| I for one, who will be massively surprised 16:58 - Apr 23 with 1744 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
if, come December and we aren't at least top 6, that the Americans/MA don't bin Cook off.
Anyone reading between the lines and listening to Bakay yesterday with an ounce of sense will have been left with the clear impression that being close to promotion next season is a minimum requirement of Cook.
So why several posters are so prepared to throw the baby out with the bathwater is beyond me. It really doesn't matter what Cook says about our players now, we aren't going up anyway and most of them will be gone anyway.
The ones left in august, in my opinion, will be the ones that have reacted to Cook's criticisms in the right way, by trying to raise their game. Everything Cook has said to the media, he's said to the players. Was it Wolfie, that said last week, "He doesn't say anything to you, that he doesn't say to us" before agreeing that performances had been unacceptable for a side supposedly going for the play offs.
For me, their fitness, for 90% of this squad is nowhere near where it needs to be to sustain a promotion push, nowhere near it. A promotion push is not a walk in the park, the best players in this side need to operate at 100% Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday, Tuesday and they patently aren't capable of this.
It's very easy for everyone to blame Lambert for this or the Fitness coaches, but these are supposedly professional footballers, who should be able to understand their own fitness levels and act accordingly.
Stop calling Cook out, stop creating useless polls asking if Cook should go at the end of the summer, stop acting as though this squad is good enough to get out of this league, and for god's sake's show some togetherness and excitement instead of this dull defeatist nonsense, because, I think, we are finally on our way back. |  |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:04 - Apr 23 with 1687 views | BelsteadCav |
Hear Hear! ( waving paper in the air ) |  |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:06 - Apr 23 with 1673 views | BlueWorldOrder |
It's because Lambert was given a free hit and we know where that ended up. |  |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:21 - Apr 23 with 1608 views | chrismakin |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:06 - Apr 23 by BlueWorldOrder |
It's because Lambert was given a free hit and we know where that ended up. |
All this Lambert was given a free hit, it was one section of a stadium who were brought drinks and had a banner with Hursts face on it prior to going all Lambo. There were thouasands who didn't want it to continue. especially after relegation and even including the section 6 I don't think anyone expected a 5 year deal. |  |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:23 - Apr 23 with 1601 views | Ftnfwest |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:06 - Apr 23 by BlueWorldOrder |
It's because Lambert was given a free hit and we know where that ended up. |
Yeah the middle of what threatened to be a third free hit |  | | |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:31 - Apr 23 with 1574 views | pointofblue |
I think it’s Cook’s hypocrisy which bugs me more than anything. If you’re going to call out the players as crap just do it bluntly and honestly. Don’t in one breath say you don’t throw players under the bus and must take the entire blame for what is happening then spend the next question revealing the opposite. Keane was one of our worst ever managers (in what has become a sizeable list) but he wasn’t hypocritical with that particular approach.
Saying that, his career prior to joining us means he more than deserves a chance at building a squad in his image and see where it takes us. I just wish tomorrow was the final game of the season rather than having another two weeks to go. |  |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:32 - Apr 23 with 1562 views | chrismakin |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:31 - Apr 23 by pointofblue |
I think it’s Cook’s hypocrisy which bugs me more than anything. If you’re going to call out the players as crap just do it bluntly and honestly. Don’t in one breath say you don’t throw players under the bus and must take the entire blame for what is happening then spend the next question revealing the opposite. Keane was one of our worst ever managers (in what has become a sizeable list) but he wasn’t hypocritical with that particular approach.
Saying that, his career prior to joining us means he more than deserves a chance at building a squad in his image and see where it takes us. I just wish tomorrow was the final game of the season rather than having another two weeks to go. |
Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't | |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:32 - Apr 23 with 1572 views | Mach_foreignBlue |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:31 - Apr 23 by pointofblue |
I think it’s Cook’s hypocrisy which bugs me more than anything. If you’re going to call out the players as crap just do it bluntly and honestly. Don’t in one breath say you don’t throw players under the bus and must take the entire blame for what is happening then spend the next question revealing the opposite. Keane was one of our worst ever managers (in what has become a sizeable list) but he wasn’t hypocritical with that particular approach.
