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Title: Saunders OUT
Post by: 1-0 to the Doncaster on March 20, 2012, 11:10:58 pm
He has to go and go NOW! Not to save this season as we have gone already. If we start with him in charge next season we will be in yet another relegation dog fight once again.

Saunders does not get his message across to the players – there is no structure, discipline or team ethic whatsoever. Just look at the way Diouf thinks he runs the show on the pitch, always  having a go at other players, trying to do everything himself (for his own headlines not for the team), forever throwing his arms up and standing still (instead of getting back) when things don’t go his way, and worst of all he never sits on the bench when subbed to encourage the team.

Then there’s the football rhetoric crap he comes out with week in week out.  

If you look at what he has got to work with he should be getting better work rate, effort and commitment out of the players.

JR – act now and line the club up with some kind of future to look forward to. It’s obvious the players do not want to play for him. Just ask Stock and Coppinger.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Donnybax on March 20, 2012, 11:15:27 pm
Quote from: \"1-0 to the Doncaster\" post=227916
He has to go and go NOW! Not to save this season as we have gone already. If we start with him in charge next season we will be in yet another relegation dog fight once again.

Saunders does not get his message across to the players – there is no structure, discipline or team ethic whatsoever. Just look at the way Diouf thinks he runs the show on the pitch, always  having a go at other players, trying to do everything himself (for his own headlines not for the team), forever throwing his arms up and standing still (instead of getting back) when things don’t go his way, and worst of all he never sits on the bench when subbed to encourage the team.

Then there’s the football rhetoric crap he comes out with week in week out.  

If you look at what he has got to work with he should be getting better work rate, effort and commitment out of the players.

JR – act now and line the club up with some kind of future to look forward to. It’s obvious the players do not want to play for him. Just ask Stock and Coppinger.
personally i couldnt agree more with this
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: bedale rover on March 20, 2012, 11:18:15 pm
Quote from: \"Donnybax\" post=227920
Quote from: \"1-0 to the Doncaster\" post=227916
He has to go and go NOW! Not to save this season as we have gone already. If we start with him in charge next season we will be in yet another relegation dog fight once again.

Saunders does not get his message across to the players – there is no structure, discipline or team ethic whatsoever. Just look at the way Diouf thinks he runs the show on the pitch, always  having a go at other players, trying to do everything himself (for his own headlines not for the team), forever throwing his arms up and standing still (instead of getting back) when things don’t go his way, and worst of all he never sits on the bench when subbed to encourage the team.

Then there’s the football rhetoric crap he comes out with week in week out.  

If you look at what he has got to work with he should be getting better work rate, effort and commitment out of the players.

JR – act now and line the club up with some kind of future to look forward to. It’s obvious the players do not want to play for him. Just ask Stock and Coppinger.
personally i couldnt agree more with this


seconded
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: sedwardsdrfc on March 21, 2012, 09:09:43 am
i would sack him now so we can get a new manager to see what players he wants and where we need to improve (everywhere i know). i do feel a bit sorry for deano cuz those players would get this club relegated whoever is manager but we never have a plan or look organised our only tactic is long ball when we are the worst team in the air in the whole football leauge and beyond. complete joke
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Rovin Reporter on March 21, 2012, 09:43:54 am
Quote from: \"1-0 to the Doncaster\" post=227916
He has to go and go NOW! Not to save this season as we have gone already. If we start with him in charge next season we will be in yet another relegation dog fight once again.

Saunders does not get his message across to the players – there is no structure, discipline or team ethic whatsoever. Just look at the way Diouf thinks he runs the show on the pitch, always  having a go at other players, trying to do everything himself (for his own headlines not for the team), forever throwing his arms up and standing still (instead of getting back) when things don’t go his way, and worst of all he never sits on the bench when subbed to encourage the team.

Then there’s the football rhetoric crap he comes out with week in week out.  

If you look at what he has got to work with he should be getting better work rate, effort and commitment out of the players.

JR – act now and line the club up with some kind of future to look forward to. It’s obvious the players do not want to play for him. Just ask Stock and Coppinger.
Don't go down that road as it may cause offence to those who pay his wages ... Wait on .. That's you and me .. Carry on
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: donnymatty on March 21, 2012, 09:56:23 am
He just can't get the players motivated for big games, we just turn up to give a piece a shit to the fans. Saunders out!
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: roversam on March 21, 2012, 10:03:02 am
Quote from: \"donnymatty\" post=228055
He just can't get the players motivated for big games,. we just turn up to give a piece a shit to the fans. Saunders out!
Hang on what about West Ham, Reading and Forest games? they weren't big games then. :facepalm:
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: ditch_drfc on March 21, 2012, 10:07:19 am
Quote from: \"roversam\" post=228061
Quote from: \"donnymatty\" post=228055
He just can't get the players motivated for big games,. we just turn up to give a piece a shit to the fans. Saunders out!
Hang on what about West Ham, Reading and Forest games? they weren't big games then. :facepalm:


Obviously not, apparently when we get good results it's down to the players, when we get bad results it's down to the manager. He can't f**king come on the pitch and play himself you good for nothing pieces of shit! You called for O'driscoll, he's gone. You wanted new players, we got them, you complained. We got a new manager, you still f**king complain!

