The Robins Nest Forum

Benctfc

First thing i want to say is i respect the board and truly believe they try do what is best for ctfc. It is a tough job. That said there were two massive red flags for me. 1. It was said without players sales we are potentially running at a 400k loss that is not sustainable.... You cannot on one han...

Benctfc

Maybe im alone in thinking this but i am actually frustrated in the position we are currently in. 10 matches ago we had decent momentum but have fallen of a cliff form wise. We are only still in it due to Burton and Vale being similarly woeful. The turning point for me was January we had a chance to...

Benctfc

Is it just me who feels matches in L1 and L2 shouldn't be postponed for internationals unless maybe in the exceptional cases of 5 players being unavailable? Trying to constantly rearrange matches in an already packed schedule is a nightmare. I get people would say we wouldn't have Southwood but the ...

Benctfc

I think he will stay as he doesn't seem the type to jump ship when the going gets tough. I do think a few people on here and social media are unaware how tough next season could be. Only have to look at FGR to see losing can become a habit. Like L1 L2 is now littered with a lot of clubs splashing ca...

Benctfc

That result puts massive pressure on us to get some results at some tough upcoming away games. I still think the turning point in our season was losing Street. Him and Goodwin were massive to the style of football we play and losing their presence up front was a blow. Him and Lloyd were just startin...

Benctfc

I have been thinking over the past few days i wanted to get other peoples thoughts too. Have we accepted relegation and saved a load of money to rebuild in L2? We sold Goodwin for 400k (although not all of that came to us) removed Smith and Thompson two of the more experienced players of the wage bi...

Benctfc

Another great win. There are two big changes that have made us more effective since Clarke came in. First one being out fitness is far superior. Under Wade we were always the team flagging in the last 20 mins now it is the opposite and we look much fitter. The other is we seem to playing percentage ...

Benctfc

Yep solid performance all round from everyone. Special mention for Southwood and the back 5 who were immense. Three noticeable differences i thought made a difference. 1. Both wing backs were higher up the pitch in posession and helped provide more options on the ball going forward and pin back thei...

Benctfc

Milton has so far proved disappointing but you have to at least give him the January window as well. If the January recruitment turns out to be poor then questions would need to be asked if he is the man we want leading recruitment the following season. (Which will be one of the most important in ou...

Benctfc

It's got to the point now where no matter what formation we try or team we select we are always 2nd best. As the commentators said last night every match this season the opposition look sharper and fitter than us which is unacceptable. This start to this season is a parallel to the end of the L2 rel...

Benctfc

Agree we have seen enough evidence this season to suggest Vincent and Russell have offered nothing to improve our tactics or players in this squad. They need to go and a clean sweep brought in.

Benctfc

I would hope so. Bloxham said in his interview last week there would be two rounds of interviews with final one being the preferred two candidates. I would guess that would be today and then maybe an unveil tomorrow to the press? It's a shame as really we could have done with the new manager having ...

Benctfc

My only concern with Artell would be he seems to like playing out from the back and progressive football which could take a while to implement and might not suit this squad. Compare that to say a Cotterill style manager who plays a more limited style of play which is easier to implement immediately.

Benctfc

Players confidence are completely shot Second half was dreadful I will be at every home game and I will be at Lincoln Saturday but sadly we are down already 😔 I've been critical since the first game of the season but I actually felt periods of yesterday was some of the best we've played all season....

Benctfc

I would like to see us go back to 5-3-2 today. Get Peupion in the CAM role in behind Malcolm and Keena. Also lets press from the front and try and get on the front foot. Malcolm to do the Alfie role and run himself into the ground and Street take over. Having Bevan in the back 3 may also help as he ...

Benctfc

I would imagine Wilcox was the man who appointed Duff as he was chairman at the time. So the current set up have never appointment anyone. I don't think now is the time to go looking at the youth setups in higher leagues. We need someone who is experienced and can start making an immediate impact an...

Benctfc

Not sure I agree with giving up with 38 games left to play and only being 4 points from safety. Exactly and it will be a lot easier to stay in L1 this year than to bounce back the next. In fact we would be more likely to drop out of the football league than back to L1 unfortunately. The problem as ...

Benctfc

No chance Wade leaves if we win tomorrow night and rightfully so. He will buy himself some more time.

Benctfc

CEO related or not one aspect that could be brought back would be fan volunteering. I can remember close season fans were invited to help with the little ground improvements like painting and cleaning. It is little things like that or even making sure the soap and paper towels are topped up on a mat...

Benctfc

I'm not really sure going for an inexperienced manager at this point would be wise. Look at FGR last season Ferguson's first job but couldn't improve them. I wouldn't be against looking for someone who has done well in a lower league like Luke Garrard at Boreham Wood. The out of work managers don't ...

Benctfc

If Wade is about to go lets hope the board have a plan in place and already have a shortlist drawn up of potential replacements.

