[Revived Red]

Originally Posted by cashman

Am i missing summat here F.C.? To me the rot, fer whatever reason started whilst Coley was here, Barnet fer instance. Since then we lost Management Duo,Key Players fer various reasons, With arguably the smallest squad in the league, We beat the gills,think that was Leams game? but could easy have lost it in second half,

It's not about "the rot", Cashy; it's about what the manager says. Nor is it about the injuries. It's about talking things up. If I am an employee, I want to hear my boss(es) being positive. If I am a football supporter, I want to hear my manager being upbeat about my team. Certainly I don't want to hear him, within a few days of being appointed, talking about having to move backwards before being able to move on. It may be true - I just don't want to hear him say that. If I were a lukewarm supporter, that sort of language would not persuade me to go to a game. I've drawn this comparison before, but look at what Martin O'Neill has done at Sunderland. Listen to the way he talks about his team and contrast that with the way Steve Bruce used to talk about the same squad.