Isn't that excatly what we said about Harris?
Yes, we did say that about Harris, but even I have to admit that when Rowett and Davidson took over, the tactics, the style of play - virtually everything that had been the opposite of Harris’ game, was a breath of fresh air and a joy to watch!
Short of the 15 odd games In the honeymoon period when Rowett took over, the football has been tedious and fairly defeatist for a lot longer than we actually think of.
I think it gave all of us hope that here was a manager who knew how football should be played, and that was reflected in the way we won games. For me (and I’m sure for others as well), the rot began when Davidson left. Rowett was never the same afterwards, and we’ve been proven right that Davidson was probably the one pulling the strings in that partnership, by how well he has been as a coach, as witnessed by the success he’s had since becoming manager of St. Johnstone.
The players can't cross a ball, make simple passes or move together as a unit yet the team only practice for two hours a day. We have no business acumen to maximize revenue, we don't provide a worthwhile match day experience and the board seem to Instigate bad P.R and appease those who do us harm. Millwall really Is an amature set up filled with supposedly qualified people who do great Impressions of being amateurs.
Everything you say is spot on, but Rowett cannot control what’s happening off the field - that is down to JB to deal with! As manager, Rowett
is able to control the poor crossing, the lack of simple passing and moving together as a unit - he doesn’t do anything about these failings (as we know them to be), because he isn’t interested in improving the player’s play as a whole!
Rowett, first and foremost, sets up to not concede goals! So what if Jed makes a loose pass, here and there? That’s OK, someone in midfield will win it back! So what if the midfield can’t string forward moving passes to each other? Don’t worry, we’ll get another chance later! So what if our players can’t cross a ball? That’s alright, we have other players who can score from other positions on the pitch!
Until Rowett deals with these failings, the players won’t improve and neither will our results! Barrett, as a coach, is very poor! As Rowett’s No. 2, it’s his job to get the best out of the players on the training field, correct any mistakes made in the last game, keep the players match fit (some of them aren’t), and make suggestions to Rowett, during the game, about formations, tactics and substitutions! Do any of us here really believe he does any of that, or does any of it well?
But don't worry, we're moving our training ground to a barron part of Kent.
That will be a small crumb of comfort for the club, knowing they have the best training ground in league 1, a couple of seasons down the line!