SUFCtv: INTERVIEW Paul Doswell U's 0 Braintree 3

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INTERVIEW Paul Doswell Sutton United 0 Braintree Town 3 VNL 12/3/19 :

[dontpanic]

A very honest appraisal of the present situation.

[banjo]

Totally agree!

[Del]

I always feel reassured after listening to Dos's interviews.

[amberinexile]

I do love this man.
He ducks nothing and calmly explains the situation. It's a refreshing change from the soundbite men in the Premier and Football League.
But 'seven you would go to war with, and eight or nine you wouldn’t'?
Have given this a lot of thought and can't help but feel it's goodbye to the front two; and a fair few on the sidelines. Does anyone think Ayunga, Beautyman and Bolarinwa are also in danger?
The Dos lieutenants are pretty apparent, so when you subtract those from the squad, you're left with a few whose star was in the ascendancy just a short while ago.

[Andy K]

I feel that although we all have views on who we think should stay or should go, would it be helpful to air those somewhere where those individuals can read it? It may well be that Dos is going to use these final 8 games to see who he can rely on to take forward with him next season, and I won't be exercising my power of "free speech and I'm allowed to have my opinion" to win for the sake of having my say if it undermines how the management approaches their shake up of the team. Especially so as we only see part of what's going on - we don't know what happens in training, we don't know if certain individuals are carrying knocks or personal issues. I'm happy to leave those choices and comments to the management team who know much more about football than I ever could and have brought us success we couldn't have actually dreamed of before Dos came in 11 years ago.

Maybe that's a conversation for down the pub or between mates - it certainly is for me.

[Del]

Mar 13, 2019 10:38:35 GMT amberinexile said:

I do love this man.
He ducks nothing and calmly explains the situation. It's a refreshing change from the soundbite men in the Premier and Football League.
But 'seven you would go to war with, and eight or nine you wouldn’t'?
Have given this a lot of thought and can't help but feel it's goodbye to the front two; and a fair few on the sidelines. Does anyone think Ayunga, Beautyman and Bolarinwa are also in danger?
The Dos lieutenants are pretty apparent, so when you subtract those from the squad, you're left with a few whose star was in the ascendancy just a short while ago.

Well we don't know who is carrying knocks so don't be too quick to judge.

[Amber Aleman]

We know that Dos puts a premium on experience, but I wonder if age is starting to catch up with some of our players in what is a pretty gruelling competition. Three of our back four last night were aged 34 or 35, and Aswad is 29. We saw what can happen if they push up against opposition with pacy forwards.

[amberinexile]

Mar 13, 2019 11:53:14 GMT Del said:

Mar 13, 2019 10:38:35 GMT amberinexile said:

I do love this man.
He ducks nothing and calmly explains the situation. It's a refreshing change from the soundbite men in the Premier and Football League.
But 'seven you would go to war with, and eight or nine you wouldn’t'?
Have given this a lot of thought and can't help but feel it's goodbye to the front two; and a fair few on the sidelines. Does anyone think Ayunga, Beautyman and Bolarinwa are also in danger?
The Dos lieutenants are pretty apparent, so when you subtract those from the squad, you're left with a few whose star was in the ascendancy just a short while ago.

Well we don't know who is carrying knocks so don't be too quick to judge.

[markf]

Great i/v as ever. Honest and you can feel his pain coming over. Just the most fanatical of supporters.

[amberinexile]

'Would it be helpful to air those somewhere where those individuals can read it?' I'm pretty sure Dos has made it abundantly plain where he stands on certain players, and they will already know what's what. He said so.
Do you think he would openly say what he did without thought to the fall-out?
I take the point about age catching up with some, but the manager was referring to those who would 'go to war' ie bust a gut, and those going through the motions.
Unless I'm losing the power of sight, voicing what can one see is the next logical step.
Players are there to be praised - and criticised. That's the business they're in, and when they're not trying they deserve the flak.
However, I did ask if anyone agreed? If not, then who?
Why should the non-triers remain anonymous? Is anything we speculate going to make them try harder or less? If so, they're in the wrong game.