That wasn't at you btw Rovers sam! Getting really pissed off with our so called fans.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: donnymatty on March 21, 2012, 10:13:40 am
I was never one of those who called for o driscoll out and can u honestly tell me that Saunders will get us out of this mess after looking at the last 2 games?
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: redrover19 on March 21, 2012, 10:14:26 am
The big games that donnymatty is referring to are the three homegames we have just had, 1 point out of a very possible 9 in the space of a week I to be honest embarrassing. Motivation and tactics were clearly never tought to our glorious leader
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Donnybax on March 21, 2012, 10:20:15 am
Quote from: \"ditch_drfc\" post=228065
Quote from: \"roversam\" post=228061
Quote from: \"donnymatty\" post=228055
He just can't get the players motivated for big games,. we just turn up to give a piece a shit to the fans. Saunders out!
Hang on what about West Ham, Reading and Forest games? they weren't big games then. :facepalm:


Obviously not, apparently when we get good results it's down to the players, when we get bad results it's down to the manager. He can't fcuking come on the pitch and play himself you good for nothing pieces of shit! You called for O'driscoll, he's gone. You wanted new players, we got them, you complained. We got a new manager, you still fcuking complain!

That wasn't at you btw Rovers sam! Getting really pissed off with our so called fans.
there is absolutely no need for that at all! Personal insults will get you nowhere ad means your argument means nothing! I didn't call for o driscoll to be sacked and was gutted when he was.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: bigal on March 21, 2012, 10:39:50 am
Got to go now nearly fully fit squad and only getting one point
a game just not good enough
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: ditch_drfc on March 21, 2012, 10:53:30 am
How can you be calling for Saunders to go? At such a crucial time. We're back in the same situation on this forum as we were before we sacked SOD. Who's going to manage us better? It's alright saying \"Saunders Out\", but tell me, who right at this moment will manage us better. And before anyone suggests it, Mark Wilson, Dave Penney and Neil Sullivan are pathetic answers!
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: hoolahoop on March 21, 2012, 10:54:40 am
Hang on what about the strategy, shouldn't that be a guarantee of survival ?
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Donnybax on March 21, 2012, 10:55:47 am
Quote from: \"ditch_drfc\" post=228084
How can you be calling for Saunders to go? At such a crucial time. We're back in the same situation on this forum as we were before we sacked SOD. Who's going to manage us better? It's alright saying \"Saunders Out\", but tell me, who right at this moment will manage us better. And before anyone suggests it, Mark Wilson, Dave Penney and Neil Sullivan are pathetic answers!
mark robins, someone who is capable of managing, and rebuilding
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: mutleyrover on March 21, 2012, 11:02:51 am
Quote from: \"ditch_drfc\" post=228084
How can you be calling for Saunders to go? At such a crucial time. We're back in the same situation on this forum as we were before we sacked SOD. Who's going to manage us better? It's alright saying \"Saunders Out\", but tell me, who right at this moment will manage us better. And before anyone suggests it, Mark Wilson, Dave Penney and Neil Sullivan are pathetic answers!


Plenty of very good managers currenlty out of work but no manager worthy of the title will come into the club while the current policy/strategy or whatever you want to call it is being adopted.

The Saunders appointment has worked though cos we get a lot more publicity as a club now so JR must be happy.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Wild Rover on March 21, 2012, 11:04:55 am
There seem to be about 60 regular posters on this forum ( based on votes for MOM ), whilst at this moment there seem to be about a dozen who want Saunders out. I personally cant see Ryan aquiessing to ( extrapolated )1600 fans demands.

I dont know if Saunders has it in him to manage at Championship level, but in the past managers have been sacked by clubs and then gone on to greater things with other clubs ( Swansea manager an example ).

The whole thing is exactly who would DRFC go for.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Belle View on March 21, 2012, 11:05:41 am
Whatever made John Ryan think that Dean Saunders (managing a conference side) would be able to manage a Championship side as in my opinion he seems well out of his depth. On Tuesday nights evidence there seems little team spirit with one of the worst performances I have witnessed in a long time, and agree totally with the thoughts of '1-0 to the Doncaster'. Everything we have built over the last few years has now been totally destroyed with the incoming of loanee players who were out of work and are now playing for Doncaster in the hope of rekindling their own careers. Diouf attempts to run the show on the field and does not provide any team spirit. Just look at Coppinger - he looks like someone who has had the wind well and truly took out his sails. The future at Rovers looks a little bleak this morning and the thought of Saunders and Mckay taking us into League One and beyond worries me.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: podrover73 on March 21, 2012, 11:17:35 am
Saunders has to go because we are now down in League 1.
He has no tactical nous and should never have been appointed, which other Championship club would have appointed a Conference manager when looking for a replacement.