Saying that, his career prior to joining us means he more than deserves a chance at building a squad in his image and see where it takes us. I just wish tomorrow was the final game of the season rather than having another two weeks to go. |
He is doing this honestly. His comments re Nydam having more desire than others are very telling. What do you want him to do? To fawn over these wasters? |  | | |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:35 - Apr 23 with 1554 views | pointofblue |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:32 - Apr 23 by Mach_foreignBlue |
He is doing this honestly. His comments re Nydam having more desire than others are very telling. What do you want him to do? To fawn over these wasters? |
No - I just wish he wouldn’t make comments that he should be blamed for the mess we’re in or say that he doesn’t throw the players under the bus. He is doing so so own it. [Post edited 23 Apr 2021 17:36]
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:35 - Apr 23 with 1557 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:06 - Apr 23 by BlueWorldOrder |
It's because Lambert was given a free hit and we know where that ended up. |
Lambert got a free hit, because he had finally started to heal the rift between the club and the fans once again and could see the fans were important, and he had us looking good at the time nothing more, nothing less.
Certainly not based on results, and you can understand why fans were pleased to see it, what was the line? "He just gets us" I think it was.
That 'free hit' was used up by November when it was clear we were struggling, after that, it was all Evans 'free hits'.
Evans isn't here anymore. Move on.
People are questioning Cook's methods, fair enough, time will tell.
You on the other hand, want him out, after only 10 games, with not his players, frankly, you're everything wrong with football. | |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:38 - Apr 23 with 1542 views | Mach_foreignBlue |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:35 - Apr 23 by pointofblue |
No - I just wish he wouldn’t make comments that he should be blamed for the mess we’re in or say that he doesn’t throw the players under the bus. He is doing so so own it. [Post edited 23 Apr 2021 17:36]
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Oh yeah because they are going to feel aggrieved , eh?
Have you been in coma in that last few years? How on earth do you keep defending them? | | | |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:38 - Apr 23 with 1542 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:35 - Apr 23 by pointofblue |
No - I just wish he wouldn’t make comments that he should be blamed for the mess we’re in or say that he doesn’t throw the players under the bus. He is doing so so own it. [Post edited 23 Apr 2021 17:36]
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He's doing what he said. He's not named individual players, he's praised Nydam, Doz and Downes. Players have already said he's not saying anything to you that he isn't saying to us.
Should he be giving them a public ego massage like Lambert did. I thought we were brilliant, I can't ask anymore of the players etc. That all went well. [Post edited 23 Apr 2021 18:45]
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:41 - Apr 23 with 1528 views | pointofblue |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:38 - Apr 23 by Cheltenham_Blue |
He's doing what he said. He's not named individual players, he's praised Nydam, Doz and Downes. Players have already said he's not saying anything to you that he isn't saying to us.
Should he be giving them a public ego massage like Lambert did. I thought we were brilliant, I can't ask anymore of the players etc. That all went well. [Post edited 23 Apr 2021 18:45]
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Well, no, he’s not - he’s clearly throwing the playing squad under the bus (excluding Downes, Dozzell, Nydam and possibly KVY and Woolfenden based on previous comments) whilst saying he doesn’t throw the players on the bus. He says we should blame him for current performances before going out his way to explain why we should be blaming the players (they don’t care, they’re not fit enough). Fine, criticise, but own the criticism. As it is he’s taking with one hand and giving with another. | |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:42 - Apr 23 with 1528 views | AlanG296 |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:31 - Apr 23 by pointofblue |
I think it’s Cook’s hypocrisy which bugs me more than anything. If you’re going to call out the players as crap just do it bluntly and honestly. Don’t in one breath say you don’t throw players under the bus and must take the entire blame for what is happening then spend the next question revealing the opposite. Keane was one of our worst ever managers (in what has become a sizeable list) but he wasn’t hypocritical with that particular approach.
