Dressing Room Bust up

Apparently there was a major bust up in the dressing room at half time V leeds. Smith layed into the players big time - but it seemed to back fire as some of the senior pro's shouted smith down - and the feeling amongst the dressing room was that what was said was a step to far - considering they will 2-0 up. It would seem that some players haven't forgiven smith and blame him for the 2nd half collapse.

Storm in a teacup ? maybe and of course the players don't have to like the manager. Surprising as I don't have smith down as a shouter.

Although the way he went for the ref and blasted the leeds celebrations did seem a little odd at the time.

Oh goodness me! So that may explain the rubbish form since that 1st half against Leeds maybe? After all we have seemed like a different team since then and the attacking "loads of goals" style seems to have vanished. Although how much of that is down to Grealish and Tuanzebe getting injured i guess we'll never know now lol!

Where did you hear this Smetro?

The Utterer wrote:Oh goodness me! So that may explain the rubbish form since that 1st half against Leeds maybe? After all we have seemed like a different team since then and the attacking "loads of goals" style seems to have vanished. Although how much of that is down to Grealish and Tuanzebe getting injured i guess we'll never know now lol!

Where did you hear this Smetro?

Sworn to secrecy im afraid.

Part of the reason I believe it - is that Smith post match comments he had a dig at leeds fans celebrations which seemed very odd - they were 2-0 down and scored the winner 3-2 in injury time - any supporters in the country would go wild ?

Now I might be reading to much into things - but did you see the goal celebrations v Preston ? - very muted - most of the team just chugged back to the half way line - with Hutton and I think I other congratulating TA. - It seemed most odd.

Bloody hell - is this because things were going too smoothly.

One or two things don’t really add up in that story. Firstly I’d say we came out in the 2nd half and were playing better than in the 1st half, more on the front foot and better possession. It was individual mistakes from Elmohamady that let Leeds back into the game. Secondly Smith’s post match comments were no different than what you’d expect any other manager to splutter out after losing deep into added time following another individual error. I seem to remember Smith saying something along the lines of the Leeds bench and supporters celebrating like they’d won the league, which is definitely the type of comment I could imagine Ferguson saying if he’d lost a game in a similar manner. Finally, the same set of players turned up at Swansea and won 1-0.
Our form and goal scoring drop off can be directly attributable to an injury list that contains Tuanzebe, Grealish, Taylor, Adomah, Lansbury etc. We simply aren’t the same flowing team with those players out of the side and Glenn Whelan in it! The Christmas period is when you need a fully fit squad to be able to rotate, we’ve had the exact opposite and to be honest we’re looking a little jaded. I’m expecting another sticky game against QPR because of the aforementioned reasons. We somehow have to battle through & get any type of win against QPR to then give ourselves a bit of recovery time until the next league match. Hopefully we might have an extra body or two in as well.

If there's any truth whatsoever to this story I'll eat my hat, and I haven't even got an hat.

deadbuzzardalive wrote:If there's any truth whatsoever to this story I'll eat my hat, and I haven't even got an hat.

I tend to agree with that DBA

Dazzle wrote:One or two things don’t really add up in that story. Firstly I’d say we came out in the 2nd half and were playing better than in the 1st half, more on the front foot and better possession. It was individual mistakes from Elmohamady that let Leeds back into the game. Secondly Smith’s post match comments were no different than what you’d expect any other manager to splutter out after losing deep into added time following another individual error. I seem to remember Smith saying something along the lines of the Leeds bench and supporters celebrating like they’d won the league, which is definitely the type of comment I could imagine Ferguson saying if he’d lost a game in a similar manner. Finally, the same set of players turned up at Swansea and won 1-0.
Our form and goal scoring drop off can be directly attributable to an injury list that contains Tuanzebe, Grealish, Taylor, Adomah, Lansbury etc. We simply aren’t the same flowing team with those players out of the side and Glenn Whelan in it! The Christmas period is when you need a fully fit squad to be able to rotate, we’ve had the exact opposite and to be honest we’re looking a little jaded. I’m expecting another sticky game against QPR because of the aforementioned reasons. We somehow have to battle through & get any type of win against QPR to then give ourselves a bit of recovery time until the next league match. Hopefully we might have an extra body or two in as well.

This is where I am. We should really have had De Laet at RB but with Hutton covering Taylor we're screwed in defence. Actually, in the last two matches we haven't had anyone in their correct position across the back four. Now Elphick is back I wonder if we'll see Bree at RB?

I'm all for Whelan's effort but he's just not right for a full match and needs sorting ASAP. A 25-year-old Whelan in that position would be superb, here's to this month.

If try, we would find out very shortly, some players would be moved out, DS cannot lose the dressing room, lots of pressure on him at the moment with all the injuries, we just need to see what happens. Today's match will be interesting with the team he picks, UTV.

Coincidence ? or more fuel to the fire...with TA reportedly asking for his loan to be terminated

smetro wrote:Coincidence ? or more fuel to the fire...with TA reportedly asking for his loan to be terminated

Reportedly. With no apparent evidence from either club or the striker himself.

FoxyAV wrote:

smetro wrote:Coincidence ? or more fuel to the fire...with TA reportedly asking for his loan to be terminated

Reportedly. With no apparent evidence from either club or the striker himself.

Indeed, let's just wait for some proof rather than hanging on the words of any Tom, Dick or "ITK" Harry, including the hacks in the papers and neighbours of the canteen staff at BMH.

The reporter who says that Abraham wants to leave, is the same reporter who broke the story that we're signing Kortney Hause, of course people were very dismissive of the Abraham story but not so much the Hause one... Lets hope he's not right about both.

To be honest, I really don't think we could complain if Abraham did want to leave, if he had a chance of Premier league football for the rest of the season, and that would be the reason for him leaving, not some so called bust up.

To be honest there's a part of me now that's thinking we're more than likely going to be in this division next season, so we to be playing with as many in the side as possible who will be with us next season.

Rumours swirling now that JT and DS had heated words during todays game. I was there and didn't see this ? anyone else ?