Rudeness":6jjeoi6t said:
philevs":6jjeoi6t said:
12 new signings as of today, 18 July. Does DA know what he's doing? Most importantly, will we go up this season?
I have very reluctantly come to the conclusion that I don't think he does know what he's doing, when it really comes down to it.
Therefore, I don't think we will go up. But I would love to have a different opinion, and I would love to be proved wrong in 10 months' time!
I think I'm as 'patriotic' to the cause as anyone else on here. However, I am not 'blindly' faithful!
This is how I personally see things - based on last season and this close season.
How about any of you, how do you see things?
Is your opinion that Derek Adams "doesn't know what he's doing" based on the fact he's signed 12 players? Would you prefer he sign less and we start the pre-season with half a squad? What elements of last season have lead you to this opinion?
Of course your very much intitled to your opinion, it would help if you explained how you came to it.
Here's some thoughts, in answer to your question.
Started for me with the first home game of the season against Pompey, when no subs brought on and we were well beaten. Similar pattern of not all subs used or subs only given 5 minutes, even when we were losing games, repeated numerous times too frequently, throughout the season. Inability to influence games by changing tactics during games.
Not knowing what formation to play for second half of season, even in playoff final.
Announcing to Wimbledon that Rooney and Harvey would not be in the team for Wembley, even after their performance against Hartlepool (why not keep Wimbledon guessing?). No chance given to Rooney and Harvey all season - we'll never know what might have been had they been used, the fact is we didn't go up.
Saying it was a squad game when realistically DA only picked from 14 players all season - demoralising for those not given their due chance.
Continuing to pick 'favourite' players whatever their form.
Leading fans to believe we were good enough to go up by saying in January that we were now going after Northampton. Then turning out we were not good enough to go up.
Players brought in (Croll, Nardiello, Walton come straight to mind) that seemed incomprehensible choices.
Recently saying that we now have four strikers, but "five if you count Rooney". What does this mean or imply?
I think we can go up this season, and it seems to me the board have given every support, I just don't think we will. But it's only my opinion!