29-09-2021, 09:51 AM
I genuinely feel very sorry for The Cowleys, I think reality is setting in and they don’t have much in the way of solutions to their (and Pompey’s) mounting problems).
Having been unemployed for quite a long period I doubt that they would either wish to, or afford to, resign….and Eisner’s not going to pay them off is he !
ExGaffer
I think your analogy with Napoleon is so appropriate and, whilst Cowley has contributed in large part to our woes, he would have every right this morning to read the riot act to those that so let Pompey and it’s fans down last evening.
The poor individual and collective performances apart, the stupifying loss of discipline and collecting a confetti of yellow cards will have impressed no one and Brown’s yellow for taking the law into his own hands (his second for similar offences in a few games) needs addressing, he is a senior player and Captain and should set the tone for the rest of the team.
Of course Burton were time wasting, we would have done so ourselves but leave it to the officials or, better still, take the lead and hold on to it and waste time ourselves (sorry I think the correct term is Game Management).
The problem last night seemed to be that Cowley and his players had no answer to JFH’s physical high press, our own just disintegrated in front of we fans. I said to my grandson “ we don’t seem to have any Plan B”, his reply “We don’t really seem to have a Plan A”. On reflection, I don’t think he isn’t so very far from the mark.
Where does Cowley, Pompey and we fans go from here ? I don’t have a clue but, there and again, neither I suspect does Cowley.
Having been unemployed for quite a long period I doubt that they would either wish to, or afford to, resign….and Eisner’s not going to pay them off is he !
ExGaffer
I think your analogy with Napoleon is so appropriate and, whilst Cowley has contributed in large part to our woes, he would have every right this morning to read the riot act to those that so let Pompey and it’s fans down last evening.
The poor individual and collective performances apart, the stupifying loss of discipline and collecting a confetti of yellow cards will have impressed no one and Brown’s yellow for taking the law into his own hands (his second for similar offences in a few games) needs addressing, he is a senior player and Captain and should set the tone for the rest of the team.
Of course Burton were time wasting, we would have done so ourselves but leave it to the officials or, better still, take the lead and hold on to it and waste time ourselves (sorry I think the correct term is Game Management).
The problem last night seemed to be that Cowley and his players had no answer to JFH’s physical high press, our own just disintegrated in front of we fans. I said to my grandson “ we don’t seem to have any Plan B”, his reply “We don’t really seem to have a Plan A”. On reflection, I don’t think he isn’t so very far from the mark.
Where does Cowley, Pompey and we fans go from here ? I don’t have a clue but, there and again, neither I suspect does Cowley.