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You know what though? Personally speaking, I actually thought that Maloney and the owner would prove me wrong. That they’d surprise me by doing certain things. When we got into July and word was going about that this player might be available and it seemed we were waiting for players to become out of contract, and that we could bring some clever and experienced signings in. I was thinking Sarcavic, Sharp, players of that ilk. But no. It never happened.
I’d really expected Maloney to make a mockery of me not renewing for the first time in 38 years. I thought I’d be crawling back at Christmas on a half season ticket. But no.

I’d said to my dad that he and my lads renewing wasn’t a good idea. My eldest is already regretting it, sating he’s missing the next couple of games.
The whole thing is an utter shitshow. How long will they let it run for?

Done until they start doing things properly and get a proper manager in to do things properly.

Manager before this fella was a joke and this fella is proving just as bad. Buy I feel it’s all about stalling tactics…not many managers would work under such constraints. They know this. Most other managers would only come of they were backed.

Maloney is either too stubborn or too thick to stand up to them.

It’s not going to end well. And you know what? I’m not missing going one bit. That’s the sad thing after jusy short of 40 years.

Maloneys sneakers…..

Probably paid more for them than he did his centre forward. 🤣

Honestly, watched it on red button. It was like watching Soccer Aid…but without the goals.
Was going to go on Saturday, but I just can’t justify paying to watch that absolute poor, garbage. If Rankine is a winger, I was Stanley Matthews in my prime. Can’t take a man on, let alone get past him. Stealing a living.

Passing was short…hospital balls. Come on, it’s f***in basics, that.

That was dire.

90 mins I will never get back.

Both sides were awful.

League One is enough to put anyone off football.

This was what we needed, and could have so easily had…

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_oMMQQAXOJ/?igsh=d3gzdWJyNnBsZnd6

But we didn’t. Idiots.

Whilst thinking that the Mudhutter statement raises some very good points, who is actually to say that the managers transfer targets this season were not the players who he has brought in, and were identified by himself and Gregor Rioch?

I say this because largely, the players we have brought in are of the same ilk, young players with not much experience and games under their belt. The exception being Will Aimson. Is our transfer policy ALL down to constraints put on by the owner/board? Or were these players we have brought in our targets all along, and thus the fact is our Mangement team have just signed players that aren’t very good, on the whole?

I’ve said all Summer we aren’t good enough and that I thought we’d struggle, hence I haven’t renewed. Fact is that whilst I am grateful that Mr Danson bought us and ‘saved us’ as a club, for the senior management at the club to suggest that tbe long term aim is to strive to get to the Premier League again, we are lightyears from that.

Truth is, we are nearer Non League, than Premier League, and without some financial investment enabling some sensible, but wise signings of players who have relevant experience and games under their belt at this level and that above (Championship), we will never improve. And if these players we’ve brought in WERE the genuine targets of our manager and coaching team, then I am seriously concerned.

We are in a real mess at the moment. The squad is nowhere near good enough, we are a poor Lg2 squad at best, and heading in one direction. We don’t score goals…thats a massive worry, and we are a team that concedes too easily. Put them both together and we are in reap trouble. Who is actually at fault though…hmmm, I’m not sure at the moment. I’m not convinced by ANYBODY at this club anymore. It’s a shambles.

I do welcome the statement and the fact that we need answers and to look at what needs improving, throughout the club. But signings wise, we are buggered for now until January. And the way things are, we could be in serious, serious trouble by then. Is Mike Danson going to suddenly give Maloney a multi million war chest? Or is Maloney just going to look at the same old same old type of player? I.E. someone who costs peanuts and who’s played 15 games in the last 3 seasons, scoring 2 goals, or something like that?

We’ll have to see and only time will tell. Is it the owner/chairman, or is our manager just not good enough? Jury is well and truly out.

He will sort Blackpool out I think. Newcastle is a poisoned chalice, as Howe will find out eventually if they don’t win anything. Big club, but one that’s won shite all for decades. Even the late great Sir Bobby Robson couldn’t get silverware there. Nor Kevin Keegan.

Great appointment for the seasiders, in my opinion. There are not many more experienced football managers about than Steve Bruce, a real football man, and I wish we had managed to get him here again. He would have sorted put basics out. It might not have been pretty, but of you sort the basics out first, not letting goals in, you can then look at being a bit fancier.

Is this manager the worst of the lot? I think he is.

Rosler had good moments, Coyle had some as well. Joyce…never worked and I think Mackay was the same. Toure was a clown, but the whole club was a charade when we appointed him.

Maloney HAS to go. But will our owner act? Is he bothered? There’s a really bad feeling about the club at present. Best thing I did, not renewing.