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There is only one person at fault for the problems we are having and its down to TH & he should officallly put the club up for sale as its apparent he doesn't want fund us at championship level.
Calm down
There is only one person at fault for the problems we are having and its down to TH & he should officallly put the club up for sale as its apparent he doesn't want fund us at championship level.
Spender doesn't count. He has always been like that.
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Neil is a top manager and I want him to be here for a long time. But I stand by the thread I put up the other day. Something is wrong, the injuries to Maguire and Bodin have depressed him, he knows they can't be replaced and his mood is passing on to the team. He has even alluded to this himself in the LEP article yesterday after I said it.
Long season ahead.
Long season ahead.
Too right, the last time he had a positive cell in his body was when he stuck his finger in a plug socket !!
Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand. Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
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I think most have understood what the problem has been for quite some time and have been extremely patient with their understanding!
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I get the impression he's pissed off as he hasn't been able to bring in the players he wanted to.
I don't blame him either.
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I begin to wonder if there is a difference in the backing AN thought he would get and the reality of what he actually is getting?
So my take on things...
Pre-season we looked really good. Then we lost the two players who made us look so good. The next best player in pre-season was Horgan who has also gone ( his choice though)
Add that to the failure of the owner to sanction the correct bid for our number 2 target after not even allowing us to bid for our manager/advisors number 1 attacking target has left the manager more than a little pissed off. I think the losses of Bodin and Maguire to injury have affected the players as it was clear to all and sundry that they were the two that would be firing us up the table.
As a team we have performed poorly in 6 halves of football; 1st half Swansea, 2nd half Stoke, Norwich and today.
We have a very talented squad and a lot of these lads clearly have the potential to play at the next level but when most of them have just committed themselves to the club only to see the owner fail to match that level of commitment is it any wonder they are underperforming?
You lot know I am usually a glass half full sort of person and I don't for one minute think that we will be in any danger of being relegated but I think this will be the last season we see the likes of Davies, Maguire and Pearson in a North End shirt if something doesn't change.
Pre-season we looked really good. Then we lost the two players who made us look so good. The next best player in pre-season was Horgan who has also gone ( his choice though)
Add that to the failure of the owner to sanction the correct bid for our number 2 target after not even allowing us to bid for our manager/advisors number 1 attacking target has left the manager more than a little pissed off. I think the losses of Bodin and Maguire to injury have affected the players as it was clear to all and sundry that they were the two that would be firing us up the table.
As a team we have performed poorly in 6 halves of football; 1st half Swansea, 2nd half Stoke, Norwich and today.
We have a very talented squad and a lot of these lads clearly have the potential to play at the next level but when most of them have just committed themselves to the club only to see the owner fail to match that level of commitment is it any wonder they are underperforming?
You lot know I am usually a glass half full sort of person and I don't for one minute think that we will be in any danger of being relegated but I think this will be the last season we see the likes of Davies, Maguire and Pearson in a North End shirt if something doesn't change.
Just quoting a lyric, Witch Hunt by Rush!
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Haha, I have yes. Football and social media, particularly Twitter, is a toxic combination which seems to attract packs of numbskulls like shit attracts flies.
I recently read 'Origin' by Dan Brown. Essentially the main character (*spoiler alert*) predicts that by 2050, the human race will be superseded by a human-digital hybrid that is constantly online and interconnected with one another in a Matrix style dimension.....
Judging by some of the abuse directed at players, manger, owner, kit man after every defeat, I couldn't think of anything worse.
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And the lyric was fine! Great words!
Me too.
And I wonder how much more of the frustration of managing with one arm tied behind his back he's prepared to put up with before he becomes tempted by the inevitable offers which will come his way. He's a good manager who deserves the backing of the owner but without it who would really blame him for moving on to bigger and better things.
We live in hope.
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Good assessment of the situation paddy but my real worry now is how will these very young talented players will react in a struggling side.
I think we will be ok. Let's get Leeds and Bolton out of the way then there is an international break I believe.?
I'd like to see the club take the players away for a training camp. Have a bit of fun and try and get some of that team spirit back.
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And we had it.
Looks like we've lost it between the Oldham game and now though...
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And with all the comments about McLaren getting the heave ho at QPR; we are a point ahead of them. The loan signing of Wells from the Dingles and Hemed from Brighton might well save his bacon!
The investment does not match the fans ambition but there's nothing new there. TH is clearly controlling the purse strings and making things difficult for AN.
He's not really had this problem before as he was well backed at Norwich but still got the push.
I'm following with interest what genuine moves we make to sign a quality striker before the loan window closes. I fear it will be a disappointment. It's what I've come to expect at PNE.
The investment does not match the fans ambition but there's nothing new there. TH is clearly controlling the purse strings and making things difficult for AN.
He's not really had this problem before as he was well backed at Norwich but still got the push.
I'm following with interest what genuine moves we make to sign a quality striker before the loan window closes. I fear it will be a disappointment. It's what I've come to expect at PNE.