Failure ? What Failure ?

[The Fighting Cock]

How more ‘Spursy’ could it get ? An entire 38 game campaign hinges on two results on the final day of the season. Win and hope that Woolwich don’t and we finish fourth, AVB is a hero, and the press dig into a slice of humble pie. Fail to win, or indeed win, and see Dial Square beat Newcastle and we finish fifth, AVB is crap, and the media sharpen their knives for an all together much different reason. Its [...]

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[Mrs Perryman]

Great article which sums exactly what this season has been all about. Unrealistic expectations are fuelled by the media and our own hopes I suppose.
The loss of so many key players was inevitably going to have an impact sooner or later. Lennon didn't get a mention, and IMO, even if he wasn't at his best, when he wasn't in the side, we lost a natural balance to the team.
My issue is that we always seem to be in transition, either bedding in new players or a new manager or getting over the loss of a key player (Carrick/Berbatov/Modric/Bale?). Maybe, just maybe, next year we can really build on the experiences of this season and actually win something/get top 4.

 

[ArtyB]

We've had a great season, but it's soured by the fact that those cunts up the road have had a slightly better one.

 

[pleb]

We've had a great season, but it's soured by the fact that those cunts up the road have had a slightly better one.

Our season would have been better if we had secured the players we needed: This only emphasises to LEVY and His Board that these players have to be bought if we are going to progress further

 

[Audere]

Nice piece. Sums it up perfectly.