Yeah. I found myself thinking yesterday that despite the overall dysfunctional nature of the Tango & Cash era the club was generally on the upward trajectory because Briatore was ruthless. It wasn’t pretty and I’m not advocating a return to that style of ownership (Watford seem to have something similar at the moment) but what we have now is well past it’s sell-by date.
I can’t really work out what they’re trying to do overall. Having spaffed millions on two occasions - on both the first and second recent promotions - they’ve run out of ideas, I think. If the strategy is to try and steady things before trying to recoup their losses then how many times are they going to try that before realising they don’t have the skills?
Having said that, the playing staff shoulder a massive amount of responsibility here too. The same squad that topped the table in October can’t buy a point now and blaming Fatboy **** skedaddling to Glasgow only washes for so long. Coaching and management is part of the story, but desire, motivation and responsibility on the pitch is where it starts and finishes.
This cheap Championship squad is now as dysfunctional as the expensive PL ones under Spunky and Kneecap.
With the benefit of hindsight, if I could go back in time and ‘Quantum Leap’ into Fernandes I’d have kept Warnock even had the side been relegated straight away. A few years as a yo-yo club like Norwich or WBA often are is far more attractive than what we’ve experienced this last decade.
