Manager/Coach Des Buckingham

werthersoriginal said:
Well done Des. He’s put his stamp on things since Bolton and I think the Des haters are going to have to give it a rest till September. I actually think we’d have been fifth under Manning, though things would probably have been more controlled, so Des has done all that’s expected of him so far.
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It all works great so long as the front five maintain the required energy levels. We played really well for first half. Second half we could not maintain the work rate and Exeter made life difficult until we regrouped and they tired late in the game.
Good thing about getting 5th is we get an extra days recovery time. We will need it to play 2 games at the high energy levels required.
Going forward we need at least 4 players who can comfortably play in those 2 high energy number 10 roles. We score so many of our goals from the high energy press.
 
Target achieved. Well done Des. Regrouped well after a disappointing week which could easily have derailed us for today.

Job far from done but we can at least look back at finishing 5th with some pride as a minimum and a foundation for next season. Wembley would be fantastic and promotion frankly unthinkable from where we were just weeks ago, but who knows. We’re in the hat.

Don’t think there will be many left calling for his head even if we don’t go up. It’s absolutely right that he should oversee the summer and a good crack at next season.

He’s grown on me. So has the football. I’d be lying to say I’m head over heels but can’t argue with the league finish and there seems to be some positive momentum about it all now that wasn’t there for a long time. I can fully get behind that.

Game on.
 
Swaby39 said:
Target achieved. Well done Des. Regrouped well after a disappointing week which could easily have derailed us for today.

Job far from done but we can at least look back at finishing 5th with some pride as a minimum and a foundation for next season. Wembley would be fantastic and promotion frankly unthinkable from where we were just weeks ago, but who knows. We’re in the hat.

Don’t think there will be many left calling for his head even if we don’t go up. It’s absolutely right that he should oversee the summer and a good crack at next season.

He’s grown on me. So has the football. I’d be lying to say I’m head over heels but can’t argue with the league finish and there seems to be some positive momentum about it all now that wasn’t there for a long time. I can fully get behind that.

Game on.
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Can’t disagree with that, I’m un-Des-ided rather than a full Des lover but he’s done really well to finish fifth ahead of Barnsley Lincoln and Blackpool
 
Well done Des Buckingham! The one manager of the four ‘in contention’ clubs to hold his nerve and execute his game plan. I was a bit worried at the beginning of the second half that we were perhaps going back to that ultra deep defensive line of old but he got us a bit further up and although Exeter had a lot of the ball it was in relatively safe areas for us. A massive box ticked today for him, good substitutions at good times too.
 
dickwalton1964 said:
Well done Des Buckingham! The one manager of the four ‘in contention’ clubs to hold his nerve and execute his game plan. I was a bit worried at the beginning of the second half that we were perhaps going back to that ultra deep defensive line of old but he got us a bit further up and although Exeter had a lot of the ball it was in relatively safe areas for us. A massive box ticked today for him, good substitutions at good times too.
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A fair point- we had the toughest game on paper ( Lincoln of course had a tough game but Pompey seen to have been on the beer for the last week!)
Lincoln, Blackpool and ( nearly) Barnsley, bottled it under the pressure.
We will ot be favourite against Peterborough, but definitely have a shout.
 
This formation of ours with one player (either Brannagan or McEachran) sitting deep and picking up the ball, dictating play, with two more attacking players ahead of him works so well and full credit to Des for getting it right. He’s been helped by the stellar performances of Josh Murphy but then again he’s clearly had a big influence on that. I can remember people saying that midfield is too attacking and open to play against Peterborough - I’d be very shocked and disappointed if we change it before playing them next. Goodrham is growing into that role and working his socks off and Rodrigues, while not quite shining, has the ability to open up a game.

No matter what league we’re in, if Des is allowed to recruit the sort of players he wants then next season is likely to be exciting for one reason or another!
 
Chippy said:
Wetherspoons, where cheap beer and lager is nearly always close to being out of date, hence the cheap price! and taste!

If u want a cheap pint of anything then go to Wetherspoons, if u want a decent pint of anything that tastes as it should, but that’s much more expensive, then go elsewhere!
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If I ever found myself in a Wetherspoons, and they didn't serve fresh Allsopp's Arctic Ale, I would be out of there before you could say moist
 
werthersoriginal said:
Can’t disagree with that, I’m un-Des-ided rather than a full Des lover but he’s done really well to finish fifth ahead of Barnsley Lincoln and Blackpool
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Absolutely. It can’t be discredited just because we all did musical chairs on game 46 - this game was worth as much as all the others. I have always said a table doesn’t lie and I therefore have no ifs or buts about the result of the league season.

