Pinkun poster who knows a player (apparently)........ ..

SuperWesIrishWizard

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I spoke with a senior player last night....
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One that joined in the summer, and asked him what was going on. Im quite a blunt person, so just came out with it.

I must point out that I have got to know this players a friend of the family, basically he drinks in my families local and they took to showing him round the area, he has been round to my auntie and uncles with his girlfriend a few times for meals.The crack is, none of the players have confidence, for a number of reasons. One of them is the regime, another is the fans frustrations (which this particular player understands). He said that when joining the club he was proud to sign for a club of our size and knows the fans, he is said to be part of what the club has become.

He said that most of the players are petrified of questioning Roeder, who is determined to achieve results but goes about it the wrong way, this player blames the pressure in turn being put on Roeder. The board still expect a top half finish but Roeder has no money to play with at all, a few hundred grand in January.

He said that a couple of the players have bad attitudes but the majority are professional and want to achieve, care a lot about their personal pride and desperate for the backing of the fans. Most of them are afraid to go out in the city centre for fear of abuse. Only one of the loan players doesnt care and frankly the fellow players would rather have his more than suitable replacement in the team every week instead of on the bench (hint: the replacement is very quick). The other is a player that is sitting out his contract, and would be given opportunities if he put any kind of effort into training.

This player had several offers but chose Norwich as Neil Doncaster and another member of staff (former player) sold the club as one with ambition and money to spend, he feels betrayed by false hope and genuinely had the impression that the club had the financial backing to create one of the strongest squads in the league. He believes that the club needs more togetherness and a bigger squad, there are players every week that shouldnt be playing because of various injuries, and that one of those players refuses to put his career in jeopardy by playing with strains (quite rightly). Another player, on a one year contract (no prizes for guessing) will seek a bosman in January as, although he also feels for the fans, feels equally betrayed as he also had numerous offers of games in pre-season friendlies and could have gone back home.

One of the players most hit by a lack of confidence is Jamie Cureton who, when asking for a loan, was desperate to go anywhere he could to score a few goals - even league two - and just wants to play football. If he cant play football then he wants to retire. This player said that he hadnt noticed the lack of confidenc (because he is new) but other players who were here last season have told him that Jamie is at a low ebb. All of the players believe that Leroy Lita is quality, by far the best striker at the club (obvious). There is no chance of us keeping him any longer. This player wants to leave the club at the next realistic opportunity (end of season) unless the regime changes, morale is very low and professionalism is compromised by money.

Lastly, I asked him about the youth team. This player said that the current crop of youth players at the club has several players that are already better than some of the first team squad, but that they also have low confidence and do not feel as if they will be given a chance by Roeder. The sale of Joe Lewis and the loaning out of Mickey Spillane only go to show that Roeder does not have faith in the youth team. Which puts Roeders big speech about developing youth completely out of the window.

And thats all I can remember......

Posted By: DrDublin, Nov 18, 13:22:54