- Wisel
- Nov 13 2006, 11:37 AM
I can agree with you that there were no threats to Bruce and that there wasn't enough rallying calls from the board. But the latter would be pretty strange to see anyway, boards in football don't do that. Their lack of threat to Bruce is down to their style of management. I believe their stance of 'no threat' comes from thier belief that SB is the right man for the job long term, that we were unfortunate through injuries and that they believe that resoanable tenure is a good thing in terms of club success. I guess you do not believe those things, I do. That is where we fundamentally differ. On the other hand I do not believe SB is the finished article by any means, and has a lot to learn.
Another point, you accuse me of not debating things, of just making statements. You have no evidence for what you are saying, unlike the evidence I provided for you. So what you are saying is at least being unfair, if not insulting to someone who debates harder than most on here.
You still have not answered the point I made about where else you would find a club in our position, relfgated but then third (or second) in the table, no goals against etc etc., where a sizeable section of the fan base are calling for the head of the manager, staying away in droves, and offering continued criticism of the board. You will find it nowhere. Blues fans (some of) are a very perculiar breed. I would be interested in your thoughts.
I did answer your point, although you seem to have missed my response. I said there is still unrest at the club because of unresolved issues. Which is why my post became protracted as I tried to explain what the isses were and why they came about.
All of this is my view but I know many who have a similar view point. By not doing more to avoid relegation the board and management have created the negativity and resentment.
You might not agree with me on what needed to have been done but something should have happened, more should have been done. If we had done a Portsmouth, changed the manager and brought in more players it may not have saved us but by being proactive the fans would have at least felt the board cared and tried everything possible to stave of relegation. We have a tradition at the club of not winning much but always giving our all, that did not happen last season and it hurt.
As things stand now a lot are still resentful we are in the division we are, this is why there is continuing negativity. As I tried to point out in my long winded post there are reasons for the atmosphere surrounding the club and until they are accepted by all, including the board and management, and addressed they will continue.