black morse wrote:A bit more than deep trouble. I reckon we needed 3 points there and now we're done for. Only FGR and Cambridge will finish below us
fulwoodshrimp wrote:The manager needs to look at his team selections. Something has obviously gone on and he is reluctant to select Stockton.
fulwoodshrimp wrote:The manager needs to look at his team selections. Something has obviously gone on and he is reluctant to select Stockton. Without him playing we are really poor. I think the squad is good enough to survive but the manager needs to pick the right team. Someone said to me DA is a good League 2 manager and I know what he is suggesting!!
redrobo wrote:Any body else notice Cole rushing to carry ball back to the centre spot after we scored our equalizer.
Not the actions of someone who wants to leave come the end of the season....
Cisco Kid wrote:If I was Derek, I would need some big assurances from him before offering a contract. I wouldnt be surprised if there was an offer from Fleetwood, but if you took this season on it's own, you wouldnt be beating a path to his door.
Keith wrote:Cisco Kid wrote:If I was Derek, I would need some big assurances from him before offering a contract. I wouldnt be surprised if there was an offer from Fleetwood, but if you took this season on it's own, you wouldnt be beating a path to his door.
I've wondered a few times on here, if his contract offer has been withdrawn? Not sure if I'd be wanting him to still have it in his back pocket to return to, so he'd be the club's highest paid player, if nothing better materialises?
CityShrimp wrote:I’d go as far as saying I’d probably release Cole at the end of this season, even if he were ‘willing’ to stay. Unfortunately I think last season was a flash in the pan and the concerns over his attitude now outweigh his ability and contribution to the team.
KenH wrote:Yep, sadly Cole isn't performing anywhere near to his abilities and isn't going to be in high demand.
Last season he mostly played full matches, very rarely did he get subbed off and he started most, except for an occasional minor injury/knock. The rest of the team was built around him, as he was a constant by being nearly always our target men, virtually every match. Yes, he did some spectacular goals, but most were just pretty normal/competent ones - the vast majority of his 26 goals were pretty unspectacular. Other players like Wildig and Phillips were constantly feeding the ball to him. Can't really remember for sure, but I got the impression that his "dry" periods were when Wildig and Phillips were out, either injured or just out of favour.
This season, he clearly didn't have his head in the game for the first couple of months, and has been on/off for the rest of it really. It doesn't help that the rest of the team aren't built around him any more, so when he's on the pitch, they're not accustomed to feeding it through to him and he often just drifts around aimlessly, yes, he comes back to tackle and gets the ball around the middle of the pitch, but then he's out of position and not close to goal when the balls gets passed back to him. I think he needs to be on the pitch a lot more to gain any sign of improvement to get his confidence back and get the other players around him to get used to him and play him in to his strengths.
Unless there's a change in attitude and improvement in performance, if I were Derek, I wouldn't be offering him a new contract this Summer, and I'm sure other clubs won't be as interested either, certainly not a massive wage rise offer from "better" clubs. Yes, maybe the best he'll get is a slightly better wage from Fleetwood if they're still looking for someone like Cole.
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