Clap trap, nice one, havn't heard that one for a long time.I don't 't need to mate. I'm on about some of the claptrap you come out with.
Yeah, sorted our kidCole speaks fluent wythenshawe though :)
Spot on, some will not call the manager out but he is doing nothing to address this run.Today was horrible. That second half was the worst of the lot. Dreadful performance from the team and from Pep.
It was a lot worse when Peter Swales was around I can assure youSpot on, some will not call the manager out but he is doing nothing to address this run.
Thinking of the "injury crisis" a crisis is when you have to blood numerous youngsters and play inexperienced players
We haven't had to do that, our team sheets have been strong throughout this disastrous run. Yes there are players out of position but Pep contimues to play the same way with square pegs in round holes.
We were shit yesterday and I reckon any team in the league would have beaten that performance from us.
They could have won 4/ 5 - 1 yesterday, what the fuck did we create, again!
I'm thinking now, a lot of those big earners know they are out the door end of the season, they don't give a shit.
The euphoria over Peps extension has backfired completely.
Looks like he and half the squad were off, an unexpected u turn and he has to make do with a team that was to be broken up.
He should have been made to extend at the end of the season with a squad refresh or, announced his departure at the end of this season.
A year out of CL at this time when football finances and us in particular are under so much scrutiny will be a fucking disaster.
Good post but don’t necessarily agree with your last sentence. The club boast about huge profits and income, all our rivals have years out of the CL but they don’t collapse in a heap, plus this squad needs the dead wood shipping out and some of our academy players getting a proper chance. Basically we cut our cloth accordingly.Spot on, some will not call the manager out but he is doing nothing to address this run.
Thinking of the "injury crisis" a crisis is when you have to blood numerous youngsters and play inexperienced players
We haven't had to do that, our team sheets have been strong throughout this disastrous run. Yes there are players out of position but Pep contimues to play the same way with square pegs in round holes.
We were shit yesterday and I reckon any team in the league would have beaten that performance from us.
They could have won 4/ 5 - 1 yesterday, what the fuck did we create, again!
I'm thinking now, a lot of those big earners know they are out the door end of the season, they don't give a shit.
The euphoria over Peps extension has backfired completely.
Looks like he and half the squad were off, an unexpected u turn and he has to make do with a team that was to be broken up.
He should have been made to extend at the end of the season with a squad refresh or, announced his departure at the end of this season.
A year out of CL at this time when football finances and us in particular are under so much scrutiny will be a fucking disaster.
Don't know you know (sound like Connor Cody:-)Good post but don’t necessarily agree with your last sentence. The club boast about huge profits and income, all our rivals have years out of the CL but they don’t collapse in a heap, plus this squad needs the dead wood shipping out and some of our academy players getting a proper chance. Basically we cut our cloth accordingly.
Don't need to assure me, I saw that era too.It was a lot worse when Peter Swales was around I can assure you
All fair points, especially our match day income being a good bit behind the cartel twats.Don't know you know (sound like Connor Cody:-)
Our figures are based on outstanding team performance over the last few years, prize money, CL runs, TV exposure and the sponsorship rewards these brings.
A lot of that dissappears with a poor season.
Our match day income is nowhere near the big London Clubs and the 2 Northern glory hunting FC's
Our attempts to increase match day revenue through ticket price increases is backfiring with seats going unsold.
Who can afford £100 on Boxing Day for Dad and Lad for example, to attend a 12:30 ko to see an under performing team.
Depends on the outcome of the charges I guess but I agree to a degree that it’s not essential. It will mean spotting and buying players who can come in and do the business without spending £100m on them though. Hopefully this new DOF can do that.Good post but don’t necessarily agree with your last sentence. The club boast about huge profits and income, all our rivals have years out of the CL but they don’t collapse in a heap, plus this squad needs the dead wood shipping out and some of our academy players getting a proper chance. Basically we cut our cloth accordingly.