Feel sorry for JR he has been royally stabbed in ther back.First off he is forced into sacking O'Driscoll by the KM2 and then months later they pulll the rug from under him by removing their cash support, well Watsons anyway.

We have to look forward to next season with optimism and it aint with Saunders.

There are good managers out there , look at the thirty plus applicants for the Rotherham job proves that.

Nothing to salvage from this season now so we need to rebuild NOW!
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: bigal on March 21, 2012, 11:17:56 am
Quote from: \"ditch_drfc\" post=228084
How can you be calling for Saunders to go? At such a crucial time. We're back in the same situation on this forum as we were before we sacked SOD. Who's going to manage us better? It's alright saying \"Saunders Out\", but tell me, who right at this moment will manage us better. And before anyone suggests it, Mark Wilson, Dave Penney and Neil Sullivan are pathetic answers!
Suanders has had 30 games in
charge of rovers and got us 30 points any manager with that record would be sacked end of
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: big fat yorkshire pudding on March 21, 2012, 11:25:04 am
Quote from: \"bigal\" post=228098
Quote from: \"ditch_drfc\" post=228084
How can you be calling for Saunders to go? At such a crucial time. We're back in the same situation on this forum as we were before we sacked SOD. Who's going to manage us better? It's alright saying \"Saunders Out\", but tell me, who right at this moment will manage us better. And before anyone suggests it, Mark Wilson, Dave Penney and Neil Sullivan are pathetic answers!
Suanders has had 30 games in
charge of rovers and got us 30 points any manager with that record would be sacked end of


This.

No matter how much I feel Saunders wants to do well, that stat will not change.  His players aren't rubbish a team with players like Diouf, Beye, Ikeme, Chimbonda, Coppinger, Stock etc should not be where it is in the league, simple as that.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: hoolahoop on March 21, 2012, 11:26:53 am
Quote from: \"bigal\" post=228098
Quote from: \"ditch_drfc\" post=228084
How can you be calling for Saunders to go? At such a crucial time. We're back in the same situation on this forum as we were before we sacked SOD. Who's going to manage us better? It's alright saying \"Saunders Out\", but tell me, who right at this moment will manage us better. And before anyone suggests it, Mark Wilson, Dave Penney and Neil Sullivan are pathetic answers!
Suanders has had 30 games in
charge of rovers and got us 30 points any manager with that record would be sacked end of


I couldn't agree more , btw SO'D is only down the road anyone got his number ? Meanwhile we have our old superhero collecting splinters in his arse down South.
It's all gone wrong and I'm not convinced that the KM2 did force out SO'D and acquiesce to this strategy after all they all fecked off not long afterwards. :unsure:
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: mutleyrover on March 21, 2012, 11:32:48 am
Just out of interest, Reading appointed a manager with experience of only managing at Conference level and they are not doing too badly are they.  Whatever you make of Saunders credentials, I dont think you can argue the fact he was manageing in the conference should stop him being sucessful at this level.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: bpoolrover on March 21, 2012, 11:37:46 am
Quote from: \"big fat yorkshire pudding\" post=228102
Quote from: \"bigal\" post=228098
Quote from: \"ditch_drfc\" post=228084
How can you be calling for Saunders to go? At such a crucial time. We're back in the same situation on this forum as we were before we sacked SOD. Who's going to manage us better? It's alright saying \"Saunders Out\", but tell me, who right at this moment will manage us better. And before anyone suggests it, Mark Wilson, Dave Penney and Neil Sullivan are pathetic answers!
Suanders has had 30 games in
charge of rovers and got us 30 points any manager with that record would be sacked end of


This.

No matter how much I feel Saunders wants to do well, that stat will not change.  His players aren't rubbish a team with players like Diouf, Beye, Ikeme, Chimbonda, Coppinger, Stock etc should not be where it is in the league, simple as that.
Copps was awful last night and has been most of the season,he lives off the southend performance and a few decent ones since,stock has been poor or injured.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: stockyboy on March 21, 2012, 11:47:29 am
Saunders IN! The fact he's seen lots of players ccome in and go out must be hard on other players to get used to each other and gel like a team, let alone a manager trying to find a system to fit them all in.

It's all about learning, he's learning what this league is like and he has done well, getting us wins in his first few games after an awful run of defeats, drawing against the likes of West Ham and Reading and winning away at Forest.

Going down could be the best thing that happens for the club in the future. We can get rid of the \"big names\", get shut of some of them who haven't cut it and start to rebuild a club with our own players.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Timbo042 on March 21, 2012, 12:12:05 pm
Agree with you Stockyboy, looking at the bigger picture and we're a small club with a wage budget to match, we've had too many long term sickys, Woods, Brown, Chambers and yes even Stocky. We cant and havent managed this, the goalkeeper crisis which has been ongoing since Sullys decline in form is beyond me! I dont think we've been ruthless enough,if we'd have cut the dead wood in the summer the things might have looked different right now, but who knows...................
Ill still be there next season where ever were playing!
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: WBDRFC on March 21, 2012, 12:22:12 pm
Quote from: \"podrover73\" post=228097
Saunders has to go because we are now down in League 1.
He has no tactical nous and should never have been appointed, which other Championship club would have appointed a Conference manager when looking for a replacement.

