I didn’t expect us to be up there challenging and after the start we had I thought mid table would be big achievement for us.
Then through injuries the form takes a nose dive, the style of play (which has no excuse) becomes toothless with a lack of direction then throw in the annoying loyalty factor were certain players are totally frozen out no matter what form those on the pitch are in makes me think it’s time for a change.
If we were blowing hot and cold I’d be annoyed but it would be fully understandable considering the League were in it but we’re not even blowing luke warm.
In one aspect were in a similar boat as to Utd were in, stick or twist ??.
Once the rot sets in and players heads drop with no sign of improvement then the owners will be left with no choice even though they really don’t want to.
I heard were linked with Stockley the forward from Exeter £750,000.
He won’t make a sod of difference if we are playing like we are were forwards are starved of service.
Cook speaks well and seems like a nice guy but at the end of the day he’ll be judged on results and the Royals won’t be able to save him from the chop.
I’ve looked through are fixtures and were destined for the bottom 3 by Feb.
Like I said, Powell should have gone in the summer for the reported £8-£10 million and used to strengthen the squad as a whole.
Some will say dammed if you do dammed if you don’t with Powell but if Powell was fighting fit he wouldn’t be with us anyway. The lads injury prone and needs to be managed with kid gloves, something other clubs wouldn’t put up with. He’s a luxury player due to a catalogue of injuries. We can’t afford to have players worth those kind of figures unable to complete 90 minutes or missing through injury especially when the monies been on the table !!.
There’s no better time to make the change that’s unless in the Jan window the new owners back him heavily and we bring in a minimum of 5 to 6 players and priority been a fit and able ball playing midfielder and possibly pace wide.
But the problem there is, if any new signings are not players chosen by Cook himself will he play them ?, a prime example been MacManaman who wasnt a Cook player.
I’m just glad to see Steve Bruce has got a job, I don’t think I could cope with him for a 3rd time
