FantasyFox
New Member
Hello TB'ers,
Having read the posts on this site for a good few years now, I've decided to post. Not wanting to start another thread about who will take over as manager, I'd like to find out what people think we a manager or new squad or even if it matters, it's mostly luck anyhow.
Who is to blame for the shocking football that we have had to endure over the years since O'Neill left and particularly recently? The managers or the players?
Even the mediocre players during the O'Neill era have been/were successful not because they were gifted but because they had learnt that the will to win, passion, determination, the refusal to give up resulted in successes beyond their talent deserved and they learnt to apply this for every game. The Fergusons and O'Neills of this world are the managers that understand this. The O'Neill years were full of players that had this ethos. Was that luck or something that O'Neill planned?
Since O'Neill left we've had some players with a history of success, including England internationals (Keown? Wise?) that came here and were bonk. Were these players over the hill, undermotivated, rubbish or mismanaged. We've all seen glimpses of the talent in the present squad produced in big games, cup matches (Villa) and against strong sides (Watford) AND we've all seen the lacklustre pish we get served up for the rest of it.
Do we need new players that can consistently perform to a high standard or do we need a manager that can motivate this rabble to greater efforts? I thought MA2 was on the right road but obviously MM thought he was a mentalist....the ideal requirement to manage under MM in my opinion.
I think we have the core of a good team all we need now is a motivator, someone with spirit, zest, lemon freshness. Someone like Graham Taylor.:icon_roll
Does anyone think that if O'Neill came back he could take this squad and get us promoted? Does anyone care anymore? I need a crap and my typing finger is bleeding. Maybe that's for another thread.
Having read the posts on this site for a good few years now, I've decided to post. Not wanting to start another thread about who will take over as manager, I'd like to find out what people think we a manager or new squad or even if it matters, it's mostly luck anyhow.
Who is to blame for the shocking football that we have had to endure over the years since O'Neill left and particularly recently? The managers or the players?
Even the mediocre players during the O'Neill era have been/were successful not because they were gifted but because they had learnt that the will to win, passion, determination, the refusal to give up resulted in successes beyond their talent deserved and they learnt to apply this for every game. The Fergusons and O'Neills of this world are the managers that understand this. The O'Neill years were full of players that had this ethos. Was that luck or something that O'Neill planned?
Since O'Neill left we've had some players with a history of success, including England internationals (Keown? Wise?) that came here and were bonk. Were these players over the hill, undermotivated, rubbish or mismanaged. We've all seen glimpses of the talent in the present squad produced in big games, cup matches (Villa) and against strong sides (Watford) AND we've all seen the lacklustre pish we get served up for the rest of it.
Do we need new players that can consistently perform to a high standard or do we need a manager that can motivate this rabble to greater efforts? I thought MA2 was on the right road but obviously MM thought he was a mentalist....the ideal requirement to manage under MM in my opinion.
I think we have the core of a good team all we need now is a motivator, someone with spirit, zest, lemon freshness. Someone like Graham Taylor.:icon_roll
Does anyone think that if O'Neill came back he could take this squad and get us promoted? Does anyone care anymore? I need a crap and my typing finger is bleeding. Maybe that's for another thread.
