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How on earth can you not go on Saturday? These back 2 back games are our season decider and you turn your back on the team/club when they really need you. Strange attitude.

Wrex, I don't think you can't take 1 season in isolation and you have to take into account a clubs infrastructure to judge the success of a Sporting Director or Director of Football role.

Ojo?

A lot of clubs call the position Spirting Director. Ive not researched it be I would imagine it’s something like 90% of clubs have a DoF or SD which is the same remit.

I agree with you Emile on the out of contract players except Leutwiller. I would be looking at a development keeper under 24 to sit on the bench and play JPT games. I would also keep Sang. He’s still a developing player, give him a position in the team I think he has the ability to be a good L1 player. Yak’s struggled post injury but I still think he could improve and make a decent CB in a back 4.

Great post. Sell up to Peter Coates and replace Dave Flitcroft with Ricky Martin. See you next season 👍

This is the crux of the issue. I think some posters ( wrongly in my opinion) drag off field CAPEX and infrastructure investments as an indication of not investing in the 1st team. I do think fans forget at times what a shell of a club Carol inherited and really started at rock bottom. In order to grow the value of the club and long term future those investments have to be made. Irrespective of investments we have a competitive 1st team budget, however it’s been wasted on players in their prime and senior players who are simply not good enough. Our DoF is responsible for recruitment and should be accountable like a manager is accountable for results.

If we were 14th Flitcroft would have done his job properly recruiting a capable squad.

You need a reset mate. 1 game and everything will change under Darren Moore, we just need that 1 result starting Saturday.

I think your characterization of the club is a little unfair. I posted our squad profile on another Flitcroft thread earlier this week. Our squad consists of: Under 23 players gaining experience 6 (Debrah, Lopata, Gore, Weir, Mighten, Plant) 23 - 26 players who should be developing 5 (Iacovitti Clarke, Sang, Chislett, Loft) 27 - 30 players who should be in prime 6 ( Smith, Jones, Grant, Garrity, Ikpeazu, Wilson) 31+ Players to set standards 5 ( Ripley, Leutiwiler, Lowe, Ojo, Massey ) The issue here isn't bringing in 2 or 3 loans from PL clubs or even supplementing the squad with our own youth lads the issue is simply DF signing players in their prime and those experienced players are simply not good. Ripley, Ojo, Garrity. Success rate of 3 out of 9 signings is extremely poor.

Sorry Dr I disagree with your sentiments here. Players do not see or hear DoF other than contract time. DoF very strongly rebuked any suggestion he was involved in anything to do with 1st team affairs and leaves the manager to do deal with it, even going as far to say if Clarke or Crosby did they would be liars. Players play for the manager not the DoF. There is absolutely no value in cranking up pressure to remove DoF in the current circumstances. Wait until we are safe or relegated.

I agree with you on the survey and manager but you can’t ignore appalling 1st team personnel decisions over the last 18 months. That is squarely on Flitcroft. That squad in no way represented the vision set out by Crosby and is ridiculously unbalanced after the worst Jan transfer window in our history. It’s even worse than the window when we had under Micheal Brown. If we do go down Flitcroft’s position is untenable.

Mr Gullible, <ovf censored> baffles brains, classic 2nd hand car salesman. Don’t be too harsh on yourself.

Do not blame you at all. I’m not in the camp unless Flitcroft is gone we’re not renewing however there has to be a sea change in our recruitment. Certainly won’t be renewing in blind faith like we have done in previous seasons. If we do go down no chance I’m renewing.

That’s the spirit mate.

This has made it way to X. You might find it gains some momentum.

Good interview this. Thanks for the link.

Regardless of league I wouldn't offer new contracts to any players out of contract players and let them all leave.

We look a lost cause on paper however I do firmly believe 1 positive result changes everything and that has to start Saturday. Even a draw but a positive performance sets us up with home games against Fleetwood and Shrewsbury which we simply have to win. 7 points from those 3 home games and things will look very different. I thought we put a building block in last night with the formation but somehow Moore has to find a way to get more quality in the final 3rd. Mighten, Chislett playing more advanced and the returning Garrity give me reasons for hope.

Is it a move to start paying for content in the future or perfectly innocent? We've already got to pay for The Sentinel reporter.

He could walk out next week if we have back to back home defeats.... it won't come to that though.

I want Flitcroft gone because he talks the the talk but has not walked the walked for 18 months, which is more than likely going to result in relegation. A poor managerial appointment then he failed to act until 3 weeks ago but more damning is the squad. Using TransferMarket data we have 22 squad players exluding Walters,Shorrock & Dipepea. 4 players have over 100 appearances at this level (Ripley Grant, Ojo, Massey) 1 attacking player in the squad has over 10 career goals at L1 level (Massey). Both Weir and Garrity have better goals per game ratios than our best attacking player at L1 level ( Ikpeazu 1:7 ) Age profile of the squad Under 23 players gaining experience 6 (Debrah, Lopata, Gore, Weir, Mighten, Plant) 23 - 26 players who should be developing 5 (Iacovitti Clarke, Sang, Chislett, Loft) 27 - 30 players who should be in prime 6 ( Smith, Jones, Grant, Garrity, Ikpeazu, Wilson) 31+ Players to set standards 5 ( Ripley, Leutiwiler, Lowe, Ojo, Massey ) Identifying young players we have done a good job in this area especially if you factor in Ollie and Alfie in the 1st part of the season. Developing players well you have give them time to develop but it looks hit and miss so far. Clarke and Chis look decent, jury very much out on Sang but Yak and Loft look a big miss. However If you look at the core players we should be relying on, players in their prime and senior players we simply haven't recruited good enough which is why we have struggled for 18 months in L1. We have 9 players (exl Leutwiler as backup and Smith as not a DoF signing) should be the backbone of the team yet how many of these lads can you rely on? Ripley, Ojo, Garrity 3 OUT OF 9 players signed by the DoF is not good enough and this is where recruitment has categorically failed. Jones - L2 player with injury issues. I'm still amazed we gave an injury plagued player with very little scope for improvement a 2 year deal. Grant - DoF has got this one seriously wrong both from a playing position point of view and playing character. Ikpeazu- Understand why the signing was made, unfortunate for his injury. Would make a big difference to the team especially how we played yesterday. Wilson - DoF got this right not renewing then wrong. He's the same player as Grant to me. Technically decent but weak physically, goes missing and is scared of being tackled. Lowe - L2 player. He is not a L1 standard player in any position.He was a squad filler but has ended up a 1st teamer which tells you how poor our recruitment has been in defence and midfield. Massey - Plays well 1 in 6 games. Not good enough from your senior player although I do have some sympathy for him the way we have pissed him about positionally. Your recruitment in L1 has been atrocious Dave Flitcroft and thats before you even analyse formation, squad positions CB's,WB's and Strikers.

Yes.

My post was that good you had to reply twice! 🤩😂

Sorry PVFC fan my piss poor texting. Yes that’s what I meant keep to your points, you have valid view but if you troll then you will just go on everyone’s ignore list. I agree we do need to just support the team and on evidence fans are doing exactly that at matches leaving the animosity towards Flitcroft on the forum. Flitcroft needs to realise his actions speak louder than words.He’s lost TRUST and that’s a long road to come back from. I still think we are 1 result away from turning this around despite his failings of the squad but it HAS to start Saturday. Anything less than 3 points and I can’t see a way back. At least Darren Moore has changed things up to give us a little bit of hope.