| McKenna & the Spirit 16:02 - Jan 25 with 1996 views | cressi |
Has McKenna killed the spirit in dropping players who got us where we are and because he has paid decent or big money for players feel the obligation to play them. A heavy defeat today will really knock our confidence. |  | | |  |
| McKenna & the Spirit on 16:06 - Jan 25 with 1906 views | Blueschev |
I don’t think so. It was obvious we needed to strengthen, the issue is that the gulf in quality is just so big. The last game and a half it has looked as though the opposition has two extra players. It would no doubt be much worse had we kept last season’s squad. |  | | |
| McKenna & the Spirit on 16:06 - Jan 25 with 1892 views | Scuzzer |
You're gonna get slated for saying things like that. |  |
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| McKenna & the Spirit on 16:06 - Jan 25 with 1873 views | Vic |
No!
And yes, another defeat will knock our confidence. For that reason alone the game against Saints because almost a must win game. If we don’t I fear we’ll really struggle mentally for the rest of the season. |  |
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| McKenna & the Spirit on 16:07 - Jan 25 with 1876 views | Illinoisblue |
Spirit alone won’t keep us up, either. |  |
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| McKenna & the Spirit on 16:07 - Jan 25 with 1860 views | Whos_blue |
You mean playing a L1/Champ team in the Prem?
We are just not in the same league as Liverpool/City.
I don't see any issue with the spirit. I think any team would be flat after conceding 9 goals in one and a half matches.
These results were always going to come.
It's what happens next week that really matters. |  |
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| McKenna & the Spirit (n/t) on 16:07 - Jan 25 with 1854 views | SaffronWaldenBlues |
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| McKenna & the Spirit on 16:08 - Jan 25 with 1806 views | pointofblue |
| McKenna & the Spirit on 16:07 - Jan 25 by Illinoisblue |
Spirit alone won’t keep us up, either. |
If we're going to embarrass ourselves, we may as well let the players who got us here have the opportunity to do it. I've said it for a while but only Cajuste and Delap (though both have tailed off of late) seem to be acceptable upgrades on who we had before. | |
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| McKenna & the Spirit on 16:10 - Jan 25 with 1764 views | TheBoyBlue |
I expect the spirit has been sapped by one and a half games of us chasing two of the best teams on top of their game.
Not saying that Southampton is a home banker (no game ever is for us, especially at this level), but it's probably the best possible game following these two. [Post edited 25 Jan 16:10]
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| McKenna & the Spirit on 16:10 - Jan 25 with 1762 views | SaffronWaldenBlues |
Yes and no. The issue is when you recruit a lot of players, a lot of them will have a one season mindset when coming into a promoted team and a few will be expecting to play somewhere else next season. Whether they say they are sold on a long term vision or not in interviews is irrelevant, they are footballers and all say that.
I think we know the manager won’t be here next season either, which is another problem in terms of motivation to fight to stay up. | |
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| McKenna & the Spirit on 16:11 - Jan 25 with 1719 views | Nutkins_Return |
Sorry are you actually saying we would have been better to play last year's squad? We would be hammered every week. Don't lose touch with reality playing two of the best teams in world football back to back. | |
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| McKenna & the Spirit on 16:13 - Jan 25 with 1669 views | stonojnr |
One word answer, no | | | |
| McKenna & the Spirit on 16:22 - Jan 25 with 1582 views | Smoresy |
Belief and spirit doesn't conquer all, sadly. We weren't playing anywhere close to the level of PL opposition last season. | | | |
| McKenna & the Spirit on 16:24 - Jan 25 with 1550 views | Stewart27 |
No | | | |
| McKenna & the Spirit on 00:02 - Jan 26 with 1326 views | Nutkins_Return |
| McKenna & the Spirit on 16:08 - Jan 25 by pointofblue |
If we're going to embarrass ourselves, we may as well let the players who got us here have the opportunity to do it. I've said it for a while but only Cajuste and Delap (though both have tailed off of late) seem to be acceptable upgrades on who we had before. |
Saying it before didn't make it right either time. Absolutely bonkers not to think O'Shea and Greaves are upgrades (even if you only felt for squad). Philogene and Enciso are going to be big for us.
People genuinely forget that our defence and keeper were questioned quite a lot last season. We conceded a lot of goals.
And nobody (football management team) goes into a season or decides part way through "oh well if we're going to embarrass ourselves let's do it with...". What an awful and unprofessional attitude that would be. You are essentially questioning the ambition of trying to get better, investing to improve. Even if we don't succeed quite clearly that is the correct thing to do. And in your scenario you really think the fans would accept that "I'm glad we didn't buy players and played last season's team now we are getting beaten every week". Be serious. Think about what you are saying. I tell you one thing, last season's players wouldn't thank anyone for not bringing quality to the squad and team. Nobody wants to lose every week and not strive for better. | |
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| McKenna & the Spirit on 01:14 - Jan 26 with 1180 views | pointofblue |
| McKenna & the Spirit on 00:02 - Jan 26 by Nutkins_Return |
Saying it before didn't make it right either time. Absolutely bonkers not to think O'Shea and Greaves are upgrades (even if you only felt for squad). Philogene and Enciso are going to be big for us.
People genuinely forget that our defence and keeper were questioned quite a lot last season. We conceded a lot of goals.
And nobody (football management team) goes into a season or decides part way through "oh well if we're going to embarrass ourselves let's do it with...". What an awful and unprofessional attitude that would be. You are essentially questioning the ambition of trying to get better, investing to improve. Even if we don't succeed quite clearly that is the correct thing to do. And in your scenario you really think the fans would accept that "I'm glad we didn't buy players and played last season's team now we are getting beaten every week". Be serious. Think about what you are saying. I tell you one thing, last season's players wouldn't thank anyone for not bringing quality to the squad and team. Nobody wants to lose every week and not strive for better. |
For the squad, in terms of depth, I think every signing has been an upgrade. Even Clarke, who I don't think has been utilised as his form of play doesn't really match the tactical approach. | |
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| McKenna & the Spirit on 01:56 - Jan 26 with 1097 views | berkstractorboy |
Some fans we are, change the team and we are harming spirit, play those same players that got us up and we get hammered every week and KMc gets blamed for our recruitment and not giving it a go! Every week a different sections of fans are just finding reasons to be negative.
I am not saying you are as you raise a discussion, but being realistic a potential change to squad unity will be a consequence of recruiting PL quality, especially as the gulf between weekly wages will grow between players. This is no way on KMc, just the opposite he is trying to get in the right characters and possibly at the detriment to some quality we might have gone for with an attitude that doesn't match what the club wants.
I think the fans getting behind the team and players when its getting tough and mistakes are made might just help with keeping the spirit up. | | | |
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