Thommo's perm wrote:Mate most of what you say is true and I wont deny it. There are some of us on here who are lucky enough to have witnessed the greatest Fu*king club with the greatest Fu*king players and the greatest Fu*king managers in the Fu*king world.
How the mighty have fallen.
I both loved and despised Rafa for what he achieved and what he eventually did to us. I was unhappiest last season and welcomed the change, hoping that Roy would be the "breath of fresh air" we needed. So far he hasnt, because of many factors, including, as the captain said, the players not taking responsibility.
I am not saying he will succeed, but Im not saying he will fail either. If I am truly honest I will say that maybe I am hoping for too much and may be trying to be too positive in the face of disaster. But I want Roy to succeed so much it hurts. Not because I think the sun shines out of his ar'se, or that I think hes the greatest manager around, or because I am pro Roy/anti-Rafa. We are looking over the precipice here and I am fearful we will tip over. But the answer for me is not to rush into sacking the manager and taking yet another gamble. A cool head is needed in these troubled times and screaming for the managers head will not solve our problems
I have to be honest that's a good post Lad and whilst we are travelling down the honesty route ,I wont make any detours
I fooled myself into thinking Hodgson with his tactics and seminars he conducts all over Europe would truly settle into the role ,and through his many sound bites in the media he came across as an astute wily old football man who spoke and conducted himself intelligently .... but how wrong was I ?
because whilst it might have made for engrossing reading it was totally different when put into practice .... and even at this early juncture I am honest enough to say I was sadly wrong
I openly admit I was sucked in eyes half shut amongst all the hype and now I can proclaim my eyes are now wide open
Heres a question that bugs the life out of me mate ...why are we the only club who doesn't raise their game under the guise of "New manager Syndrome " why can every other team be a different proposition when they have a new man at the helm to seemingly impress but we remain stagnant under Roy






