Do The Players Share The Blame?

[Don Rogers Shop]

As manager tails that managment team should work how malpas tells them to work if they dont which you suggest they dont then it sounds like malpas needs to make it clear who is boss.

[leefer]

 My worry with MM is his body language during matches..it comes across as if he isnt bothered and must translate to the players..King was the same,fans dont want to see the manager looking not bothered when we are getting hammered.

[Tails]

As manager tails that managment team should work how malpas tells them to work if they dont which you suggest they dont then it sounds like malpas needs to make it clear who is boss.

I think it's obvious they don't mate! I see what you're saying, but it's been obvious from day one that Byrne is after the top job anyway and I think maybe it was a bit naive from the board to assume keeping Byrne and Williams on would successfully carry on the 'Sturrock regime' so to speak. That's how I view it anyway.

Sturrock relied heavily on Blackley and Summerfield and it worked. Malpas relies heavily on Byrne and Williams and it doesn't... I've heard that the players are each told seperate things, and they run out onto the pitch not having a clue.

[Simon Pieman]

I heard Malpas really likes rich tea biscuits, but Byrne prefers chocolate digestives and Adi Williams is partial to custard creams.

[Don Rogers Shop]

You only have to watch byrne and malpas during the game to see what you are saying tails.imo our problem is our experienced players who should be speaking out about the contradictory instructions obviously have not done so.

[DV]

Yes they should.

We're failing as a team. Malpas through Byrne, Williams past Brezovan through the defence and the midfield. They all arent doing their job.

Infact I'd probably go as far as to say only the two strikers are doing their job properly at the moment.

[pauld]

You only have to watch byrne and malpas during the game to see what you are saying tails.imo our problem is our experienced players who should be speaking out about the contradictory instructions obviously have not done so.

You're assuming that they are actually getting contradictory instructions. Sorry, don't doubt that's what Tails "heard" but this sounds like a classic underperforming player's whinge to me "It's not my fault I can't pass/keep hold of the ball/stay in position - it's them, they're confusing me". Let's face it, we all know there's something (probably several things) badly wrong and clearly it's the management teams responsibility to put them right, but I'm sure I'm not the only one getting fed up with constant leaks from players who aren't prepared to step up to the plate and take their share of the blame. Far too many of them hiding behind an unpopular manager and using that as an excuse to avoid their own failings IMO

[nevillew]

I heard Malpas really likes rich tea biscuits, but Byrne prefers chocolate digestives and Adi Williams is partial to custard creams.

Nice.

[janaage]

I've got a mate who replaced the plastic switches on his oven with biscuits, apparently they're called hob (k)nobs.

[Don Rogers Shop]

You're assuming that they are actually getting contradictory instructions. Sorry, don't doubt that's what Tails "heard" but this sounds like a classic underperforming player's whinge to me "It's not my fault I can't pass/keep hold of the ball/stay in position - it's them, they're confusing me". Let's face it, we all know there's something (probably several things) badly wrong and clearly it's the management teams responsibility to put them right, but I'm sure I'm not the only one getting fed up with constant leaks from players who aren't prepared to step up to the plate and take their share of the blame. Far too many of them hiding behind an unpopular manager and using that as an excuse to avoid their own failings IMO

Fully agree that the players are not performing that is obvious but you are assuming that Far too many of them are hiding behind an unpopular manager and using that as an excuse to avoid their own failings the same way i am assuming they get contradictary instructions.

[Fred Elliot]

I heard Malpas really likes rich tea biscuits, but Byrne prefers chocolate digestives and Adi Williams is partial to custard creams.

That argument is wafer thin

[BANGKOK RED]

That argument is wafer thin

Your just taking the biscuit now.

[leefer]

Crumbs!

[nevillew]

That argument is wafer thin

You're crackers !

[Don Rogers Shop]

So cheesy