| WBA 21/22 10:59 - Sep 9 with 2874 views | darkhorse28 |
They finished 10th in the championship that year, what is the problem we’re trying to solve, by signing Button, Palmer, Furlong, O’Shea, Townsend, Kipre?
It seems a bizarre strategy. Not terrible players, just seems a terrible strategy. They don’t align with our stated mission, and objectives.
We seem to sign EFL championship team of the year players in the prem, augmented with as many WBA players from a failed Championship side (when many of them were closer to their prime).
It’s so weak strategically, lacking in any kind of elite mentality and planning. No clear vision at all.
They didn’t even achieve close to where we say we want to go as a club, and it’s mostly recent, although we took Kyle Edwards that year, and many others since, Harper etc …, not great outcomes.
It’s four and half years since Mark took over.
That’s a long time, to end up with a strategy of talent ID, geared around failed WBA sides.
Theres been a lot of time and financial resource to build a recruitment network, that can at least move towards being elite.
Time will tell.., but if we got promoted…, wouldn’t we need an entire defence, as a minimum, Greaves too has gone backwards since he signed.
It seems an odd way to become elite.
None of them have an elite ceiling. To know that when you sign players. With our resources, seems so confused. It’s the networks we have, rather than building the networks we need.
The more money we’ve had…, the more our weaknesses off the pitch have been exposed. It seems as prevalent today as at any point.
We aren’t learning from any of our mistakes.
I don’t think our senior team know why we’ve failed. The PR is so confused.
‘We failed because we’re just a little league one club on a journey’
Ok…, but we spent £150 million and none of the team have ever played in league one, ever.
‘We are failing because of high player turnover’
Ok. But YOU decided to spend £150 million last year and replace most of the squad, and then you decided to do the same again this summer. That was a choice, mostly.
Sorry. But staegjcalky. We haven’t got a clue what we are doing.
And it start with NO agency, NO accountability, NO scrutiny, and no need to own their mistakes.
Ashton can say anything at this point, and a small element of nodding dogs will parrot him.
WBA 2022/22 - a poor team…, would be much poorer now too, the league isn’t easier, and that’s our solution.
I guess the problem is…, what players are in my address book, and can be persuaded to sign.
It’s not what Brighton Bournemouth, Fulham, Wolves Brentford are doing is it.
Unless they just have a better address book. |  | | |  |
| WBA 21/22 on 17:39 - Sep 9 with 412 views | nrb1985 |
| WBA 21/22 on 17:35 - Sep 9 by muccletonjoe |
Well we quite clearly haven't got going yet, but this friday we are playing against a side who that phrase applies to even more than itfc.
So while I am far from happy with manager, formation, tactics or signings , I am prepared to watch this game for clear signs of improvement.
If it doesn't appear , I think it will take a totally brainwashed optimist to still be saying trust the process. |
"So while I am far from happy with manager, formation, tactics or signings , I am prepared to watch this game for clear signs of improvement£
Phew, that's a weight off my mind. And Ashton's too I'm sure. | | | |
| WBA 21/22 on 18:51 - Sep 9 with 319 views | BouncebackIpswich |
Usually your stuff is hysterical glass empty and smashed nonsense, but I'll agree with you here, there is no clear strategy it's making up the plan as you go along and when all's said and done it's going to look like a money was pissed up the wall because the club was unprepared for a meteric rose.
Got to hope that the money spent improving the clubs infrasctrure, facilities and networks is where the real progress will be made to have a crack at establishing Town as a PL club in the next few years. |  | | |
| WBA 21/22 on 19:24 - Sep 9 with 288 views | TheBoyBlue |
Yes, Ashton and McKenna have failed here. The last four years have been an utter shambles. | |
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| WBA 21/22 on 19:28 - Sep 9 with 285 views | vilanovablue |
Same players that gave us a lesson in our promotion season. |  | | |
| WBA 21/22 on 19:41 - Sep 9 with 246 views | Radlett_blue |
| WBA 21/22 on 17:35 - Sep 9 by muccletonjoe |
Well we quite clearly haven't got going yet, but this friday we are playing against a side who that phrase applies to even more than itfc.
So while I am far from happy with manager, formation, tactics or signings , I am prepared to watch this game for clear signs of improvement.
If it doesn't appear , I think it will take a totally brainwashed optimist to still be saying trust the process. |
Hmm...the same applied before the home game with struggling Derby & it took a late penalty for us to draw. |  |
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| WBA 21/22 on 20:13 - Sep 9 with 212 views | waveneyblue |
| WBA 21/22 on 17:35 - Sep 9 by muccletonjoe |
Well we quite clearly haven't got going yet, but this friday we are playing against a side who that phrase applies to even more than itfc.
So while I am far from happy with manager, formation, tactics or signings , I am prepared to watch this game for clear signs of improvement.
If it doesn't appear , I think it will take a totally brainwashed optimist to still be saying trust the process. |
Thats big of you, being prepared to watch your team play.
Im sure the club will send you a voucher or something to thank you for your support. |  | | |
| WBA 21/22 on 23:09 - Sep 9 with 82 views | pointofblue |
I think the big issue is the emotional connection has been lost between the players and fans. Broadhead, Burgess, Chaplin, Luongo, Morsy, at a stretch Woolfenden - the bulk of the double promotion squad gone due to big money signings joining last year and flattering to deceive. I do think that's why McKenna wanted to keep the majority around - to keep that link to 22/23 and 23/24, that bond which now almost has to be built from scratch, with just Davis and Hirst remaining as starters.
I thought the atmosphere was starting to turn against Portman Road against Derby. The penalty could be a turning point. But patience will be much thinner if the highly paid arrivals cannot at least match the success of the group who went before. | |
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| WBA 21/22 on 23:19 - Sep 9 with 71 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| WBA 21/22 on 23:09 - Sep 9 by pointofblue |
I think the big issue is the emotional connection has been lost between the players and fans. Broadhead, Burgess, Chaplin, Luongo, Morsy, at a stretch Woolfenden - the bulk of the double promotion squad gone due to big money signings joining last year and flattering to deceive. I do think that's why McKenna wanted to keep the majority around - to keep that link to 22/23 and 23/24, that bond which now almost has to be built from scratch, with just Davis and Hirst remaining as starters.
I thought the atmosphere was starting to turn against Portman Road against Derby. The penalty could be a turning point. But patience will be much thinner if the highly paid arrivals cannot at least match the success of the group who went before. |
And when are people going to realise that this “emotional connection” was nothing more than the effect of the euphoria created from winning most weeks. Then, surprise surprise, when we have a period of rarely winning, the euphoria evaporates, and with it any emotional connection.
If this squad goes on to win the majority of the remaining games, and we gain promotion, all of a sudden this ethereal emotional connection will once again re-emerge.
To be honest, it’s all really rather shallow. | | | |
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