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I am edging towards conceding to relegation, call me optimistic, call me stupid, but I won't give up until it is mathematically impossible.
Calling for McGhee's head is wrong. This guy has worked tirelessly for our cause and it is a credit to him that we are still in this league, albeit for a short time.
I was reading the paper the other day and noticed that we have exactly the same average attendance, as Crewe. 6,971! Automatically, apart from Crewe, most teams are getting at least double our gate receipts to start off with!! We then have to rent our stadium and have been spunking money left, right and centre on the public inquiry/planning permission, as you well know! Continuing the comparison with Crewe, they too survive on their youth academy. The advantage they have, is that it has been up and running for much longer. The benefits of our academy, are beginning to show.
I am not just hiding behind the fact that we have little or no money to spend, relatively to other clubs, but you have to look at the facts.
We could have looked to push forward after surviving last season, but look at the key players we lost. Virgo - our top scorer and three players in one. Harding, a natural left back, whom we failed to replace.
Some people seem to be devoid of some realism. "We need a left back" "We should have signed Shipperley" "Why won't the club buy anyone?". It isn't as easy as championship manager. We got GNW at the 11th hour and had to pay a fee. The club has been working tirelessly to secure players that we need, why won't people believe that fact. You can't just kidnap a player!
We were the bookies favourite along with Crewe to go down, and they predicted that for a reason.
I am not saying that MM should be free of criticism. Every manager makes mistakes. We are trying to make the best team out of an inexperienced bunch, most of whom are still learning their trade.
Agree with me, or disagree with me. This is what I feel. MM is a good manager and you don't just lose that ability. The odds have been stacked against us for a long time now and that has caught up on us. We will be back.
Oh and we will get Falmer.
Calling for McGhee's head is wrong. This guy has worked tirelessly for our cause and it is a credit to him that we are still in this league, albeit for a short time.
I was reading the paper the other day and noticed that we have exactly the same average attendance, as Crewe. 6,971! Automatically, apart from Crewe, most teams are getting at least double our gate receipts to start off with!! We then have to rent our stadium and have been spunking money left, right and centre on the public inquiry/planning permission, as you well know! Continuing the comparison with Crewe, they too survive on their youth academy. The advantage they have, is that it has been up and running for much longer. The benefits of our academy, are beginning to show.
I am not just hiding behind the fact that we have little or no money to spend, relatively to other clubs, but you have to look at the facts.
We could have looked to push forward after surviving last season, but look at the key players we lost. Virgo - our top scorer and three players in one. Harding, a natural left back, whom we failed to replace.
Some people seem to be devoid of some realism. "We need a left back" "We should have signed Shipperley" "Why won't the club buy anyone?". It isn't as easy as championship manager. We got GNW at the 11th hour and had to pay a fee. The club has been working tirelessly to secure players that we need, why won't people believe that fact. You can't just kidnap a player!
We were the bookies favourite along with Crewe to go down, and they predicted that for a reason.
I am not saying that MM should be free of criticism. Every manager makes mistakes. We are trying to make the best team out of an inexperienced bunch, most of whom are still learning their trade.
Agree with me, or disagree with me. This is what I feel. MM is a good manager and you don't just lose that ability. The odds have been stacked against us for a long time now and that has caught up on us. We will be back.
Oh and we will get Falmer.
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