Neil or Irvine, take your pick It matters not one jot, Mourinho or even mad Mick Would fail too, with this lot This has been the problem now For far, far, far too long, Players who´ve forgotten how To play neat, swift and strong Time for youngsters now to play A more significant role, Or they´ll find another way To realise their goal Hope whoever takes the reins Has eyes for youthfulness, And will let them off their chains To go out and impress It will take a year or two Or maybe even more, To build and nurture a new crew But it´s been done before This division will sift out The boys from those who´re men, Leaving none in any doubt Who we should play, and when But until mathematics prove We´re no longer a threat, Don´t expect the ´old´ to move Out willingly, just yet Sad to say, for while they stay We´re treading water here, Tip the old bath water away And let some fresh appear. OTBC
Spot on as usual sir, when I saw the team news on Saturday at 1400 hrs my heart sank, I really can't see why AN was sacked if AI is to continue in the same mold!
No, nor me, although I can understand the board were feeling under pressure to do something Dave, but it does seem a bit daft to just carry on ín the same old way. Particularly when Alex Neil had already begun planning for a more youthful future, by bringing in several promising youngsters, and making it clear he would have got rid of all the dead wood this summer. If now, the new regime don´t happen to think along those same lines, all that work is wasted, and we still risk hanging on to the old boys into the bargain. Surely players like Maddison, Godfrey, Thompson, the two Murphys, and even Toffolo, Rudd, and possibly Andreu, ought to have a starring role next season.
