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First ever game for me was our first ever game in the football league in the 78 – 79 season vs grimsby. I was 6.
Definitely a game in 90s we gave away fans half of our end under stand.
That Preston game was early 90s, wouldve been that one.[/quote]
That was the one I was thinking of. I was pretty sure it was Preston, but wasnt 100%.
When has our club let investment and crowds get in the way of success ???
Throughout our entire history (Whelan years apart who threw millions at it) ya fool! If you take those years away last year would be our most successful years in our history. Funnily enough now the moneys stopped being put in we are languishing towards the bottom of the Championship. Preston get bigger crowds. And again apart from the Whelan years have finished above us. Don’t see that long ago we used to give em the home end at Springfield Park.
Never ever given the home end at Springy to any club. Where did you dream that?[/quote]
I seem to remember it happening. Unless we’ve both had the same dream.
Genius! So without Whelan investment we would have got to Prem? Would have taken a fair run of luck at Springfield Park under Kenyon like but with guile and good management I see no reason why we couldn’t have got there!
Our best chance to have achieved this would have occurred had we have kept together our Freight Rover winning team. Alas, we were struggling financially, so had to sell off our prize assets. If that team had have stuck together, I believe it could have gone onto great things.[/quote]
That was my all time favourite team, fabulous to watch but couldn’t get 4000 to come. And people still moaned “bloody rubbish Newell, Langley, Cook, Kelly”[/quote]
I’m a relative newbee to WAFC and I’d appreciate it if you could all stop saying how wonderful the old days were! As far as I’m concerned you are all looking through rose tinted spectacles. The last 8 years have been the best I’ve seen at the club, ever.[/quote]
Give it another 20 – 30 years & you too will be reminiscing & living in the olden days.
Genius! So without Whelan investment we would have got to Prem? Would have taken a fair run of luck at Springfield Park under Kenyon like but with guile and good management I see no reason why we couldn’t have got there!
Our best chance to have achieved this would have occurred had we have kept together our Freight Rover winning team. Alas, we were struggling financially, so had to sell off our prize assets. If that team had have stuck together, I believe it could have gone onto great things.[/quote]
That was my all time favourite team, fabulous to watch but couldn’t get 4000 to come. And people still moaned “bloody rubbish Newell, Langley, Cook, Kelly”[/quote]
And no prizes for guessing who the ones were for shouting bloody rubbish Newell, Langley, Kelly, Cook – Jees not him again!!
Genius! So without Whelan investment we would have got to Prem? Would have taken a fair run of luck at Springfield Park under Kenyon like but with guile and good management I see no reason why we couldn’t have got there!Our best chance to have achieved this would have occurred had we have kept together our Freight Rover winning team. Alas, we were struggling financially, so had to sell off our prize assets. If that team had have stuck together, I believe it could have gone onto great things.
looking at the clubs in and around us why do we expect to do better? We must average less than 10,000 home supporters in a league where those at the top end average three times as many.
Jesus are you basing any future success on fan numbers ?, beggars belief. Just put leeds and Derby in the Prem hey along with Fulham because theres some posh houses near the ground.
It’s the overall performance week in week out makes me have concerns. I’m still thinking, is it the manager or the fault of the players who are simply not good enough.
It’s far easier to get rid of one man than a dozen plus players. I’m leaning towards it been the fault of the manager and the way he sets his stall out.
Garner couldn’t hit a barn door with a beach ball so to start with him up front was for me a bad move.
At times it’s like watching your Grannie with failing eyesight doing a jigsaw puzzle, she has all the pieces but doesnt have a clue how they all go together.
I’ve said it again and again, weve no ball player in the middle. Time and time again midfielders first pass option was sideways the 2nd been backwards.
I watched Bannan time after time slip little daisy cutters or flicks but more importantly he was always wanting the ball and forward thinking at every opportunity.
1 player like that can change a game in a blink but, Cook has always preferred the grafter run your sack off type of player.
The best player for me who tries to go forward is Robinson, well done fella.[/quote]This reminds me of when we had Bobby in charge. A top manager (though most couldn’t see it – hence the dawn of the lightside vs darkside debates), wanting to TRY & play a decent level of football. But didnt have the players to do it. Bobby went from having Caldwell in defence to Kompany. Bobby now manages the number 1 side in the world. Yet most on here thought he was clueless.
I’m seeing a similar pattern with cook on here. I’m in no way defending his away record by any means. It is simply atrocious. I dont go away, so only base my opinion from either here or Facebook. But he does seem to set up very negatively when playing away. I’d rather we lose a game by at least trying to go for it as opposed to relying on a snatch & grab. I seriously hope this is brought up at the fans forum. I do agree with your mr brownbill & cupwinners in that we cant rely purely on our home record. But unlike the aforementioned, I still try & remain positive.
Just watched the highlights & in fairness we could have won the game 1 – 2. Just didnt go for us. Regardless the away record is still atrocious.
Why doesn’t he at least try something different?
The subs today we’re just a straight two for two and then a 1 for 1.
Could we for once be a bit more radical and switch things around and go for wins.
3 shots on target today just tells it all that things are not right in attack or maybe it’s in the support and back up from midfield.
Why not just try 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1. Got to try something as the full 4-2-3-1 he sticks with other than dull and bad on the eyes is ineffective with our league One standard squad.What is it now? One away win in 28? That is very p155 poor by anyone’s standards. We are too static, predictable & really lack a creative player.
