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The capitulation can be traced back to the sale of Ben Whitman. As soon as he left we completely lost the plot
Quote from: RoverinLincs on November 26, 2021, 08:12:11 amThe capitulation can be traced back to the sale of Ben Whitman. As soon as he left we completely lost the plotI’d say it started before then, the defeat to Shrewsbury when we could have gone top of the league with games in hand was the start of it, it was all downhill from that point
Quote from: Filo on November 26, 2021, 08:50:21 amQuote from: RoverinLincs on November 26, 2021, 08:12:11 amThe capitulation can be traced back to the sale of Ben Whitman. As soon as he left we completely lost the plotI’d say it started before then, the defeat to Shrewsbury when we could have gone top of the league with games in hand was the start of it, it was all downhill from that pointBen Whiteman left us on the 14th January we did not replace him the games against Burton and Shrewsbury came after that.
Quote from: RoverinLincs on November 26, 2021, 08:12:11 amThe capitulation can be traced back to the sale of Ben Whitman. As soon as he left we completely lost the plotJust 1 player doesn’t make a successful team I’d say it started before then, the defeat to Shrewsbury when we could have gone top of the league with games in hand was the start of it, it was all downhill from that point
Easy to talk about DM Because he never gave his side of the story we know now he had to work with a reduced budget. We know now we never had a budget that was 8th in the league. The CEO said this year our budget is better but next season if we are still in league one we will have a top half budget. If you haven’t got the funds to bring in players you need then may be you have to think who you can get. He should not have brought in Bostock and Bogle both were never fit enough to do a job last season. He wanted the forward from Coventry they wanted a fee we backed out. It will happen again this transfer window but I’m hoping we don’t accept second best we’ve done that already.
Not sure what the point of this thread is and why we have to revisit old ground or point the finger a one single event or person to pin blame on???As with most things in life, there's a series of events that cumulate that can turn the fortunes. You can go back to when we were doing well, even with Whiteman, and folk were still unhappy with the way we were playing, often being accused of fannying around with it at the back, no players were safe from criticism including Whiteman who was accused of playing too deep. Whiteman was always likely to leave having been subject to earlier transfer enquiries but the board had already persuaded him to sign another contract when he could have walked for nothing, yet, the board are not given any credit for that. Yes, the board were prepared for his departure however, players like him don't grow on trees but it doesn't help when the man in charge dilly dallies about signing a player to help bridge the gap. Even after Whiteman left, we still managed to win games although most recognised we were on the edge and struggling to play with much confidence, plus other injuries at the time were not helping, then of course DM jumped ship, deserting the players he'd given a personal guarantee he was here for the long haul.