Saying that, his career prior to joining us means he more than deserves a chance at building a squad in his image and see where it takes us. I just wish tomorrow was the final game of the season rather than having another two weeks to go. |
There's so much on twtd to read that I must have missed where Cook has "thrown" a specific individual or individuals "under a bus". Who was he / were they? | | | |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:46 - Apr 23 with 1472 views | chrismakin |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:41 - Apr 23 by pointofblue |
Well, no, he’s not - he’s clearly throwing the playing squad under the bus (excluding Downes, Dozzell, Nydam and possibly KVY and Woolfenden based on previous comments) whilst saying he doesn’t throw the players on the bus. He says we should blame him for current performances before going out his way to explain why we should be blaming the players (they don’t care, they’re not fit enough). Fine, criticise, but own the criticism. As it is he’s taking with one hand and giving with another. |
He's trying to find the right balance which isn't easy as no matter which way he goes, clearly people question it.
The way I see it, the blame he will take is he gave in and tried to find a solution to get this squad winning, rather than sticking to his 4 2 3 1 and seeing the season out, he's tried looking at other players etc and it's not worked. That's why he will feel blame can be put on his shoulders
But he is being asked by the media about the players, performances etc, contracts and the effects of them and he's given answers, answers which shows the shambles of the squad he inherited, he's trying his best not to go full anti player mode, but without actually sharing the overall picture, he's unable to show why things are as bad as they are. | |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:48 - Apr 23 with 1469 views | pointofblue |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:42 - Apr 23 by AlanG296 |
There's so much on twtd to read that I must have missed where Cook has "thrown" a specific individual or individuals "under a bus". Who was he / were they? |
Maybe it’s just me but when saying the players don’t care, for example, it sounds like he’s throwing them under the bus. There seems to be a belief, not just from you but others on here, that as long as he doesn’t single out individuals that he’s keeping to his previous word but I read it differently. Admittedly by not naming individuals he’s casting aspersions on the whole squad, even those who he believes do give a stuff.
I’m getting tired of people, human beings, being called leeches, parasites, tosspots etc. by faceless people on a Internet forum and Cook, whether inadvertently or not, is not helping matters in that regard. I’ll apologise to everyone if I’m being too defensive over the whole thing. Come May 10th things will probably seem a whole lot better when the revamp can happen. | |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:51 - Apr 23 with 1454 views | Vic |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:06 - Apr 23 by BlueWorldOrder |
It's because Lambert was given a free hit and we know where that ended up. |
Lambert didn’t do (wasn’t able to do) what Cook is about to do. He had to work with the players that Hurst put together, and who we all knew weren’t good enough. In those first few months he did a decent enough. He deserved a fee hit.
Cook is in the same situation - he’s 8nherited a hooeless squad and can’t change it, yet. So he needs a pretty much free hit too. He won’t however get that if he doesn’t get a team together and challenging next season. |  |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:53 - Apr 23 with 1442 views | saffers12 |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:48 - Apr 23 by pointofblue |
Maybe it’s just me but when saying the players don’t care, for example, it sounds like he’s throwing them under the bus. There seems to be a belief, not just from you but others on here, that as long as he doesn’t single out individuals that he’s keeping to his previous word but I read it differently. Admittedly by not naming individuals he’s casting aspersions on the whole squad, even those who he believes do give a stuff.
I’m getting tired of people, human beings, being called leeches, parasites, tosspots etc. by faceless people on a Internet forum and Cook, whether inadvertently or not, is not helping matters in that regard. I’ll apologise to everyone if I’m being too defensive over the whole thing. Come May 10th things will probably seem a whole lot better when the revamp can happen. |
I understand and accept your point, think there is some validity, it just needs us to get through to next season and all keep our dignity, which I admit have lost a bit with a couple of unwise comments
Really trying now to be more reserved and polite |  | | |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 18:21 - Apr 23 with 1374 views | wkj |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:48 - Apr 23 by pointofblue |
Maybe it’s just me but when saying the players don’t care, for example, it sounds like he’s throwing them under the bus. There seems to be a belief, not just from you but others on here, that as long as he doesn’t single out individuals that he’s keeping to his previous word but I read it differently. Admittedly by not naming individuals he’s casting aspersions on the whole squad, even those who he believes do give a stuff.
