22 Nov 2025 17:56:34
I have always despised 5 at the back. Rafa's Newcastle case in point yrs ago. Hardly ever crossing the half way line. You are encouraging the opposition to shoot within 25 yds and so will eventually at this level be found wanting. Unless it's 4 2 3 1 next match, I'm done.

1.) 22 Nov 2025
22 Nov 2025 19:04:26
Hi everyone just got back from the game where do I start.
1) Edward’s said in his press conference that he wants his team to play with pride, passion and to leave everything out there, WELL I didn’t see any of this I’m afraid Rob. You can’t be blamed as you was the only man who want the job but the club is rotten and toxic from the top to the bottom.
2) Tolo is just bone lazy won’t run, won’t close down defenders and can’t win a single header.
3) Andre and Gomez can’t play together same defensive minded, we need an attacking centre midfielder.
4) Toti captain OMG that’s a real joke right there he shouldn’t even be playing let alone captain all he does is flap his lines and passes backwards.
4) why does Lopez not get a run in the team surely he is better that Wand, Munetsi?
5) why is Wang still here I really don’t care about the shirts he sells on the pitch is what matters and he is sooooooo bad
6) playing 2 massive 6ft plus strikers and 1 won’t run and the other one turns up now and again. Look at K Moore who plays for Wrexham he causes defenders so many problems huddle bussle not giving defenders any peace and scores.

If your gona play big strikers they have cause defensive problems aswell as scoring.
7) Rob Edward’s I really hope this move works out for you and all us suffering fans but if you think that this team is gona put up a fight pride passion and play for the shirt what you want sorry Rob but they won’t and your gona have to take the blame for them. Personally I wouldn’t if any of my guys at work contributed anything like that shower of s.t then they would be down the road.
There just isn’t any fight in them or pride. There all quick enough to take there wages but when it comes to working hard for there money that’s another story. I hate to think about this as it’s just not fair at all to all us fans as we are the ones that suffer the most, but I hope we go down and either Fosun sell up or at least get rid of JS and get in a proper footballing director who knows about the game and also ships out as many players they can because we really do need a big clear out and that includes some of the new players.

2.) 23 Nov 2025
23 Nov 2025 01:31:21
Good post North buddy, hard to disagree with anything you've said there in terms of player quality. My only problem is (genuine question here) what exactly is Rob supposed to do?! You've genuinely bought up some VERY fair points about selection but I have to ask who else is there?! I get the Mane/Lopez ideas and think that's fair but equally they are both kids and both look FAR to light weight to be relied upon week in week out at this level!
I suppose what I'm saying is that I mostly agree with you assessment of the current starting line up but I just worry that YET again we are blaming the monkey for the organ grinders tune.
We weren't bad today, and I genuinely think that the work rate was better than we've seen all season (up till the 60th min). The REAL problem is that we have a woefully average squad, which was absolutely proven by the first goal today.

Defended well all game but as soon as they shake it up and take a short corner we suddenly yet AGAIN look like being worst than a Sunday league team that can't EVEN defend a basic short corner! That's not Edwards fault, that's because we now have horribly average squad.
So yes today was depressing as usual but what I've come to realise that it's not on the manager. If you build a mid level championship team (like we have) then you don't get to blame the poor guy trying to to manage that nonsense for the complete shower of sh1t that we have become!
Thanks Jeff and Fosun, you've both worked SO hard to get us here that I almost feel like you need to take a bow! Now PLEASE get out of our club! COYW ?

3.) 23 Nov 2025
23 Nov 2025 07:01:41
Hear, hear Bully!

4.) 23 Nov 2025
23 Nov 2025 09:57:02
Hi Bullysboy totally agree mate. I wasn’t blaming Rob I was trying to say that I won’t get the effort out of them players that he wants. They just either not interested, bothered or willing. I get that they ain’t premier league quality but basic football and commitment should be the main stay. But they keep making so many mistakes that don’t need making which results into a goal and they don’t close down any players quick enough or bully them off the ball but they let these things happen to them.

It’s like watching men v boys. Too much time is waisted constantly passing back which results in us being constantly under pressure.
Let’s say we have 50% of the ball in a game 35% of that is passing back and this never changes who ever we have in charge that’s not acceptable at any level of football and is never going to win you games.

5.) 23 Nov 2025
23 Nov 2025 09:57:12
You bb and north bank have hit nail on head looks weakest squad in premier league history come back jr Dougan Bailey Munro ect. Players who really cared about the club??