So, it sounds like we were a little unfortunate to get nothing from the Kiddy game and points have been lost in other games due to late goals. My question would be to those who were there, did GH look any more interested on Saturday or did he still look dejected and without enthusiasm?
It saddens me to read of current goings on and I fail to see how a man who appears to have no belief in most of his squad and lack of enthusiasm for the task in hand can ever hope to motivate that same squad to go out and win matches. At the very least, to vocalise these internal thoughts in such a public way was a BIG PR mistake, at worst it threatens to de-motivate the whole club and lead is into freefall. Lets say your manager at work holds a meeting to inform you all that he no longer enjoys his job, that he thinks most of you are not up to the job and that anyway the company is at best heading down a cul-de-sac and the very best any of us can hope for is complete stagnation. Are you likely to leave the office in a positive frame of mind? Look forward to the next challenge? Give your very best for the 'company'?
Whatever GH's reasons for his current malaise, be they personal or otherwise, this can not possibly be allowed to continue. I will be the first to admit that he excelled in what he achieved for the club last season when I and others had previously thought that he was done. He helped us punch way above our weight. However, when there were calls for his head way back when, he came out fighting, determined and motivated.....this does not seem like the same man. Maybe he is re-assessing what he values in life and nobody could blame him for that. Maybe he has tired of aiming for survival, with little or no chance of setting his sights higher and thus thwarting any sense of ambition that he may have had...again no blame there.
An integral part of a successful setup in football is motivation and confidence and the man at the helm definitely needs to display both in abundance. It would be very sad for a man who has given so much to go out with a whimper after a season in freefall. Whatever the answer, gardening leave, permanent leave, whatever? We need a man in charge who is firmly committed and motivated.
Surely the outlook is not so bleak? It is very early and whilst we have lost some players, I find it hard to believe that so many of the current squad are not up to the task at hand. It is sad that the way things are we can not hope for anything much better than mid-table survival and maybe a good cup run, but such is the lot of many a club who cut their cloth in an affordable manner. I am sure that most of us on here would be more than happy with just that.
I haven't been on here for a while for a whole host of reasons and attempting to follow all things Alty from another country is somewhat less than satisfactory, but the heart is still firmly rooted in a Moss Lane field that will be forever Alty. Suffering severe withdrawal from lack of live match action, but hoping to get over for a few this season where I sincerely hope to see a club and team clearly motivated and battling for everything.
COME ON ALTY.
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