Dr Who?

Che scored twice in the last 16 away at Roma this evening!

Dull, but winnable. They only have one decent player in Fatawu, who seems to be the only one who is bothered to give any effort, that can turn it on at any time and win the game.

Looking for away of course Wigan, Grimsby, Burnley, Macclesfield, Burton, Hull, Leeds, Mansfield. Ideally Macclesfield, Burton, Hull or Mansfield, as I have been to the others, but my son has not been to any of these.

There have been many 2nd half’s this season, probably going back to the Hull away game when we first fell apart. Our players are not going to fancy FP that’s for sure.

Yeah unfortunately I do not go to home games, so it is off my radar. Just not sure of the angle, but at least something is happening. Massive divide in the away end yesterday over the chanting.

I really am having nightmares thinking about the 2nd half at Fratton Park if we are all square at half time. I really do not think we are strong enough, anywhere near strong enough to go to Fratton Park and get a result. Look at most of our second half performances lately. We looked a shambles at a too be relegated Donny yesterday. I have a huge fear for this game, it is not going to be good!

We would have made him crap don’t you worry!

There is a protest after the Hull game I believe, it is the start of something. There was quite a bit of chanting yesterday against the owners. I still believe if they can realise like the Carlisle owners that they are doing it all wrong on the playing side and rebuild they can do good for the club. As I have said they are not afraid of spending money, but they are spending it all wrong. I think a protest is required, but to make them see that they are getting it so wrong, rather than selling and leaving. But how the hell do you go about doing that?

They will not do that either and like other likeminded owners they will run the club into the ground, spit it out and clear off. It’s a shite situation but we are pretty stuck really.

I do love positivity, and of course you are right, we are still in it.

I’m glad I do not go to home games. The last one was Stoke…

I don’t think fans will turn on Tonda, why would they, we can see now that he is another puppet. We cannot keep going through this cycle, and it needs to be broken one way or another and if it is not, we will continue to spiral downwards. It’s up to the owner to strip out and start again or cut their loses and sell up. If you or I were investing heavily (especially in an arena where you are gonna lose money over a period of time away) you would take advice from others that have experience in that area. It just seems madness, to keep spending in the wrong areas and making the wrong choices. You have to ask is this normal behaviour, to waste your money over and over again in the playing area of the club. I do think that football has been over complicated to generate jobs and money for football people, as money has got more and more out of control. It really should not be this hard. You have money you want to invest, you get advice and you surround yourself with ‘experts’ that know the game, and you let them advise you! If they get it wrong over time you move them on, like in any business and get someone else in. But get it as right as you can from the off. Honestly I’m done at the moment after standing through another very poor second half. But I will go again as it is what me and my boy do. That part is fun, the football very frustrating. We should be in a great position as a club, but we are getting it so badly wrong!

I thought you were going to stop that at ‘doomed to fail’ just general statement with football in the whole. Because most do.

We kind of did, but they still could and perhaps should have taken it to extra time. That second half was a shambles, but not as much of some of the past shambles. We got it all wrong at half time again. But we won and we are in the hat.

And will be replaced by another yes man, and it will go on and on at our rotten club. It is not just our club it is happening with owners and over complicating set up at many other clubs. Carlisle United owners are spot on commercially, but sank the club with bad on the field appointments, because again, they had the money but not the football experience. On the commercial side they are pushing all the right buttons which has seen a continued growth in the support of the club. But it’s a results business and 2 seasons of relegation has been because of these mistakes. Even though they realised their errors at being mugged off and throwing money around at the wrong people ‘experts’ within the club, these things take time to turn around. They got Mark Hughes in to manage the team, but was to late for last season, but now things are starting to look much better again, but it is still a long way off having the balance right. Sports Republic needs to see that they are screwing things up time and time again, and get people in that know their onions on the football side of things, and leave them to it. Trusted, experienced football people. Nice and simple set up and go back to basics and stay out of that side of things. If they cannot do this, then it is in their best interest and the best interest of the club, that they sell up and move on. It’s not going to work with their interference. Keep what you are doing on the commercial side, but I would prefer that you just put your money in. At least you will not be wasting it having experts looking after your investment.