Brewster

[buffy]

Brew is the best manager ye have; you've lost how many games in the league so far? yer doin fine.

Come on guys and gals, you're no' in trouble and god help me "it's only november" (i get pit doon for this on oor forum) - long time to go yet and plenty time for ye to rack up more goals, get the pace going again and keep aw yer men oan the pitch at the same time!

Thought ye did ok today, albeit a little slow at times, but still enjoyed the game even with the score at the end.  Bad luck for RT getting a straight red and Bayne also getting sent off - poor refereeing didnt help either - no flow of the game as such.

Motherwell are a durty durty team; mind that the next time.

Buffy x

[CaleyD]

When Brewster arrived things looked to be on the up despite fears surrounding his managerial ability.  He started getting the team fit again and we have rarely played finer football than what was witnessed at Easter Road.

However, things seem to have gone drastically downhill in the last month (with the exception of the Gretna game).  We've still got the same players, the same manager and are playing the same teams...so what's happened to send things into freefall?

With regards to the playing side, we've had rumours of others at the club interfering with team selection, fallouts due to clashes of ego, players refusing to travel home on the team bus, players leaving before full time when subbed (or being subbed after leaving), bust ups during training etc etc.

Alram bells started ringing for me this week when I read an article in the P&J where Brewster was quoted as saying he hadn't even thought about the January Transfer window yet.

Either by design or default, Brewster does not seem to be in control of the players...which begs the question...who is?

[RednBlackComeback]

Saddest thing is I seem to have heard all this before.....

It was Dundee Utd last season !!!

I will say this now, and I sincerely hope I am proved wrong, but I think that CB will get the bullet !!!

I hope for the sake of our club that I am wrong !!!

[kiltarlity]

I will say this now, and I sincerely hope I am proved wrong, but I think that CB will get the bullet !!!

I hope for the sake of our club that I am wrong !!!

Personally, I hope CB gets the bullet (sooner rather than later!) for the sake of the club!

Graham

[Guest neksor]

I have always been concerned about Brewsters style play - punt it up the park!

Yesterday proved that his policy is not working.

He did make a mistake by not substituting Bayne at half time but  the Tokely punch was an absolute disgraceand he needs to be disciplined by the club as well as the SFA.

neksor

[Guest WynessLegend]

I can't believe all this nonsense about Brewster.

He's made a real difference since arriving.

He's patently a better man than the one who left for Dundee United.

To blame Brewster for what happened yesterday is ridiculous.

I applaud the man for his swift condemnation of Tokely.

[Pele_Is_God]

Agree with you WynessLegend.

[kars]

Starting to have serious doubts over Brewster, anyone with half a brain could see that Graham Bayne would pick up another yellow, he needed to be substituted at half time. He's a physical player, thats just his game, tell him to watch himself and he cant do what he does best. Crazy decision and for me, thats what has cost us this game. Niculae looked great when he came on, had he been on at HT I reckon we could have still won that game.

So frustrating.

[Guest sophia]

Themannforthejob wrote ?worst display in living memory?.

I don?t think so.

There have been many low points.

I give you ICT nil, Forfar four.

Every cloud has a silver lining though.

Brewster?s single most important task is to get a BLABS centre half in the sales.

[The Mantis]

I give you ICT nil, Forfar four.

Come off it Sophia. A meaningless fixture. You'll have to come up with better than that.

[dead_ball_specialist]

When Brewster took over we were bottom of the league and had ZERO points. Charlie Christie is responsible for how mince we are this season. While there are still woeful fluctuations in our perfomance levels - at least we've started to hit some peaks as well as troughs. Under Christie we were on a downward spiral. Now we're on a rollercoaster. Thats a step forward. I wish the Brew knockers would apply some perspective to matters.

[caley100]

This, after all is CC's team, all Brew can do is work on fitness/tactics and motivate the players.

I do have a problem with his use of Bayne/Wyness up front, it is rubbish, how i wish he could see it.

