We would be top in January level on points with Man U would you have been happy???
I know I would have been delighted.
I'm not dismissing that some home results have been disappointing, I'm not saying that we shouldn't be in a better position now than we are but hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Can you see and acknowledge the progress?? I'm sure someone can find the stats to say how far off the top we've been at this stage of the season over the past 10 years let alone just in Rafa's reign.
We're joint top without Torres featuring much due to injury, how many more points do you think we'd have with him playing in every league game??
You can't as a player have the self belief to say we finished 4th for the last few years, miles of the pace but we'll win it this year, that's just garbage trotted out for interviews, the self belief has to grow with the realisation that you can actually win it, that comes with winning the big games against the other top 3, it comes with being involved right at the very top of the league for a sustained period of time and it comes with the undivided support of the home and travelling fans week in week out.
As for those who want Rafa gone that's fine, everyone is entitled to their opinion but when you express it back it up with who you would replace him with that could do a better job, realistically given the fact that he doesn't control the youth set up and can't even decide which players to buy and sell, when to do it and for how much.
We are a club in a massive mess behind the scenes at the moment, to be where we are in the league is nothing short of a miracle when you throw in Parry, Hicks, Gillette, the debt, no stadium, takeover, no takeover and at least 15 years to make up in UK and globel marketing and revenue production.
I'm not throwing in the towel but to go from 20 years of underachievement to winning it the 1st time we're serious, serious contenders is a massive ask.
I know I would have been delighted.
I'm not dismissing that some home results have been disappointing, I'm not saying that we shouldn't be in a better position now than we are but hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Can you see and acknowledge the progress?? I'm sure someone can find the stats to say how far off the top we've been at this stage of the season over the past 10 years let alone just in Rafa's reign.
We're joint top without Torres featuring much due to injury, how many more points do you think we'd have with him playing in every league game??
You can't as a player have the self belief to say we finished 4th for the last few years, miles of the pace but we'll win it this year, that's just garbage trotted out for interviews, the self belief has to grow with the realisation that you can actually win it, that comes with winning the big games against the other top 3, it comes with being involved right at the very top of the league for a sustained period of time and it comes with the undivided support of the home and travelling fans week in week out.
As for those who want Rafa gone that's fine, everyone is entitled to their opinion but when you express it back it up with who you would replace him with that could do a better job, realistically given the fact that he doesn't control the youth set up and can't even decide which players to buy and sell, when to do it and for how much.
We are a club in a massive mess behind the scenes at the moment, to be where we are in the league is nothing short of a miracle when you throw in Parry, Hicks, Gillette, the debt, no stadium, takeover, no takeover and at least 15 years to make up in UK and globel marketing and revenue production.
I'm not throwing in the towel but to go from 20 years of underachievement to winning it the 1st time we're serious, serious contenders is a massive ask.
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