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by MB
Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

I don't know mate There are probably plenty examples where this approach hasn't been a problem though and we've beaten similar level teams by adopting the usual pragmatic approach. The focus is only when it doesn't go right... not when it does (which I'd imagine is more often). Of course and we are...
by MB
Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

If I had any faith in Sullivan I'd agree with you, but as long as he is the owner we'll never be appointing from a position of strength. Yes, I agree but the pull of a club in the Premier League, London plus a recent history of Europe may let the right manager see past that. There are plenty of bad...
by MB
Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

The issue is that this is the best it's been for an extended period in a very long time. We've never been in European football for three consecutive seasons, we'd never even made a group stage before Moyes. Sure, another manager could come in and improve things, but history suggests otherwise. We r...
by MB
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

I completely understand your criticism and accept it in most instances. Moyes does generally set up how you've described and more often than not (the league tables don't lie) it works, even if you don't like it. I'm just not sure Burnley first half should be used as the 'typical' Moyes 'keep it tig...
by MB
Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

We seem to agree having the ball is the best form of defence...prob the truest thing ever,so why do we do what we do.......SIT. Footballs football...it's a simple game,you need the ball to win,you need more possession than your opponents,what you do with that possession is another matter...the key ...
by MB
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

4 players giving it away 3 times in 10 minimum. Too few players looking after the ball. Wet conditions didn't help but structurally that will always be a problem with how Moyes sets up. There is little movement until we get into the final third. A professional footballer shouldn't be playing a pass...
by MB
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024
Replies: 1567
Views: 86247

Re: The Summer Transfer Thread 2024

EastleighHammer16 wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:33 pm How will these new ffp rules (or whatever it’s called these days) affect us this summer? I don’t really understand it all but I got the impression they’re much stricter?
I doubt they are stricter than the ones Sullivan applies!
by MB
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

A lot of them are highly debatable in their interpretations of events. A football team that invites an opponent to take potshots believing it will pick them off at the other end is adopting the same strategy as Ali v Foreman, or a spin bowler flighting the ball to invite the batsman to come and hav...
by MB
Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

Well, to be honest, I thought we had a very good squad coming into the season, apart from the glaring hole in the middle.... That is the glaring hole that was created by the arrival of one of our best player. I really like both Alvarez and the reasoning behind his arrival. It seems to be well thoug...
by MB
Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

Rotating has never been a part of his vocabulary, and will never be. Just look back through the seasons he has had with us. We started the season with two players in every defensive position. Rotating there shouldn't have been an issue if you felt confident in the bench. For the midfield three, we ...
by MB
Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Other Matches 9 March - 14 March
Replies: 444
Views: 15094

Re: Other Matches 9 March - 14 March

bubbles1966 wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:45 pm That Isak is a good player.

He'll be higher on some clubs £85m shopping lists than any of our boys, imo.
Hell of a player, but really poor injury record may keep people away.
by MB
Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

I think the main "argument" against Moyes was encapsulated in the first half yesterday. at home to maybe one of the worst teams in the PL, he chose to sit back and hope that we could maintain our position in the game. what was the percentage of possession in the first 25 minutes or so ? 8...
by MB
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

I completely agree with your post (not asking so I can pull it apart...) Who do you think we could attract to take us forward out of interest? I'm not going to say it's not possible... who'd have thought Xabi Alonso would have done what he has in the last 18 months. I'd say Tim as a buffer should s...
by MB
Mon Mar 11, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

I don’t think we’ve hit a ceiling, but the gains from here up would have to be incremental and would need to be built on a solid base, i.e a club with consistency, that is solid mid table each season at worse and is regularly in Europe. The key is signing the right players in the right positions, g...
by MB
Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

I agree Wilko,because we are a Top 10 Club,but I do think Moyes,Sullivan and some of our fans don't think that.We should be between 7th to 10th every year.Moyes does deserve credit for when we have finished higher ,but it's just nonsense that some fans don't see us in that bracket,when it's about p...
by MB
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ✍ Welcome, Kalvin Phillips
Replies: 708
Views: 49056

Re: ✍ Welcome, Kalvin Phillips

Looked like a really peculiar signing in January. It was one of the few positions we seemed well equipped at. Every game that goes past makes it look even stranger. Honestly felt f R the bloke today, he looked utterly devoid of confidence. Disagree. We've looked quite bad whenever Alvarez wasn't on...
by MB
Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ✍ Welcome, Kalvin Phillips
Replies: 708
Views: 49056

Re: ✍ Welcome, Kalvin Phillips

Is it 'fitness' though? I'm not convinced. The difference between him and Alvarez (today) was massive. Alvarez immediately looked to want to be involved and influence the game, in his 3rd game in 7 days. Phillips seemed uninterested and hardly broke into sweat. He looked hesitant and seriously lack...
by MB
Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

You are talking about set up on paper. I’m talking about mentality. This team is at its best when it plays the ball quickly and is on the front foot. We were so bloody passive today, as we have been most of the season. It’s not playing to our strengths at all I can only think he is nursing them thr...
by MB
Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: West Ham Utd V Burnley: match thread - 10.03.24
Replies: 1108
Views: 37447

Re: West Ham Utd V Burnley: match thread - 10.03.24

The amount of similar comments on here along the lines of why can't we play in the first half, like we do ing the second is pretty depressing coming from this fan-base. Does anyone think that with a small first team nucleus that we can go full tilt at every game in both halfs, Sunday, Thursday, Sun...
by MB
Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!
Replies: 67377
Views: 2968596

Re: David Moyes' Claret and Blue Army!

It is frustrating the way we set up. I completely understand the criticism of that. The reaction in the second half though shows the players still back him. Just shouldn't have been needed. We are always **** after an European game and this wasn't an exception. Just look at Villa. He has to sort out...