Reactions are totally over the top. We are 3rd in the league, we are going through a bad run. There is just under a week to get any signings in, if not we can bring in emergency loans to beef us up. If we can come through this run after the games at Millwall and Brighton and still be around the top 4, whats the panic?? Play offs would be a good first season for Bruce, forget the fact we have been top 2 we have had problems up front all season and its biting us in the arse at the minute cause nobody else is scoring. It seems worse because we have done so well upto now. If it does go tits up and we even miss out on the play offs, we have a much better squad to build on for next season.
It is a bad spell for sure, hopefully Bruce is working on a plan-B which we will see for the rest of the season. It probably seems worse than it is as it's the longest mediocre run of the season. Would give us a lift if we got one more nice signing in now.
You will probably find out tommorow whether going out the cup was a good thing or not. Should Barnsley get a dud draw then going out was probably a good thing for you. Should Barnsley get a big team you probably would have rathered going through But I would rather be out then having to play a replay
All the FA CUP has forced us to do is play 3 very poor performances. If we had let the kids play from the start, sure we might have got knocked out and Bruce might have got a bit of stick. But all the negativity following 3 crap performances is why I hate the competition.
If you're gonna get promoted the last thing you need is a good cup run - just ask Cardiff in previous seasons. That said disappointing perforrmance against inept opposition in Barnsley that never hurt us one iota - I hate January in the football calendar - time to take stock now and regroup...
but it's not just the fa cup tough is it? have you forgotten about the peterborough and wednesday games? We're in a rut... just admit it. I just hope Bruce is doing something about it.