Feel sorry for JR he has been royally stabbed in ther back.First off he is forced into sacking O'Driscoll by the KM2 and then months later they pulll the rug from under him by removing their cash support, well Watsons anyway.

We have to look forward to next season with optimism and it aint with Saunders.

There are good managers out there , look at the thirty plus applicants for the Rotherham job proves that.

Nothing to salvage from this season now so we need to rebuild NOW!


A reminder that Barnsley appointed Danny Wilson in 1995, who had no managerial experience at all. He got them promoted to the Premiership. Past history is not a foolproof indication of future potential. Gus Poyet had no previous managerial experience prior to Brighton, and look where they are in the league.

As for the 30 applicants for the Rotherham job, I can take an educated guess that 28 of them  will be from people who will stand no chance at all of getting the job.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: timdrfc on March 21, 2012, 02:33:28 pm
Just got my season ticket for next year & hope  Saunders is given time like SOD had. The players are the ones who can't compete at this level & would struggle in L2 on the last 2 performances. Take to long on ball can't pass to our own players , can't shoot for toffee don't tackle lack of desire maybe it's like the Chelsea players  who won't play for the manager either way we need a big clear out .
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: drfc1951 on March 21, 2012, 02:42:52 pm
Should have had a big clear out last summer from manager down.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: 1-0 to the Doncaster on March 21, 2012, 02:47:35 pm
JR - please use the next 2 weeks to tap up the next manager. Sack Saunders following yet another poor Home performsnce on Easter Monday. Get the new coaching staff in place ready for the final few home games of the season to see some green shoots of recovery and we all go away looking forward to L1.

However rational the above plan is, I suspect it's not straightforward. JR is wanting out; why would he waste money on severence deals for Saunders and assistant? McKay obviously has a major influence - we are heading for a political car crash with the fans left in the middle.

SO
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: bedale rover on March 21, 2012, 09:14:25 pm
Quote from: \"mutleyrover\" post=228108
Just out of interest, Reading appointed a manager with experience of only managing at Conference level and they are not doing too badly are they.  Whatever you make of Saunders credentials, I dont think you can argue the fact he was manageing in the conference should stop him being sucessful at this level.


brian mcdermott was assistant manager promoted to caretaker and then got the job on the back of his success  ie he earnt it!
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: dickos1 on March 21, 2012, 09:20:25 pm
Quote from: \"bedale rover\" post=228383
Quote from: \"mutleyrover\" post=228108
Just out of interest, Reading appointed a manager with experience of only managing at Conference level and they are not doing too badly are they.  Whatever you make of Saunders credentials, I dont think you can argue the fact he was manageing in the conference should stop him being sucessful at this level.


brian mcdermott was assistant manager promoted to caretaker and then got the job on the back of his success  ie he earnt it!


Ok, what about , poyet, McKay,  barmby,  freedman, Clough,  dyche,  Howe, hill,  thorn,  Appleton?
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Donnybax on March 21, 2012, 09:34:19 pm
Quote from: \"dickos1\" post=228387
Quote from: \"bedale rover\" post=228383
Quote from: \"mutleyrover\" post=228108
Just out of interest, Reading appointed a manager with experience of only managing at Conference level and they are not doing too badly are they.  Whatever you make of Saunders credentials, I dont think you can argue the fact he was manageing in the conference should stop him being sucessful at this level.


brian mcdermott was assistant manager promoted to caretaker and then got the job on the back of his success  ie he earnt it!


Ok, what about , poyet, McKay,  barmby,  freedman, Clough,  dyche,  Howe, hill,  thorn,  Appleton?
just because some managers step up, it doesn't mean they all will, some fail, I believ Saunders has/will. Plus Howe has L1 and L2 experience. Thorn isn't doing the best of jobs.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: dickos1 on March 21, 2012, 09:36:46 pm
The point is people are saying we shouldn't of appointed him just because he didn't have any championship experience. None of the above did either, and Saunders got the toughest job out of all of them
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Donnybax on March 21, 2012, 09:53:32 pm
yeah its a valid point. However we shouldnt be using it as an excuse for his incompetence either
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Red wizard on March 21, 2012, 10:02:43 pm
Some blame has to lie with the players though. What we going to do sack every manager the player won't play for?
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Norfolk N Chance on March 21, 2012, 10:05:53 pm
That will achieve loads wont it? f**kingjokeoffans!
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: River Don on March 21, 2012, 10:11:35 pm
I'm just so very sad JR didn't stick to his guns when he said there's no point in changing a manager and highlighted Sheffield United as an example of what can go wrong. Well we've gone right down the same road. Bugger.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on March 21, 2012, 10:35:26 pm
Quote from: \"bigal\" post=228098
Quote from: \"ditch_drfc\" post=228084
How can you be calling for Saunders to go? At such a crucial time. We're back in the same situation on this forum as we were before we sacked SOD. Who's going to manage us better? It's alright saying \"Saunders Out\", but tell me, who right at this moment will manage us better. And before anyone suggests it, Mark Wilson, Dave Penney and Neil Sullivan are pathetic answers!
Suanders has had 30 games in
charge of rovers and got us 30 points any manager with that record would be sacked end of