[pinewalker]

Mar 13, 2019 12:43:43 GMT amberinexile said:

'Would it be helpful to air those somewhere where those individuals can read it?' I'm pretty sure Dos has made it abundantly plain where he stands on certain players, and they will already know what's what. He said so.
Do you think he would openly say what he did without thought to the fall-out?
I take the point about age catching up with some, but the manager was referring to those who would 'go to war' ie bust a gut, and those going through the motions.
Unless I'm losing the power of sight, voicing what can one see is the next logical step.
Players are there to be praised - and criticised. That's the business they're in, and when they're not trying they deserve the flak.
However, I did ask if anyone agreed? If not, then who?
Why should the non-triers remain anonymous? Is anything we speculate going to make them try harder or less? If so, they're in the wrong game.

If your hashtag is accurate, you have the frustration of not being able to discuss the slump in your pub with anyone who gives a fig about SUFC.  You are correct that Dos has indicated heads will roll and the current management have been ruthless this season with under-performing strikers, but note that Dos does not name players likely to be axed in this interview. What we do not know is what instructions the coaching staff gave the players. The art of football management is playing to your strengths and disguising your weaknesses.   Clearly that did not happen yesterday.  What I can see was a lack of confidence that any pass to a player who had a marker would be collected and controlled, hence players turning and playing balls backwards to an unmarked defender rather than to anyone forward who was marked.  Management instruction or player's own decision?  Until we know the answer to that and similar tactical decisions it isn't easy to apportion blame.

[backhome2016]

Dos was also honest enough to admit that he and the back room staff are under scrutiny just as much as the players. The way we set up and how the game plan is changed during a match are probably reasons behind recent results as much as the players form - or at least cutting the tactical cloth as regards who is available to pick.

Bruce and Dos have much to ponder on - do we push for promotion in the next few seasons, do we aim to remain as a solid NL club - this will have influence on who we retain and who we try and get in. In some ways this recent blip might just be a blessing in disguise.

[pajomo2015]

He is such an honest and honourable man. Great interview as always. Passionate about our club. I'm sure he will do his utmost to resolve the issues which were painfully evident last night. Some of our players were just going through the motions and didn't look they wanted to be on the pitch let alone battle for a positive result.
Injuries are unfortunate but provide opportunities for others to show their worth.
Rather than name players that may depart the club I would wish to encourage the ones that should stay. IMO both of our keepers have performed well when given a game. Collins & Bailey rarely make a mistake. Beautiman seems somewhere near his best. Eastmond has always battled well for us. Wright and Kearney have both looked lively up front and don't shy away from shooting (but they have similar styles and probably won't play together). Thomas and Bennett also get my vote.

Hoping that the boys put on a decent showing on Saturday against Gateshead. We know there's talent in our midst so let's prove it! Come on you U's!!

[Andy K]

Mar 13, 2019 12:43:43 GMT amberinexile said:

'Would it be helpful to air those somewhere where those individuals can read it?' I'm pretty sure Dos has made it abundantly plain where he stands on certain players, and they will already know what's what. He said so.
Do you think he would openly say what he did without thought to the fall-out?
I take the point about age catching up with some, but the manager was referring to those who would 'go to war' ie bust a gut, and those going through the motions.
Unless I'm losing the power of sight, voicing what can one see is the next logical step.
Players are there to be praised - and criticised. That's the business they're in, and when they're not trying they deserve the flak.
However, I did ask if anyone agreed? If not, then who?
Why should the non-triers remain anonymous? Is anything we speculate going to make them try harder or less? If so, they're in the wrong game.

What would one seek to gain by voicing such opinions, bearing in mind they are the opinions of individuals who actually don't have the power to hire and fire such individuals. And because one person may see an individuals performance as a "non trier" does that mean that they are?

I don't know what you are specifically referring to, but Dos didn't make it abundantly plain where he stands on certain players at all, at best that's an interpretation of what he said. What's abundantly clear is that even with the difficult situation the side has been in for a few months, he's not happy with certain aspects and he needs to go away and think about how to progress.

People coming on here voicing an opinion about an individual's specific performance in a game is one thing, but what won't help anyone will be the pitchforks coming around regarding certain players which maybe, either for a logical reason or an irrational hatred (as it was for Drinan earlier in the season). And who are we to judge in any shape or form who is "trying" or not when we don't have a clue about their condition. JC for example showed a few times behaviour which could be looked at as "can't be arsed" in the first half yesterday, yet we found out after the game that he was carrying an injury.

I strongly believe that voicing that negative approach only is self serving and will have no positive impact on the current situation.