wake up and smell the roses

so gold&sullivan are at a loss to understand why our squad is underperforming after doing so well last season seeing as we still have all those players with us...well its not difficult to grasp I am afraid....last season we played above all expectations and our dealings in the transfer market were first class with everyone performing brilliantly for the new manager...now forward it 12 months and you have a manager under pressure(seemingly has 2 games to save his job)players complacent and players that were purchased or loaned very sub standard to say the least....in football you cannot stand still what was good for you last year is not a surprise to the opposition the following one and so you have to tweak your tactics.
point one.. the board tried to do transfers on the cheap and got what they paid for which is rubbish...apart from fernandes who has done well and fletcher still yet to be given a proper chance all the others just not up to the job..the money wasted on Ayew was a panic buy because of all the nonsense spewed out everyday by the club about what should be done behind closed doors.
point two..bilic is as much to blame wanting certain players who have proved to be beyond poor we all know who they are!..and his stubbornness to play Antonio in any position other than the one he is best suited to....the inability to find a right back when we have been crying out for one for a long long time his sale of Tomkins was strange as surely a younger fitter man is better long term than ginge who despite last seasons heroics is now in the twilight of his career.
point three...players they claim the move had impact and they are tired and injuries etc but unless you have to fight for your place complacency sets in and so you underperform because there is nobody to challenge you for your position..apart from the gk's very little changes week in week out and that takes you back to point one.
point four ..we the fans promised much but a farce delivered from season ticket fiasco to stewards treating you like crap no wonder there is discontentment in the crowd and the fact that you were told a few tall stories about how close to the pitch you will be with the stands rolling in and out then the stand up sit down argument that still rumbles along...and of course the long walk to the station..
All this and more needs looking at with fresh eyes because this season has been a total cock up from the first day onwards and whilst I believe we will stay up what will the season after hold for us if we don't learn what has been a few very harsh lessons already this season.