League one forever

You said it with conviction - which as anyone knows- is all that matters. The actual meaning is irrelevant.

Good post- very balanced. I don’t think expecting playoffs with our budget is unrealistic though. The standard to finish 7th isn’t great, Unsworth took us from bottom four to top half after 3 wins in 17. We’ve had two awful runs this season and can still mathematically get in the playoffs. As you say- reality is a harsh mistress. No manager gets time if they don’t get results or you see progress. He has 1 win in 11. If we start poorly next season, he’s rightly under massive pressure.

My feeling is- even with the new players we’ll carry on being inconsistent, that’s ok if the performances are good. If we start throwing in horror shows early doors I can’t see him lasting long.

It’s a bit of both. He’s come in to an inconsistent side with no width or pace and we don’t create for him. And He hasn’t helped the situation with his attitude. The net result is- the move hasn’t worked out as we all hoped it would.

. . while muttering expletives to myself.

I think you’re spot on. In the Pantheon of footballers - is Sheron class? No. Do you need better - yes. In this team over the last two years has he been the best of bad bunch- definitely.

That’s a lot more fair.

. . and yet he’s contributed more than all of them put together.

Yeah. . I’m struggling. .

Are you seriously suggesting that our third top goal scorer is the reason we aren’t in the playoffs?

No problem with that, he has his limitations and we need better, but he’s the best of a bad bunch and by no means shit.

Think like meeeee! We’re talking about the midfield. . not the squad, but to answer your completely irrelevant point about your fan boy- I don’t criticise Norwoods ability, I criticise his attitude. On Sheron. Players player of the year last season. Most appearances of any player this season. 3rd highest goal scorer. Contributed more goals and assists than other MIDFIELDER - bar none. But yeah, he’s shit. Laughable comment. I get rid of every single midfielder before Sheron- and only then I’d replace him for better.

Which is fine and understandable- saying he’s shit as some have or singling him out when he’s contributed more than than any other midfielder is nonsense.

Apart from scoring goals, and playing 60 yard pass assists - yeah he’s shit.

No, it’s largely the same no matter who plays in there. Why anybody would want rid of our 3rd top goal scorer is beyond me. He’s contributed more than any other midfielder all season.

Agreed, I don’t want any of out of contact getting a new one. They probably will.

Nuttal Reid Kurt Shelton Ward All signings made by Unsy and nowhere near the Starting 11- all contracted on good wages and difficult to shift. Contracted Players who have made little or no contribution. Hammond Conlon Kitchen -post Christmas. Contracted Players who have at least done ok. Hudson. Hogan Rags Hobson Sutton Lundy Sheron Garner Nors. So we have 8 players who might as well not be here, and of the other 9 who would get universal approval from us???? We are as far away as the shez squad when the owners came in and that’s an awful indictment.

Think we’re in for a nasty shock in the summer. Don’t think the players we all want will materialise- bloated contracted squad with too many on big wages, who are nowhere near the squad and difficult to shift.

Agreed, there will be changes in the summer yes- but I struggle to see us turning it around under Mellon with a large group carried over from this season. I’m not going into the summer with any hope and that’s depressing.

1 win in 11. On the plus side - we’ve beaten last seasons points tally with 3 games to go- if that isn’t a sign of progress I don’t know what is.

He accepted a contract that his league one club wouldn’t match. He was happy to drop two divisions to take the money. . and then spends a lot of time seemingly surprised and frustrated that players two divisions below aren’t as good.

Aye. First game for ages I’m not bothering with.

Aye, fair point. But Irrespective of the football, I don’t want any manager who is just picking up his money.

Yeah, he just looks beaten with it . . which is disturbing given he’s only been here 6 months. There’s more and more little digs coming out- I wonder whether there’s some friction between him and the board about how many are tied down and how much movement he has. All just feels, ‘it’s shit and we can’t change it.’