I’m getting tired of people, human beings, being called leeches, parasites, tosspots etc. by faceless people on a Internet forum and Cook, whether inadvertently or not, is not helping matters in that regard. I’ll apologise to everyone if I’m being too defensive over the whole thing. Come May 10th things will probably seem a whole lot better when the revamp can happen. |
There are only a few games left, we're not going up - and it would have been a safe bet that Lambert would not have done it either - in fact belief in Lambert was so low before scraping 2 lucky wins and a half way decent one people were getting concerned about relegation.
There is literally nothing anyone can do now to change something that has been looking like a lost cause for most of this calendar year.
As I said yesterday, we've a new squad, new owner and ne manager and with or without Cook we'd have ended up with mostly a new playing squad next season anyway - so let's see what Cook can do this summer and put the microscope on him on the first day of the season. |  |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 06:52 - Apr 24 with 1050 views | BlueBadger |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:51 - Apr 23 by Vic |
Lambert didn’t do (wasn’t able to do) what Cook is about to do. He had to work with the players that Hurst put together, and who we all knew weren’t good enough. In those first few months he did a decent enough. He deserved a fee hit.
Cook is in the same situation - he’s 8nherited a hooeless squad and can’t change it, yet. So he needs a pretty much free hit too. He won’t however get that if he doesn’t get a team together and challenging next season. |
Lambert in now way deserved his free hit.
He utterly wasted it. |  |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 07:54 - Apr 24 with 945 views | Churchman |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 17:48 - Apr 23 by pointofblue |
Maybe it’s just me but when saying the players don’t care, for example, it sounds like he’s throwing them under the bus. There seems to be a belief, not just from you but others on here, that as long as he doesn’t single out individuals that he’s keeping to his previous word but I read it differently. Admittedly by not naming individuals he’s casting aspersions on the whole squad, even those who he believes do give a stuff.
I’m getting tired of people, human beings, being called leeches, parasites, tosspots etc. by faceless people on a Internet forum and Cook, whether inadvertently or not, is not helping matters in that regard. I’ll apologise to everyone if I’m being too defensive over the whole thing. Come May 10th things will probably seem a whole lot better when the revamp can happen. |
No he’s not, he’s saying it as he sees it. He is only naming names when praising players. You don’t have to worry about the feelings of the rest of the people pretending to be players. They’ll blame somebody else anyway. Taking responsibility for themselves, whether it’s their performance or fitness? Nah, somebody else’s problem.
Cook can’t win. If he doesn’t do press conferences, he rightly gets battered. It’s his job. If he does them he has to respond when asked a question. If he says they’re the best team since Brazil 1970 or in League One, he’ll be laughed out of the room. If he says the players are brilliant and his incompetence has stopped them being world beaters, eyebrow raising etc. If he says they’re a waste of space, he gets hammered by some. If he starts quoting his track record, he gets derided as a Lambert and so it goes on.
The point is that he’s treading a fine line. The players are not performing for themselves or each other. Motivate them I hear people cry. I genuinely think he’s tried different ways. Beasting them, arm round the shoulder, you name it. But they can’t and in some cases won’t do it. If Wimbledon get in their faces first 20 mins today and get a goal, they’ll probably win. They know it, everybody knows it. It shouldn’t be that way,.
He can do nothing until seasons end. Cook is a passionate man often cornered after abject displays. So he’s bemused, disappointed and frustrated with the players and sometimes shows it. Good. He has every right to. Telling lies to the public will definitely end in tears. He’s not named the ringleaders or wasters by name. He has said that he is accountable, which he is. These 16 games are a stain on his impeccable record, despite him having no levers to do anything about it. It’s what he does from Seasons end that counts and will change that. |  | | |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 09:47 - Apr 24 with 785 views | IpswichKnight |
The minimum is promotion and they will not hesitate to sack Cook if it’s not working come October this lot won’t let things drift and act months too late. They want and expect to be in the championship cone 2022/23 season. | | | |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 09:53 - Apr 24 with 778 views | pointofblue |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 07:54 - Apr 24 by Churchman |
No he’s not, he’s saying it as he sees it. He is only naming names when praising players. You don’t have to worry about the feelings of the rest of the people pretending to be players. They’ll blame somebody else anyway. Taking responsibility for themselves, whether it’s their performance or fitness? Nah, somebody else’s problem.
