“We are not going up, we won’t go down”

The number of times I’ve heard this phrase used in recent weeks and every time it drives be mad.

Don’t you see this is what our board pushes us to, acceptance of sh*t, acceptance of mediocrity and essentially excusing failure.

There is half a season left and we are ten points off the top 6 with loads of talented players still in our squad and yet half our support have written off the season already thus putting the club and manager under zero pressure to actually produce results on the pitch because we are supposedly “rebuilding.” Wait for this to be used as an excuse to cash in on someone in January.

Last season we essentially wrote off despite it being our best chance of promotion. This season the mindset appears the same (transition season blah, blah, blah). We have a £30m advantage in terms of funding for gods sake. It’s ridiculous.

The board should be under pressure to sign another striker and do all they can to support a run at the playoffs, not given the green light to waste another season where we should be having a right go at promotion because the only transition we are making is a transition to being uncompetitive and you can bet your house that next season Webber, Delia and co will be trotting our the excuses about how we can’t compete with the wealthier clubs.

Posted By: Jim on December 31st 2017 at 08:30:22

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“We are not going up, we won’t go down” (NCFC) - Jim, Dec 31, 08:30:22
- OK then if its nonsense......... (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 31, 16:50:03
- While I agree we should have had realistic (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 31, 10:45:27
  - People cant have it both ways. (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 31, 16:57:18
  - "That's a bit mental" Lollo grosso - indeed it is. (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Dec 31, 12:59:26
  - Trybull’s good, and Zimm/Hanley are definitely better than our rotating CBs last season (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Dec 31, 12:10:01
    - Forgot Hanley. Yes, we need more like him (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Dec 31, 13:02:06
      - You mean someone like a Sean Raggett (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 31, 17:00:34
- Utter drivel (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Dec 31, 08:52:11
- Can't agree that this what our board pushes us to (NCFC) - Mozzer, Dec 31, 08:49:46
  - The change we are going through is smoke and mirrors (NCFC) - Jim, Dec 31, 08:55:37
    - The need to cut costs has been stated openly many times (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 31, 09:35:01
      - It’s really that simple. (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Dec 31, 11:20:19
    - We don’t have a choice though do we ... (NCFC) - loz, Dec 31, 09:21:11
      - Or (NCFC) - CWC, Dec 31, 10:14:16
        
        I simply disagree (NCFC) - Miles Dewey Creosote, Dec 31, 10:32:10
        
        Of course there's no reason we shouldnt (NCFC) - CWC, Dec 31, 10:39:20
- what a load of crap (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 31, 08:40:42
- Yep (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Dec 31, 08:37:42

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