Ipswich Town v Owls preview

Seriously considered giving this forum a rest (ironic cheers from the back!). Thing is, I'm not argumentative by nature but I'll always stand by my opinions in the same way I'd defend the right of others to voice theirs. But there are some major differences right now so we either call a truce or get bogged down in endless repetition. For the record, I think DJ has been found out. He's NOT the brilliant manager others would have us believe. Nowhere near, in fact. No-one can ever take that great run away from him and it was bound to end sometime, but he's had ten games to put it right and results show he's failed miserably. Of course luck plays a part and we haven't been blessed with much of that recently but looking for positives is a bit like clutching at straws. Bothroyd is starting to look the part/ Barkley gets better with each game. Really?? That's not what I see. In Barkley I see an 18yr old who may one day get good enough to play for Everton. He can't tackle, won't track back, can't cross (so naturally takes our corners), can't pick a pass with any consistency and his shooting is woeful. And to make matters even worse, DJ sees fit to change our formation in order to accommodate him. Anyone else prefer to see another striker on the pitch instead? I wouldn't even have Barkley on the bench tbh, can't see the point. Bothroyd? Gimme a break! He's only started showing a bit of form once DJ started playing him out of position. Square pegs, Dave? Let's not go there, huh? So what happened between that glorious night vs. Fulham and our first defeat since February? The transfer window in a nutshell, and the arrival of Bothroyd & Taylor (captain, ffs!) followed by Barkley. What's the opposite of match winner? Well we have three of them, and it seems they'll get picked regardless of form or fitness. During this run we've heard our manager slowly change his tune from blaming (slagging off) everything that moves to the point where he now exaggerates progress to cover up more poor results and mediocre performances. Anything rather than actually shoulder the responsibilty himself. Well I'm sorry, but you can only fool some of the people some of the time. These are two pivotal fixtures coming up and only 6pts will do. Yes, it's finally come to that. Naturally, I'll be hoping for the best along with everyone else but my confidence has gone the same way as my faith, DOWN!

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Unfortunatley OurMaurice i agree with most of what you said. The only exceptoion is i belive Bothroyd will come good, but as you said DJ has been found sadly lacking. We need desperatly a proven striker as Madine the goal machine is not championship class, nor is Ogrady. JJ is not consistant enough at this level and should only be used as an impact player last 20 mins or so. Antonio is coming on and will be a future star. Mr Mandic needs to shell out a few bob and bring in the Kenwyne (legend) Jones as he wont get many starts at Stoke. But lets all the bad and get behind the lads today. UTO

HaHaaa... Reverse psychology at it's finest. And a clean sheet to boot! For my next trick, Peterborough at home. Suggestions on a postcard...

I believe our next game is a measure of our improvement and i belive Peterborough is our toughest game of the season so far. It will test the attitude of at least 6 our our current first team. and the Posh have the knack of being able to score goals against anybody and worryingly they managed a clean sheet against Derby which is something they never do. I rater fancy we will have to knock in 3 goals again on saturday to beat them. Fingers crossed

i tink the game v peterborough could be an aboute cracker.