Exactly, I cant help thinking some players would not be too happy with him being made captain.
Worried about what? Not winning?
Transitional periods should not be viewed as unsuccessful periods. Teams in transition can still win trophies, or at least compete for them.
More than 80% of the fans were terrified by the prospect of Moyes becoming our new manager. The next day almost all of us (myself included) 'were happy' with that appointment and according to some posters (in many cases respected and autorithative ones) slamming Moyes is blasphemy. It's just that we thought that Moyes becoming our manager makes him a better manager.
Well at the moment I'd say we're very much behind in the title race.
Still find it difficult to believe that SAF decided to leave at the same time that Gill left. And then the entire coaching team was replaced. And the one thing that could have actually done with a bit of freshening, the squad, was largely left untouched until the final day of the transfer window.
Even that is not a silver lining. We are heavily dependent on our "shittier" fans for a lot of our revenue.
6 points off top spot with only 32 games remaining. You're right, this season is gone. Lets start planning for next year.
Out of curiosity, what are those foundations ?
Aye.
Our academy and youth structures, relative stable owners and management at the top. The young players on the verge of breaking into the first team (the likes of Evans, Jones and Smalling for example).
What the flying feck is this shit?
You cnut. I'll see what you did there
My response to some people excusing a loss due to a transitional period.
Having bad games doesn't mean they aren't good enough to beat West Brom.
He doesn't. Neither do you or I. Because each game different players turn to shit. We screamed for rotation. We got it. More shit. Players at this level should be out there performing to their highest level, regardless of the manager. Players of this caliber should be giving more, not less, during a transition period. Moyes was always going to make mistakes. The problem with this squad is he has no room to. It's a team with glaring holes that were patched over by the heroics of Van Persie. It's a squad that brought Scholes back last season even though he was clearly past it. It's a squad that for quite some time believed Young was good seeing enough to start, that signed a shitty left back because he was cheap and alive. No creative CM for years. YEARS.
I like what you did there mate and I agree with you: Why is it that anyone who questions the direction of the club, in the eyes of some, is not a real fan?
Yeah, but writing off our chances of making a proper title challenge with close to 100 points left to play for...?
If you mean more than a year, I don't agree.
Gill was probably lying through his teeth when he said there were plans in place for SAF's retirement.
I never said that.
This worries me too. I really don't understand why he wanted to break up a successful management team. Fergie spoke years ago of delegating his work to capable people so when he left it wouldn't be such a big change. Moyes came in and deconstructed that work.
I may get slammed for saying this but I've revised my expectation to top 4. Playing as we are right now I think a top 4 finish would be a fair return, its not what I want but the team simply isn't clicking. Moyes, clearly, needs time to adjust so I'm not going to build up my hopes for a title push. Lets just try and stay in the Champions League and see if next year, when Moyes has learned to use players that dont suit the tactical template he's been used to at Everton, if he can achieve something more. I also think we need to take the League Cup very seriously this season.
I would had no problem giving Moyes up to three years without winning an important trophy as long as there are good signs. While winning cups is a good thing, at the moment is only a bonus to me. I would gladly take 3 trophyless seasons if that means that after that we'll win trophies and play good. But if we continue looking hopeless like we have been for most part of this season then even a year would be too much. Things will get clearer anyway in two-three months and likely people could give a better opinion. But the first signs are that Moyes is comppletely out of depth.
