Romared Match Thoughts Barnsley v Blackpool

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No doubt there's more to this than Collins alone Pass I'll agree with you that the support system hasn't been there .

Before Kitching went the recruitment was done on a budget of practicality nothing and when Kitching did go the window shut leaving what ever that transfer fee paid unused and that's me assuming there's anything in the Kitching money to spend which isn't necessarily a fact .

However we had Duff last season doing a way better job on two bob despite the clowns behind the scenes , a far harder job too given he walked in to a relegated squad , the fans demoralised and practically everyone who could bring in revenue up for sale .

By comparison Collins walked in to a totally more positive situation and he's had a detrimental effect on proceedings .

The nature of his mistakes are where I'm at , even with a young and inexperienced new defence it still didn't have to be this way in my opinion .

The football in that first half yesterday was absolutely dreadful and it was down to him why that happened and nobody else .

The Posh and Oxford home defeats I'm thinking he's going to learn , I didn't see the Pompey game so can't comment too much but 0-3 down after 15 minutes tells it's own story .

Yesterday clearly told me he hadn't learned anything at all and I'm saying he isn't going to either and there's no point in pursuing with him any longer .

Yourself and your mate are out there grafting and you have a kid with you who continually keeps fecking up there's only so much you can put that down to learning , at some point he's got to go .

Yesterday was that moment for me with Collins .

In mitigation it could be argued that in the aftermath of a play off final defeat, there's the inevitable hang over and morale in the camp is naturally down. Couple that with losing your leader and captain on the pitch, then the head coach (who the players put so much faith in) and his sidekick leaves, then the grandad of the squad (Norwood) leaves on the eve of the new season. There's also the EFL charge looming. Ok, it wasn't as bad as the previous summer granted, but not an ideal situation for Collins to walk into.

I doubt that there was an aura of positivity within the club based on the setbacks that I've pointed out since May 29th. We as fans can vouch for that. On the eve of this season there were mixed feelings, to say the least, among the supporters. It's been no picnic this summer is all I'm saying.

The start to this season has been better than I anticipated. I predicted (prior to the first game) us in 7th or 8th next April. I anticipated a bad start with the outgoings and incoming players and a recovery as the season went on. I stand by that prediction but as you pointed out, the standard of this division is poor compared to last season. There's an opportunity and you see the current HC holding us back. Fair enough and I respect your view and you calling it out after 10 games.

The way I see it is a bit of both. I think Collins can do better but I also think that he is a reflection of where the club is at in terms of the recruitment this summer- a cheap option with no EFL managerial experience. Most of our summer signings are the same. However, I'm sure they're doing their best.

How can we expect (as the board expects )to be challenging near the top on the back of that? I like to think that we are a little more pragmatic on here which is why I was surprised at the criticism of the HC. The criticism should be laid firmly at the boardroom imo. That's the bottom line