ackie
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Most of us are concerned about Spurs. However, History has proved that with time, patience and hard work as well as commitment, teams that has bad start can sooner or later become top 4 and evn premiership winners.
After reading Ballague's interview yesterday, i became somewhat more confident and then remembered Man Utd when SAF became the manager and could not believe the amount of particularities and similar circumstances of what we are undergoing.
Here we go...i found this on Man U wikipedia:
With a slump in form and a number of injuries in the 1988-89 season, Ferguson began introducing some of his youth players such as Lee Sharpe into the side. United had been expected to feature in the 1988-89 league title race, but after a promising start their form slumped after Christmas and they finished 11th in the final table. Their last chance of success was thrown away in March when they lost to Nottingham Forest in the F.A Cup quarter final.
The end of the 1988-89 season saw a further exodus of players...
New signings were made in the summer as Alex Ferguson prepared to build a side which he felt was capable of winning trophies. He paid £2.3million for Middlesbrough's lanky centre-half Gary Pallister, £1.5million for Nottingham Forest's talented midfielder Neil Webb, and £1.8million for West Ham United's promising young midfielder Paul Ince.
However, he came under fire for some poor performances and there was also a media furore over a takeover bid by Michael Knighton.
The addition of Neil Webb, Paul Ince, Gary Pallister, Mike Phelan and Danny Wallace in the 1989 close season was seen as vital for Alex Ferguson's hopes of mounting a serious title challenge, but Webb's form slumped dramatically after he was injured playing for England, and Pallister's form was initially poor, despite his transfer fee of £2.3m, then a British record for a defender. United started the 1989-90 season with a 4-1 win over champions Arsenal, but a 5-1 defeat to Manchester City in September triggered an awful run of form which pushed the club to the brink of the relegation zone. This depressing run of form sparked rumours that Ferguson would be fired, but United won the 1990 FA Cup, silencing the critics and beginning the most successful period in the team's history. United beat Crystal Palace in the final, who were managed by former United player Steve Coppell.
Ferguson later revealed that the directors told him that they had never considered sacking him. Although naturally disappointed with the lack of progress in the league, they were pleased with the way he had reorganised the club. But Ferguson feared that if it had not been for the F.A Cup triumph, the pressure to sack him would have become irresistible and he would surely have been ousted.
I have written in blue what i believe are the similarities.
We all agree that we have a rather young side. We are off form as some of the players we have bought...Bentley, Modric...
There are talks of a takeover and the media is putting pressure on us with rumours that Bentley is unhappy, JR is homesick blah blah.
We have bought talented young midfielders and much like Man U are failing to deliver.
However, i believe given time, we will gel and get on track and like Man U will win something at the end of the season and then build on that.
JR is like SAF. He is a shrewd tactitian and started by building at the back and then worked his midfield. We were unlucky that Berba and Keane left and didn't get the proper replacements. Jr much like SAF worked on their diet and trust the youth.
Lets allow time to do wonders for us.
I trust JR and the Spurs.
COYS
After reading Ballague's interview yesterday, i became somewhat more confident and then remembered Man Utd when SAF became the manager and could not believe the amount of particularities and similar circumstances of what we are undergoing.
Here we go...i found this on Man U wikipedia:
With a slump in form and a number of injuries in the 1988-89 season, Ferguson began introducing some of his youth players such as Lee Sharpe into the side. United had been expected to feature in the 1988-89 league title race, but after a promising start their form slumped after Christmas and they finished 11th in the final table. Their last chance of success was thrown away in March when they lost to Nottingham Forest in the F.A Cup quarter final.
The end of the 1988-89 season saw a further exodus of players...
New signings were made in the summer as Alex Ferguson prepared to build a side which he felt was capable of winning trophies. He paid £2.3million for Middlesbrough's lanky centre-half Gary Pallister, £1.5million for Nottingham Forest's talented midfielder Neil Webb, and £1.8million for West Ham United's promising young midfielder Paul Ince.
However, he came under fire for some poor performances and there was also a media furore over a takeover bid by Michael Knighton.
The addition of Neil Webb, Paul Ince, Gary Pallister, Mike Phelan and Danny Wallace in the 1989 close season was seen as vital for Alex Ferguson's hopes of mounting a serious title challenge, but Webb's form slumped dramatically after he was injured playing for England, and Pallister's form was initially poor, despite his transfer fee of £2.3m, then a British record for a defender. United started the 1989-90 season with a 4-1 win over champions Arsenal, but a 5-1 defeat to Manchester City in September triggered an awful run of form which pushed the club to the brink of the relegation zone. This depressing run of form sparked rumours that Ferguson would be fired, but United won the 1990 FA Cup, silencing the critics and beginning the most successful period in the team's history. United beat Crystal Palace in the final, who were managed by former United player Steve Coppell.
Ferguson later revealed that the directors told him that they had never considered sacking him. Although naturally disappointed with the lack of progress in the league, they were pleased with the way he had reorganised the club. But Ferguson feared that if it had not been for the F.A Cup triumph, the pressure to sack him would have become irresistible and he would surely have been ousted.
I have written in blue what i believe are the similarities.
We all agree that we have a rather young side. We are off form as some of the players we have bought...Bentley, Modric...
There are talks of a takeover and the media is putting pressure on us with rumours that Bentley is unhappy, JR is homesick blah blah.
We have bought talented young midfielders and much like Man U are failing to deliver.
However, i believe given time, we will gel and get on track and like Man U will win something at the end of the season and then build on that.
JR is like SAF. He is a shrewd tactitian and started by building at the back and then worked his midfield. We were unlucky that Berba and Keane left and didn't get the proper replacements. Jr much like SAF worked on their diet and trust the youth.
Lets allow time to do wonders for us.
I trust JR and the Spurs.
COYS
