Stu wrote:Womble, Its not criticism at all, its me asking you to state facts to back up an argument, as you didn't at all. As I do to Baz, whose response to us making the play offs is like the 8 year old kid who says "Just coz we will". Its not having a go, I just ask to see why he thinks that. Further more, Baz probably knows I'm just winding him up, hence my "Arsenal will get relegated because I think so" comment last week. You get offended for him if you want though, I don't mind.
Like you, I dream of cup runs. Where did I say that won't happen? In fact, where did I say we'll struggle this season at all. If you read posts properly, instead of just assume what I say, then you'd know full well that I've not once said we'll get relegated this season, quite the opposite. I still stick to my pre-season prediction of 14th - 20th, being closer to the higher end if we can get in the couple of players that have been clearly missing since before the season kicked off and closer to the bottom if we stick as we are. Yet you seem to have me down for a whinger who thinks we're getting relegated, quite the opposite. What I'm actually doing is sticking up for those who get a constant stream of stick because they dare to stick their head above the parapet and state an opinion on what they think the problem is. What's the difference between Baz saying we'll make the Play Offs and Tinned saying we'll get relegated? The latter gets slated for being negative and his loyalty questioned, whilst nothing is made of the former? Or are we all meant to clap happily and insist we'll make the Play Offs after failure to win in 7 games and failure to score in 4 of them?
I've been quite pleased with the season so far to be honest, we've played okay, not great, but not awful. We've proved we can compete when it comes to playing football, nobody has really outplayed us in the league and with a dececnt striker we'd have got at least a point from every league match we've played.
I too have confidence in DD to get it right, never have I said otherwise. However there is nothing wrong with stating on here what individual posters believe is needed, whether he knows or doesn't know I don't really care, this board is here for discussion and thats what we're having. What I can't stand is the fingers in the ear argument with no logical reasoning to an argument, of which your initial post was if you look back and read it honestly.
As for bully boy tactics, its called having an opinion and putting it across. Next thing you'll be saying is its all part of a mass clique designed to ensure UTS rule the world.
:D :D nothing like putting words into mouths is there, and this does demonstrate my initial opinion that you want to ridicule the poster who you are having a discussion with, opinions are just that, a fact is something that can and should be backed up, opnion is something i have rightly or wrongly so taking note of your argument of reading back what i have written i still stand by those words. i in no way wish this to be a personall argument but a clash of views. if what you say about backing up those who are ridiculed for their opinions is true, then fantastic, we would be no where without those opinions as a message board.
the fingers in the ears comment was a little childish as u will see that my OPINION was that DD had already identified the issue of bringing players in, and thats what happened, but you made it sound that the doom and gloom merchants were crying for this all along, when infact everyone was saying the same thing but in a different manner, which you promptly corrected yourself in the next post.
Bottom line is we all want whats best for WFC and have different views of what that is