Originally Posted by
kingpin4
I always just thought Barraclough won the league with the foundations there before him. Once it was "his own team", they just seemed to be another average team really.
I completely agree about not worrying about relegation, I thought top 4 was a pipe dream for a team just promoted, but my point is about the players.
If our budget is as big as rumoured, we have wasted it on a lot of average players. I can't remember us really signing a player that we beat a number of teams to. We've either signed unknowns to the league or else spent money on unwanted players. So put a lot of average players with a manager who is average, and you get what we are.
They certainly have to take their share of the blame, because I refuse to believe that players like Duggan, Lee J and Williams (who are all experienced) would stick to a poor game plan, even when they see it isn't working, and not try to change anything on the pitch themselves.
Should we just get Gamble on a form at this point? ;-)