Chris
a whole wheel of cheese?
I saw Neville this week(before Wigan game) has said he thinks we're in with a chance of getting a UEFA cup spot if we keep on getting results.
I read that with mixed feelings. I mean sure, if we absolutely pull our tripe out yet again and do actually qualify for UEFA yet again, where will that get us? What does it achieve for us?
I'm not trying to be negative really, but I mean, we've been somewhat unlucky with our drawn opponents the last few runs in the cup and ultimately gotten nowhere. The players all get a nice feeling and the fans feel like we're pushing on, but at what cost to our domestic form and the absolute kicking team morale appears to take.
It feels like we're running on the spot a bit. Or like a mouse on a wheel. The players go hell for leather in their games and we get a UEFA spot, then we lose out early in the comp, our domestic games mostly suck for a while and then they pick up. Then someone starts wondering if UEFA is attainable again, but what is the point.
I know 'thats football' etc but its such effort to get in to UEFA only to be dissapointed, only to try it all over again.
We just don't seem good enough to go all the way in UEFA and the cost is huge. I just wonder if the cost is sometimes too much.
It's almost the new year and we are only a few points above the bottom lot and are nowhere near a stable team performance. We're still reeling from our last UEFA upset and already Neville (the team captain) is pondering if we can get in to the competition again. Is he mad? Are we mad?
I read that with mixed feelings. I mean sure, if we absolutely pull our tripe out yet again and do actually qualify for UEFA yet again, where will that get us? What does it achieve for us?
I'm not trying to be negative really, but I mean, we've been somewhat unlucky with our drawn opponents the last few runs in the cup and ultimately gotten nowhere. The players all get a nice feeling and the fans feel like we're pushing on, but at what cost to our domestic form and the absolute kicking team morale appears to take.
It feels like we're running on the spot a bit. Or like a mouse on a wheel. The players go hell for leather in their games and we get a UEFA spot, then we lose out early in the comp, our domestic games mostly suck for a while and then they pick up. Then someone starts wondering if UEFA is attainable again, but what is the point.
I know 'thats football' etc but its such effort to get in to UEFA only to be dissapointed, only to try it all over again.
We just don't seem good enough to go all the way in UEFA and the cost is huge. I just wonder if the cost is sometimes too much.
It's almost the new year and we are only a few points above the bottom lot and are nowhere near a stable team performance. We're still reeling from our last UEFA upset and already Neville (the team captain) is pondering if we can get in to the competition again. Is he mad? Are we mad?