Cook can’t win. If he doesn’t do press conferences, he rightly gets battered. It’s his job. If he does them he has to respond when asked a question. If he says they’re the best team since Brazil 1970 or in League One, he’ll be laughed out of the room. If he says the players are brilliant and his incompetence has stopped them being world beaters, eyebrow raising etc. If he says they’re a waste of space, he gets hammered by some. If he starts quoting his track record, he gets derided as a Lambert and so it goes on.
The point is that he’s treading a fine line. The players are not performing for themselves or each other. Motivate them I hear people cry. I genuinely think he’s tried different ways. Beasting them, arm round the shoulder, you name it. But they can’t and in some cases won’t do it. If Wimbledon get in their faces first 20 mins today and get a goal, they’ll probably win. They know it, everybody knows it. It shouldn’t be that way,.
He can do nothing until seasons end. Cook is a passionate man often cornered after abject displays. So he’s bemused, disappointed and frustrated with the players and sometimes shows it. Good. He has every right to. Telling lies to the public will definitely end in tears. He’s not named the ringleaders or wasters by name. He has said that he is accountable, which he is. These 16 games are a stain on his impeccable record, despite him having no levers to do anything about it. It’s what he does from Seasons end that counts and will change that. |
“These players are fighting for their futures. I expect to see passion, heart, desire and determination for the final four games because they are good enough to have careers here or elsewhere in the future but they need to prove it to me and to themselves. Leave everything on the pitch and come in exhaustion. It doesn’t matter if we lose of they give everything out there.”
So do you think they haven’t been then?
“It’s a difficult situation for them to be in. I’ve come in, I’ve had a different approach and that hasn’t worked as well as I expected it to, and I’m sure anyone expected it to and of course that hurts me. We have players who are unsure of their future, those who are worried for their friends, those whose fitness isn’t at the level it should be because of prior injuries and other circumstances maybe out of their control. All I can expect is they fight through the wall and give everything for the final four matches.”
In a round about way he’s saying the same thing but sugar-coating it slightly. It doesn’t feel like a full out assault and it makes it’s clear what he expects from the players. Maybe given the chance to do the press conference again he would say this instead and the heat of the moment got to him, I don’t know.
I might be hypocritical because I didn’t mind the post Wimbledon match conference - he lashed out in passion and I understand that; something needed to be said but he was still in the mood pre-Charlton when perhaps being slightly more circumspect, in hindsight, would have been better, This week has been bizarre because he was pretty calm post Northampton (maybe because, despite the result, we gave them more of a match than Wimbledon) yet came out swinging yesterday.
I hope it works and the players do come out all guns blazing. I just fear they’ll go even further into their shells with their confidence rocked even further. And if he picks McGuinness and Sears he’ll lose any sympathy I have left!!! | |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 10:12 - Apr 24 with 755 views | Churchman |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 09:53 - Apr 24 by pointofblue |
“These players are fighting for their futures. I expect to see passion, heart, desire and determination for the final four games because they are good enough to have careers here or elsewhere in the future but they need to prove it to me and to themselves. Leave everything on the pitch and come in exhaustion. It doesn’t matter if we lose of they give everything out there.”
So do you think they haven’t been then?
“It’s a difficult situation for them to be in. I’ve come in, I’ve had a different approach and that hasn’t worked as well as I expected it to, and I’m sure anyone expected it to and of course that hurts me. We have players who are unsure of their future, those who are worried for their friends, those whose fitness isn’t at the level it should be because of prior injuries and other circumstances maybe out of their control. All I can expect is they fight through the wall and give everything for the final four matches.”
In a round about way he’s saying the same thing but sugar-coating it slightly. It doesn’t feel like a full out assault and it makes it’s clear what he expects from the players. Maybe given the chance to do the press conference again he would say this instead and the heat of the moment got to him, I don’t know.