That’s not to say you can’t pick holes in things. For example, our set pieces are that bad you wonder just how far we could go in the play offs if we suddenly found a way to be even vaguely threatening consistently. They need looking at now both attack and defence as it could be the difference - we aren’t going to tear Peterborough a new one again, it’ll be tighter and cagier. And then of course there’s a potential final where a moment is all it needs. I just pray this isn’t a Des blind spot, being a generally small side is not an excuse.

But there’s a lot to be thankful for - pressing, fast aggressive style of football. Once we get a few more players that fit the profiles of Desball you can see it having legs and that’s enough encouragement for me for now.
 
Swaby39 said:
Absolutely. It can’t be discredited just because we all did musical chairs on game 46 - this game was worth as much as all the others. I have always said a table doesn’t lie and I therefore have no ifs or buts about the result of the league season.

That’s not to say you can’t pick holes in things. For example, our set pieces are that bad you wonder just how far we could go in the play offs if we suddenly found a way to be even vaguely threatening consistently. They need looking at now both attack and defence as it could be the difference - we aren’t going to tear Peterborough a new one again, it’ll be tighter and cagier. And then of course there’s a potential final where a moment is all it needs. I just pray this isn’t a Des blind spot, being a generally small side is not an excuse.

But there’s a lot to be thankful for - pressing, fast aggressive style of football. Once we get a few more players that fit the profiles of Desball you can see it having legs and that’s enough encouragement for me for now.
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We’ve got to sort out the midfield first of all but I agree set pieces are feeble. Barnsley, Blackpool , Peterborough fans will all be picking holes in their teams as well, don’t forget
 
People often talk about the "form team" doing well in the playoffs regardless of where each team finishes.

Therefore it's worth pointing out that over the last 6 games we have;

Oxford 3rd
Bolton 6th
Peterborough 9th
Barnsley 23rd

Over the last 10 games we have;

Oxford 6th
Bolton 8th
Peterborough 10th
Barnsley 19th

Maybe entirely meaningless over what are effectively cup ties, but no reason not to be going into the playoffs with some confidence and hope.
 
werthersoriginal said:
We’ve got to sort out the midfield first of all but I agree set pieces are feeble. Barnsley, Blackpool , Peterborough fans will all be picking holes in their teams as well, don’t forget
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Oh yes, but in terms of what we can action before we kick a ball in the play offs I think this is potentially the largest area for gain. We have players that will win you free kicks all game long…

Could Goodwin be the joker??
 
werthersoriginal said:
We’ve got to sort out the midfield first of all but I agree set pieces are feeble. Barnsley, Blackpool , Peterborough fans will all be picking holes in their teams as well, don’t forget
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What in particular would you say about midfield @werthersoriginal ? We are overly dependent on Brannagan in that defensive midfield role and could really do with him being further forward. But he does well there and we have the option - as today - of bringing Josh McEachran on and pushing Cam further forward. RR is still capable of a brilliant pass and we have pace on the wings. Is it a strength in depth thing or am I being too positive?
 
Eric Blair said:
What in particular would you say about midfield @werthersoriginal ? We are overly dependent on Brannagan in that defensive midfield role and could really do with him being further forward. But he does well there and we have the option - as today - of bringing Josh McEachran on and pushing Cam further forward. RR is still capable of a brilliant pass and we have pace on the wings. Is it a strength in depth thing or am I being too positive?
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Dunno, I’m not a football expert like the super brains on here. But it seems to me that for the last two seasons we’ve been too easy to overrun in midfield and tend to lose a lot of 50-50s - even today at times. We need someone tougher and bigger, without going down the Lincoln route.
 
werthersoriginal said:
Dunno, I’m not a football expert like the super brains on here. But it seems to me that for the last two seasons we’ve been too easy to overrun in midfield and tend to lose a lot of 50-50s - even today at times. We need someone tougher and bigger, without going down the Lincoln route.
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Don’t worry Werthers, I’m no Pep or Klopp. Sometimes I’ve thought we’ve needed some older and calmer heads in midfield. Tyler is a young lad (although mature beyond his years) and Ruben can lose his temper. I would like to see a calmer stronger mentality in our midfield. I’m not complaining that much though. Especially after today.
 
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