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brucie wrote: ↑15 Aug 2017, 12:36 I am going tonight so I will give you my objective opinion when I get back. Whether you back Nicholson or want him sacked this wait for 10 or 15 games is nonsense.

We have Boreham Wood, Guiseley and Solihull in our next three games. We can't make anymore excuses about "hard games". We need to be picking up points and quickly. The latter two teams are more or less relegation certainties. We need six points minimum from these three games.

Coxiboi213 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2017, 20:30 I think it time he goes as we need some one new to take the club forward and can sign a lot more player who can play and better formation

AlsagerGull wrote: ↑14 Aug 2017, 20:59 It is not three games it is three seasons and another point is that from the exact same three fixtures last season we did not lose a game and most importantly competed in all games, something we haven't done yet. The frustration for me is the ongoing mentality at the club that despite being one of the biggest clubs in the league we are happy to struggle game in game out, season in and season out. I like KN he is Torquay through and through, and for those who comment that we should not get so upset about a 'game of football' although it is difficult to argue this point if considering other priorities in your life, but it's in your blood you come to love the club and everything about and ultimately you care for it day in and day out, and every time 5:00 pm/9:45pm comes along and we have had another poor performance it hurts. Yes it would be so much easier to flick a switch and subdue ones feelings but it just isn't as simple as that. Football is not just a game it becomes a way of life, whether that is right or wrong is another debate I guess.

brucie wrote: ↑15 Aug 2017, 12:36 I am going tonight so I will give you my objective opinion when I get back. Whether you back Nicholson or want him sacked this wait for 10 or 15 games is nonsense.
Edited for accuracy. I am going tonight so I will give you my totally negative team knocking (because I never see the positive in anything), objective opinion.

We have Boreham Wood, Guiseley and Solihull in our next three games. We can't make anymore excuses about "hard games". We need to be picking up points and quickly. The latter two teams are more or less relegation certainties. We need six points minimum from these three games.

brucie wrote: ↑15 Aug 2017, 12:36 I am going tonight so I will give you my objective opinion when I get back. Whether you back Nicholson or want him sacked this wait for 10 or 15 games is nonsense.

We have Boreham Wood, Guiseley and Solihull in our next three games. We can't make anymore excuses about "hard games". We need to be picking up points and quickly. The latter two teams are more or less relegation certainties. We need six points minimum from these three games.

arrywithanh wrote: ↑15 Aug 2017, 09:41 Back to the football... I think it may also be a tad too soon to judge, I am feeling negative about the football at the moment and perhaps my thread should have waited until after the game tonight.

Do you think if we lose tonight then he should go?

stefano wrote: ↑15 Aug 2017, 09:36 My apologies tommo although I didn't actually say he was, I said that was the way he came over in posting. Vitriolic may have been a better word.

In respect of Mr Nicholson, I did feel it was an awful job for a new manager to have as his first managerial appointment. He is a very pleasant man and his contribution to the club as a player was certainly valued. He is hamstrung with resources, and I do not think he is able to manage well with what he has got. The same mistakes do seem to re-occur.

As for calls for him to go after 3 games this season, I do think it is too early. Having made the decision that he would start the season, he should at least be given the chance to show that with what is definitely now his team he is able to achieve a significant improvement in the performances of the last two season.

The problem is how long that should be. If at Christmas we are again out of all the cups and bobbing around in the bottom 4 I know some will be calling for him to be given longer. Nothing would please me more than to see us at Christmas 7th to 10th in the league and still in the FA Cup (bugger the Trophy distraction!), in which case I would be calling for Mr Nicholson to be knighted. Isn't going to happen though is it? Although in sport fans are allowed to dream!

Jeff wrote: ↑15 Aug 2017, 21:51 It was suggested that 6 points from the next 3 was the bare minimum acceptable. So I'll wait until we get turned over at bogey side Guiseley on Saturday before I go into full "Nico out" mode.

The ice is exceptionally thin tonight for him