Kosh
'The' Yaztromo
The latest Ole Vicente thread has got me thinking, seriously thinking, about where the club are heading in the next two/three seasons? I've looked, as have many doubtless, at our run in and I'm not terribly confident regarding our survival. I must stress this is not a we're going down 'angry' rant thread, but more a realistic reflection regarding our stated ambitions and apparent realities.
On the pitch we seemingly lack fight and too many of our key defenders have seen too many winters. We don't score goals either; sigh - it's a near perfect recipe for relegation.
I accept that we will continue to attempt to bring youth through our wonderful academy, yet surely this must be supplemented by experience?!? - this is the area that concerns me - we no longer seem willing to speculate on 'older' or even proven 'top level' players, to play alongside some of our talented youngsters.
I realise this has been a 'bad' season and Tony has seemingly moved to arrest the slide with regard to player recruitment, but signing L1 ready players like Leon Best (not wishing to sound harsh) et al. strikes of cash flow problems or perhaps a real reluctance to pour more money into a bottomless pit.
I don't know, I seriously don't - No question even the bad times are good, or at the very least better than they were, but I've got a sinking feeling and it's not terribly pleasant is it?!?
I guess the days of a fit Orlandi, signings like Buckley (from one of our rivals) and those moments like Vicente could provide are as dead and buried as our chances of Premier League football, or what's more - exciting and 'business end' football.
Never mind
Kosh
On the pitch we seemingly lack fight and too many of our key defenders have seen too many winters. We don't score goals either; sigh - it's a near perfect recipe for relegation.
I accept that we will continue to attempt to bring youth through our wonderful academy, yet surely this must be supplemented by experience?!? - this is the area that concerns me - we no longer seem willing to speculate on 'older' or even proven 'top level' players, to play alongside some of our talented youngsters.
I realise this has been a 'bad' season and Tony has seemingly moved to arrest the slide with regard to player recruitment, but signing L1 ready players like Leon Best (not wishing to sound harsh) et al. strikes of cash flow problems or perhaps a real reluctance to pour more money into a bottomless pit.
I don't know, I seriously don't - No question even the bad times are good, or at the very least better than they were, but I've got a sinking feeling and it's not terribly pleasant is it?!?
I guess the days of a fit Orlandi, signings like Buckley (from one of our rivals) and those moments like Vicente could provide are as dead and buried as our chances of Premier League football, or what's more - exciting and 'business end' football.
Never mind
Kosh