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It's not just that certain people didn't give him a chance, but some made their minds up quickly and posted the same negative stuff, time and time and time again ad nauseum.I think the casing point is, some never game him a chance from the start. I'm glad he has proven you wrong. He deserved more respect. Good lad Des.
Yes, some people do look like twats now, it has to be said. Not because they moaned or criticized several poor performances, but because they went ON and ON and ON saying the same stuff about how rubbish Des and certain players were. Some such as @JimSmith2 seem to have returned to their parent clubs but I'm sure others are still around, keeping a bit of a low profile. Anyway, bygones are bygones and all that.It's not just that certain people didn't give him a chance, but some made their minds up quickly and posted the same negative stuff, time and time and time again ad nauseum.
Like most sensible, fair minded people I think, I was unhappy with the way things seemed to be going but desperately wanted him to succeed and found the pile-on from the same few faces rather tedious.
Some even went as far as making up rumours about players downing tools.It's not just that certain people didn't give him a chance, but some made their minds up quickly and posted the same negative stuff, time and time and time again ad nauseum.
Like most sensible, fair minded people I think, I was unhappy with the way things seemed to be going but desperately wanted him to succeed and found the pile-on from the same few faces rather tedious.
Spot on - our biggest weakness at the moment is the lack of dynamism on the bench and Des deserves huge credit for how he's managed the energy available in the first team, when to press hard and when to hold back. I don't know how much he had to do with our rubbish January recruitment, but whatever league we're in next season, I'll be very excited to see how his tactically flexible approach will work when the squad hopefully has a lot more variation and strength in depth.Regardless we've seen enough now to be optimistic for next season with a summer to get in players who fit how he wants us to play. What I've been particularly impressed with is how adaptable he's showing himself to be, he clearly wants to play expansive, attacking football but is prudent enough to know when we need to be more solid and is capable of organising it as well.
I’m actually in for one tomorrow afternoon. Good job it’s not after the final, I might’ve done something silly.The Des tattoo is ON!
Feel free to use the template I posted earlierI’m actually in for one tomorrow afternoon. Good job it’s not after the final, I might’ve done something silly.
It’s a 2 hour slot, artist might need longer. Maybe next time.Feel free to use the template I posted earlier
It would have been insane to have sacked him after Bolton - and anyone still justifying it even in hindsight has little knowledge of football or how to manage people.
No way was it warranted -
Thank goodness the owners have more vision - and didn’t bring in one of those tired names with League 1experiemcd that we’re touted at the time
how sad that even today as we’re in the playoff final some are still claiming that knee jerk reaction was justified!
That’s noble of you. And you weren’t alone. There was that poll that 70% wanted him sacked. It doesn’t matter now. We are all togetherOh hindsight is a wonderful thing! I hold my hands up, I got Des wrong as did others but don’t pretend it was just the Bolton game - it was the lead up to it. The 5-0 thrashing was, if you like, the icing (or the burnt bit probably more apt!) on the cake but the run from Christmas, with the odd beating of bottom half dross, was very poor and allied with some of the most directionless, dreariest football we’ve witnessed in a number of seasons. Des has come good, in fact better than good he’s been superb but plenty of managers have fallen through the trap door for performing better than that run of ours post Christmas.
Fans who wanted him replaced, I think, had a valid enough argument at the time and doesn’t mean that they were a bunch of knee jerk idiots who know nothing about football. Knee jerk is a result or two, Des struggled to get any cohesion way beyond a result or two. Fantastic that the club saw the vision and supported him through this and here we are all rejoicing! The last ten games have been brilliant and a joy to see Des prove a fair few of us wrong! Well done, Des Buckingham!