Yep same I don’t think there’s much in way of gritted teeth really. A small minority putting emphasis on the enforced changes (or, on the other side, weirdly keen to dig other people out) but most folk just seem very happy with an unexpected win and a great shot at staying up, as it should be.
I was 50/50 on Smith up until the United game when I thought he’d utterly lost it and needed to be replaced. Huge thanks to him for what he’s achieved in the last few games to get us where we are but I’m still falling on the side of upgrading if that’s possible and we stay up. If we stay up and we couldn’t upgrade then he would stay. If we go down then he should go.
If, and it's a big if, we survive playing as we did last night then it will prove, to me anyway, that the players are behind him which I really thought they weren't. That, going forward is a big plus.
Quote from: dave shelley on July 22, 2020, 01:35:48 PMIf, and it's a big if, we survive playing as we did last night then it will prove, to me anyway, that the players are behind him which I really thought they weren't. That, going forward is a big plus.That's a very good point. Like you, I thought the poor, listless performances both before and immediately after the break showed that the players had lost faith in him. But the last three or four games show that even if that was true, he's got them back. Fair play to him.
Quote from: hilts_coolerking on July 22, 2020, 01:39:41 PMQuote from: dave shelley on July 22, 2020, 01:35:48 PMIf, and it's a big if, we survive playing as we did last night then it will prove, to me anyway, that the players are behind him which I really thought they weren't. That, going forward is a big plus.That's a very good point. Like you, I thought the poor, listless performances both before and immediately after the break showed that the players had lost faith in him. But the last three or four games show that even if that was true, he's got them back. Fair play to him.Last 3, the one before that was the worst performance under him by a log way.
Quote from: paul_e on July 22, 2020, 01:42:39 PMQuote from: hilts_coolerking on July 22, 2020, 01:39:41 PMQuote from: dave shelley on July 22, 2020, 01:35:48 PMIf, and it's a big if, we survive playing as we did last night then it will prove, to me anyway, that the players are behind him which I really thought they weren't. That, going forward is a big plus.That's a very good point. Like you, I thought the poor, listless performances both before and immediately after the break showed that the players had lost faith in him. But the last three or four games show that even if that was true, he's got them back. Fair play to him.Last 3, the one before that was the worst performance under him by a log way.Yes, the performances were wooden. Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
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Quote from: Alex77 on July 22, 2020, 01:48:46 PMQuote from: paul_e on July 22, 2020, 01:42:39 PMQuote from: hilts_coolerking on July 22, 2020, 01:39:41 PMQuote from: dave shelley on July 22, 2020, 01:35:48 PMIf, and it's a big if, we survive playing as we did last night then it will prove, to me anyway, that the players are behind him which I really thought they weren't. That, going forward is a big plus.That's a very good point. Like you, I thought the poor, listless performances both before and immediately after the break showed that the players had lost faith in him. But the last three or four games show that even if that was true, he's got them back. Fair play to him.Last 3, the one before that was the worst performance under him by a log way.Yes, the performances were wooden. Or am I barking up the wrong tree?The last 3 games have been akin to must win games and we've played well in them. Maybe Smith's had a change of attitude.
Oh FFS, just when I was having a good day.