I really enjoyed 03/04 (even though we went down, we still gave it a great go when we had absolutely no money) and 08/09 too. Basically, both full seasons under both Adams and Pearson I really enjoyed, still have a lot of time for both of them.
Andy King with 4 years.
I haven't really enjoyed it since we started having such a high turnover of players. Which is clearly intertwined with the managers. Who is our longest serving player as a first teamer? Andy King with 4 years. Then who?
Plus it feels like a long time since we've had a player who cares about the club. But I'm not sure whether it's just that those days are gone.
We are already there and we have been for some time, I'm afraid. It will probably work out alright in the end. I feel as though we are where QPR were two or three seasons ago before they realised what they needed was a Warnock to do the job.
But all in all I don't like where we are as a club. When we were skint and struggling I enjoyed it more than I do now simply because I still felt as though the club belonged to me a little bit. I was deluding myself of course, but with this lot in charge throwing their cash about I feel detached from the club. The illusion of belonging has disappeared. Unfortunately I was hooked long ago.
I can't help but feel that any success we get from spending all of the owners' money will feel hollow compared to the successes of Little, O'Neill, Adams and Pearson. Maybe it's because I'm getting older and football isn't as important to me as it once was. Maybe it's because I feel a bit down about things after Saturday and now tonight. It could well all be sulky bollocks. I'll tell you if and when we win something.
I haven't really enjoyed it since we started having such a high turnover of players. Which is clearly intertwined with the managers. Who is our longest serving player as a first teamer? Andy King with 4 years. Then who?
Plus it feels like a long time since we've had a player who cares about the club. But I'm not sure whether it's just that those days are gone.
We are already there and we have been for some time, I'm afraid. It will probably work out alright in the end. I feel as though we are where QPR were two or three seasons ago before they realised what they needed was a Warnock to do the job.
But all in all I don't like where we are as a club. When we were skint and struggling I enjoyed it more than I do now simply because I still felt as though the club belonged to me a little bit. I was deluding myself of course, but with this lot in charge throwing their cash about I feel detached from the club. The illusion of belonging has disappeared. Unfortunately I was hooked long ago.
I can't help but feel that any success we get from spending all of the owners' money will feel hollow compared to the successes of Little, O'Neill, Adams and Pearson. Maybe it's because I'm getting older and football isn't as important to me as it once was. Maybe it's because I feel a bit down about things after Saturday and now tonight. It could well all be sulky bollocks. I'll tell you if and when we win something.
'customer' enjoying a 'matchday experience'
What a day to give up drinking red wine!
he's sacked for being 2 points off the play-offs with 33 games to go.
Is Conrad Logan at the club? If so, he'll be in his fifth millennium as back-up keeper.
Is Conrad Logan at the club? If so, he'll be in his fifth millennium as back-up keeper.
What a day to give up drinking red wine!
Yes, and i've got a feeling Mark Hughes could be the next Manager.
Yes, and i've got a feeling Mark Hughes could be the next Manager.
I agree.
I just want a manager who is "ours," you know, who stays at the club for years, even through bad times, but obviously leads us to success also. Someone like what Matt Gillies was, but in my lifetime. Maybe that's naive in the modern game and maybe it's baseless romantic hooey, but I just feel like the club is an identity as a supporter and I want people at the club who are part of that.
I thought Pearson was going to be that, but he was treated like **** and forced out, then I hoped SGE would be that, but now he's sacked for being 2 points off the play-offs with 33 games to go.
P | Pld | Pts | |
1 | Manchester C | 9 | 23 |
2 | Liverpool | 9 | 22 |
3 | Arsenal | 9 | 18 |
4 | Aston Villa | 9 | 18 |
5 | Chelsea | 9 | 17 |
6 | Brighton | 9 | 16 |
7 | Nottm F | 9 | 16 |
8 | Tottenham | 9 | 13 |
9 | Brentford | 9 | 13 |
10 | Fulham | 9 | 12 |
11 | Bournemouth | 9 | 12 |
12 | Newcastle | 9 | 12 |
13 | West Ham | 9 | 11 |
14 | Manchester U | 9 | 11 |
15 | Leicester | 9 | 9 |
16 | Everton | 9 | 9 |
17 | Palace | 9 | 6 |
18 | Ipswich | 9 | 4 |
19 | Wolves | 9 | 2 |
20 | Southampton | 9 | 1 |