LouTheBlade
Active Member
Yes I bet some of you are surprised I created that thread title?! Despite my outspoken criticism of the manager’s approach and tactics I have always tried to be respectful with it in questioning his skills rather than his character and integrity. Unfortunately some like to make it personal and slag him off for the latter which I believe to be unfair. I am not suggesting that I have had a change of heart because I still feel KB could have achieved more up to now, despite the apparent problems which I fully acknowledge we have.
What has disturbed me a little over the last few weeks is the way that a section of our support seems to want to project vile abuse at the man. I understand people pay their money and have the right to an opinion but there is a way to put this across. Name calling and piss taking should not be on anyone’s agenda. He is the manager of our football club and despite his arguable inefficiencies and errors in judgment, I am confident that he is 100% trying his best. His best may turn out not good enough but nothing suggests to me that he doesn’t want to win and do what’s best for the football club. Anyone suggesting otherwise needs to have a word with themselves!
Yes I think he lacks tactical nous and subtleties which other managers have, but that shouldn’t make him a hate figure. We can criticise and we have every right to because it’s our club, but think of how you put it across. The club supposedly monitors this website and what do you think his friends and colleagues at the club think when they see vile insulting remarks aimed at him? It doesn’t reflect well on what I have always considered to be the best supporters in football. Our fans have always been honest and a good laugh. I feel when we are disappointed with the way things are going some supporters shoot their mouth off without thinking and let themselves down. I know I probably have before but thankfully I have at least a little tact.
As has been muttered by the delightfully named “happy-clappers” recently, the team and the manager need our support now more than ever and I have come to recognise that. Yes, the football is crap but when has it ever been brilliant at the lane?! For any living memories of such a thing we’re talking Currie and Woodward! No, we can’t win for shit away from home and I detest the fact , but are we going to improve any quicker by barracking the team and manager. Definitely not!
Quite frankly I am tired of voicing my frustration because I know that even if I say “the manager needs to go” or “Signing another loan player is a waste of time” it doesn’t matter. None of these things are going to change any time soon because this is the predicament we’re in and we have to live with it for the time being. So the best thing we can do is get behind the team and support the people striving to improve us. We’re talking about people’s livelihoods here, not just our devotion to a team in red and white.
At the end of the day if we don’t like we don’t have to keep buying into it. At the moment I don’t intend to renew my season ticket. My heart wants to keep going but my head says “pick and choose your games.” I may even move seats who knows. The point is you have a choice as a paying customer not to buy into the brand. If you don’t like it and it brings so much misery to you, don’t bother! But if you are going to go I implore you to do something positive and get behind the lads. I can proudly say that no matter how I feel, come 3 o clock on a Saturday afternoon that is something I’ve never failed to do!
UTB
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What has disturbed me a little over the last few weeks is the way that a section of our support seems to want to project vile abuse at the man. I understand people pay their money and have the right to an opinion but there is a way to put this across. Name calling and piss taking should not be on anyone’s agenda. He is the manager of our football club and despite his arguable inefficiencies and errors in judgment, I am confident that he is 100% trying his best. His best may turn out not good enough but nothing suggests to me that he doesn’t want to win and do what’s best for the football club. Anyone suggesting otherwise needs to have a word with themselves!
Yes I think he lacks tactical nous and subtleties which other managers have, but that shouldn’t make him a hate figure. We can criticise and we have every right to because it’s our club, but think of how you put it across. The club supposedly monitors this website and what do you think his friends and colleagues at the club think when they see vile insulting remarks aimed at him? It doesn’t reflect well on what I have always considered to be the best supporters in football. Our fans have always been honest and a good laugh. I feel when we are disappointed with the way things are going some supporters shoot their mouth off without thinking and let themselves down. I know I probably have before but thankfully I have at least a little tact.
As has been muttered by the delightfully named “happy-clappers” recently, the team and the manager need our support now more than ever and I have come to recognise that. Yes, the football is crap but when has it ever been brilliant at the lane?! For any living memories of such a thing we’re talking Currie and Woodward! No, we can’t win for shit away from home and I detest the fact , but are we going to improve any quicker by barracking the team and manager. Definitely not!
Quite frankly I am tired of voicing my frustration because I know that even if I say “the manager needs to go” or “Signing another loan player is a waste of time” it doesn’t matter. None of these things are going to change any time soon because this is the predicament we’re in and we have to live with it for the time being. So the best thing we can do is get behind the team and support the people striving to improve us. We’re talking about people’s livelihoods here, not just our devotion to a team in red and white.
At the end of the day if we don’t like we don’t have to keep buying into it. At the moment I don’t intend to renew my season ticket. My heart wants to keep going but my head says “pick and choose your games.” I may even move seats who knows. The point is you have a choice as a paying customer not to buy into the brand. If you don’t like it and it brings so much misery to you, don’t bother! But if you are going to go I implore you to do something positive and get behind the lads. I can proudly say that no matter how I feel, come 3 o clock on a Saturday afternoon that is something I’ve never failed to do!
UTB
:thumbup:
:fishbowl:
as opposed to "keep up the good work, Kev". Either way, that's not good for SUFC
