Gareth Taylor

ancoats said:
We have to asking questions about what the fuck is going on with the ladies team ? Plus the manager, plus investment, plus players leaving and not being replaced with the same quality or better,

I know COVID-19 hit all levels of football men's and ladies, but the city ladies are not the club they were
I keep saying it, the players are miles away from what it was, happy smiling hanging out together all in full city gear relaxed mixing with the public around Ancoats in and around the cutter room,

now the one or two I see are in their normal gear and not stopping for a chat or sat outside with a coffee or a drink
it's say a couple of things, the club have cut the money out of the ladies game and has to be based on its own revenue, and shortcuts have been made in flashing easy money on everything even training gear and kits

or the management have lost the control of the players and most want to leave and because of the manager and coaches and playing styles,

i watched the game today and the truth is we will be mid-table at best this season and struggling if something is not done quick ? Change of manger would be one I would pick, even if It's to just pick the players up and get them back into a group all wanting to play in the right way
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ancoats said:
We have to asking questions about what the fuck is going on with the ladies team ? Plus the manager, plus investment, plus players leaving and not being replaced with the same quality or better,

I know COVID-19 hit all levels of football men's and ladies, but the city ladies are not the club they were
I keep saying it, the players are miles away from what it was, happy smiling hanging out together all in full city gear relaxed mixing with the public around Ancoats in and around the cutter room,

now the one or two I see are in their normal gear and not stopping for a chat or sat outside with a coffee or a drink
it's say a couple of things, the club have cut the money out of the ladies game and has to be based on its own revenue, and shortcuts have been made in flashing easy money on everything even training gear and kits

or the management have lost the control of the players and most want to leave and because of the manager and coaches and playing styles,

i watched the game today and the truth is we will be mid-table at best this season and struggling if something is not done quick ? Change of manger would be one I would pick, even if It's to just pick the players up and get them back into a group all wanting to play in the right way
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Agree we could finish mid table this year which would be terrible for the club in terms of attracting future players. We would probably lose a few too.
 
blue whippet said:
Agree we could finish mid table this year which would be terrible for the club in terms of attracting future players. We would probably lose a few too.
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The club made a poor choice appointing Taylor, it was immediately obvious he was out of his depth…. The real error though is sticking with him… he’s taking the team backwards at an alarming rate of knots. Action needs to be taken.
 
nmc said:
The club made a poor choice appointing Taylor, it was immediately obvious he was out of his depth…. The real error though is sticking with him… he’s taking the team backwards at an alarming rate of knots. Action needs to be taken.
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I agree with everything you have said but I doubt they will ask him to leave. I don't understand why he was appointed in the first place. I struggle to believe he was the best candidate. Did they just pull his name out of a hat that contained those the club didn't want near the men's team or the academy. There were a number of reports on here that he wasn't highly thought of whilst at the academy so for me he was a strange choice.
 
blue whippet said:
Agree we could finish mid table this year which would be terrible for the club in terms of attracting future players. We would probably lose a few too.
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It's 2 different clubs from the last manager to now
OK the game has taken off with the ladies in the uk and plenty of investments in most of the big clubs, but it means far too little quality players to go round and means the better players will follow the better money like we have seen,

Manchester city had one of the best squads and even last season we lost about 7 or 8 to major injuries and still got into a Champions League place, but this season is so much different and players have left or step down from the game leaving a different looking squad and the quality in depth has gone,

Taylor is not good enough to get out of this mess the club has dealt him, the quality is missing, and he will be left wanting went turning to the bench, like last season the early season form was bad, but we had quality to help patch up the team until players got back from injury,

Taylor will be lucky to hold on to his job for too much longer, when the table start to look BAD and city are in or around the bottom places it's only going to end one way
 
ancoats said:
It's 2 different clubs from the last manager to now
OK the game has taken off with the ladies in the uk and plenty of investments in most of the big clubs, but it means far too little quality players to go round and means the better players will follow the better money like we have seen,

Manchester city had one of the best squads and even last season we lost about 7 or 8 to major injuries and still got into a Champions League place, but this season is so much different and players have left or step down from the game leaving a different looking squad and the quality in depth has gone,

Taylor is not good enough to get out of this mess the club has dealt him, the quality is missing, and he will be left wanting went turning to the bench, like last season the early season form was bad, but we had quality to help patch up the team until players got back from injury,

Taylor will be lucky to hold on to his job for too much longer, when the table start to look BAD and city are in or around the bottom places it's only going to end one way
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It's a sorry state of affairs. Hopefully we are all just being a little melodramatic but mid table is far more likely than a champions League spot at present. I think we are stuck with Taylor which is unfortunate.
 
Same manager, same as last year.....every other team in men's or women's football, you know what they are doing or trying to do. Either long ball, keep possession and wait for gaps, feed wingers soon as, kick opposition off the pitch, defend deep and break quickly, park the bus and hope for a nil nil, all out attack without defending (probably couple more)......but aside from breaking the world record for centre halfs passing to each other, I literally have fuck all idea what Taylors tactics are?
 
We will be slaughtered for sacking him after two games. That’s something not even the Chelsea men’s team do!
 
southamptonblue said:
Same manager, same as last year.....every other team in men's or women's football, you know what they are doing or trying to do. Either long ball, keep possession and wait for gaps, feed wingers soon as, kick opposition off the pitch, defend deep and break quickly, park the bus and hope for a nil nil, all out attack without defending (probably couple more)......but aside from breaking the world record for centre halfs passing to each other, I literally have fuck all idea what Taylors tactics are?
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You deserve several likes for the last three sentences alone there!
 
So, again, if you don't think Taylor's up to the job, who do you want to replace him with? And I want specific examples, not 'someone else'.
 
Jill Ellis isn't available - she's the president of San Diego Wave; I think she's also effectively retired from coaching. There was also a feeling that she wasn't tactically that good, and that the US won the World Cups largely because they had the best squad.
 
Stopfordia said:
Jill Ellis isn't available - she's the president of San Diego Wave; I think she's also effectively retired from coaching. There was also a feeling that she wasn't tactically that good, and that the US won the World Cups largely because they had the best squad.
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Maybe, but would Taylor have won the World Cup ? Rose Levelle would have spent the tournament on the bench !
 
Taylor frankly does not know what his best team is, never has - when we had the best midfield in the league when he took over he constantly changed it and refused to play certain players - From what I've heard from comments coming from current and former players both his training methods & match day planning is sub standard.

We now have a younger squad that needs inspiring and a clear plan. There is quality within the squad, some of these players will look completely different playing for their national teams because they know their jobs and enjoy it.

For those thinking it's best to stick with him because we will look bad for an early sacking or that there is no-one who could come in well that is a dangerous strategy to take. Stick with Taylor and players will not commit to the club and rest assured others will want out. As for a new coach there are options out there - for me Helena Costa worth a shot, she's from Portugal & has gained a lot of experience all over the globe, The Swedish ex Norway manager is desperate for redemption after the Euros and could be another- maybe bringing in an experienced manager with Steph moving to an assistant manager role would work. As an organisation the City football group must also have many contacts - we need to move on from Taylor because another 12 months of him and we will be way behind the top 5 never mind the top 3.
 
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