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Originally Posted by Lord Stiffupperlip
A brief view of the top 10 teams in L1, all big city, many former PL, illustrates our dilemma.
We are a small fish swimming with some big sharks.
Does anyone seriously expect us to compete with the likes of Ipswich, Sheff Wed, Bolton & Derby County, not to mention the other big 6.
All of these clubs have big fan bases & even bigger budgets. They can afford better coaches & top players.
We all want success, but simply surviving relegation in this league is something of a miracle for our little club, forever shackled as we are by limited finances.
I seriously wonder what Pep Guardiola or Mikel Arteta would do differently with our current squad if they were tasked with coaching it for one game?
Surely their first question would be - 'Show me your strikers'.
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From our Manager's post match interview following the Peterborough debacle...
"The lads give their all, and I think the fans appreciate that, but that’s not enough. You need the joy, the feeling of winning.
“We need to deliver and the players are desperate for it.”
The ball is well and truly in his (JC 's) court ( Penalty Area ?)..
But you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear !..
Enough of these sad but appropriate old sayings... is it not enough to say that desperate or not for success ,the current squad made up of struggling beginners ,journeymen and players whose careers are past their sell-by date create in total the lack of quality to survive in
League 1 ?.
I'm afraid that the disappointment currently felt by Coleman's army of 'dedicated' fans is likely to continue to haunt them through the murky waters of looming relegation !.
Again my apology for being so disagreeable... just my opinion !.
ON STANLEY !... ON TO GREATER THINGS !.. ( PLEASE ?).