that's the real problem these days

fans get to put too much pressure on managers.

In the 'old days' the fans turned up for a game and then after it uyou didn't hear from them until the next one. Now, with phone ins and internet, they spend all the time in between going on and on and blowing teh importance of a single game out of all proportion (with some exceptions, like Fulham, which ARE that important). A bad game does not make someone a sh*t player - all players, even the best, have them - but if loads of loud people spend a week in the media etc saying 'Player X is sh*t' over and over again it can create a general impression that this is actually true. Which isn't very helpful.

Posted By: mr carra on August 13th 2009 at 10:46:19

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It does seem a little ridiculous (NCFC) - duke of york, Aug 13, 09:58:29
- we bought loads pf players in the summer (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 13, 10:37:52
  - agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 13, 11:15:46
- At least there are reserve matches this season to build up confidence. (n/m) (NCFC) - trustsec, Aug 13, 10:26:27
- The only thing stopping them being picked would be a potential bad reaction by fans... (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 13, 10:06:26
  - if both were picked for the next game..... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 13, 10:09:23
    - Thanks to KDDD - "However the c**ts in the stand are suddenly experts..." (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 13, 10:22:30
      - This has always happened (NCFC) - Brandonio, Aug 13, 11:07:16
      - My favourite part about Bertrands loan, was his first 3 games were away (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Aug 13, 11:02:44
        
        wrong, first 2 starts were away (NCFC) - pants, Aug 13, 11:05:23
        
        Maybe so but then I can think of quite a few examples (NCFC) - Brandonio, Aug 13, 11:09:01
      - i think that saturday was far more than just another season opener... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 13, 10:27:49
        
        No one in the club was classing Tuesday as meaningless, based on having got humped... (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 13, 10:29:16
        
        so thats why theo was dropped! (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 13, 10:31:37
    - if Alnwick gets sent off against Exeter and assuming Theo is on the bench again, what then (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 13, 10:18:03
      - will be theo in that case........ (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 13, 10:20:51
    - A lot of the time a manager sees what 20000 people don't see (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Aug 13, 10:17:43
      - in that case...... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 13, 10:24:22
        
        No-one other than Gunn can possibly know the answer to that (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Aug 13, 10:29:55
        
        because after the Colchester game Tuesday could no longer be considered a 'nothing match' (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 13, 10:27:08
        
        The reality is that when you are in League One the cup competitions (NCFC) - Brandonio, Aug 13, 10:31:00
        
        and so he dropped theo. (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 13, 10:30:26
        
        yes, he took him out of the spotlight, doesn't mean he's never going to pick him again (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 13, 10:32:18
        
        That will what it was (NCFC) - duke of york, Aug 13, 10:35:19
        
        that's the real problem these days (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 13, 10:46:19
        
        Otto, there's one here ^^ (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Aug 13, 11:43:00
        
        agreed, Football managers have been one of the great sufferers (NCFC) - Brandonio, Aug 13, 10:51:11
        
        100% correct. For football, t'internet is evil! Always said it. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Aug 13, 10:49:01
        
        "Gunn must have seen enough saturday to agree with the fans!" (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 13, 10:25:27
        
        we can only speculate......... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 13, 10:29:54
- why? (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 13, 10:04:10
- in what sense ridiculous? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 13, 10:01:52
  - when's the first round of the paint pot trophy? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 13, 10:15:22
    - The draw is on Saturday, Round 1 w/c 31st August (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Aug 13, 10:27:20
      - annoyingly, that's after the window shuts... (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 13, 10:30:39
  - In both senses I guess (NCFC) - duke of york, Aug 13, 10:06:28
    - Was Doc as bad as Nelson? Bear witness to his advising Semi to pass back, then watching... (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 13, 10:23:34

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