This place is getting nauseating. I know it's hard, but everyone needs to drop the illusions and comparisons to where we were 3 years ago. Yes, I know it is tough because it was so recent, but times change. Everyone knows the club has had major problems and made major mistakes. But that doesn't mean there aren't good people trying to fix them now.
An no, nothing is amiss. We are a team in transition, plain and simple. We are a work in progress. We have new management, a new playing style and a coach who hasn't really had the opportunity to mold the team into the shape he wants. Thankfully we were already blessed with a number of technical players, but its clear the squad probably won't be fully completed until next summer or beyond.
More importantly, these pre match threads are getting more embarrassing every week. We are going to be crushed in Russia, we are going to get crushed by Chelsea, we aren't going to beat Wigan. Blah blah blah. No one is against constructive criticism and analysis, but these threads and many others devolve into straight moaning sessions. If you don't have something constructive to say, don't say it at all.
I'm always happy when I come into this forum and see there are those who understand the big picture and are fighting the good fight. Then I see those who clearly have too much time on their hands and are like a three year old randomly mashing keys on the keyboard. Only the other three years olds understand and agree with it. To everyone one else, its only comes out as dross.
And yes, I know we lost to Swansea in the League Cup. But we had one regular starter in the starting lineup. 1.
It will be a tough, but if you don't think today will be a different game, you are only underestimating the team you support. (Or to some others, pretending you support)
