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Posted by Inspector Monkfish on July 4, 2004, 12:53 am, in reply to "Signings" When The Baggies fell out of the Prem they had spent virtually nothing and they'd had nine months of knowing they were going to go back down in a sort of 'enjoy it while we can' stylee. All that time Megson was saying realistic things like, "We can't really compete against the big boys," to the cameras. When you came out of the Prem you'd spent a not inconsiderable amount of cash on some players who took too long to get it together and you'd had nine months of 'will-we-or-won't-we'. All that time Jones was saying, "If only so-and-so had done such-and-such," to the cameras. The players who were available twelve months ago looked at Megson and saw a manager who had realistic expectations. I know which TEAM you'd rather play for, but take off your orange-coloured glasses for a moment and tell me which MANAGER you'd rather play for? Told you you wouldn't like it, but that's the way I see it. --Previous Message--
You're not going to thank me for this, but I'm going to make a comparison yourselves and your neighbours (or at least between the situation you find yourselves in and the situation your neighbours were in twelve months ago):
The players available now look at Jones and see a bloke who will put the blame squarely on them if things go pear-shaped.
: Where are all the Summer signings? I remember
: Jonesy saying that he wanted everything in
: place by the time the team reports back for
: Pre-season training - on MONDAY!
: All we've heard of so far is Duberry and a
: few other players who are more likely to go
: to Premiership clubs than 'Championship'
: clubs.
: Although it might not be to popular, I'd
: rather see some signings for older
: Premiership players (Sheringham, Parlour etc)
: who can guide the younger ones back into the
: Premiership. With the return of Ndah, Lecott
: and Murray, we have 3 'new' signings anyway.
: What does everyone else think?
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