Do or die January

Like i mentioned previously this is all down to Rupp, when he bought the club we just needed a little investment, we had a good squad who just lost to millwall in the playoff semis.. but nooooo he let that prick Rahic hit the reset button. Parky and co left and we’ve been on the decline ever since.

THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT RUPP get your cheque book out and fix the mess YOU put us in OR EFF OFF!

 

Whilst struggling to think of the words….. you have said them for me. Perfectly put. Roll on January.

 

And when those thousands call it a day, where does that leave us paying 1 million every year for a stadium too big for us.

 

And without regurgitating an old thread, unless some mega rich owner sees the potential of this fan base with a big stadium then I’ll say sadly again, we’d be better off downsizing and leaving VP

 

start a countdown for the seven years, or whatever it is, as we will not be leaving before then

 

Then we have 7 years to plan leaving

 

January won't change us into a promotion winning side, switching personnel mid season rarely works to that extent, pre-season is where the real work is done.

Rupp won't change because he knows he is going to get the season ticket money anyway, he even convinced us to pay £50 extra this year and still got roughly the same number of buyers without a significant investment in the squad. I honestly think a lot of fans agreed to the £50 increase on the understanding that the extra funds were going to go into the squad and we were going to see an improved team, I think some people probably agreed to it as well on the understanding that we had a bad season financially due to the pandemic. That same sympathy and understanding won't be there next season.

 

No one pay £200 again to watch Bradford again.

Any city fan that paid on the gate tonight must feel like they've been robbed. And kick in the face for good measure.

 

No chance of ‘serious investment’ under the current regime. Year on year squeeze and the end result is plain to see.

Hope is we can get this group and the injured players fit and firing. I’ve seen worse city squads, were just totally devoid of strength in depth.

 

I honestly believe with Rupp at the helm, we will not see promotion.

The club continues to regress under his stewardship and I really hope you fans, are not pinning your hopes on January.

It's clear the budget is tight. January and associated quality costs. Just where does this money come from?

 

Excellent post.

It's such a shame as a synergy and reconnect with fans was building momentum but I fear this is already crumbling.

 

January is never guaranteed to be a magic fix and even if you sign 6 decent players it can take time to settle. We know our luck or rather burning players out which means we get untold muscle injuries that no other clubs seems to get like we do.

One win in 11 games in all competitions now, is that all personnel or part manager? Part rot that has set in at the club like had happened before Parky came all those years ago now?

I felt the win against Rochdale was a paper over the cracks. It’s ok talking about xG and chances but it doesn’t always work and balance out.

Every club in every division in the land wants better strikers and better options up front. Every single one. Even Man City and they won 5-1 tonight. Why are we suddenly gonna find the right combo in January?

I feel there’s too much to do to pin our hopes on a manic 4 weeks mid way through a bad season. We may too far adrift by then anyway.

I don’t think it’s any time to call for adams out and never will. He needs a few windows to sort this out. I also don’t want a boom or bust window this January because we feel we have to do much. We have to get the signings right. If that’s 3 good additions then so be it. For too long now we have signed injury prone garbage that has cost us in the longer term.

We need some experience and we need some level heads at this club. At all levels.

 

He probably does care but would you further invest?..

In his shoes, I certainly would not. So self sufficiency comes from sponsorship, us fans and the squad has to be moulded accordingly.