[blobs]

agree with the 2 points above, brew came in with little time before the close of the window, got proc back (everyone seems happy with him), got McGuire in (far better than caff) and signed zibi (made fraser feel better about himself), on the whole he has improved the squad. i think around march we'll know how well brewsters done, its a sad situation but gretna probably will keep us up this year, give brew a chance to improve the squad further and i think we'l be ok

[Guest TinCanFan]

SPL

Rangers - lost 3-0 - Wyness and McAllister - No goals for ICT

Motherwell - lost 2-1 - Wyness and Niculae - 1 goal for ICT Tokely

St. Mirren - lost 2-1 - Bayne and Niculae - 1 goal for Cowie

Dundee United - lost 3-0 - Niculae and Bayne - No goals for ICT

Hibs - lost 1-0 - Brewster and Niculae - No goals for ICT (Niculae misses penalty)

Celtic - lost 5-0 - Niculae and Wyness - No goals for ICT

Hearts - won 2-1 - Niculae and Wyness - 1 goal for Wyness and one for Brewster

Falkirk - won 4-2 - Niculae and Wyness - 2 goals for Wyness, 1 for Duncan and 1 for Black

Kilmarnock - drew - Niculae and Wyness - 1 goal for Cowie and one own goal

Aberdeen - lost 2-1 - Wyness and Niculae - 1 goal for Wyness

Gretna - won 4-0 - Wyness and Niculae - 1 goal for Wyness, 1 for Cowie, 1 for Wilson and one for McBain

Rangers - lost 2-0 - Wyness and Bayne - No goals for ICT

CIS Cup

Arbroath - won 3-1 - Niculae and Wyness - One for Wyness and two for Niculae

Gretna - won 3-0 - Brewster and Bayne - One for Wyness, one for Bayne and one for Wilson

Aberdeen - lost 4-1 - Bayne and Wyness - One for Bayne

From the looks of things the most goals for ICT are scored when Niculae and Wyness play together and very few are scored when Bayne plays except for the Gretna CIS Cup game.

[blobs]

SPL

Rangers - lost 3-0 - Wyness and McAllister - No goals for ICT

Motherwell - lost 2-1 - Wyness and Niculae - 1 goal for ICT Tokely

St. Mirren - lost 2-1 - Bayne and Niculae - 1 goal for Cowie

Dundee United - lost 3-0 - Niculae and Bayne - No goals for ICT

Hibs - lost 1-0 - Brewster and Niculae - No goals for ICT (Niculae misses penalty)

Celtic - lost 5-0 - Niculae and Wyness - No goals for ICT

Hearts - won 2-1 - Niculae and Wyness - 1 goal for Wyness and one for Brewster

Falkirk - won 4-2 - Niculae and Wyness - 2 goals for Wyness, 1 for Duncan and 1 for Black

Kilmarnock - drew - Niculae and Wyness - 1 goal for Cowie and one own goal

Aberdeen - lost 2-1 - Wyness and Niculae - 1 goal for Wyness

Gretna - won 4-0 - Wyness and Niculae - 1 goal for Wyness, 1 for Cowie, 1 for Wilson and one for McBain

Rangers - lost 2-0 - Wyness and Bayne - No goals for ICT

CIS Cup

Arbroath - won 3-1 - Niculae and Wyness - One for Wyness and two for Niculae

Gretna - won 3-0 - Brewster and Bayne - One for Wyness, one for Bayne and one for Wilson

Aberdeen - lost 4-1 - Bayne and Wyness - One for Bayne

From the looks of things the most goals for ICT are scored when Niculae and Wyness play together and very few are scored when Bayne plays except for the Gretna CIS Cup game.

the evidence is clear... recall wood and get him up top with mini-mac

[Kingsmills]

We seemed to get a bit of a lift when Brewster was first appointed but that's very common in any managerial change with players keen to impress the new man and other factors.

I had great concerns about Brewster's appontment and nothing has happened since to dispel these. He may be a motivator but he's a poor tactitcian and his ( non) use of tactical substitutions when it's clear to everyone else in the stadium that something needs to be done is an increasing worry.

The saving grace this season is that we are unlikely to fall below Gretna who are well short of SPL standard and who have internal strife that makes any problems  at the TCS seem like a fleeting domestic tiff.

For that reason Brewster has a little more time to get things right but if things are not appreciably better by March then I'm afrais he'll have to go so that the new man has time to prepare for the new season when we will not have the luxury of Gretna acting as a buffer between us and the first division.

If Craig is to save his job then he must secure a dependable central defender during the January transfer window.

[CaleyCanary]

His lack of vision, poor tactics and reluctance to sub were features during Brew's first shift with us - probably the main reasons so many us were voicing concerns about his return. I was one of the doubters, however, his early moves to strengthen the squad and some great performances got me thinking he may turn it around.