Hmm. Between January and December 2007, O'Driscoll won 45 points from 38 games in League 1, with one of the best and most expensive squads in the Division. We looked a shambles for much of that time, with slow, ponderous, apparently punch less football regularly served up. I personally, and several thousand others thought the manager was clueless and was adopting a strategy that could not possibly succeed.

5 months later we beat Leeds at Wembley.

May I politely suggest that those who are now calling for Saunders to go reflect on the above facts and shut the f**k up for a couple of days.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: drfc1951 on March 21, 2012, 10:41:45 pm
Quote from: \"BillyStubbsTears\" post=228410
Quote from: \"bigal\" post=228098
Quote from: \"ditch_drfc\" post=228084
How can you be calling for Saunders to go? At such a crucial time. We're back in the same situation on this forum as we were before we sacked SOD. Who's going to manage us better? It's alright saying \"Saunders Out\", but tell me, who right at this moment will manage us better. And before anyone suggests it, Mark Wilson, Dave Penney and Neil Sullivan are pathetic answers!
Suanders has had 30 games in
charge of rovers and got us 30 points any manager with that record would be sacked end of


Hmm. Between January and December 2007, O'Driscoll won 45 points from 38 games in League 1, with one of the best and most expensive squads in the Division. We looked a shambles for much of that time, with slow, ponderous, apparently punch less football regularly served up. I personally, and several thousand others thought the manager was clueless and was adopting a strategy that could not possibly succeed.

5 months later we beat Leeds at Wembley.

May I politely suggest that those who are now calling for Saunders to go reflect on the above facts and shut the fcuk up

 for a couple of days.


Well said.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Mr1Croft on March 21, 2012, 10:45:29 pm
Quote from: \"ditch_drfc\" post=228084
How can you be calling for Saunders to go? At such a crucial time. We're back in the same situation on this forum as we were before we sacked SOD. Who's going to manage us better? It's alright saying \"Saunders Out\", but tell me, who right at this moment will manage us better. And before anyone suggests it, Mark Wilson, Dave Penney and Neil Sullivan are pathetic answers!


I can't agree with that.

Wilson and Sullivan have never managed before therefore we don't know how good a manager they could be.

However look at Wilson for a moment. The man has spent as much time as the fans watching the games in his time here as he spent it on the bench. SOD hailed him a future coach and he always read the game well. I'm not saying he should be manager (He could have been caretaker) but I don't think you can call him a pathetic candidate. Maybe a long-shot but not pathetic.

Apart from that I agree with the rest of it :laugh:
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: River Don on March 21, 2012, 10:52:41 pm
Bit different when the football looks to be getting progressively worse, despite the calibre of the players we've draughted in and we look to be heading for certain relegation.

I reckon a change and a clean slate in the summer would give everyone a little boost.


Quote from: \"BillyStubbsTears\" post=228410
Quote from: \"bigal\" post=228098
Quote from: \"ditch_drfc\" post=228084
How can you be calling for Saunders to go? At such a crucial time. We're back in the same situation on this forum as we were before we sacked SOD. Who's going to manage us better? It's alright saying \"Saunders Out\", but tell me, who right at this moment will manage us better. And before anyone suggests it, Mark Wilson, Dave Penney and Neil Sullivan are pathetic answers!
Suanders has had 30 games in
charge of rovers and got us 30 points any manager with that record would be sacked end of


Hmm. Between January and December 2007, O'Driscoll won 45 points from 38 games in League 1, with one of the best and most expensive squads in the Division. We looked a shambles for much of that time, with slow, ponderous, apparently punch less football regularly served up. I personally, and several thousand others thought the manager was clueless and was adopting a strategy that could not possibly succeed.

5 months later we beat Leeds at Wembley.

May I politely suggest that those who are now calling for Saunders to go reflect on the above facts and shut the fcuk up for a couple of days.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: two halves on March 21, 2012, 10:55:38 pm
I think we'll turn it around. Starting Saturday. Saunders in for me. Review at the end of the season.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: donnygreenjeans on March 21, 2012, 11:01:12 pm
Quote from: \"two halves\" post=228423
I think we'll turn it around. Starting Saturday. Saunders in for me. Review at the end of the season.


Well he had better hurry up as we have got only 9 games left and we haven't won a home game since the 2nd of January.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on March 21, 2012, 11:08:20 pm
Quote from: \"River Don\" post=228421
Bit different when the football looks to be getting progressively worse, despite the calibre of the players we've draughted in and we look to be heading for certain relegation.


