Too true, he pays the wages and as such me can then make comments, if the players don't like it then they can pull their collective fingers out and justify their increased wages and make the Doc either praise them or eat humble pie.

Don't you just love these sort of comments?

Would "put up or shut up" be the best response?

NO, don't bother would be much more apt.

Have to agree with Redgunner and Talent Spotter. Social media isn't the place for an club owner to be publicly criticising his own team's performances. Express your disappointment at the results by all means but leave at that. If the Doc isn't happy he should keep it private and take the matter up directly with Noble.

Let's put this in perspective, what would your reaction be if your boss publicly criticised your work performance on twitter?

Humble Pie ?A Wiganers favourite pie





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Everything he says will make headlines. We can do without the various 'Noble under pressure' and 'owner criticises players' stories IMO, especially when we are only 5 games into the season.

He has made a long list of ridiculous comments, some amusing, some cringeworthy. It is allowed to disagree with him on occasion though (I think).

I'd agree with that, except he hasn't said anything out of order in my opinion. Stating that the team have not performed seems fair enough to me. His other options are. Say nothing (Fans then say he lacks knowledge and leadership) Say something positive (Fans then accuse him of not knowing about RL or putting a spin on things) Single-out individuals (Which wouldn't be the right thing to do) so he tells the truth and people still find fault. If it was justified I'd say so, like in some other circumstances in the past, but in this instance it really isn't.

I can see where you are coming from, if I thought the criticism was useful and served a purpose I would be in favour, however all it seems to have done is to create negative headlines such as 'Devilution in crisis' in todays Sunday Mirror.

He needs to tread a fine line. As pointed out it is refreshing to have a senior figure putting forward an honest view of what is happening but there's a danger he puts the playing and coaching staff under unnecessary pressure (there's already strong perception publicly that he's likely to be trigger happy and I imagine the players are staff have a similar perception in the back of their minds). It was always highly unlikely we'd come out firing on all cylinders and at this stage I think he'd be better advised to keep quiet pending the Cas fixture.

Exactly - And coming from a bloke whose knowledge of the game could be written on a postage stamp as well.

If ever somebody needed an 'official spokesman' then Koukash is it - He should be using his influence in a positive way in order to attract some much-needed new customers to your club. At present, he is doing the opposite - I can't imagine there are many potential new fans in the Salford area, who are reading the stuff coming out of your club and thinking that they will spend good money to watch the team.

Amazingly, it's the teams performance on the pitch that will turn already fickle fans away. It has nothing to do with a non-incident on twitter where the owner said we didn't play well.

Some people really need to engage their brains before fingers on this site.

Here's what Koukash has said in his own words -

'Last night's performance is simply not good enough. Injuries cannot be used as an excuse and will not. We all deserve better results.'

'There is no shame in defeat as long as you go down fighting and try harder next time.'

'Time for all the Devils , including me, to work harder to deliver the dream. IT WILL BE DELIVERED.'

I fail to see what he has said that is getting everyone's knickers in a twist. He gives an honest appraisal, and includes himself in his own critique. This is hardly the rantings of a lunatic. I expect this kind of overblown nonsense from opposition fans who love to jump at any chance to belittle Koukash. But it's been disappointing to see a number of our own fans jumping on the good ship 'Fickle' and lending flames to a fire that shouldn't have been started.

Wouldn't official or media post match reaction be better coming from the man who Doc has employed to oversee such duties?