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What you seem to fail to realise, is that bad performances are part and parcel of football for almost every club in the world.
Ye Gods!!!!
Agree with most of this, I still wish avb had been given a little more time because even disconnected I could see what he was at least trying to do, right now I really don't worry about any team managing to put 4/5 goals past us, that in itself breeds confidenceChalk & cheese in terms of personnel & playing style. I liked AVB & was glad we employed him at the time. However, his tactics became predictable & many of our games were downright boring. AsJoe Clash says, there was an element of detachment between club & fans. After Bale went, it all went belly up. It became obvious we had been very much a one man team. Whoever was responsible for squandering the Bale transfer money needs a kick in the bollocks. Too many heavy defeats ultimately did for AVB (& rightly so IMO because we became too predictable and were too easily outfought).
What we now have is a large majority of people buying into what Poch is trying to do. People are seeing the foundations of a very young, powerful & skilful squad. It's been said elsewhere but we don't have a soft side any longer. Fans are enjoying the ride again because the football is generally entertaining, we don't appear as likely to end up on the wrong end of a thrashing, we are highly capable of handing out a thrashing & the squad is only going to get better & stronger.
Wish I had such a hatred for the chavs, no idea why but I've always found them to be so plastic (even before the money) that I just don't care about them too muchAnd I also said to Millbanks that the knives wouldn't be out as I've seen enough to support his tenure now but you've conveniently left that bit out.
You asking why I slated a Spurs manager for fielding a weakened side against Woolwich who subsequently knocked us out of a cup competition as a result beggars belief!
Are you really a Spurs fan?
Do I have to point out to you that Woolwich are the enemy and any Spurs manager must pull out all of the stops to beat them no matter what?
I fucking detest them with a passion closely followed by the Chavs!
But if we dare to dream.... Is a El cup win and top 4 (or even 5th) seem more romantic and more Spurs?
Agree with all of this. I'll add also that it appears that Poch's ability to manage upwards is one of his biggest achievements so far. By upward I mean the board/Levy. Poch's fingerprints are appearing allover the club from recruitment to development squad. I feel his influence on the club is greater than "Head Coach" he appears more a "Manager".
That is some of the simplest shit statement meaning nothing I have ever read. We need to win more games but I would rather not get humiliated eight times a year. We were not competitive too much under avb.
He wasn't sacked, he walked.
Amazing how a few average age stats and a Gary Neville reach-around can alter perception . . .
i will take one less point and don't have a team that acts like a bunch of clowns in big games.
Amazing how a few average age stats and a Gary Neville reach-around can alter perception . . .
Agreed, although I think we should factor in our start this season, which was poor, as in if you only do the last 22 games it might show a different picture.
But it's not all in the points. It's the way the team are playing and it's the way we have built momentum and are now considered the form team.
