Guiri Green":399mlmew said:
Metal_Green_Mickey":399mlmew said:
Knibbsworth":399mlmew said:
So you know Argyle aren't a very good team, and can post 1000 word essays on why we won't get automatically promoted. But then don't know what a very good team looks like, and can't name one?
I didn’t name a very good side because l haven’t seen any side eg Swindon more than twice live (home and away). However, as l’ve seen so much league 1 and 2 football being an Argyle fan you get a impression for a teams standard & ability after watching them over 20 plus games. I compare this team l’ve seen to other Argyle sides under Warnock, Sturrock, Sheridan and Adams l’ve seen in this league. The playing style is different but overall you can use those experiences of those seasons and form an opinion to this current Argyle team. What did those teams have that this team perhaps doesn’t have? For example, Adams side had Bradley at the back, Sturrock’s side had Coughlan, Warnock’s side had Heathcote. They were the glue to the defensive unit of those sides. I don’t see that same standard of centre back in this current team to be that glue.
What is wrong with saying a Argyle are a good team, but they aren’t quite there yet? They may have been winning but in some games l have been unconvinced by their overall performance. That’s why my opinion is as it is.
If lm wrong Argyle will finish in the top 3. Happy days.
Fortunately for me at least, this Argyle aren't playing against any of the other Argyle sides with, Bradley, Coughlan or Heatchcote in them. I've only seen Swindon twice but saw enough to see why they were Top of this League.
This Argyles progression is relative to the other 22 Teams in the current League 2. Comparing their greatness to previous regimes is fine - in the Pub. They're not playing any of them this Season.
Wanted Barca but got Bognor ?
I think you missed my point to be honest.
I mentioned those players, in those teams, because they all got promoted. Each one of those players were not only consistently good at defending but a leader in the team. The backbone of the side. Sawyer maybe gets a mention as a leader but he is no near the defensive quality levels of those 3 players. Defensively Canavan and Wootton are poor.
I don’t want perfection. In terms of football l like directness eg crosses and the passing game. Yet it’s not a criticism to say Argyle haven’t quite clicked yet as a team. I’ve not really criticised Lowe for the way we played this season. In fact l have praised him often. Sometimes you have to be patient to build a team and if you think this is a very good team that will get promoted then fair play. I can only be honest with what l’ve seen and hope lm wrong. I support the team and pray they get promoted. Yet when l come on here l just am honest with what l think.
You can support your team, want them to do well. Speaking of your opinion of the team and manager on a message board is completely different scenario. I think people honestly can’t separate the two acts because they feel your supporting the team in the manner you talk about them. For example, l lost faith in Adams last season. Yet at HP when he was managing l got behind him and the team. Then once the match was done l gave my opinion on what l saw on here.
Not everyone is black n white. Social media l find is strange because half the time people misinterpret what you say to fit in with their conclusion about you. The other half is that unless you don’t conform to their way of thinking they find a balanced, alternative view point hard to understand. People seem to either think your too “positive” or “negative”. You have to fit in a little box. The only thing ld say is you don’t need to be aggressive or rude to people.
I’m a “long winded”, opinionated Argyle fan l guess.