RD: Have you forgotten how woeful we were back in Oct/Dec 07? The games against Walsall, Tranmere, Brighton, Yeovil? And that with a squad that was hugely expensive by the standards of the division. A squad with Stock, Wellens, Coppinger, Sullivan, Hayter, Price, Heffernan, Green, O'Connor looking like mid-table flounderers at best. At the time, it felt like a bloody awful 10 months was getting rapidly worse despite utterly unprecedented investment from Ryan.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: madbadrob on March 21, 2012, 11:21:52 pm
Saunders has a lot to contend with none more so than Diouff and his prima dona antics.  Then we have a few decisions which dont make sense namely taking off strikers for midfield or defenders.  Yes his strategy of long ball game cannot work at our place.  When the ball was on the floor we walked all over Milwall but they cant stick to it any more.  Saunders as a squad that should be capable of putting us mid table but for whatever reason they dont want to perform.  Can anyone recall over last 6 weeks or so when we have had an unchanged side?

Should Saunders be sacked?  Not in my opinion but I do think he needs to drop Diouff and Copps for a game or three.  In fact Copps to me looks a ot like Mcindoe did before he left.  

Oh and for those who keep saying SOD was fired he wasn't he was placed on gardening leave until he left for Forest.  He was the one who told Ryan he had taken the team as far as he could (check the minutes posted by the VSC after a convo with Ryan if you think I am wrong).

What has gone wrong this season?  One word Mckay
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: donnyroversfc on March 21, 2012, 11:31:28 pm
Quote from: \"madbadrob\" post=228435
Saunders has a lot to contend with none more so than Diouff and his prima dona antics.  Then we have a few decisions which dont make sense namely taking off strikers for midfield or defenders.  Yes his strategy of long ball game cannot work at our place.  When the ball was on the floor we walked all over Milwall but they cant stick to it any more.  Saunders as a squad that should be capable of putting us mid table but for whatever reason they dont want to perform.  Can anyone recall over last 6 weeks or so when we have had an unchanged side?

Should Saunders be sacked?  Not in my opinion but I do think he needs to drop Diouff and Copps for a game or three.  In fact Copps to me looks a ot like Mcindoe did before he left.  

Oh and for those who keep saying SOD was fired he wasn't he was placed on gardening leave until he left for Forest.  He was the one who told Ryan he had taken the team as far as he could (check the minutes posted by the VSC after a convo with Ryan if you think I am wrong).

What has gone wrong this season?  One word Mckay


You're not wrong there! It's nice to see more people commenting against McKay. Always said it was never only me that could see that the McKay plan is all a load of crap!
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Norfolk N Chance on March 21, 2012, 11:37:05 pm
Quote from: \"donnyroversfc\" post=228440
Quote from: \"madbadrob\" post=228435
Saunders has a lot to contend with none more so than Diouff and his prima dona antics.  Then we have a few decisions which dont make sense namely taking off strikers for midfield or defenders.  Yes his strategy of long ball game cannot work at our place.  When the ball was on the floor we walked all over Milwall but they cant stick to it any more.  Saunders as a squad that should be capable of putting us mid table but for whatever reason they dont want to perform.  Can anyone recall over last 6 weeks or so when we have had an unchanged side?

Should Saunders be sacked?  Not in my opinion but I do think he needs to drop Diouff and Copps for a game or three.  In fact Copps to me looks a ot like Mcindoe did before he left.  

Oh and for those who keep saying SOD was fired he wasn't he was placed on gardening leave until he left for Forest.  He was the one who told Ryan he had taken the team as far as he could (check the minutes posted by the VSC after a convo with Ryan if you think I am wrong).

What has gone wrong this season?  One word Mckay


You're not wrong there! It's nice to see more people commenting against McKay. Always said it was never only me that could see that the McKay plan is all a load of crap!



You joking Mckay is the reason we have a chance....
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: donnyroversfc on March 21, 2012, 11:38:48 pm
Quote from: \"Norfolk N Chance\" post=228443
Quote from: \"donnyroversfc\" post=228440
Quote from: \"madbadrob\" post=228435
Saunders has a lot to contend with none more so than Diouff and his prima dona antics.  Then we have a few decisions which dont make sense namely taking off strikers for midfield or defenders.  Yes his strategy of long ball game cannot work at our place.  When the ball was on the floor we walked all over Milwall but they cant stick to it any more.  Saunders as a squad that should be capable of putting us mid table but for whatever reason they dont want to perform.  Can anyone recall over last 6 weeks or so when we have had an unchanged side?

Should Saunders be sacked?  Not in my opinion but I do think he needs to drop Diouff and Copps for a game or three.  In fact Copps to me looks a ot like Mcindoe did before he left.  

Oh and for those who keep saying SOD was fired he wasn't he was placed on gardening leave until he left for Forest.  He was the one who told Ryan he had taken the team as far as he could (check the minutes posted by the VSC after a convo with Ryan if you think I am wrong).

What has gone wrong this season?  One word Mckay


You're not wrong there! It's nice to see more people commenting against McKay. Always said it was never only me that could see that the McKay plan is all a load of crap!



