Has Tilt kicked a ball for us definitely better than working nights being a footballer. Side for Saturday change the full backs my guess it will be the same team.
You've got to admit 2 years ago in the play-offs he looked dodgy but he's come good.
-- Edited by gwru on Wednesday 19th of February 2020 12:17:11 PM
Totally disagree. In the second play-off semi against S****horpe he had a crisis of confidence and was rightly subbed. Anyone who knows anything about football would have seen that in the many games leading up to that semi, he showed great talent and potential. Anyone who knows anything about people would realise that a crisis of confidence is nothing unusual and it is something that can be improved through training. PW saw his potential, sent him out on loan to increase his confidence and game time, and voila, we have ourselves a diamond. If gwru had been in charge, Ikky would no longer be our player based on a one game meltdown!
You've got to admit 2 years ago in the play-offs he looked dodgy but he's come good.
-- Edited by gwru on Wednesday 19th of February 2020 12:17:11 PM
Totally disagree. In the second play-off semi against S****horpe he had a crisis of confidence and was rightly subbed. Anyone who knows anything about football would have seen that in the many games leading up to that semi, he showed great talent and potential. Anyone who knows anything about people would realise that a crisis of confidence is nothing unusual and it is something that can be improved through training. PW saw his potential, sent him out on loan to increase his confidence and game time, and voila, we have ourselves a diamond. If gwru had been in charge, Ikky would no longer be our player based on a one game meltdown!
And that's the thing really isn't it? It's OK to say 'I admit when I get it wrong', but the people actually making the decisions have the clubs interests in their hands, and we are talking about real people and real careers, not some virtual world.
If gwru really was making these decisions, on the basis that at some point he has said that they are no good/past their best/not good enough yet and should be shown the door none of Olosunde, Wood, Ihiekwe, Jones, Clarke, Crooks, MacDonald, Vassell, Ladapo, or Smith of our own players and neither Barlaser and Adelukan as loanees would be here at all. That is a total of twelve players in a squad that has got us to the top of the league.
Presumably gwru would have a squad of players who are all 24 to 26, Championship quality but willing to play in League One on League One money, experienced and at the peak of their powers. Easy!
-- Edited by smiler on Wednesday 19th of February 2020 10:56:36 PM
This was a thread about the Ackies game and its turned into all the others. A side swipe at PW and a Johnny Opposite position on any players he's brought in.
Back to the OP I've had a rethink. Going on what I've seen going with what we've got. Koroma needs to start get him up to speed, I'd start him up front. I don't rate Vassell or Ladapo that's were Warney goes wrong don't let players dictate to the manager. Hoping Tilt is fit soon but Accrington sat' I'm going Iversen; Olosunde Ihiekwe Wood Mattock; Lindsay Barlaser Crooks Ogbene; Smith Koroma.
Back to the OP I've had a rethink. Going on what I've seen going with what we've got. Koroma needs to start get him up to speed, I'd start him up front. I don't rate Vassell or Ladapo that's were Warney goes wrong don't let players dictate to the manager. Hoping Tilt is fit soon but Accrington sat' I'm going Iversen; Olosunde Ihiekwe Wood Mattock; Lindsay Barlaser Crooks Ogbene; Smith Koroma.
So a manager, not just the supposedly Green Tea drinking pretend manager, doesn't let players dictate their decisions??????, why not? Any manager surely reacts to the performances of his players, and that dictates his/her decisions when the team selection is made. Take Mr Crooks, should his performances recently dictate that Mr Warne cannot ignore them????? To ignore them weakens the team? Has for Mr Ladapo his goal scoring performances from the bench, obviously don't dictate that he starts from the off. Listened to Mr Stewart's interview on Radio 5 live before the Wombledon game, looks like Mr Warne's performances are held in high regard, and will dictate his stay at the helm for the foreseeable future, so be it no complaints from me.
