PACSA 20th September - Meet Derek Adams.

[Balham Green]

I am not in town. How about this question? Why do we bring every player back for corners? If we clear it there is no outlet and we are stuck in our own third. Blackpool 1 up away kept one up and were able to play their way out of defence often. And haven't conceded from corners or anything else in 4 away games!

 

[djg145]

I would love to attend but as it's midweek and I'm 300 miles away, I hope I can be excused for not being there in person. But could I submit a question?

Why are we always so awful at the start of the season? Peterborough signed 18 players in the summer and are top 3. Yet we are bottom for the third season running. Why do we take so long to 'click?

Many thanks.

Two seasons ago at this point of the season we were top of the league.

But we lost the first two games and were bottom. OK, it's only bottom after two games, but it's still losing at the start of the season, so the point is still valid.

Last year after 2 games we were 8th in the league. So was that a poor start?

Anyone who has ever asked or spoken to Adams about football will know that he is a walking encyclopaedia of facts and statistics on matches, players etc, so if you don’t get your facts right he will point out the inconsistency in your question and deflect any implied criticism of him that your question may have had.

Omg, whichever way you look at it, the last TWO seasons have had horrendous starts. The question is WHY and WHY are lessons not learnt??

 

[djg145]

Question:
Over your period of tenure, how many players have you selected in the starting eleven, that have come through our youth system?

 

[philevs]

If someone really is going to gather questions and ask them on behalf of those who can't attend, maybe this one could go in the pot:
"Why do you play a front man and not a goalscorer or striker, when we are creating lots of chances and not scoring goals?"

 

[Martyn]

If someone really is going to gather questions and ask them on behalf of those who can't attend, maybe this one could go in the pot:
"Why do you play a front man and not a goalscorer or striker, when we are creating lots of chances and not scoring goals?"

What a stupid and pathetic question.

Taylor is a striker/goalscorer
Lapado is striker/goalscorer

 

[IJN]

No one IS going to gather any questions are they?

 

[philevs]

If someone really is going to gather questions and ask them on behalf of those who can't attend, maybe this one could go in the pot:
"Why do you play a front man and not a goalscorer or striker, when we are creating lots of chances and not scoring goals?"

What a stupid and pathetic question.

Taylor is a striker/goalscorer
Lapado is striker/goalscorer

Why is it stupid and pathetic?
Do you not agree that both the above are being played as "front man", to hold the ball up and move it on to others? Do you see that as the same role as that of a striker/goalscorer?

 

[santos73]

Question:
Over your period of tenure, how many players have you selected in the starting eleven, that have come through our youth system?

DA Answer : I have only selected the players that are good enough to play in the first team.

 

[Balham Green]

If someone really is going to gather questions and ask them on behalf of those who can't attend, maybe this one could go in the pot:
"Why do you play a front man and not a goalscorer or striker, when we are creating lots of chances and not scoring goals?"

What a stupid and pathetic question.

Taylor is a striker/goalscorer
Lapado is striker/goalscorer

Why is it stupid and pathetic?
Do you not agree that both the above are being played as "front man", to hold the ball up and move it on to others? Do you see that as the same role as that of a striker/goalscorer?

DA POSSIBLE ANSWER If we put an extra man up front we have one player less in midfield which has been difficult enough as it is.

 

[oldage]

Interesting most of the questions raised have already been asked at previous PACSA meetings. DA hears the questions but doesn't listen. His is the only right way to play cause this is what the statistics prove. He always has an excuse so although he is a good orator its only when you reflect on his answers after the meeting that you realise nothing is going to change.

 

[Shankster]

Adams has every right to stick together his guns because he’s the manager, we can ask the questions but can’t assuage the answers

He ultimately succeeds or fails by his decisions, and he WILL fail

 

[HC Green]

Interesting most of the questions raised have already been asked at previous PACSA meetings. DA hears the questions but doesn't listen. His is the only right way to play cause this is what the statistics prove. He always has an excuse so although he is a good orator its only when you reflect on his answers after the meeting that you realise nothing is going to change.

If you know that in advance why don’t you have a reply ready to rebuke his answer?

 

[djg145]

Adams has every right to stick together his guns because he’s the manager, we can ask the questions but can’t assuage the answers

He ultimately succeeds or fails by his decisions, and he WILL fail

And we the Customer suffers AGAIN

 

[Biggs]

Adams has every right to stick together his guns because he’s the manager, we can ask the questions but can’t assuage the answers

He ultimately succeeds or fails by his decisions, and he WILL fail

What a bizarre thing to say.

 

[oldage]

HC Green, DA is stubborn and fans can question him as much as they like but he will never change. We may still be bottom of the table at Christmas but he knows he is in charge. For what its worth one of my questions would be " Are you the reason so many players are underperforming at the same time? "