by gullintwoplaces » 23 Aug 2018, 08:36
Hector’s post is sensible and balanced, unlike many on here. It is despicable to insult and humiliate your own players and managers. The hostility towards Owers has become unrelenting, it isn’t his fault that we were relegated from the Football League (for that look to certain past Board members, whose decision making at Plainmoor was shocking). We have some decent players, which at least does credit to the Manager for signing them. We haven’t been convincing so far, in fact piss poor at times, but we have won both Home games and drawn two of three away, let’s not throw our toys out of the pram yet.
The issue of Jamie Reid causes me most concern. He is a local lad, trying his best but struggling. I haven’t seen such hostility and downright bullying of a player for many years. If he was lazy or unfit I’d understand it more, but he isn’t, he’s just struggling to perform. I had a good friend some years ago who started his career with Arsenal, and ended up at Exeter eventually (also a successful Manager until recently). He moved to Oxford United in the 80s and had a dreadful time with the fans. He told me that his dad went to one game and ended up losing his rag with people behind him at the game, which didn’t do him any good as he wasn’t a well man. How would you like to be on a football pitch with your OWN FANS on your back from the off, it is disgusting and those who do this should take a close hard look at themselves. Bully the ref by all means, give the opposition a hard time, but don’t fully your own f’ing players.
Hector’s post is sensible and balanced, unlike many on here. It is despicable to insult and humiliate your own players and managers. The hostility towards Owers has become unrelenting, it isn’t his fault that we were relegated from the Football League (for that look to certain past Board members, whose decision making at Plainmoor was shocking). We have some decent players, which at least does credit to the Manager for signing them. We haven’t been convincing so far, in fact piss poor at times, but we have won both Home games and drawn two of three away, let’s not throw our toys out of the pram yet.
The issue of Jamie Reid causes me most concern. He is a local lad, trying his best but struggling. I haven’t seen such hostility and downright bullying of a player for many years. If he was lazy or unfit I’d understand it more, but he isn’t, he’s just struggling to perform. I had a good friend some years ago who started his career with Arsenal, and ended up at Exeter eventually (also a successful Manager until recently). He moved to Oxford United in the 80s and had a dreadful time with the fans. He told me that his dad went to one game and ended up losing his rag with people behind him at the game, which didn’t do him any good as he wasn’t a well man. How would you like to be on a football pitch with your OWN FANS on your back from the off, it is disgusting and those who do this should take a close hard look at themselves. Bully the ref by all means, give the opposition a hard time, but don’t fully your own f’ing players.
