Time for the players to step up..

[TerryPHELAN]

It’s as if they’re still in mourning over RMs departure. They need to forget about him now. Michael Duff is the manger now and he has my 100% backing. If the players are not following his directive, Duff needs to be brave and drop them, no matter how much their experience or seniority. Heard murmurings that these pampered prima donnas are reluctant to take on board MDs methods and ideas and still want to play the RM way. So who’s to blame?

 

[Deleted member 1454]

If the players are not following his directive, Duff needs to be brave and drop them

How do you "drop" a 25-man squad?

 

[Copamundial]

It’s as if they’re still in mourning over RMs departure. They need to forget about him now. Michael Duff is the manger now and he has my 100% backing. If the players are not following his directive, Duff needs to be brave and drop them, no matter how much their experience or seniority. Heard murmurings that these pampered prima donnas are reluctant to take on board MDs methods and ideas and still want to play the RM way. So who’s to blame?

What a load of emotive rubbish.

 

[cadleigh]

It’s as if they’re still in mourning over RMs departure. They need to forget about him now. Michael Duff is the manger now and he has my 100% backing. If the players are not following his directive, Duff needs to be brave and drop them, no matter how much their experience or seniority. Heard murmurings that these pampered prima donnas are reluctant to take on board MDs methods and ideas and still want to play the RM way. So who’s to blame?

100%. Any players who are deliberately disobeying the manager's instructions and (say) slowing play down rather than moving the ball forward at pace need to be dropped from the team and sold at the first opportunity - if anyone will have them.

But Duff needs to own this - he selects the team. No point him whining to the press about players not following his orders or whispering in corridors, he needs get a grip. Apparently he was complaining that the subs on Tuesday were more use to QPR than they were to us. It wasn't the subs that cost us the game IMO, it was the midfield and that was the only part of the team he didn't change all match.

 

[sainthelens]

100%. Any players who are deliberately disobeying the manager's instructions and (say) slowing play down rather than moving the ball forward at pace need to be dropped from the team and sold at the first opportunity - if anyone will have them.

But Duff needs to own this - he selects the team. No point him whining to the press about players not following his orders or whispering in corridors, he needs get a grip. Apparently he was complaining that the subs on Tuesday were more use to QPR than they were to us. It wasn't the subs that cost us the game IMO, it was the midfield and that was the only part of the team he didn't change all match.

This.
Time for all of em to grow a pair, get a fckn grip and turn up...not for first 15 mins, but try 90 for a change.
Last thing we wanna read later is Duff talking bout what he's done at previous clubs, and players posting apologies.
Wise up gents FFS.

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

What a load of emotive rubbish.

Yeah how dare you suggest that the players loved Russell more that coppa.... Nobody loved Russell more than the dung pile right

 

[Deleted member 1454]

100%. Any players who are deliberately disobeying the manager's instructions and (say) slowing play down rather than moving the ball forward at pace need to be dropped from the team and sold at the first opportunity - if anyone will have them.

Oh, that's really interesting.

Last season you were telling everyone that the reason for the good run at the end of the season was because the players were ignoring Martin and doing their own thing.

But it's not acceptable now, is it?

 

[TerryPHELAN]

What a load of emotive rubbish.

Not really. All too much we see managers getting the bullet if things aren’t going well. We sack Duff, the cycle starts again. These players now need to f@ck Russ off and get behind Duff and his ideas. I’ve no doubt in my mind that given time, he’ll be better than RM