A win = negativity on this board

Slade can't do right for doing wrong.

Not a great performance tonight - pilkington and Kiko in particular, but another three points and we remain unbeaten at home.

He starts to filter some 'fans favourites' back into the squad and gives Dahli game time, but fans still complain.

If it was Tony Pulis/Malky that was making these calls and was unbeaten at home while losing away, fans would be happy enough saying we're doing well.

Give Russell credit when it's due and get behind the squad.

Last edited by pauly_gee on Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Well Said.

In my opinion we were poor tonight against a 10 man team, I could see it, you could see it and thousands more could see it so tell me why couldn't Russ see it ?

Awful game,which it was,a win is a win at the end of the day and I praised the 4 wins a in a row at home


If its just this forum, how come there was barely 15,000 City fans turning up in a 33,000 stadium,?voting with their feet?

How come the stadium was lifeless and I mean lifeless tonight?

Slade can't do right for doing wrong.

Not a great performance tonight - pilkington and Kiko in particular, but another three points and we remain unbeaten at home.

He starts to filter some 'fans favourites' back into the squad and gives Dahli game time, but fans still complain.

If it was Tony Pulis/Malky that was making these calls and was unbeaten at home while losing away, fans would be happy enough saying we're doing well.

Give Russell credit when it's due and get behind the squad.

I think fans are giving Slade credit but also highlighting that it was not perfect, in fact far from perfect and let's not get carried away by this result as the performance, if repeated, may not yield the same positive result against other teams.

How come the stadium was lifeless and I mean lifeless tonight?

It was, I even heard a faint song that we sing at the Wales games which did die out quickly..

Slade can't do right for doing wrong.

Not a great performance tonight - pilkington and Kiko in particular, but another three points and we remain unbeaten at home.

He starts to filter some 'fans favourites' back into the squad and gives Dahli game time, but fans still complain.

If it was Tony Pulis/Malky that was making these calls and was unbeaten at home while losing away, fans would be happy enough saying we're doing well.

Give Russell credit when it's due and get behind the squad.

That's rubbish mate. We were really rubbish. None of the so called fans favourites started and he played players out of position again. Daelhi and Fabio came on mid to late second half and both of them out of position as well.

I dont just want to pick up three points at home I also want to see my team playing well.

Your view must reflect a tiny minority of fans attending tonights game.

Look at the changes he made:

Kiko - rightfully brought off
Connelly - looks like he picked up a knock about 5mins before
No one - not sure why as I thought he was doing well, maybe needs to rest a bit after recently returning from injury

Who does he bring on?

Fabio - fans favourite and one of our best this season
Jones - a target man to help gain territory/possession in the closing minutes of a game
Dahli - fans favourite, giving him an opportunity after a good international spell

All the right decisions for me...maybe with the query on Noone when Pilkington may have been a better sub (in my opinion).

The team formation was right, and the same as we've got a 100% record with at home.

In my opinion it was the players that didn't put in the performance, not the managers fault.

They must shoulder the responsibility as much as anyone.

That was a terrible game played out by two poor teams. Awful atmosphere and no entertainment. Brayford and Noone played well. Macheda and Le Fondre were awful. The only saving grace was 3 points for The City.

I agree with being positive to support the manager and team, but realistically, we were far from convincing.

3 points = getting away with it as far as I'm concerned.

We are not a rubbish team, so we should be doing better. It's called standards.

The reason it was lifeless Annis is simple. Most people work bloody hard all week and by Friday night they are knackered. If they finish lateish it's a big call to then go to the game. Not everyone lives nearby and can have a day/ half day to look forward to the game. That's the reason. By the way - I was at the game and really knackered after a tough week at work. But a Friday night is a VERY bad night for football. Why didn't they move it to 1.00 pm on Saturday to avoid the rugby clash?

The reason it was lifeless Annis is simple. Most people work bloody hard all week and by Friday night they are knackered. If they finish lateish it's a big call to then go to the game. Not everyone lives nearby and can have a day/ half day to look forward to the game. That's the reason. By the way - I was at the game and really knackered after a tough week at work. But a Friday night is a VERY bad night for football. Why didn't they move it to 1.00 pm on Saturday to avoid the rugby clash?

Many fans I spoke to were fed up and felt there was no passion out there.

Night games use to be a good atmosphere.

I would of played it on Saturday, I dont reckon the crowd would of been any less.

12 possible points Slade could have got at home. How many points has he managed?

Slade has averaged 1.857 points per game, which would total 85 if he did that, which is better than Derby's 3rd place finish last year!

Can't help but agree here. Slade inherited a broken unfit team full of class. He is fixing it slowly, at the same time picking up points and winning games even ugly. I can see small improvements every game. Sort the away form out and boom! We start flying up the table!!
I fully support Slade, I can see some basic old fashioned 442 was needed to start. He's doing the business, and as much as it will hurt some people on here to admit, Vincent Tan I think found the right man.
Still need to sort the kit colour and badge out tho Vincent!!

Slade can't do right for doing wrong.

Not a great performance tonight - pilkington and Kiko in particular, but another three points and we remain unbeaten at home.

He starts to filter some 'fans favourites' back into the squad and gives Dahli game time, but fans still complain.

If it was Tony Pulis/Malky that was making these calls and was unbeaten at home while losing away, fans would be happy enough saying we're doing well.

Give Russell credit when it's due and get behind the squad.

The result is great, the performance is woeful. Lost the 2nd half 1 nil against 10 men reading. They played the game at their pace. Our players didn't look interested

The reason it was lifeless Annis is simple. Most people work bloody hard all week and by Friday night they are knackered. If they finish lateish it's a big call to then go to the game. Not everyone lives nearby and can have a day/ half day to look forward to the game. That's the reason. By the way - I was at the game and really knackered after a tough week at work. But a Friday night is a VERY bad night for football. Why didn't they move it to 1.00 pm on Saturday to avoid the rugby clash?

The effort to get out of the house after work and spend your hard earned dosh would be easier if you knew you'd be watching good players and great football. Unfortunately our best players are on the bench and sometimes not even there and the football home and away isn't lifting many bums off seats.

We need to have something to look forward to.

I disagree that Friday night is a bad night for football. In my opinion it's a great time to play. As your in work all week, so when they play on a Friday you can get the football out of the way and spend the weekend with wife and children.

Slade can't do right for doing wrong.

Not a great performance tonight - pilkington and Kiko in particular, but another three points and we remain unbeaten at home.

He starts to filter some 'fans favourites' back into the squad and gives Dahli game time, but fans still complain.

If it was Tony Pulis/Malky that was making these calls and was unbeaten at home while losing away, fans would be happy enough saying we're doing well.

Give Russell credit when it's due and get behind the squad.

He gets credit for home results but I can see huge problems appearing the longer he is in charge. I don't like him, the way he manages, the way he speaks so why would I pretend just because he is our manager? I'll support the team as usual it doesn't effect that but for me Slade is a loser and unless he totally changes his attitude then I hope he leaves asap.