Quote sir HaRoLd FaCey="sir HaRoLd FaCey"I'm sorry but i think this thread needs a bit of realism......
I get that people are frustrated with our current form (myself included) but the strides we have made in the recent years under Marshall are the biggest I've known in a long long time. We now have a reserve side we can be proud of, we now have a link back with the local amateur clubs which has been missing for years, we have finished in the top 4 twice in the last 3 seasons, we have a stable financial grounding, we have a team full of fax lads wanting to play for our club, we have various supporters club and trusts that are gaining momentum and constantly growing.
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Have we improved though? Last season we looked no closer to winning a game in the 8's than before. We are certainly as far away from SL as we have ever been under Marshall albeit I don't think the blame lies at Marshall's feet for that. He has spent more money this season than in any of his previous seasons and we look a lot worse than we have in previous years and a lot worse than a team that was put together only a matter of weeks ago. Our stable financial footing is made of quick sand with the club struggling to sell sponsorship for even the better games in this league and it has to be a serious worry with crowds already not living up to expectations and likely to go lower with performances on the field.
Of the positives yes we have a good reserve set up that could do with playing a lot more games but again its not down to Marshall, hell he doesn't even speak to half the reserves players and most of the work is done by Gonzales and Greenwood. The supporters groups are doing a great job as well and it must be frustrating for them seeing the club do such a bad job of pushing games. Im sure many would agree its time for wholesale changes through the club but the club will continue to be run like an amateur organisation mascarading as a semi professional club.