Benctfc

Ultimately at the end of the day the buck stops with the manager. There has been enough evidence so far this season to suggest the tactics are not working or adapting. Are the players partly responsible? Yes are the board partly responsible? Yes. We seem to have little intent of winning back possess...

Benctfc

Only have to look at the stats today to know it was more of the same rubbish unfortunately. If we continue to allow teams 70% percent in matches you are never going to get results. Every game i watch this season it feels like we are the underdog playing a cup tie against a higher league opponent. As...

Benctfc

Another poor performance. My takes from the match would be I'm unconvinced by the 4-3-3 as our midfield is bypassed and overrun too easily time to revert back to 3-5-2 in my opinion. I thought Adshead started the game well and in a better team i think he would look okay he just doesn't fit our style...

Benctfc

Much better today. As mentioned we could of had 3 by half time with better finishing. Mind you they had 2 good chances. We had them rocking at times but once their first went after Bonds / Sercombe collision then they went in to protect mode and just waited for a break away. Even from the start tha...

Benctfc

I didn't think we were that bad today.... In fact it was probably our best performance of the season i have seen although i did miss Portsmouth. It was one of those early season results you wouldn't be too down about but given our situation it is hard now to feel frustrated as each passing poor resu...

Benctfc

It is quite obvious at the moment that the link between strikers and midfielders is non existent. Every game i have seen this season we appear to always have a massive gap between the midfield 3 and the 2 up top. There always seems to be a massive gap between the two blocks and no one linking the pl...

Benctfc

It's actually quite amusing seeing so many people online getting so wound up after 4 league games with the transfer window still open and with 5 attacking players injured. They seem to think the club should be able to s#!t gold. We had our first choice front two available all season so lets not mak...

Benctfc

I don't think people are that obsessed with wanting posession football and aren't bothered how we play as long as we are getting results. The truth is you have to recruit for the style of play you want to adopt something Duff was really good at. With the current group I'm not sure what our game plan...

Benctfc

Can't argue with the result other than a 10 minute period they were the better side. They hit the bar and had a few narrow misses. Maybe also should have had a penalty? For me wathing that today it was a case of one team who appeared to be better coached than the other. On paper both sides looked ev...

Benctfc

I do find it lauaghable how poeple can get so wound up by a group of fans the responses on here are pathetic. They can support the team anyway they like. Its just as pathetic as if they called you lot a prawn sandwich brigade and moan at people for not signing. End of the day when you are 3-0 down ...

Benctfc

I do find it lauaghable how poeple can get so wound up by a group of fans the responses on here are pathetic. They can support the team anyway they like. Its just as pathetic as if they called you lot a prawn sandwich brigade and moan at people for not signing. End of the day when you are 3-0 down a...

Benctfc

It was a typcial ctfc performance of the last few seasons away from home. Our game plan is built around keeping it tight and hoping to nick the first goal. When we go behind we struggle to break teams down. It would be interesting to know our record away from home in the last couple of seasons after...

Benctfc

Same problems as last season really in that we struggle to create chances away from home. Add into that not having May's brilliance and it could be a struggle. Midfield creativity lacking.

Benctfc

Problem is away from home we are timid and wait for teams to come onto us. Full backs are a prime example they barely leave our own half away from home yet at home they are bombing forward and we look more of a threat. It will be typical Cheltenham we will now push forward and start looking a threa...

The Robins Nest Forum

Search found 1217 matches

Re: TONIGHT: 2023/24 Club Annual Shareholders Meeting and Fans’ Forum

Re: Destiny is in our hands

Re: Is 23 March still on

Re: Darrell Clarke after Oxford United defeat

Re: Cheltenham Town v Charlton Athletic

January transfer window

Re: Cheltenham Town v Oxford United

Re: Cheltenham Town v Derby County

Re: The cost

Re: Cheltenham Town v Fleetwood Town

Re: Lincoln City v Cheltenham Town

Re: Will we have a manager......

Re: NEXT MANAGER SHORTLIST

Re: Cheltenham Town v Stevenage

Re: Stevenage (H)

Re: NEXT MANAGER SHORTLIST

Re: Break the bank...

Re: Posh

Re: The CEO to-do list.

Re: J.P. piling in.

Re: J.P. piling in.

Re: Exeter City v Cheltenham Town

Re: Exeter City v Cheltenham Town

Re: Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town

Re: Cheltenham Town v Barnsley

Re: Cheltenham Town v Barnsley

Re: Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town

Re: Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town

Re: The Team Going Forward.

Re: Cheltenham Town v Northampton Town

Re: Block 1 where are

Re: Block 1 where are

Re: Shrewsbury Town v Cheltenham Town

Re: Shrewsbury Town v Cheltenham Town

Re: Shrewsbury Town v Cheltenham Town