Ryan Sparks in newsletter

Still no excuse for signing crap players in the first place. EVERY SEASON. They never learn!

 

Is he having a dig at Adams in the 3rd and 4th paragraphs from the end or am I reading too much into it? He doesn't mention the manager at all otherwise

 

Who is Rupp supporting the club Ryan? Stop dancing and tell it how it is.

 

I read it as a criticism to all the internet City fans on Twitter, perhaps on here, who are having a pop at how the club is run and speculating about what may or may not be going on behind the scenes.

Either way, it was written as a bit of a riddle. Trying to be clear but not really clarifying anything, aside from the fact 'nothing has changed since 7 or 8 weeks ago.'

 

That's how I read it.

 

If this is true, then tell the fan base just what he's doing. I understand that travel in and out of the UK has been tricky for the last 18 months, so it's probably been difficult for Stefan to come and go as he pleases. Yet, for many supporters he looks like an archetypal absent landlord that's practically washed his hands of the club.

I honestly don't believe that Rupp is anything like as malign as his former partner. But when things aren't going well it's easy to believe that the club's in a sorry state because they are being effectively managed by the former head of social media who's risen rapidly to a position he's possibly not qualified for. Inaction and a lack of oversight can ultimately prove as damaging as outright stupidity.

 

Yes I thought that immediately. Not a problem, he s Adams boss !

 

Fans that are real with themselves instead of getting excited because we best BPA in a mean less friendly match could see we lacked quality and we still do.

We have to hope we are in and around the automatic mix come January and we have money to spend because this squad will struggle to get promoted unless we add 1 or 2 quality players.

 

Don’t look at the league table after 9 games garbage. Does he think we don’t know how football works? We can see with our own eyes the paper thin garbage filled squad if it stays this way will get no where near promotion. It’s not rocket science

 

Yes, I assume he's clearing up the ill conceived comments made by Adams, otherwise he'd have specifically referred to "on social media".

 

The worrying part is, I'm not so sure there is anything left to spend, hence the manager's recent public frustrations at the squad depth. We were told pre-season that this season's objective was promotion and nothing less, which was further backed by the appointment of Adams.

Unfortunately, the recruitment which was supposed to give us that promotion squad failed miserably in the summer transfer window, and when it became evident he threw the last roll of the dice in desperation by bringing in Theo Robinson, which even Derek Adams won't give the time of day to.

The person in charge of that failed recruitment ultimately paid the price with his job. The question now remains to be seen whether or not Rupp is willing to invest further in January, or whether this season is an early write-off because with the squad in its current state we're finishing no higher than mid-table. I am inclined to believe he will invest, given our recent new acquisitions in the scouting and recruitment department.

The lack of depth in the squad has been exposed in our cup ties. Losing to 2 kids sides (Forest and Man Utd) and a walloping by Lincoln.

The failures lie with Sparks and Turnbull, one of which is no longer here, and the other now has to face the music.

 

There was a definite not so very concealed message that Adams has had his knuckles rapped over his comments last weekend.

I trust and hope Adams accepted his ticking off and we all move on now.

Wouldn't surprise me to hear Trueman doing the post match interview tomorrow!

 

Derek is very eloquent when given free rein. However, he does get rattled when he doesn't like the line of questioning. All in stark contrast to Gary Bowyer who was so laid back when put on the spot.

 

Canavan will be player manager by the end of the month.

 

Do you fancy a £10 Bradford Burns Unit bet I believe your wrong ?.

 

Sounds like a vote of confidence I'm just not sure who the recipient is lol

 

Himself