we won promotion off the field - nothing to do with TC as we finished in 3rd spot, a league position achieved prior to his arrival i might add.
yes we got good results away to pats and cork but are still to register a home win.
we are 13 points clear of bottom by virtue of longford being deducted 10 points.
we were told that going full time would reap major rewards but are yet to see the fruits of this (loosing so many late goals should be reduced by being full time as you would expect better stamina and concentration levels and you would expect set-pieces to be much more fruitful. you might also expect the team to play something approaching attractive football (or even to try and keep the ball) as opposed to clearing the decks at every given opportunity). this opens the door to the question of had we maintained part-time status would we have been able to attract a higher caliber of player? we currently have a full-time squad which has some very average players in it, so the question should be asked.
i'm not calling for the managers head, far from it, but i don't agree with the 'full faith in TC' comments that are continuiously spouted here. are we all supposed to follow TC blidly or can we not question things that we disagree with? the difference between bandwagon jumpers and supporters is usually knowledge of the game. i am not able to sit here and say all is well, granted we are not the worst off, but this season is not shaping up as the roaring success that some people on here would have you believe.
as this is a forumboard people are entitled to their opinions and those who disagree with the 'maroon tinted glasses' view should not be attacked for pointing out some valid points.

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