be harmful.
I am a fan but Im not a numptie.
If I disagree with SE, which I have numerous times on this board and we take his comments directed to all those who have ever disagreed with him then we are all probably the subject of his statement. I dont think he means it though and I dont feel he has said it to 'me'.
of course if some people are genuinely hurt then I respect this 100% and SE needs to apologies for causing this hurt as numpties is not a particularly nice word.
Perhaps if we had a fans representative group then this sort of stuff wouldnt happen so often and when it did it could be sorted out.
a) Someone who (sometimes unwittingly) by speech or action demonstrates a lack of knowledge or misconception of a particular subject or situation to the amusement of others.
b) A good humoured admonition, a term of endearment
c) A reckless, absent minded or unwise person
d) i.e. "Silly billy", "You big dafty"
What exactly did Stevie mean? Look at the choices above. Take your pick.
No way Heman. As a manager you would have to behave like a right numpty to get a touch line ban of any great length, like conduct yourself in a manner that was offensive to a female official of another club or something like that.
No way Heman. As a manager you would have to behave like a right numpty to get a touch line ban of any great length, like conduct yourself in a manner that was offensive to a female official of another club or something like that.
"He's a character. I met him last season when we played Rotherham," he said. "He was shouting down the line, and that's how I got to know him. He's a lovely man and he's very passionate about his football and his team. "You can only encourage that. He made me feel really welcome. As soon as I met him, the first day, he was joking with me and trying to make me feel at home. That helps. "Some managers are maybe a little bit focused on the job and they don't talk a lot. But he's very outspoken and makes you feel welcome. "I'm glad we have a manager like that. If you do something good, he will praise you. If you do something bad, he will also tell you. That's a good thing. You know where you stand and what you have to do."
"He's a character. I met him last season when we played Rotherham," he said. "He was shouting down the line, and that's how I got to know him. He's a lovely man and he's very passionate about his football and his team. "You can only encourage that. He made me feel really welcome. As soon as I met him, the first day, he was joking with me and trying to make me feel at home. That helps. "Some managers are maybe a little bit focused on the job and they don't talk a lot. But he's very outspoken and makes you feel welcome. "I'm glad we have a manager like that. If you do something good, he will praise you. If you do something bad, he will also tell you. That's a good thing. You know where you stand and what you have to do."
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Traudl Junge spoke very highly of Adolf saying he was such a lovely man and very good with children.