You joking Mckay is the reason we have a chance....


End of?
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Norfolk N Chance on March 21, 2012, 11:44:27 pm
Quote from: \"Norfolk N Chance\" post=228443
Quote from: \"donnyroversfc\" post=228440
Quote from: \"madbadrob\" post=228435
Saunders has a lot to contend with none more so than Diouff and his prima dona antics.  Then we have a few decisions which dont make sense namely taking off strikers for midfield or defenders.  Yes his strategy of long ball game cannot work at our place.  When the ball was on the floor we walked all over Milwall but they cant stick to it any more.  Saunders as a squad that should be capable of putting us mid table but for whatever reason they dont want to perform.  Can anyone recall over last 6 weeks or so when we have had an unchanged side?

Should Saunders be sacked?  Not in my opinion but I do think he needs to drop Diouff and Copps for a game or three.  In fact Copps to me looks a ot like Mcindoe did before he left.  

Oh and for those who keep saying SOD was fired he wasn't he was placed on gardening leave until he left for Forest.  He was the one who told Ryan he had taken the team as far as he could (check the minutes posted by the VSC after a convo with Ryan if you think I am wrong).

What has gone wrong this season?  One word Mckay


You're not wrong there! It's nice to see more people commenting against McKay. Always said it was never only me that could see that the McKay plan is all a load of crap!



You joking Mckay is the reason we have a chance....


But then again .....lets hope we lose the next 10 games by at least  20!! That will be ace??????? I hope they lose I really do....

1) I suppport Leeds / Weds and other daft CLUB
2) I have no brain ...no really i dont
3) I love anything to make JR walk out cos I am SIMPLE!

GAME ON!
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: donnyroversfc on March 21, 2012, 11:47:28 pm
Quote from: \"Norfolk N Chance\" post=228448
Quote from: \"Norfolk N Chance\" post=228443
Quote from: \"donnyroversfc\" post=228440
Quote from: \"madbadrob\" post=228435
Saunders has a lot to contend with none more so than Diouff and his prima dona antics.  Then we have a few decisions which dont make sense namely taking off strikers for midfield or defenders.  Yes his strategy of long ball game cannot work at our place.  When the ball was on the floor we walked all over Milwall but they cant stick to it any more.  Saunders as a squad that should be capable of putting us mid table but for whatever reason they dont want to perform.  Can anyone recall over last 6 weeks or so when we have had an unchanged side?

Should Saunders be sacked?  Not in my opinion but I do think he needs to drop Diouff and Copps for a game or three.  In fact Copps to me looks a ot like Mcindoe did before he left.  

Oh and for those who keep saying SOD was fired he wasn't he was placed on gardening leave until he left for Forest.  He was the one who told Ryan he had taken the team as far as he could (check the minutes posted by the VSC after a convo with Ryan if you think I am wrong).

What has gone wrong this season?  One word Mckay


You're not wrong there! It's nice to see more people commenting against McKay. Always said it was never only me that could see that the McKay plan is all a load of crap!



You joking Mckay is the reason we have a chance....


But then again .....lets hope we lose the next 10 games by at least  20!! That will be ace??????? I hope they lose I really do....

1) I suppport Leeds / Weds and other daft CLUB
2) I have no brain ...no really i dont
3) I love anything to make JR walk out cos I am SIMPLE!

GAME ON!


Me to throw first? Shall i aim the dart at Saunders, or his boyfriend?
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: Norfolk N Chance on March 21, 2012, 11:52:14 pm
Quote from: \"donnyroversfc\" post=228450
Quote from: \"Norfolk N Chance\" post=228448
Quote from: \"Norfolk N Chance\" post=228443
Quote from: \"donnyroversfc\" post=228440
Quote from: \"madbadrob\" post=228435
Saunders has a lot to contend with none more so than Diouff and his prima dona antics.  Then we have a few decisions which dont make sense namely taking off strikers for midfield or defenders.  Yes his strategy of long ball game cannot work at our place.  When the ball was on the floor we walked all over Milwall but they cant stick to it any more.  Saunders as a squad that should be capable of putting us mid table but for whatever reason they dont want to perform.  Can anyone recall over last 6 weeks or so when we have had an unchanged side?

Should Saunders be sacked?  Not in my opinion but I do think he needs to drop Diouff and Copps for a game or three.  In fact Copps to me looks a ot like Mcindoe did before he left.  

Oh and for those who keep saying SOD was fired he wasn't he was placed on gardening leave until he left for Forest.  He was the one who told Ryan he had taken the team as far as he could (check the minutes posted by the VSC after a convo with Ryan if you think I am wrong).

What has gone wrong this season?  One word Mckay


You're not wrong there! It's nice to see more people commenting against McKay. Always said it was never only me that could see that the McKay plan is all a load of crap!



You joking Mckay is the reason we have a chance....


But then again .....lets hope we lose the next 10 games by at least  20!! That will be ace??????? I hope they lose I really do....