Absofuckinglutely. We’ve pissed so much money up the wall on shite these last few windows we really need to up our game.Depends on the outcome of the charges to an extent. I agree to a degree that it’s not essential but it will mean spotting and buying players who can come in and do the business without spending £100m on them. Hopefully this new DOF can do that. Brighton seem to find good players at low prices, Liverpool too to an extent. We need to get better at this going forward.
I still hope we will it this year,All fair points, especially our match day income being a good bit behind the cartel twats.
Like you I always had a minor panic when it looked like we may miss out on CL, but these days I don’t care that much. Plus if we are to move into a rebuilding phase the added distraction of the CL is something we can probably do without. Plus plus I want us to win the UEFA Cup to complete the set!
We used to be good at that,Depends on the outcome of the charges I guess but I agree to a degree that it’s not essential. It will mean spotting and buying players who can come in and do the business without spending £100m on them though. Hopefully this new DOF can do that.
Missing out on CL next season (despite how much some on here hate the competition) would be disastrous financially, both in the short term missing income, plus longer term due to not being able to attract the calibre of players we'll need for one of our biggest rebuilds in history. That's not even thinking about the excess seats we'll need to fill in the renewed North Stand. This club is no longer built for life outside of that competition.All fair points, especially our match day income being a good bit behind the cartel twats.
Like you I always had a minor panic when it looked like we may miss out on CL, but these days I don’t care that much. Plus if we are to move into a rebuilding phase the added distraction of the CL is something we can probably do without. Plus plus I want us to win the UEFA Cup to complete the set!
This is a very reasoned comment and pretty much how I feel about it all.
I don't think think the players have given up or don't care. A lot of them have been with us for a number of years and I am sure they consider themselves blues. But as you say they probably realize, due to a number of different factors they just can't do it/ aren't good enough to do it, at that level anymore.
Our wage bill is head and shoulders the highest in the country. Missing out on Europe at a time when we need to invest to rebuild the team is a huge problem.Good post but don’t necessarily agree with your last sentence. The club boast about huge profits and income, all our rivals have years out of the CL but they don’t collapse in a heap, plus this squad needs the dead wood shipping out and some of our academy players getting a proper chance. Basically we cut our cloth accordingly.
Keep them for a rainy day 2 or 3 seasons down the line?
Madness this.
Not one person was crying out for any of the above to play weekly instead of the regulars until this season when they’re now out of form.
And no one even asks if those above would be willing to sit in the under 23’s etc for 2 or 3 seasons waiting on their chance.
Hindsight is such a wonderful thing. And bollocks.
Keep them for a rainy day 2 or 3 seasons down the line?
Madness this.
Not one person was crying out for any of the above to play weekly instead of the regulars until this season when they’re now out of form.
And no one even asks if those above would be willing to sit in the under 23’s etc for 2 or 3 seasons waiting on their chance.
Hindsight is such a wonderful thing. And bollocks.
On the bright side, in the new year all players at all clubs are fucked. But our players are generally at a higher skill standard, hence I am confident we will pick up a decent amount of points in the new year like we usually do. We need to stop this doom loop stuff, whatever happens will happen, I will still turn up every home game even if it’s to play Rochdale in the National League.Our wage bill is head and shoulders the highest in the country. Missing out on Europe at a time when we need to invest to rebuild the team is a huge problem.
We can’t lose £100m+ of CL tv money and 6 home games and it not have a huge impact on PSR. That’s without whatever lies in story with 115 !
We are tailspinning to mid table and it’s gonna get worse in the next few weeks.
Thank fuck we picked up points at the start of the season cause I can’t see us picking any more up anytime soon.
He won't be hanging around if he continues feeding off scraps, it's absolutely pathetic how this team has suddenly become devoid of any creativity whatsoever. If this slump continues and he continues his goal drought I can see him being off in the summerI have to say fair play to Erling Haaland.
He’s blaming himself for our results according to all the back pages.
It shows firstly a degree of insight and secondly that he still loves this club and it’s manager. It’s an effort to take the pressure off Pep and shows real dignity.
He’s not throwing his toys out of the pram and wanting to abandon ship as many who support other clubs would want him to.
He’s definitely not been at his best and acknowledging this is a sign of his commitment.
Good lad!