The biggest problem?

[Grant(aka_eddy)]

Hurrah....a poll!

Ok so I have my own ideas as to what i'd issue i'd address first and we all know the list that Mr O'Leary recites each week.

I suspect that in times like these we will have a very varied response. Question above...

[Grant(aka_eddy)]

Hmmm...

sure I set up this in the normal forum, can a mod move it please. Ta.

[Guest RantinRob]

not ONE of those is the biggest problem - they ALL are! :-(

[blandy]

Except for the fans/takeover. I don't give that one much credence, Rob

[TRL]

I would say if you got number 5, the rest will come automatically.

Not the blunders or injuries though...Doh...

Well you get what i mean

[Grant(aka_eddy)]

Ok Rob I agree most are big issues but were you manager, you couldnt tackle all of them at the same time so which would be first?

As TRL notes some things may follow automatically if you get the right one.

[Jez]

Bit strange this Poll is, because confidence effects why we have defensive blunders etc etc.

Anyway i put confidence.

If we get baros back he will give u s a little lift and we might play abit better!

[ahamaad]

If a defence is leaking goals no matter who you play ypu can't hope to win!

[lexicon]

lack of steel IMO - the players are a leaderless bunch of **** pussies.

[MR.Smalljob]

Lack of steel/fight/motivation and Poor tactics/team selection will win this clearly

[Denis_B]

ELLIS and he's not a choice

[Wurzel]

Poor quality players, simple.

[lexicon]

dont be silly denis - there are much more direct reasons for the team playing shite than him.

[Denis_B]

ok... it's an INDIRECT reason then..... sorry for being silly

[Grant(aka_eddy)]

ELLIS and he's not a choice

There was an option for board room mis-management resulting in the 3 year cycle, seems polls are limited to so many options.

And Jez I agree that confidence will be affected by and affect most of these....so take it to the next level, how would you get the confidence back?

[gareth_barry's_left_foot]

In the games I have seen this season (admittedly not that many), it's the defence that inevitably leads to the defeats. Injuries, blah blah but giving teams a two goal head start like yesterday aint gonna win us any games.

Fact: If we stop conceding goals, we will stop losing games. Going forward we do seem to run out of ideas but that's mostly because we are chasing games because we are defensively inept.

Tighten things up at the back, let the midfield start worrying about going forward rather than panicking about what's happening behind them and the goals will come; there's enough quality in the side to come through but it all starts at the back.

Oh and if you don't believe me, think Arsenal of a few years back. Boring as f*** maybe but what I wouldn't give for a few 1-0 wins right now.

[Paul_W]

Slightly off topic but why cant I start my own poll ? (the option has gone from new topic)

[Richard]

Unrest caused by takeover rumours is absolute bollocks and shows how desperate DOL is that he has to use that an excuse.

No wonder the players have no respect for the man.

[sheriffvilla]

I have gone for "The absence of a natural leader and captain".

To be honest I think our biggest problem other than that though is we defend too deep. It leaves too large a gap between the midfield and means the forwards do not get the appropriate service/support required.

[HolteLad]

The players aren't motivated. I don't know why but they just seem to be strolling around the pitch in a world of their own without a care in the world.

If they lose the ball they don't seem that bothered about winning it back, when in possesion of the ball they don't look confident enough to do anything with it.

On paper we have a good squad, not a brilliant squad, but we have a bunch of players who could finish in the top 8... if only they'd bloody perform!

I think the return of Baros will give us a lift, he will add some spark to our play, but until the other players pull their finger out he wont have as much of an impact on the outcome of games as he should.