I might be hypocritical because I didn’t mind the post Wimbledon match conference - he lashed out in passion and I understand that; something needed to be said but he was still in the mood pre-Charlton when perhaps being slightly more circumspect, in hindsight, would have been better, This week has been bizarre because he was pretty calm post Northampton (maybe because, despite the result, we gave them more of a match than Wimbledon) yet came out swinging yesterday.
I hope it works and the players do come out all guns blazing. I just fear they’ll go even further into their shells with their confidence rocked even further. And if he picks McGuinness and Sears he’ll lose any sympathy I have left!!! |
I’m not sure what you are saying, other than Cook is to blame for everything and the players have no responsibility for anything. Best squad in League One etc. Re the first paragraph, only the players can answer that question, but the evidence of laying down before the likes of Northampton and Wimbledon without a whimper suggests not.
One can over analyse press conference words. It’s fun to do it and they sometimes say something interesting. However it’s what happens on the pitch that counts. We are reaping the rewards of nearly 20 years mismanagement at this club. We are a total mess and deserve to be where we are. I just think that with all that’s happening around him, he deserves a chance if he wants it, to build a proper team. | | | |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 10:22 - Apr 24 with 741 views | pointofblue |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 10:12 - Apr 24 by Churchman |
I’m not sure what you are saying, other than Cook is to blame for everything and the players have no responsibility for anything. Best squad in League One etc. Re the first paragraph, only the players can answer that question, but the evidence of laying down before the likes of Northampton and Wimbledon without a whimper suggests not.
One can over analyse press conference words. It’s fun to do it and they sometimes say something interesting. However it’s what happens on the pitch that counts. We are reaping the rewards of nearly 20 years mismanagement at this club. We are a total mess and deserve to be where we are. I just think that with all that’s happening around him, he deserves a chance if he wants it, to build a proper team. |
Where did I say Cook’s to blame for everything and the players nothing? Just think words have power and he should be more careful, as should every manager, of what and how he says things. Personal opinion, I think he’s gone slightly too far in some conferences but others disagree - the world would be dull if we all thought the same thing and Phil would be out of a job.
I wouldn’t say Northampton was a complete surrender and was perhaps why Cook was more circumspect after the match; we at least had chances at 0-0 and 2-0; if one of those went in then maybe things would have ended differently. Wimbledon was horrific, though.
I completely agree we’ve had 20 years of mismanagement at the club and this is comes from the very top. The ownership change seems to be the best thing to happened to this club and hopefully heralds the dawn of a brand new era. But either way, do I think we should be at least meeting Lambert’s form across the season at the moment? Yes, I do, though no doubt the uncertainty and mass changes which are coming has caused the final blow, not to mention Cook understandably trying to implement is preferred approach on a squad who are not match fit enough (I’d blame our fitness team/Sport’s Science approach over the players themselves) to implement it. | |
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| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 14:23 - Apr 24 with 642 views | AlanG296 |
| I for one, who will be massively surprised on 10:22 - Apr 24 by pointofblue |
Where did I say Cook’s to blame for everything and the players nothing? Just think words have power and he should be more careful, as should every manager, of what and how he says things. Personal opinion, I think he’s gone slightly too far in some conferences but others disagree - the world would be dull if we all thought the same thing and Phil would be out of a job.
I wouldn’t say Northampton was a complete surrender and was perhaps why Cook was more circumspect after the match; we at least had chances at 0-0 and 2-0; if one of those went in then maybe things would have ended differently. Wimbledon was horrific, though.
I completely agree we’ve had 20 years of mismanagement at the club and this is comes from the very top. The ownership change seems to be the best thing to happened to this club and hopefully heralds the dawn of a brand new era. But either way, do I think we should be at least meeting Lambert’s form across the season at the moment? Yes, I do, though no doubt the uncertainty and mass changes which are coming has caused the final blow, not to mention Cook understandably trying to implement is preferred approach on a squad who are not match fit enough (I’d blame our fitness team/Sport’s Science approach over the players themselves) to implement it. |
Pity we've not been allowed in for games this year. You could have led a chant of "fitness team/sports science OUT" It's easy to make excuses for players but ultimately they need as individuals to take responsibility for themselves and their performance. | | | |
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