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**bluewhitearmy** · 20/08/2011, 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by 4tothefloor

The supporters have been saying for a long time now that Scully isn't up to it. Abysmal record against the top teams in crunch games, and despite having the best Limerick squad and resources since the late eighties, he is absolutely and positively clueless as to how to use them. The "tactics" tonight were a farce. When he can't let the players loose on a team of no hopers like Salthill, well then you know it's never going to happen. Why weren't our full backs bombing forward? Why wasn't the formation changed? Too safe, too negative, no width and worst of all no game plan. Rolls Royce strikers in Behan and Gaffney yet clueless as to how to supply them. Gaffney on the wing is a joke, he's a striker not a winger. The big throw in to the box tactic is also typical of a manager bereft of ideas. Yes, let's have a dangerous striker throw the ball in to the box instead of being in the box himself to do what he does best.

Look at our goals for column, we're the worst of the pack. There's a reason for that, it's because our tactics are wrong and our build up play is too slow and too predictable. We don't stretch teams, we just pass or hoof the ball in to blind alleys. This is with a team containing players that would walk on to most Premier Division teams. It's not rocket science where the problem lies.

From the vibes tonight I think the penny has finally dropped with the club officials too. I'd just hope that they act fast and act now. We can still go up, but not with Scully. Liam Buckley, even Stephen Henderson, are twiddling their thumbs, and both are better managers. So the replacements are out there. Time for Pat Scully to go

Agree with all of that and would like to add that Peter Hynes on the wing is a joke he offers nothing out there he has been terrible playing out wide. Brosnan comes into the team scores a few goals and is then dropped for Hynes out wide when it is quite clear from the last 2 games that Behan and Brosanan are very dangerous together makes no sense. Judge or Brosnan out wide tonight getting at them would have tore them apart.

Gufc no he is our number one but the brilliant Pat Scully rested him tonight.

**Lim till i die** · 20/08/2011, 1:01 AM

Originally Posted by thomas72

i was standing behind pat o sullivan and i can tell ye he was fuming he fired his umbrella onto the ground at the end. i feel sorry for that man he has pumped alot of money into that club its just unfortunate he has braindead clown as a manager. there is four junior teams in town that would beat that salthill team they are useless all they did was hoof the ball away or into touch.
there is no point in sacking scully now might aswell let him finish out the remaining few games if cork beat us in a few weeks thats it 7pts will be the diff

Originally Posted by Monster

the biggest budget and support network any Limerick manager has ever had and yet he continues to make an arse of it.. he has surrounded himself with yes-men not a former player or anyone that has done anything in the game on the coaching staff and he speaks about profesionalism.. my arse.. pat o Sullivan deserves better he has been a breath of fresh air to senior soccer in this town..scully great man to roar abuse at the kids but afraid of his life to question a senior player good riddance pat stick to the cabs!!

Originally Posted by 4tothefloor

The supporters have been saying for a long time now that Scully isn't up to it. Abysmal record against the top teams in crunch games, and despite having the best Limerick squad and resources since the late eighties, he is absolutely and positively clueless as to how to use them. The "tactics" tonight were a farce. When he can't let the players loose on a team of no hopers like Salthill, well then you know it's never going to happen. Why weren't our full backs bombing forward? Why wasn't the formation changed? Too safe, too negative, no width and worst of all no game plan. Rolls Royce strikers in Behan and Gaffney yet clueless as to how to supply them. Gaffney on the wing is a joke, he's a striker not a winger. The big throw in to the box tactic is also typical of a manager bereft of ideas. Yes, let's have a dangerous striker throw the ball in to the box instead of being in the box himself to do what he does best.

Look at our goals for column, we're the worst of the pack. There's a reason for that, it's because our tactics are wrong and our build up play is too slow and too predictable. We don't stretch teams, we just pass or hoof the ball in to blind alleys. This is with a team containing players that would walk on to most Premier Division teams. It's not rocket science where the problem lies.

From the vibes tonight I think the penny has finally dropped with the club officials too. I'd just hope that they act fast and act now. We can still go up, but not with Scully. Liam Buckley, even Stephen Henderson, are twiddling their thumbs, and both are better managers. So the replacements are out there. Time for Pat Scully to go

What more can I say??

Nail.

On.

Head.

**ped_ped** · 20/08/2011, 6:03 PM

Most frustrating part of all is that the quality is obviously there. It's not - regardless of the performance last night - simply a bunch of overpaid primadonas that couldn't care less. It's an expensively assembled group of very, very good footballers under a sh!te manager. Wouldn't mind Scully as Director of Football or scout or something, because he seems to sign good players mor often than not, but Jesus Christ his tactics are dreadful. And not even boring-but-effective dreadful.

Scully out, Buckley in, please.

**da bishop** · 20/08/2011, 8:05 PM

some really poor stuff against a really poor side in salthill who to be fair to them worked their socks off throughout.very disappointed with our top players behan and gamble,behan looks uncomfortable in that system and is incapable of linking the play for it to be effective,gamble spent the game moaning especially in the second half when the team, which by now was shapeless and lacking in any width,needed leadership from someone with his undoubted quality.felt sorry for hynes totally out of position,he has always worked hard for the team.once again scully changed his lineup and one has to wonder what plan the players go out with,the lack of width in the lineup is a major worry and it was,n until kelly went foward and delivered a few dangerous cross,s that we had any width at all.to see us relying on long throws in the last five minutes was just grasping at straws.salthill deserved their point.

**LK37oldskool** · 21/08/2011, 7:57 AM

Shocking home performance again.Cant argue with anything already said.This season is now a bust.
Scully Out !!!!

**bluewhitearmy** · 22/08/2011, 5:13 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHuxtwEP6qo

Pat Scully at 11.30 in like any good manager taking some responsibility for a shocking performance

**born2bwild** · 23/08/2011, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by ped_ped

Most frustrating part of all is that the quality is obviously there. It's not - regardless of the performance last night - simply a bunch of overpaid primadonas that couldn't care less. It's an expensively assembled group of very, very good footballers under a sh!te manager. Wouldn't mind Scully as Director of Football or scout or something, because he seems to sign good players mor often than not, but Jesus Christ his tactics are dreadful. And not even boring-but-effective dreadful.

Scully out, Buckley in, please.

I hear Galway are looking to offload some managerial dead wood.

**joeSoap** · 23/08/2011, 2:55 PM

It's quite alarming to listen to Scully in that interview. To criticise players for lack of effort would be understandable but to criticise a player for having the audacity to take three touches of the ball and call it 'over elaboration' quite simply beggars belief. It sums up the footballing philosophy the man has and quite frankly Pat O'Sullivan, his wallet and the supporters deserve a lot more.