I really pray that you are right. Also yes it is the right noises.
Coventry August 2011 = favourites relegation small squad who let Gunnar, Westwood and King go, also Carsley and Mcindoe need replacing.
Cov sign a goalkeeper and a unfit striker.
Then they sell Turner.
Come January as expected by the bookies they are in the bottom 3. SISU's solution sell their top scorer.
The manager gets to sign a couple of loanees
Cov as predicted are relegated with one game to go or maybe on the last game.
The manager suggests that this relegation maybe related to the release and sale of the clubs bests players without replacing them, crazy concept I know
(I have to agree with you Duffy when you hear him say the above you are correct he is making the right noises)
That's reassuring paxman I presume you have read the article.
Effectively he is saying if you sell and release your top players and don't replace them then you will go down. Do the same this summer and the same will happen.
Glad you agree with him, but like you say that is common sense really isn't it.
I have never said Thorn is blameless, But the real reason we are going to be playing in league 1 next season is SISU .... but lets grab our pitchforks and burning torches and go get Thorn because we can't pin anyone down from sisu.
It seems you focus on the off-field factors more than the on-field factors, and me vice-versa...I respect that and can live with it.
All I would say is that if you blame SISU then you also have to blame the individuals connected with the Richardson era....one of whom is still in our midst.....I certainly do hold them ALSO accountable.
On the pitch, I blame Thorn, as that's his job, but I also blame some players for a lack of commitment/passion etc when as senior pros they had to step up to the plate....not too difficult a task considering the challenge the faced/the league we are in is not exactly the most taxing, is it?