IHTC. wrote:Phil I am perplexed with my thoughts regarding you and your stance.
I find myself angry that whenever we win it is because we/smith got lucky and you barely comment yet when we lose you are so quick to pounce and say how crap we are and how Smith is such a poor manager, and I think this is were you lose your arguments because if you were to let the dust settle and say comment at 9pm rather that 4.59 or how soon it is people would take you more seriously. Annoyingly I find myself agreeing with alot of what you say, apart from the Purkis thing imho he's our best RB at the club who can make 30yards passes with his eyes closed and offers an attacking outlet.
I am never going to be Smith's biggest fan and a part of me thinks he should go as he has been an extremely lucky manager but if he gets us to Wembley (and at 40years old I thought I may never get there) then he can stay aslong as he wants, yes I am that fickle.
p.s you are absolutely spot on regarding the budget, people harp on about how small it is yet Smith has has virtually wasted most of it on players who we have absolutely no need for and struggle in areas we are desperate for players. And then people say he has no options on the bench, well I am sorry but who's flaming fault is that?
I ain't fickle, I just call a spade a spade, and Smiths teams are nowhere near competing for a playoff spot, yet some people seem to be blinding by this weird sexy football mantra, and the fact he's been in charge for 4 years.
Look at our last 2 victories.
Firstly, mk Dons. We were gifted a soft own goal after 4mins and then spent the remainder of the first half camped in our own half, God only knows how mk Dons didnt score, ODonnell once again made a couple of great saves.
Then as the game wore on, mk pushed forward and left gaps at the back, which we exploited.
My classification of that game was lucky - we only won by virtue of the facts we were handed an early goal and their wastefulness in front of goal.
By that I mean, more often than not, MK Dons would have put those chances away and the result would have been very different.
Yet, Smith pats himself and the players on the back, for what was IMO an organised performance witha hefty slice of luck.
Secondly, Preston away - if it weren't for ODonnell, we could have been out of the game and the tie by half time. Again, I classify that as luck, 9 times out of 10 a striker presented with chances like those that Beckford got, would have buried them.
Second half we were fantastic btw - we held the ball better, and closed Gallacher down better, but we only scored thanks to 2 pieces of luck - firstly, the keepers poor clearance which went straight to Sawyers, which lead to the free kick from which Forde scored. Then, the poor pass back that lead to Bradshaw scoring.
So I think it is only fair to say that the last 2 games that we have won we have been very lucky. I know luck comes and goes, but it shouldn't be the basis of your results, and when it does form a large part of your results, that is a warning sign.
In between those two wins, we've been thrashed by Swindon, Coventry and today Scunthorpe ... And yet people refuse to admit there are serious issues with Smiths management.
The time at which I post shouldn't have an impact on the opinion of those who read it. I'm lucky enough to live nearby and I am usually home quite quickly and like to post quite quickly whilst it's fresh in my mind. If people find themselves disagreeing with what I say because of the time it appears in front of their eyes then I would suggest that is their problem, not mine.