KTFer's living in the past or their deluded future but never the now.

Hardhouse44 · September 18, 2006

The KTFer''s have two standard answers to any criticism levied at the manager, they are he did ok in the past (Promotion season) or wait till the end of the season before we do anything about it. That was ok last year when we had another season of parachute payments left but this is NOW last chance saloon stuff. Delia herself has basically said that if your think we haven''t spent much this season then next years going to be even worse if we don''t get up. Other teams yet again this week show their ambition by changing an unsuccessful formula (Robson WBA) yet we still continue blindly down an avenue of abject performances and failure. Waiting till the end of the season to dispatch Worthington is 1 delaying the inevitable and 2 condemning the club and fans to years of football in the lower echelons watching substandard players who are the best we can afford. Negativity come in many forms I say those who wish us to stick with what we have are in danger of being responsible for years of dross similar or due to a lack of funds worse than that which we have been subjected to over the last 2 seasons. Now that is a negative thought. It isn’t working we are not improving and we look more a club in crisis than ever ,player look dejected and fans are restless. Nothing about our club points to us have any real success this year.

If we act now we have lots of time to rebuild and to attack this league in the manner that befits a club of our status . Players won’t sign for him the one we have won’t play for him and the fans won’t sing for him. With 4 minutes to go on Saturday the stands were half empty. How long before we start games like that. (Ask the Leeds Fans) Oh wait I forgot we played well at Leeds and after all they are one of the best teams in the league aren’t they least that’s what the KTFer’s were saying when we lost wasn’t it. Always an excuses never an answer. The past is gone the future is bleak and the now is horrible. Change now, not when it’s to late.

WORTHINGTON OUT

canary cherub · September 18, 2006

How many more times do I have to say it?

Sacking the manager is like taking an aspirin for a brain tumour. It provides temporary and incomplete relief while the underlying problem just gets worse.

We''ve been lied to in a manner that would make Mr Chase cringe with shame. Prudence with Ambition? There''s certainly no ambition and not a lot of prudence either. If we''re so hard up, how can we afford to spend £1.3 million on a conference suite?

Come out of your hiding place you spineless cowards!

blahblahblah · September 18, 2006

1. There is no such thing as a KTF. There are people who hold placqards and have silly marches, and who at the last count numbered about 60, and there''s the rest of us that sit on our hands and suffer in silence when we''re bad, and cheer when we''re good. The majority of fans tend not to assume that they know best and give the benefit of the doubt to the board and manager, which from the opinion of posters on here I understand is a position of incredible arrogance.

2. You should address this to Neil Doncaster and the board if you want anything to happen about it. Even then you''d get a one sentence reply thanking you for your interest, OTBC, which is more than he needs to do. This is not Barcelona, we can''t just elect a new board or manager.

3. A draw at Southend, a loss to Crystal Palace. 11 points from 8 matches. Fewer than most would have liked admittedly. But we''re in a league where anyone can beat anyone else on their day, and more than a few matches are going to go against the best in the league. We need to get a run going, and starting up last seasons'' "fan pressure" won''t help anyone.

4. As usual, you fall into your trick of painting things far worse than they are.

[quote]Players won’t sign for him the one we have won’t play for him and the fans won’t sing for him[/quote]

Players won''t sign. Ashton signed, Earnshaw signed, Croft signed. I''m bored of this argument but it keeps coming up. If you say this kind of thing enough times it becomes the truth I guess... Yes we only signed one player over the summer, but it wasn''t for the want of trying, an inflationary transfer market caused by other teams panic buying because an arbitrary transfer window doesn''t help.

The players were playing for him at Southend, if anything they were trying too hard to win. They were also trying against Palace, they were kept out of the game by a well-organised unit who had sussed out our tactics, we do need to be more flexible.

I suggest to you that the changes you wish to implement are out of your reach, you can''t afford a place on the board, and if you could, the current board members are unlikely to make room for you. The only avenue left for you is direct action, and that the majority of fans don''t have the stomach for it after last seasons'' failed coup.

Saint Canary · September 18, 2006

I understand what you are saying HH44. The problem as stated on other posts is that if he is replaced, any new manager still only has a small squad with little prospects of bringing much needed quality.

I think our summer transfer activity was a failure, there are reasons to defend the club over it but it was still a failure. Players were overpriced but then they were overpriced for everyone, not just us. Players not interested, thats fine and there is little you can do about that. What you can do though is make sure you identify more than one target.

I think the biggest problem encountered this summer is the fact that we do have a fairly strong first 11. Players will reject a move here for the same reason Leon wanted out. What half-decent left winger is really going to come to City knowing that there only chance at playing is an injury to Hux? Would you want such an unambitious player at the club?

Hardhouse44 · September 18, 2006

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