But it's OK for you to trawl back for Pearson quotes?

So I'll read between the lines, Pearson basically says that Gentles recruitment was poor, can anyone argue with that?

As I said, it took about a minute, probably as long as it took you to amass all those AP quotes.

The trick is not to believe everything you hear/read, particularly from football club chairmen.

With the best will in the world, success is never guaranteed, but some on here seem to think that because AP said it, it will happen. And when it doesn't (which is more likely than not), they just love to complain.

His recruitment WAS poor, but as the HDM article that kicked this thread off states only 7 of the Gentle team that got hammered in the playoffs remain, and I don't see anyone suggesting we get rid of Shaul, Watts, Houghton, Ellis, Green & Westerman. Only Yeaman attracts mixed reviews. So why is Radford still talking about Gentle's recruitment?

Looks like you will be tearing your hair out then over the next 6 weeks ( if you have any) responding to all the criticism as its very likely we will not pick up a win.
If that happens it makes Radfords second year tenure with his own squad really poor.
Who is Knowledge free standee?

.... because AP recently said that he wished he could have given LR the same financial backing that he had wasted on Gentle and Macrae.

Looking back to last October we were told by AP that in 2015

"I genuinely feel we have a real chance of doing something next year and respecting the tradition of the club by winning matches in style."

And

"If we don't do well, fans won't be hearing me talking the team up again."

I fear that he is simply going to use his coach and players as proxy's to do all the talking up instead. This interview is simply the first in a long series of soundbites about next year being "our year" "turning the corner" etc etc.

Why don't they STFU for once and let their performance on the field do the talking?

How hasnt he, and gentle did better with it than radford as, as far as performance and league posistions go. Do you want radford in charge of what is looking a decent squad next seanson, yes or no?

I'm not sure that declining to discuss the future prospects of the team until we've kicked off in 6 months time is advisable.

I'd say a fair assessment would be mixed. Some poor players, but equally some of the best players in our current squad are still his signings. Disregarding next season's recruitment because we don't yet know how it will pan out, I'd also say that recruitment since has been equally mixed so far.

Looking at this year:

Paea, Watts, Ellis, Thompson.

Sa, Talanoa, Pryce, Sneyd, Minichiello, Paleaaesina, Michaels, Naughton, Rankin.

Compares quite similarly IMO, some real quality in both lists, a canny signing or 2, and some averageness to bobbins (especially when adding in some already moved on). Probably our 5 best players in there this year IMO, shaded by Gentle's recruitment despite all the criticism it gets.

It's just a shame that it's not a competition decided by who does the best "talking up" off the pitch.

If it was we'd win the hubcap, GF and CC every season.

Articles like this and threads like this make me vomit, and the reason i cba to post anymore

I'm sure Barista has had a good long ranting post trying to belittle someone, if she can pull herself away from counting Rovers tickets and bemoning the lack of a centre, yet she still hasnt posted on the thread of us actually signing a centre.

Back to this thread, you all read this ? Radders now says 8th isnt good enough? feck me we've been for years, many are settling for the rubbish peddled, then disect an article about it.

How can anyone take any guff from the club seriously anymore.

Lets face it, bottom of the league, facing 6 meaningless games, people giving up free tickets to go. Udders and Cats will see sub 7k gates. Yet AP will threaten us all again.

Its just a sad sad state of affairs. The fact that 8th isnt good enough, but it's all we'll ever get with clowns at the top

I can't be bothered to post anymore but..,,

The amount of posters who have given up of the club the last two years, but still continually post when things go wrong, you are either in or out, you can't have it both ways.

Anyway there could be some positive news tomorrow so I'd expect it to be quiet on here tomorrow.