The only thing I've criticised you for on this thread is your dismissal of the idea that a new team needs time to learn how to play effectively as a team. I don't accept that, nor do I see why challenging you on it means I'm suggesting you're anti-club. What I'm suggesting is that your interpretation of why we haven't won in 5 games is flawed. My arguments are based on what I believe to be common sense. Nothing more.



I assumed you'd gone to the Wire game because you've always followed the team home and away in the past. That's actually a compliment, but you can read it as a dig if you like. I wanted to know if, based on what you'd seen, your opinion had changed.

I'm critical of the team (or was) and some of the tactics employed by them and the coaching staff - not of the club or the management.



No clouded judgement, just frustration at the performances / results and the desire to see us back up on the pitch the good work done off it.

Apologies again - you have questioned my support for the club management, but perhaps not on here.



You did twist my post into trying to make it sound like all I was after was a mass brawl, which clearly I do not want - all I wanted was a tougher attitude from the players and it seems that is what we got on Sunday.



I will accept your comment re. the Wire game was genuine and only wish I could give you the answer you were after.

Here goes



TRB may be right. However I'm not sure anyone can tell at this point.



I've been involved in a number of start up companies in the past and I don't see a RL team being any different in this case. In all cases it takes time for the team dynamic to form and 3 month which is pretty much what it is is way to soon for that to have happened. There will be those who will grow as time goes on, others will fall away after the initial rush and the real dynamic will form. I can't see this being the case until the close season tbh.



By mongrel I guess you mean the sort of players who give 100% every game and thus perform consistently and provide the backbone of the team. We probably already have those players it's just that no one including themselves know who they are. It will happen so long as Agar does not allow rifts in the camp.



Only thing I will question is the lack of commitment? I have seen nothing to suggest this, in fact the opposite. I feel the reason we have lost some games is dues to panic football brought on by an over desire to please.



Just my opinion.



In defence of TRB it must by nice for him after years of having on occasion to be far more positive than he actually was to be a little negative for once - everyone else has had their go so cut the guy some slack.

That's probably a fair summation of my OTT comments - but you got the gist.



Happy to leave it there!