Excuses, excuses, excuses

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With the club currently in a increasingly downward spiral with results and performances since the Fiorentina game at Goodison it is interesting to hear what the manager has attributed this all to. After the limp and spineless capitulation against the shite Mr Moyes had some answers for us all as to why that game plan did not work — MONEY, £100 million being the specific amount.

Now how many Bobby Charlton soccer school trips does that buy to teach everyone how to pass to one another? Quite a lot, but surely with a full-time coach and manager we can offer this service for free to them?

In stating that we need HUGE investment to be able to compete, what message does that give the players? Well it's simple, they are not good enough and the manager does not trust them.

Another interesting quote has appeared on skysports.com today with the manager now saying that perhaps him not signing his contract is affecting the confidence of the players.

Yes, David, time is running out, let's get back to the contract shall we before it is shredded. My God, you deserve that massive increase especially as we cannot compete financially with any other club in the league. How many people who watch the club can see EXACTLY what is wrong at the moment, except the man that matters most?

It is exactly what has been wrong for 90% of the 6 and a half years of the manager's tenure: negativity and percentage football, this will not work anymore you have been found out.

Granted, to all you optimists especially you Mr Dodd, Mr Moyes has progressed the club from mediocrity to well mediocrity except in the league placings. He has been successful to a point but at what point do we as fans start demanding to see our team which is now the best it has been for 2 decades start actually progressing by moving the ball around quickly on the floor like we did against Fiorentina? A game in which we battered a very good european team which was on the verge of finishing in a champions league place in serie A.

Now, Mr Moyes, I don't know what has happened to you ( at a guess being fed bullshit) but you used to be a very passionate and honest man who would tell it like it is, what has happened to these character traits you once possessed that made most believe you were the right man for the job? I feel that the perfect excuse which could have gained you a lot of respect from the fans was to state that the negative way of playing for a 0-0 at home was a mistake which you will not be making again.
Andrew Laird, Cambridge     Posted 29/09/2008 at 11:25:03

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