Full Hill interview from last night is here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14471685.stm

What do you make of that? It seems to me that the gist is we have no right to expect us to compete in this league.

 

3 dismal performances!

He cant understand the supporters being disappointed by 3 poor home 'performances'

I dont think Keith is going to be here long.

 

I listened to the interview last night and to be honest l'm now sick of hearing his voice. Very good by the interviewer when he (Hill) said we were beaten by a good side and Adam replied "you said that against Southampton, they're all good sides in the Championship" or something along those lines.

The only thing l'm clutching at is Rochdale had a similar start last season and ended up doing ok and that Hill thinks there's too much pressure and negativity on the team at home and they need a game away from Oakwell, if they play away and get a few points then he may have a point.

 

He was happy with the effort show? Well fecking bully for him then, because if he's happy with that sort of effort then we might as well pack in now.
I do agree with what he says about the finances, BFC are trying to live within their means whilst many other clubs are spending money they've not got, ok then we're faced with a relegation battle then but if thats the case we need to play like we are in one and get stuck in, play hard and stop trying to play a passing game with players that are patently not up to the job.
Either players don't move into space when we have the ball, or when they do make runs we are too late spotting them.
Like another poster, I live in hope that it's just going to take a little time for the team to gel, just wish I could see a glimmer that it was possible though!

 

The biggest thing that was p*ssing me off last night - players passing the ball and then standing still, not moving in to space for one twos or little triangle plays, he's trying to play this type of football with players who haven't got a clue how to play it.

 

Well he does say he'll continue to persevere, well lets hope his perseverance pays off, I'm not feeling too optimistic of that as of yet, personally....

He seems to have lost a bit of his swagger and confidence in that little interview of which is the very thing what drew me to the guy in the first place, ahh fecking hell is the guy a loser? we'll find out....

 

I was watching his body language on the touchline throughout the game, and its fair to say he wasnt happy, I saw on more than one occasion him have a rant at the defenders for launching the ball long upfield. If the style of play he wants is based around passing the ball out from the back, he does need the players in midfield to have confidence to accept the ball when under pressure. After the 3rd Boro goal, they all look frightened to death to pass the ball, so maybe he's right that a couple of games away from home might build their confidence a bit.

The biggest difference between League 1 and the Championship is the pace of the game. Southampton and Boro passed the ball at pace and we havent been able to cope, either chasing shadows when they have the ball or getting caught in possession when we have it. Hill has gambled that the players he's brought in are able to adapt to the pace, and I hope he's right cos otherwise we'll be in for a quite a few more games like the last 2.

'The board' strategy of not funding Prem loan signings might cost 'the board' more than it saves.....

 

I think Keith ought to keep his gob shut.....where are sodding Morecombe in the football pyramid Keith.....we haven't scored a goal in 6 hours of play, 3 games at home,and if he was honest haven't looked like scoring. That interview is a disgrace,there were signs of this blokes arrogance after the Morecombe game being dismissive of the fans frustration 'aren't they used to frustration,they haven't had untold seasons of success'.....the last thing you do is belittle the fans and the clubs status in public

 

That is my interpretation of it.

 

I too listened to the interview. I just wondered if K.H. had been asked if he thought Barnsley could survive in this league he would have said no!.

 

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To be fair, I think it's a good thing that he defends his players. They need a boost in morale right now. What I would have liked to hear though, is his thoughts on how to improve in the next games. Instead of spending time on the fans' reaction and how strong the opposition is, he should be talking about what the team can achieve in the next games and how to achieve it.

 

the problem is he can't keep coming out in public and say we were gash, in the end that will effect the players confidence and it will be difficult to get it back, just continuing to say "the players aren't good enough, didn't try" is hardly going to motivate them.

 

I attended the post-match press conference last night and although I think the words he used were slightly ill advised I also think that some people have misinterpreted the logic of the quote he gave. The basic gist that I got is that he was alluding to Brian Clough's old "You wouldn't expect Lester Piggot to win the derby on a Blackpool donkey." analogy - mainly highlighting the financial restraints at the club and the limited resources he's being asked to work with.

That's not to say he doesn't believe in the players, he just needs to get them believing in themselves again and boost their flagging confidence. His motivational skills will come under close scrutiny over the course of the next few games - if he lifts the players and convinces them that they are capable of upsetting some of the better sides in the division, with the right attitude, determination and sheer hard work, then we should hopefully, get some vastly improved displays to follow.

Morale, confidence and camaraderie are all important to teams like ourselves, who are perceived as Championship mediocrities and if those three qualities were improved, then so would team chemistry as a whole and the belief that could generate might well get us proverbially "Punching above our weight." as we've seen from the likes of Blackpool, Hull City and Burnley in recent seasons.

 

Thing is Jay,

That's nothing like the rhetoric he's been spouting over the summer. I guess they had season tickets to sell. We were assured of an attack minded team and plenty of goals. He was also hoping to improve upon the away form and also the number of home wins.

Finally, we were assure that the new players (even though they came from a lower league) would be of the required standard.

Did I imagine he said all of that?

All of a sudden, he's changed his tune totally.

 

After listening to hill interviewam sat wondering why av wasted another£330 quid. What was that all about theres no room for lazy players well wtf was that me n my three kids watched last night. he was proud of his players well god help us. Looking at the team theres nothing to get excited about, am left feeling vey depressed. Whats his problem with hassell, why is he on bench an bloody addison, call, that football av seen better fro my 11 yr old nephew,s sunday league team. Hill said they put the effort in, was he watching a different game to us, n it sounds like he dunt give a stuff what the fans think, if he had that attitude pre seasons io wondre how many season tickets would av binn sold. An as far has we'll p,lay better away than at home, well always gone t away games but i wont be seeing the better football away cause not wasting anothrer penny watching that loadof crap. keep trying to think of some positives but int any Sorry!!!

 

Just watched the interview on Player and i've got to say that i'm really disappointed and annoyed by it. He's mega on the defensive in that and comes across really poorly. I was very supportive of his appointment and had been sick of watching negative, boring football under Robins. But this bloke has got it all wrong in the last 3 games at home and his attitude in response to criticism is incredible. I thought the response from our fans on Saturday was poor, but last night it could have been much worse than what it was. He needs to remember that without the fans - there isn't a club. Falling out with us this early is a daft idea.

If we are settling for league 1 and we are all expected to accept that - tell us before we dish our money out and get our hopes up that we are going to have a go at remaining the longest serving club in the second tier of English football (did we punch above our weight for year after year after year?!?). I'd like to hear less from Keith and see him taking a right good look at his team selection, tactics and formation, particularly the midfield that simply doesn't work with the 2 defensive midfielders in and ineffective wide players.....a little look at the forward line would then be great - 1 striker at home is cack particularly when we are unable to support from midfield.....then have a look at the defence - particularly the full-back positions. Put simply, do your job with the team and forget about us in the stands, no matter how convenient an excuse we are.

 

Spot on. I totally agree with you. In business you have to speculate to accumulate. I believe the board made a big mistake appointing Hill but I was prepared to give him a chance. But his signings leave a lot to be desired and prove he has no contacts in the game beyond League 1.