1) I suppport Leeds / Weds and other daft CLUB
2) I have no brain ...no really i dont
3) I love anything to make JR walk out cos I am SIMPLE!

GAME ON!


Me to throw first? Shall i aim the dart at Saunders, or his boyfriend?



Maybe we could just set ourself on fire and expect someone to put us out?   Like the last ten years ......
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: donnyroversfc on March 21, 2012, 11:55:27 pm
Quote from: \"Norfolk N Chance\" post=228453
Quote from: \"donnyroversfc\" post=228450
Quote from: \"Norfolk N Chance\" post=228448
Quote from: \"Norfolk N Chance\" post=228443
Quote from: \"donnyroversfc\" post=228440
Quote from: \"madbadrob\" post=228435
Saunders has a lot to contend with none more so than Diouff and his prima dona antics.  Then we have a few decisions which dont make sense namely taking off strikers for midfield or defenders.  Yes his strategy of long ball game cannot work at our place.  When the ball was on the floor we walked all over Milwall but they cant stick to it any more.  Saunders as a squad that should be capable of putting us mid table but for whatever reason they dont want to perform.  Can anyone recall over last 6 weeks or so when we have had an unchanged side?

Should Saunders be sacked?  Not in my opinion but I do think he needs to drop Diouff and Copps for a game or three.  In fact Copps to me looks a ot like Mcindoe did before he left.  

Oh and for those who keep saying SOD was fired he wasn't he was placed on gardening leave until he left for Forest.  He was the one who told Ryan he had taken the team as far as he could (check the minutes posted by the VSC after a convo with Ryan if you think I am wrong).

What has gone wrong this season?  One word Mckay


You're not wrong there! It's nice to see more people commenting against McKay. Always said it was never only me that could see that the McKay plan is all a load of crap!



You joking Mckay is the reason we have a chance....


But then again .....lets hope we lose the next 10 games by at least  20!! That will be ace??????? I hope they lose I really do....

1) I suppport Leeds / Weds and other daft CLUB
2) I have no brain ...no really i dont
3) I love anything to make JR walk out cos I am SIMPLE!

GAME ON!


Me to throw first? Shall i aim the dart at Saunders, or his boyfriend?



Maybe we could just set ourself on fire and expect someone to put us out?   Like the last ten years ......


Have you seen the prices of petrol nowadays?!?
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: tuffty on March 22, 2012, 01:33:53 am
Quote from: \"Belle View\" post=228092
Whatever made John Ryan think that Dean Saunders (managing a conference side) would be able to manage a Championship side as in my opinion he seems well out of his depth. On Tuesday nights evidence there seems little team spirit with one of the worst performances I have witnessed in a long time, and agree totally with the thoughts of '1-0 to the Doncaster'. Everything we have built over the last few years has now been totally destroyed with the incoming of loanee players who were out of work and are now playing for Doncaster in the hope of rekindling their own careers. Diouf attempts to run the show on the field and does not provide any team spirit. Just look at Coppinger - he looks like someone who has had the wind well and truly took out his sails. The future at Rovers looks a little bleak this morning and the thought of Saunders and Mckay taking us into League One and beyond worries me.


Just wanted to pick up on the coppinger part of what your saying, to me he is at his best when out on the wing and running at the opposition yet on tuesday night he never once got anywhere near those white lines, and ended up having a quiet game, now that has got to be DS instructing him to stay more central but it just didn't work, why could everybody in the stand see it but not DS, i'm not trying to slate Dean or want him out, but to me the tactics we are using and style of football is just completely wrong as all we needed to do from SOD'S era was to improve on the final third side of our game, not completely ruin it and play like Shit!!!

Just my thoughts though!
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: The Red Baron on March 22, 2012, 09:36:05 am
Quote from: \"BillyStubbsTears\" post=228429
Quote from: \"River Don\" post=228421
Bit different when the football looks to be getting progressively worse, despite the calibre of the players we've draughted in and we look to be heading for certain relegation.


RD: Have you forgotten how woeful we were back in Oct/Dec 07? The games against Walsall, Tranmere, Brighton, Yeovil? And that with a squad that was hugely expensive by the standards of the division. A squad with Stock, Wellens, Coppinger, Sullivan, Hayter, Price, Heffernan, Green, O'Connor looking like mid-table flounderers at best. At the time, it felt like a bloody awful 10 months was getting rapidly worse despite utterly unprecedented investment from Ryan.


I'm sure if we hadn't reached the play-offs that season O'Driscoll would have been fired. I'd like to think that as Saunders was brought in to keep us up that he would also leave us if we go down.
Title: Re: Saunders OUT
Post by: The Red Baron on March 22, 2012, 09:38:14 am
Quote from: \"madbadrob\" post=228435


Oh and for those who keep saying SOD was fired he wasn't he was placed on gardening leave until he left for Forest.  He was the one who told Ryan he had taken the team as far as he could (check the minutes posted by the VSC after a convo with Ryan if you think I am wrong).



Hearsay, m'lud!