steeevooo wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 10:38 am
The manager who has no ideas, has a formation that he will stick with through thick and thin yet didn't buy the players to suit said formation, complains about players not having commitment when he was the one who bought them, and let's not even talk about defending...
The owners who are happy to let everything go unchecked because good old Tommo tells them that all is well, and allow themselves to be hoodwinked by him as opposed to put their own person within the club to do a full audit of how everything works (or should they be doesn't work?)
And then there are some elements of our fan base - on the one hand you've got some fans shouting from 10 yards away at one of our players that he's a "useless c***", and on the other hand you've got some that unbelievably still think it appropriate to applaud the players after yesterday's performance and, I kid you not, even tell them that they were unlucky!
This club is rotten from the top to the bottom and is only heading in the same direction as for the last about 10 years - down - unless big changes are made throughout, and soon.
This.
I think it's unfair to say the owners are blase or uncommitted has been suggested by others. You don't spend millions for a laugh, that is serious money for them, they aren't billionaires.
I do think they underestimated what it takes to be successful in football in this country, and they rely heavily on our existing board who don't have much football or business nous. Thompson has kept us afloat and run a tight ship in difficult times in the past, but is also the person who spent money on a promise from Tamplin and who nearly sent us bust. He may love this club but he should not be the MD.
The players, some of them are just taking a wage. Some of them play like they don't understand what is expected of them. Some of them are very easily discouraged. They argue between themselves about who should mark who. This isn't the sign of a coherent plan and that is the manager's fault. He moans about not being able to pick the same side, he had one enforced change yesterday but made 3.
If it was my money, I'd install my own MD and start looking for a new manager, or a new DoF and head coach. If Howard really is a shareholder of this club, he needs to step up and be part of that process.
One note on the fans. I understand people are hurting. But some of the stuff shouted at our own players yesterday was out of order. I won't pretend I've not gone OTT in the past myself. But I have regretted it on those occasions and I hope those involved do this morning.
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