Quote: tad rhino "jim. I like you and your posts.
but it's excuses all the way
weather
injuries
referees
luck
there's always a reason
smith plainly is nowhere good enough. he's miles out of his depth. another failed hetherington project'"
I get that but follow the logic: if you have half a team missing then you cannot expect the same level of performance (otherwise why bother with signing decent players at all) - and it’s more likely you’ll lose. Against the top sides the margins are slim and absolutely it makes a difference, regardless of coaching.
My main beef with us this year is the signings again rather than the way we’re playing as such - we look like we’ve dropped a muff again with Frawley in a real key position. I’m sick of us signing other clubs cast-offs and projects, and then being surprised when we’re stuck in mid-table world.