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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
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Steve Bruce has left Hull, just 3 weeks before the season starts.
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Ive a feeling we are going to lose Westwood! And as for us ??? Well it doesn't look good does it ? Either dc is blowing smoke up arses or he needs to get the chopper out and get rid of the backroom staff even the bog bird !! Because its laughable realy
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We are better off player wise than last year but for me we had a big element of surprise which is now gone.... We have added quality players but we were 6th best by a country mile last year and now teams will know what we are about...... For me we need more than 4/5 players as our squad is thin on the ground but at the minute 4/5 players will do.
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23-07-2016, 17:09
(This post was last modified: 23-07-2016, 17:09 by Statesideowl.)
Trying to keep the faith, still time. Though it's typical Wednesday to leave it late and have a squad that didn't gel during pre-season.
However, what seems like a complete lack of foresight in key areas, such as player recruitment does not bode well. We're currently being left behind by our peers.
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These were the things some Boro fans were saying a year ago but they underestimated how much a team (& individuals) improves with continuity in the season following one where they moved forward. Continually bringing in four or five players each season kills that continuity.
We don't need much to step up from Playoffs to automatic promotion. Natural improvement plus Fletcher might be enough.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
I thought we would be going for it big time after the near miss but it seems to me that we are actually worse off, in terms of playing staff, than we were this time last year.
