Polar 0 Posted June 14, 2009 I haven''t posted in awhile, i''ve been backpacking in Australia and therefore have had a decent distraction for the disaster that has unfolded at this club. Its been hard signing online and seeing scores going against us, seeing us relegated and going down without a fight. It seems to me as though Gunn was the only man ready to stand up and give survival a shot, there would be no other reason for him to be appointed and i think he came very close, got unlucky and now has the chance to rebuild.I admit, when i saw we were down i though Gunn should probably relinquish control, but hes not the only one. Delia, MWJ, both need to leave and soon and i was delighted when Doncaster and Munby did leave. Neither of them have ever done anything good for the club, and i believe now its Mr Foulger whose having to steady the ship, Delia and Michael seem pretty clueless although from the Mcnally appointment, maybe things aren''t completly lost. I must confess to know very little about him, but i''ve read alot of the opinions here and he seems to be someone with alot more bite than Doncaster, Prudence with ambition, ridiculous release clauses and spending more time talking to fans than doing a job don''t seem to be on the agenda, from what i can tell. He may well get us back up, and Gunn should feel alot more optimistic with this man in place of Doncaster.Then for on field matters, Marshall leaving, this seemed ironic to me, one minute he was talking about there not being a mass exodus from Carrow road as the players wanted to put last season right by getting us back up again. Then the next minute hes on the next flight to Cardiff. Good riddance. Lee Croft leaving is no great suprise, theres alot of mixed opinion on him and i personally don''t think we will miss him that much, hes never been a world beater, hes never been the one man who can inspire the rest, and hes never been someone who has lived up to promise. It will be interesting to see where he ends up. Clingan, i expect him to go to be fair, every rare occasion i''ve been able to see him hes been amazing, and while comments of Everton seem far fetched i wouldn''t be suprised if West Brom, Boro or Newcastle picked him up, or another play off hopeful side. That said if we hold onto him, fantastic - i don''t think he''d strop but would continue to give his all. Fozzy... nuff said. Hoolahans the next one, was he really THAT good last season? sure he played ok but nothing special and i can see us keeping him to be honest, that said i may be wrong but there doesnt seem to be much specualtion about him aside from rumours on this messageboard, i will not be suprised to see him start on the first day of the season.Matt Gill, looks good on paper, free, winning mentality and coming with good reviews from Exeter fans - well done Gunny. Other signings i''m sure are on their way, this is a great oppourtunity for us to rebuild - Martin Mcdonald and Spillane are all going to be massive for us next season and thats exciting - relegation is never a good thing but we have to make the best of a bad situation and take a team thats been rotting since relegation from the premier league, get rid of that defeatist attitude and breed new life into the squad. Youth, frees and calculated signings may well acheive what needs to happen and if Delia and co are still here Gunn and Mcnally may well save her skin. Time will tell but i''m excited. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgncfc 1,228 Posted June 14, 2009 Wow! That''s all a bit positive for this messageboard! Hope you''re ready for the flak that will come your way when the schoolboys and the retired get up in a couple of hours. You can''t talk about hope and being excited on here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Polar 0 Posted June 14, 2009 haha, i''ve lurked and posted here long enough to know when to duck and cover.The situation isn''t the best, my minimum requirement for next season is to go unbeaten and to win the league. We deserve nothing less, but thats unrealistic, this is just something we have to make the most of and will be better for. a team going up from this division is better than one coming down into it in my book. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barcanez 0 Posted June 14, 2009 Hoolahan was pretty average all season up to the point were Gunny came in and played him with Gow and Mooney up front then he looked quality.Of course he got injured and the rest is history.If he wants to stay I''ll be more than happy but if he wants out, then bye-bye! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
