Paul B
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I think Mackie was much more of an asset at one time than many gave him credit for. But times have changed and we've moved on.“Fair play to Jamie Mackie for not receiving a yellow”. ?. That’s all you can say about him really. A wasted opportunity to bring on the promising young striker on the bench - Some of KR’s decisions really are strange. But what a great performance; you are right to point out the “fluidity” and the confidence is returning. But yes, as far as the league table is concerned, there is still a long way to go....
ThisA "must win" game, "missing out" on play off place or auto promotion, lets put it in perspective …. One year ago, Tues 19th Feb 2019 we lost 4-2 at Accrington, Mous had a shocker, we were stuck in relegation zone, PAYE/NI going unpaid, more threatened CCJs than away wins.
Perhaps we should reflect and appreciate the progress made over the last 12 months, playing style, quality of the squad, club infrastructure and realise it was not a must win game and we continue to consolidate as a club and improve as a team ready to launch a serious promotion bid in 2020/21.
Old age has mellowed my expectations with mature realism!
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Who knows what the board will say in the summer or come next January because at the end of the day it's their money and if they cut and run without another buyer coming in there is no club. If they do manage to improve the club's financial position and maintain or improve the league status that is a plus for me. If it happens whilst giving me good entertainment along the way happy days.Problem is we were in the best position to do that this season and these opportunities are not a given, we had 2 players who apparently didn't believe and come the summer we face yet another turnover and rebuild.
Given what happened in January, why would next season be different? we struggled down the bottom end partly because we keep letting players move on and making them promises of not standing in their way..
What's to say come next jan if we're fortunate to be in with a shout that the board wont again decide to cash in?
Putting things into perspective is obviously sensible. But we got ourselves into such a good position then set about making a good fist of throwing it all away. Let's not forget that this is our 4th season at this level and it is about time we had a genuine crack at getting into the play-offs.A "must win" game, "missing out" on play off place or auto promotion, lets put it in perspective …. One year ago, Tues 19th Feb 2019 we lost 4-2 at Accrington, Mous had a shocker, we were stuck in relegation zone, PAYE/NI going unpaid, more threatened CCJs than away wins.
Perhaps we should reflect and appreciate the progress made over the last 12 months, playing style, quality of the squad, club infrastructure and realise it was not a must win game and we continue to consolidate as a club and improve as a team ready to launch a serious promotion bid in 2020/21.
Old age has mellowed my expectations with mature realism!