Can anyone confidently claim that they feel entirely vindicated in their all their absolute views on players or management posted on here throughout the season?
From memory, personnel to have been written off at some point before and during this season include the following:
- Chris Wilder: I believe a number of posters decried him as a limited lower league manager during our rough start.
- Jake Wright: in the releavant view from, many Oxford supporters were of the view that while dependable in the league below, he was far from being suitable for League One. Perhaps understandably, many of us took this view to heart.
- Paul Coutts: again, an understandable one this; but I'd say the majority of us wouldn't have given him a second go after last season.
- Kieron Freeman: as above. On many's release lists, and slagged off by Portsmouth supporters in the league below, he's been outstanding pretty much all season long and I'd feel comfortable with him in the league above.
I suppose, this is a long way of asking the question; should we give Dean Hammond another go? (lol)
In all seriousness, will the way the season's gone mean you give players a longer crack of the whip in the future? Criticism is of course part and parcel, but are "not good enough" and "get rid" views a little bit daft now?
