[madsteve]

Right, so we'll be about 14th in the table after Saturdays football lesson by Derby. Meaning, we have to take 3pts against Milwall in order to stay above the septic tank.

I know this season is pretty much over and all that, but surely we don't want to accept 14th place as an 'ok' mark to end this campaign with a view to next season.
I was of the opinion, that the new takeover would spur the players into fighting for their jobs. Seems some of them simply just do not give a shit, It's no doubt demoralising being played out of position or being subject to tactics that you as a player don't agree with. However, if you're being paid copious amounts of money to do a job, then you do it!!!

Whether SG is to blame or not, most of these players need to take a long hard look at themselves, they have massively underwhelmed(exceptions such as Lee's Loovens Westwood despite the odd error)

It's a concern for me that SG will re-sign a lot of these deadwood players that seem to never break the periphery of the team, or even offer improved terms to Maguire.

The Maguire scenario frustrates me, as it was just a season or two ago some of us were asking for Maguire to have a chance, everyone deserves a run out, right?
Now we have the same situation with Madine, where he should be given a chance before being moved on or re-signed, however SG seems adamant in getting rid.

All managers have their favourites & players they cast out.

With SG, he loves Maguire, Mattock & Nuhui but won't give a chance to Madine & McCabe. Strangely both Madine & McCabe played well in the one league start they have had under SG but were immediately dropped, never to return.

A change of manager will probably mean a new set of favourites and a new set of outcasts. It does make sense to make the change now so the new manager might spot some talent in the players that we might lose for free in the summer.

Also, is there an incentive for our players to be chasing promotion? I suspect that many will be released if we go up or are chasing it so it suits them for us to be a bottom half side, at least for now.