Originally Posted by
ragingpup
Get your point but how is saying the obvious in public, that some of the players are not good enough for the championship taking the emotion out of it? We all know this, and the released list would speak that for him anyway.
Don't get me wrong, I am totally behind Matt and hope that his approach does as he says but am also aware that we can't afford even part of a team with the technical ability that can compete on football alone at this level, unless there is something agreed with TS that we aren't aware of re: the budget. Therefore the semblence of a team that performs better than the sum of their parts is surely going to have to continue. But creating and maintaining the kind of culture and ethic of a squad that we have become used to is in itself very difficult and whilst I hope Matty has all this under control, it shouldn't be taken for granted.
Matt said himself that us staying up had very little to do with himself. Quite admirably modest and also correct. He inherited and benefitted a culture that was instrumental in achieving this, and I am just concerned that his comments could indicate a delusion that better players can be brought in within our budget to achieve his aims whilst showing a willingness to speak words to the press that can impact a tight culture.