I think Carrick is on the brink

[BobendBert]

We are as bad now as we have been at any point in recent times just before a manager was sacked.

Abject performance after abject performance. No learning. Persisting with things that simply aren’t working.

I’m afraid his time is probably up.

 

[Dirtyderekbracken]

It’s a difficult point to argue against at the moment..
We have only one way to play and that was sussed out before the end of last season ..

 

[Mysonpat.]

We are as bad now as we have been at any point in recent times just before a manager was sacked.

Abject performance after abject performance. No learning. Persisting with things that simply aren’t working.

I’m afraid his time is probably up.

I still think he is the right man, but he has been let down badly with the recruitment IMO.

 

[BobendBert]

I still think he is the right man, but he has been let down badly with the recruitment IMO.

I think that’s true but it only gets you so far. He’s still persisting with a way of playing that isn’t just not working but is actually the root cause of the problem.

 

[TheYorkshireTerrier]

This is much worse than under Wilder.

Almost as bad as Woodgate.

 

[Brick_Tamland]

Aren't they discussing a new contract? I doubt he'll be getting the shove. But we are pitiful this year. That's the players, however.

 

[Low_Key]

There's talk of a new contract in the gazette

 

[jeff_potato]

The season is beginning to look like our year in the PL under Karanka. We're not getting hammered every week, but steadily slipping down, no alternative system and dogmatically approaching every game while the defeats stack up.

I really don't think we would be able to recruit a better manager than Carrick, so my concern is that he gets picked up by someone else if they can provide him with players capable of playing in the way he obviously seems to favour.

 

[Smogonsea]

It’s really hard to argue that he should stay after the last few months. Barring the Leicester game we have been embarrassing. But I think with the right players he can take us up. It will be a matter of surviving this season.

 

[S7DiscoDown]

Recruitment has been an issue. We could never replace all those goals and assists from last season.

Yet recruitment or not. It doesn't excuse the level of performances over the past 2 weeks. No energy or drive. Nobody looks like they care.

They look unmotivated or coached. It's Carrick who keeps persisting with this formation. Yet we can all see we don't have the players for it. The very least it's obvious it's not working.

 

[dooderooni]

If the club want to keep him and play this way then we need to buy players with, at the minimum, the energy to move and the ability to pass.

 

[Quicksilvera]

Carrick is going nowhere, he isn’t getting sacked.

Injuries have been our downfall this season.

 

[Norman_Conquest]

I think in his defence, the injuries have hampered our progress this season and we haven't once been able to field our best eleven. Just look at the players missing again today, Carrick must feel like he's working with his hands tied behind his back.

 

[Oooo]

Thing is we know Carrick can get us playing great football so I would still stick with him for another season and support him with transfers

 

[Juninho twinkle toes.]

Gibson needs to go.

 

[Juninho twinkle toes.]

And his staff.

 

[Druss_The_Legend]

The season is beginning to look like our year in the PL under Karanka. We're not getting hammered every week, but steadily slipping down, no alternative system and dogmatically approaching every game while the defeats stack up.

I was just about to post something similar. That season we gave up in January by not bringing in a proper manager this season we have given up in January by not bringing in the required quality in key positions and selling 2 key players.

 

[Quicksilvera]

And his staff.

Gibson needs to go.

Very constructive.

 

[Andy Dipper]

I hope Carrick resigns tonight or we are in a relegation dogfight. Come on Gibbo do the right thing

 

[Jonny_Rondos_Disco_pants]

Without any pace in the side it's hard to put the opposition on the back foot.

We never win a 2nd ball.

No drive.

Lack of determination

Bad decision making

We've got to change something but with the same players like Barlaser an almost shoe in and limited options up top, what can you do?