 | Forum Reply | Persistant negativity and derision at 09:52 6 Feb 2025
I think the best explanation is to dive into the fundamentals of human psychology. We all 'love' our club, to us it's almost akin to a loved one. I believe we are witnessing a dramtic downturn in fortunes - and therefore could be seen to be exhibiting the classic 5 stages of grief. With a supporter base of thousands of course, we will all be in different stages. But I'd go for how I perceive the majority. We've gone through the denial - "It's only Man City, this wont define our season. We are competitive in all our games. It's just a few silly mistakes that are costing us" etc etc. I would say the majority are very much in the anger stage. Fans are lashing out and the air is starting to become a bit toxic. We're blaming individual players and the manager. Some of us have even moved on to bargaining - "It's all the housery", "It'll all be fine if we beat Wolves ands Leicester" And maybe some of us have even moved into acceptance. Now obviously I'm generalising massively here and situations can change very quickly in football. I don't want to be all negative and say that we are as good as relegated already (because we aren't). But I am a realist and I must says it's not looking good right now. I do struggle to see how we are going to stay up. Of course I hope we can turn it around as we all must do. However the good news is that if/once we get past this, the only way is up and we move towards acceptance of our fate - and then the mood will lighten up and the toxicity will subside as we enjoy the ride and look forward to next season. https://camronsgift.org/cdn/shop/articles/5_stages_of_grief.png?v=1698507413 [Post edited 6 Feb 9:54]
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 | Forum Reply | Godfrey at 11:19 4 Feb 2025
Based on his first touch in the last game he played where everything pinged off him like a trampoline, definitely not! |
 | Forum Reply | ferguson to west ham at 15:41 3 Feb 2025
Also for them to consider us I imagine they would have demanded he be first choice striker - which with Delap isn't going to happen. They wouldn't be happy with him playing only 30 minutes every week. West Ham are short on strikers with Antonio out for the season, Bowen not being a natural number 9, and Fullkrug not favoured - so good chance Ferguson will be first choice for them. |
 | Forum Thread | Wet Spam have recalled Ward-Prowse at 13:19 3 Feb 2025
Worth a bid? 30 years old, great prem experience, fantastic set-piece delivery. Would prefer him to Downes. Not sure if the Hammers have brought him back to play though under the new manager. |
 | Forum Reply | Assume we have the money for one more big signing. Where do you spend it? at 12:00 23 Jan 2025
I do agree we probably need one of each. We could perhaps do with a reasonable striker on loan from outside the prem. But if I had to pick one for a marquee signing, I'd go for the central midfielder. We desperately need to add legs to our central midfield. A box to box type player - essentially another Cajuste. Cajuste can't manage 90 minutes. Morsey is a good ball-winner and ball-retainer and a decent passer, but too slow to get up and down the field at this level. Phillips isn't that quick either, great on the ball but not so great off it. And Taylor isn't good enough with the ball. Its obvious when we break that the midfield struggle to get up to support the forwards, and so many of our attacks break down that way as Hutchinson or Delap have no support and end up surrounded trying to beat 2 or 3 players. Add another dynamic premier-quality midfielder and we stay up I think. |
 | Forum Thread | On the plus side... at 19:16 19 Jan 2025
If Daniel Levy was thinking of giving Keiran a call this evening...he might be thinking twice about it now... |
 | Forum Reply | Phillogene alternative at 15:53 12 Jan 2025
Nobody addressing the elephant in the room? Absolute sicknote! |
 | Forum Reply | Could it be Villa holding up the Philogene deal? at 22:49 11 Jan 2025
And a song, as it seems like every Philogene thread has to have one now. Philogene is not our player Villa's a club who claim that Malen's the one But that deal is not yet done Jaden says we are the one But the deal is not yet done (hee heeeee) |
 | Forum Reply | Any idea of when we’ll see Jayden holding the Town shirt at 16:44 9 Jan 2025
We always seem to do our unveiling photoshoots really late in the evening. Whether that's to stop the public on stadium tours and those in Planet Blue seeing I don't know. But you look at most of our signings and their first shirt pictures all seem to have been done when it's dark outside. |
 | Forum Reply | We should go after Franjo Ivanovic this window at 11:35 3 Jan 2025
Doesn't fit our recruitment model though. We only target players who are either English, Fluent English-speaking, or have spent significant time in England. Don't know how his English is - but he wouldn't meet the criteria on the other fronts. |
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