A "Group" can be drilled into a system that makes them better than the individuals within that group !

Basic : All those pro's have everything we need to succeed !

Play together - in a disciplined shape / system and we could FUNCTION better than the individual team members pay grade lol.

Absolutely every mistake on a football pitch - and I mean every mistake is when a player makes the wrong decision -
and / or tries something beyond their capabilities.

That's why a good manager / coach can drill - drill - drill a mediocre team into a much better team.

OK - I have to say this but that was.... PLAN 'A' - With Stubbs - an experienced coach - and his very experienced team drilling the squad into a better fighting force ( on a budget )

I was the only fan who attended the Newcastle game at home ( I went to the away one too btw ) - and the home match was special ! We lost but we played well.

The away match was awful !

No - the players are good enough - the coaching / management isn't good enough !

The players were good enough against Newcastle at home - sadly the coach that motivated that performance was sacked but given time he would have reproduced that level of performance - and given money within this last window we'd be fine !

But without AS we lost Izzy and now we haven't even got a coach.

You can only conclude that TS has accepted relegation when AS was sacked because TS was never going to finance a "championship" side - we can't afford one.

Just wish TS had given AS a first window and the time to enhance the playing staff into functioning even better than the Newcastle match....as a group !