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Author Topic: Anyone starting to get worried?  (Read 219823 times)

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1935 on: June 27, 2020, 02:50:09 PM »
Anyone starting to accept the inevitable?

Yes been there a while now. It’s quite peaceful

Offline Villan82

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1936 on: June 27, 2020, 02:54:05 PM »
During the discussions over resuming the season, Purslow described relegation as a "£200m disaster"

If that is the case, why are he and our owners just sitting back and watching us drive at high speed towards a cliff?

Purslow sticking by Smith has been such a disappointing aspect of this season. It's like we accept our fate instead of showing relegation is simply not acceptable.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1937 on: June 27, 2020, 02:54:38 PM »
Fat lady currently clearing her throat

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1938 on: June 27, 2020, 03:42:39 PM »
Starting to question Purslow too tbh. Smith should have been potted at Christmas at the latest. To keep the club teetering on the brink with no time to save it is unforgiveable for someone in his position.

We can all see it. It's been like a slow moving car crash for months! Not even a glimmer of improvement ANYWHERE - Tactics, fitness, commitment, game management... It's all going backwards if anything!

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1939 on: June 27, 2020, 03:55:39 PM »
Starting to question Purslow too tbh. Smith should have been potted at Christmas at the latest. To keep the club teetering on the brink with no time to save it is unforgiveable for someone in his position.

We can all see it. It's been like a slow moving car crash for months! Not even a glimmer of improvement ANYWHERE - Tactics, fitness, commitment, game management... It's all going backwards if anything!

In clubs defence we did pick up after the Watford horror show. 7 points from Burnley, Watford and Brighton and also got to the couple final.

Writing was on the wall after losing to Southampton and Leicester though and I do think club would've probably sacked him if we'd lose to Chelsea in mid March. We didn't have another game for three weeks at that point.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1940 on: June 27, 2020, 03:58:13 PM »
2 point from 12 in a 10 game curtailed season only points in one direction.

« Last Edit: June 27, 2020, 04:00:14 PM by olaftab »

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1941 on: June 27, 2020, 03:59:40 PM »
Maybe a rename “Anyone else just resigned to the inevitable?”

Offline Villan82

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1942 on: June 27, 2020, 04:17:01 PM »
Starting to question Purslow too tbh. Smith should have been potted at Christmas at the latest. To keep the club teetering on the brink with no time to save it is unforgiveable for someone in his position.

We can all see it. It's been like a slow moving car crash for months! Not even a glimmer of improvement ANYWHERE - Tactics, fitness, commitment, game management... It's all going backwards if anything!

In clubs defence we did pick up after the Watford horror show. 7 points from Burnley, Watford and Brighton and also got to the couple final.

Writing was on the wall after losing to Southampton and Leicester though and I do think club would've probably sacked him if we'd lose to Chelsea in mid March. We didn't have another game for three weeks at that point.

The cup final was the last thing we needed. Honestly, would take having 3 extra points in the league in exchange for qualifying for the league cup final. Solidifying as a premier league club should have been the priority.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1943 on: June 27, 2020, 04:21:02 PM »
For all his faults (and there were many), Ellis would not have allowed this situation to be prolonged - he would have fired Dean before Christmas. Not sure why Purslow and the owners are so reluctant to pull the trigger, especially given their stated goals for the club.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1944 on: June 27, 2020, 04:28:03 PM »
Correct. Ellis would have fired him and hired someone equally as inept. Let’s not go down this path again.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1945 on: June 27, 2020, 04:29:31 PM »
Correct. Ellis would have fired him and hired someone equally as inept. Let’s not go down this path again.
That's basically what we do now when we fire managers.  It's almost as if Doug was still with us...

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1946 on: June 27, 2020, 04:33:53 PM »
The really annoying thing is that in spite of how terrible we are we don’t need much to stay up. Really any manager who could organise a team would have a chance even now. We just appear to have accepted our fate and are allowing Dean to relegate us.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1947 on: June 27, 2020, 04:36:01 PM »
Correct. Ellis would have fired him and hired someone equally as inept. Let’s not go down this path again.
That's basically what we do now when we fire managers.  It's almost as if Doug was still with us...

Ha, yeh maybe his ghost is still pulling the strings.

Offline CT Villan

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1948 on: June 27, 2020, 04:41:13 PM »
I don't think Dean is inept, he got us promoted and earned the right to have a crack at the Premier League. That hasn't worked out though and he should have been removed in December when it was clear to all that it wasn't working. That fault lies at Purslow's and/or the owner's doors. Not to mention the shit-show that Suso manufactured.

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Re: Anyone starting to get worried?
« Reply #1949 on: June 27, 2020, 08:12:49 PM »
Unless Purslow picks the team and organised training and tactics of course it’s his fault!!! It’s partly his fault for not sacking Dean at Christmas, who has looked lost for most of the season.

 


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