The last few games would make it all too easy to spout the 'I told you so...' stuff but it really is too early for that. I'll give the guy a chance to make more of his mark after the January window and if it is still going down the pan come March then 'I told you so...'

[Guest sophia]

Just a joke Mantis. I was just thinking about the fall out to that game and how it?s result has affected another team.

In short ? It could be worse.

One poster has said that 11th is not acceptable.

Yes it is.

Kingsmills makes the very same point as me  - a BLABS centre half is needed.

Unless the conspiracy theories of Mr PP and CaleyD are true, we?ll have to take stock at the end of the season or if / when Gretna start winning.

It will be all right won?t it?

[12th Man]

When you look at other sports, snooker or tennis or golf for instance to win a trophy you need a high level of consistency and the higher the level you play at, you look for consistent perfection. 

We have players who are very skilled and more than a match for any team but it is the inconsistent moments that punish us.

When Brewster arrived he only had a couple of days to strengthen up the squad during the transfer window.I say give him a chance and wait and see from January onwards.

As a manager do you publicly slag off your team and not talk to your players like Calderwood or do you look for positives to try and lift the players like Hughes.

It was obvious that the bias ref was gunning for Bayne and to see him back on after half time was surprising I overheard someone say that he is two challenges from a sending off, unfortunately he was right. 

It was good to see the spirit and the determination back in the team when down to 9 men I hope this can be carried on to the St Mirren match, should be a good game, with Mcguire,Proctor and Niculae in the starting 11.

[Row S]

I think that what went on before Brewster returned has lot to do with what is happening now.  Dods and Brown were never replaced with decent reliable players when Charlie was still in charge.  Now the January transfer window can't come quickly enough.  It is clear we need an organiser at the back - Pressley on loan from Celtic would have been ideal and we could have had him in August.  Grant Munro is lost without someone of that experience. Steven Watt is young has had too many injuries. Caff had too long out of the team to take over.  The disorganisation at the first goal yesterday was obvious. 

Brewster is not entirely blameless though.  Malkowski was a bit of a panic signing and came to us with a dodgy reputation.  The switching between him and Fraser has not helped.

I agree that Bayne should have been hooked at half time.  Bayne was clumsy and was never going to get any favours off that ref. Niculae should have been brought on to play alongside Wyness and work the ball on the ground.  We were also outnumbered in midfield almost from the kick off yesterday but Brewster failed to counter that. Taking Black off (unless he was injured) was not the answer.  The continuous hoofing of high balls up for knock downs showed lack of imagination and is boring to watch unless Brewster himself is prepared to risk his shoulder and play. Tactics need to change or we are going to get turned over every week.

[chris123]

Agree.  Unless its St Mirren who are bottom then I'll have to chop my balls off and eat them.

Think theyd let me get away with just one if we avoid relegation?

Clacher, Sid will hold to you to it, right down to the last.... well you get the idea.

[Queen Beastie]

I think history is repeating itself, with us becoming the Dundee United when Brewster took over.  I think he was really found out at United, he didn't have a clue how to turn things round and more fool our board for thinking things would be different with us. 

Yes Brewster was relativley successful with us first time round but that was because he inherited a decent squad, we may not have been high up the table at the time but the foundations were there.  At United he inherited a disfunctional, disorganised squad where no one really knew what was going on.  He wasn't a good enough manager to see what was wrong and be able to change it, in the end he was sacked and a real manager came in.  Levin has turned that club around without changing too many of the squad. 

This season we are that disfunctional, disorganised squad and once again Brewster's lack of managerial ability is highly obvious, he doens't have the talent and know how to turn this around, we need him out sooner rather than later because we will be scrapping at the bottom for the rest of the season if not.  Gretna have the means to strengthen in the January window and we don't, well not to the same extent they do.  If something doesn't happen soon I really think we'll be playing Division 1 football next season.

[Ronaldo]

I have a feeling his shoulder will be better soon, for some strange reason and he will play against ST. Mirren.

[kencar]

Said in the paper Brewster isn't seeing specialist till 22nd so I doubt he would be available for St Mirren game.

He should get his shouler sorted now and if we are still in a relegation dog fight come March/April he'd then offer us another striking option

[Ronaldo]

Relegation dog fight March/April?? No thanks, I'll have found something much better do on a Saturday by then, shopping with my wife perhaps?

I'll be sending him to Norway on a boat from outside his office if there's no improvment!