I look forward same as I'm picking out horses out for Cheltenham. I don't intentionally pick horses out that's got no chance. Vassell was in sun newspaper Saturday can't remember exact words more or less saying he could have gone but now he's playing regular up front he's ok here. But I don't think he's got the ability to be any higher than a mid table league 1 player, definitely hasn't got the pace. Ladapo again in the sun newspaper Monday again questioning again why he isn't starting. My opinion only way we'll do anything this season is to put the battling players in like Lindsay. Ladapo again no pace & can't run at players no fight in him. Koroma match fit could be a better option up front than both of them. Only way to get him match fit is to play him.
We have got three strikers at the club. In recent weeks they have all played well and have all scored goals. Could that possibly be because they are competing with each other for the two starting places, gwru? Might that actually be the product of good management? Try and get your head around that and let me know what you think.
I love it by the way how when you are presented with hard evidence that you are totally wrong about many things and many players, you just move on as if it never happened. You might not actually be as daft as you seem.
How do you think Ihiekwe, Crooks, Smith and Barlaser are doing? You have said that none of them are any good, but I think I would have those four down as my players of the season so far, perhaps in that order. What do you think?
-- Edited by smiler on Thursday 20th of February 2020 12:15:45 PM
As most of you know I am usually gwru's No 1 fan on this occasion you are talking claptrap there is no way warney is going to drop Vassell or Ladapo. What I observed last Saturday about Koroma doesn't look anywhere ready for 1st team football. There is more chance me standing up at the back of the nets at Accrington than him starting.
smiler agree Ihiekwe Barlaser Crooks Smith all come good this season. Don't think I've questioned Ihiekwe all this season how he's played. Smith I've never said anything but positive about him. Regards strikers I don't think apart from Smith others will prove good enough come the business end of the season that's why I say Warney went out of his way to get Koroma get him up to speed playing up front.
Clearly you have forgotten this, from before he had kicked a ball for Rotherham, using your instant assessment method, and maybe a little help from Google
"Can't be serious Michael Smith. Doesn't look like a footballer to me. Barnsley are laughing at us now, they'll be p*ss*ng themselves with that signing."
Don't think I've questioned Ihiekwe all this season how he's played.
True. But if you would have got your way, Ikky would not have been a Rotherham player after his meltdown against Scunny in the playoffs. Therefore you cannot claim any kudos for not criticising him this season!
That's the whole point. Your instant snap judgements. Hasn't it sunk in yet that Paul Warne and his team know far more about the game than you, I or any other armchair Millers fan.
You have derided all those four players and many others. Ihiekwe - bottler. Barlaser - lightweight. Smith - not a footballer. Crooks - never been a footballer.
Embarrassing. Never mind Barnsley, there might be a few reading this who might be ****ing themselves laughing.
One might think you would learn that it can be foolish to judge players so harshly and so quickly, but you have already written off Curtis Tilt, who you haven't seen kick a ball yet.
I notice you haven't commented on Warne's management of the three strikers. Is that because the reality is slowly sinking in?
-- Edited by smiler on Thursday 20th of February 2020 01:45:30 PM
smiler tell me or find out when I've said Smith is lightweight. Smith that's his strength battles well up front never injured. I've already said I'm not fussed with Vassell or Ladapo given my reasons.
smiler tell me or find out when I've said Smith is lightweight. Smith that's his strength battles well up front never injured. I've already said I'm not fussed with Vassell or Ladapo given my reasons.
Read it again.
'Barlaser - lightweight. Smith - not a footballer'.
You thought Barlaser was too lightweight. You thought Smith was never a footballer, as per TC's reminder. Before you had seen him. That is Smith who was obviously no good because we were getting him cheaply from a team below us. Similar to Tilt who you also haven't seen and is obviously no good either.
You can't bring yourself to give Warne any credit for how he is managing the strikers, or indeed any credit at all, so let's move on.
I just spoke to a colleague of mine who lives a few miles from Accrington and based on what she has just told me and the forecast generally, there has to be some doubt about whether the game on Saturday will go ahead.
