The Avenger wrote:
Why have you brought me into this,
Can you justify your statement by quoting a post from me where I’m hinting at being “something special”!
Because you like the others mentioned talk about poor signings and this and that as if you somehow you always knew better. You didn't, you just have the benefit of hindsight. Anybody can be a Coach Hindsight, easiest job in the world. People like Mash and MC make decisions based on what they know at the time. Atoni looked a decent shout, may still be, but you are calling the club out based on what you think you know now, not what they knew then.
All players are a risk and I mean all, injuries are a killer and impossible to predict, but somehow you chose to ignore all that. It must be so frustrating to be so much more gifted than Mash and Ford yet not be a SL coach yourself.
We are not playing well, we are struggling for various reasons at present, but sporting fortunes can change overnight on the bounce of a ball. There is simply no need for the recriminations currently going on. We knew we were short of money this season, we knew we had an inexperienced coach and a thin squad, nobody hid that and most of us accept the reasons why. Do people who endlessly complain and snipe not think that those of us who stay positive don't feel the pain? Do you think we can't see that Atoni is yet to shine, we can I can assure you and it's frustrating as hell, but moaning doesn't help.
It's not just you and in a way I understand peoples despair, but when I see how hard people at the club are working it angers me when they get such unfair criticism.
Finally as regards your comments about MC, if it's any consolation on the few occasions I've met him I can't say we've bonded in a way I have with JM, different chemistry I suppose. We have not become best mates but that doesn't mean I can't respect him. As far as I'm concerned he saved the club and if he ruffles a few feathers I can live with it, I'm really not that precious.
You can either look up or look down, I chose up