Enough is enough.....the Rotherham reaction
By theimps.tk
March 1 2009
The defeat to Rotherham has left me feeling like it's time to give people a reality check and that reality check is that WE WON'T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. In this I give all the reasons for that, mainly a manager who seemingly falls out with everyone who doesn't brown-nose him.
I can't help but cast my mind back to pre-season and Jackson guaranteeing we were going to have a season to remember. After a slow start we picked up and then, thanks to a Romanian, we moved close to the Playoff places, then we just stopped playing and are now turning into a side that other teams probably look forward to playing.
It still amazes me that everyone made a big deal out of being unbeaten in 2009 before Saturday, that despite only winning two of those games, neither of which we were convincing in. We are never going to get anywhere if we draw as many games as we do, especially when we rarely win. That is the reason we WON'T made the Playoffs, and those that are still deluded enough to think that we are good enough, get yourself a reality check. WE ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.
It makes you wonder what Jackson actually does in training if he's not prepared to play players who are proven in the first team, yet he's perfectly willing to play WASTERS such as John-Lewis and Mullarkey. My brother has a better first touch than John-Lewis and he's in a wheelchair, and Mullarkey is just plain crap, he was crap for Lincoln United, he's crap now. I really don't understand Jackson's logic about keeping these two at the club.
I was speaking to a former player recently who said that training sessions under Jackson were horrible and if you didn't effectively brown-nose Jackson, he would refuse to play you. That certainly seems the case as Adrian Patulea, the only striker who ever looks like scoring, has been dropped completely and now seems to be going to Boston United on loan (if the rumours are true) and if that is the case then questions certainly need to be asked.
Quite frankly, I now go to games expecting us to lose, something I didn't even have with Schofield. At least with Schofield you knew you'd be getting decent football, whereas now it's just all hoofball. It's start to get depressing going to Lincoln City games now as it's obvious not enough of them care, if any at all.
Can I think of any positives from the game against Rotherham? We didn't concede from 30 yards. That's about it.
THEIMPS.TK UNOFFICIAL PLAYER RATINGS FOR THE GAME AGAINST WYCOMBE WANDERERS | ||
PLAYER | RATING | COMMENTS |
1 - ROB BURCH | 5 | Made some excellent saves but couldn't do anything at all about the goal thanks to a lazy defence. Horrendous kicking though. |
2 - PAUL GREEN | 4 | Diving in like a nutter all over the place, didn't really make any contributions worthy of notice. |
3 - AARON BROWN | 6 | Nothing spectacular, did his job, one of the few that did. |
4 - JANOS KOVACS | 4 | Janos, how about actually trying to get to the ball instead of appealing for offside? That might be handy. |
5 - LEE BEEVERS | 4 | I'm sorry, but making the odd run forward like a bull in a china shop doesn't make you a good player. Lacklustre and kazikaze in his approach, does he really deserve a new contract. |
6 - FRANK SINCLAIR | 4 | Didn't do anything wrong, didn't do actually particularly right either. |
7 - STEFAN OAKES | 2 | Could you actually be any lazier or less-bothered? I challenge anyone to watch the highlights of the goal and find a moment where he actually looks concerned that we've just conceded again. I really can't believe how much walking around the pitch he does. I believe he only learnt how to blast the ball 50 yards so he didn't have to do any running whatsoever. |
9 - GEOFF HORSFIELD | 3 | Other than almost getting sent off, he did precisely sod all......again. |
10 - ANTHONY ELDING | 3 | I had genuine optimism when he signed on loan for the club, one goal in two months later and I'm now less than convinced. Never looks like scoring, but then again he has no form of service either. |
11 - SCOTT KERR | 4 | Kerr = Below average League Two player. |
12 - DANY N'GUESSAN | 6 | Not bad from the Frenchman, but not great either. |
15 - BEN WRIGHT | 4 | City career is coming to an end. Hasn't looked like scoring all season long and two goals doesn't really reflect his general performances this year. |
22 - SAM MULLARKEY | 1 | Just plain and utter toss. |
23 - ADRIAN PATULEA | 7 | A good performance from Adri.....oh....that's right, he's not good enough for even the bench anymore. |
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Sammy and I have already mentioned elsewhere that Jackson has his favourites to hinderance of the team.
He has to swallow his bloody yarkshire pride and total stubbornes and pick the likes of Patulea.
Patulea might not have the best alround game but the guy is a goalscorer something we hugely lacked yesterday as Kovacs probably had our best chance yesterday.
He either needs to sort it out or go for me.
a) Now plays in Nottingham where Nathan lives.
b) Would most certainly speak his mind as he is a battle-hardened player. Why did he really leave?
That's what I think, anyway.
Quote:PoshImp
Likeliest candidate to be Jamie Forrester, who...
a) Now plays in Nottingham where Nathan lives.
b) Would most certainly speak his mind as he is a battle-hardened player. Why did he really leave?
That's what I think, anyway.
Forrester lives in Cherry Willingham, a little unlikely that Nathan is popping down the County training ground for the inside info on what is happening at Lincoln IMO.
Quote:D_e_a_nQuote:PoshImp
Likeliest candidate to be Jamie Forrester, who...
a) Now plays in Nottingham where Nathan lives.
b) Would most certainly speak his mind as he is a battle-hardened player. Why did he really leave?
That's what I think, anyway.
Forrester lives in Cherry Willingham, a little unlikely that Nathan is popping down the County training ground for the inside info on what is happening at Lincoln IMO.
Jamie Forrester might well live in CW but I saw him at County back in December, not to talk to, but I could have done if I had tried. You never know where Nathan might bump into him. Just saying that he doesn't live in Nottingham is plainly silly, he could still see him.
Sorry Nathan we shouldn't speculate.
I await your next titbit of information from your ex player.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2009:03:01:21:15:33 by D_e_a_n.
Quote:D_e_a_n
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totally agree Dean
All this Lord of the Imps nonsense, continuity etc ..... is a really risky situation, especially after by the end of his tenure he hasn't bankrupted us with high wages for more has-beens and the shuddering halt i.e. the lack of youth coming through?
His post match comments are boringly repetitive, with no clues/ideas as to how things will get better, especially as our home support has been just that .... VERY SUPPORTIVE of the dross on view!
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