11 Apr 2026 10:52:35
Can I argue my point fairly without being cried at for lunacy ?

People here seem to think I have a reputation for defending every manager, that's not the case.

I was amongst the first to say Nathan Jones, Selles, Juric shouldn't have been even let in the door, let alone shown it when they eventually were.

I've defended people like RM and Still in the past not necessarily because of the manager they are, but the process.

There are variables to everything and my current point about Still and Tonda is that if it was the the other way round, would Tonda have come in following a nightmare season in the premiership, identified what the championship is/who what is needed/players to be brought in .and then on top of that got them firing straight from the off .and my answer is, No. I don't think he would. I think things would have played out the same way they did for Still, whoever took that role was cannon fodder, a dead man walking.

Now, whether you like Still or not, whether you agree with me or not it was Still who put this current team together.

There are a few players, Scienza in particular, who will most likely not be here next season. Shea is gaining interest too.

So whichever league were in next season, on some level were going to have to rebuild and Tonda will be the spearhead of that. For me, that is where Tonda makes his money/reputation.because whatever team that is going forward will be his along with the new pressures of managing a team in the premiership/championship when the whole process of pre-season/transfers in-out occur and the awareness from other teams the increased reputation has gained you.

I still kinda feel like we're riding a wave from a team that was assembled but needed a kickstart (part of that was a decent GK which I believe Petetz was instigated by Still)

The way fans are, suddenly we're going to win every single league game now and the media are acting like we're world beaters. I mean let's not forget, whilst he didn't win any, RM was nominated for four consecutive Manager of the month awards. No, I'm not obsessing over RM, I agree Tonda has a lot more about him than RM but I'm simply using that as a reference.

I do like Tonda though and I will gladly eat any of my words if he turns out to be the real deal, I hope he does. I like his awkward/obsessive nature to cut through all the bull ?. I'm just more a hope for the best, plan for the worst guy.

The city game will go some way to convincing me. If PeP takes that game even remotely seriously than they should trash us. Nothing short of a mastermind will get us a win there.

As for the league I'll be delighted with promotion but where we go from there is where reality is, last season showed us that.

1.) 11 Apr 2026
11 Apr 2026 17:58:33
You have something very important missing from all of your posts and arguments. Still is irrelevant in the equation. It is what the new manager has achieved with this group of players that is unbelievable.
Stop bringing Still and Martin into the discussion. They are not in the same league whe it comes to tactics, style, substitutions, reading a game, adjusting tactics . Stills only involvement in the current team is some of the players. That is where it ends.

2.) 11 Apr 2026
11 Apr 2026 19:38:53
Yes Still did put this team together, or rather Spors did. And he had time to work with this squad.

After the window ended, he had nine matches with the squad. Won 1, 7 points, good -6. On that form we’d be down now.

Four days later, we suddenly started a streak of 6 wins in 7, then after another poor month, are on a 14 match unbeaten league run. Tonda had even less time with the same players, and changed formation, lineups, etc from the off.

Still persisted with a back three which we all saw was wrong. If he was that good, he’d have been snapped up by someone else by now. It’s nonsense.

It’s fair we wouldn’t have hired Tonda over the summer as permanent manager and we’ve lucked into it, but Still wouldn’t have had us in the FA cup semis. We’d be in the mix with Oxford and Portsmouth at best.

We aren’t hiring Still back, no point dwelling on it, Tonda has us fifth and one game from the cup final. He’s our man!

3.) 11 Apr 2026
11 Apr 2026 20:22:28
I agree, Spors has more input in the signings than the manager. Still was too ridged in his tactics like Martin was. Tonda has inherited this team but that makes it more interesting. I agree the summer is a big test as there will be changes, but we are better without still and Martin, Juric etc, but I think saying Tonda has only done this because of Still is nonsense.

4.) 12 Apr 2026
12 Apr 2026 01:57:18
I didn’t bother to read, likely same drivel

5.) 12 Apr 2026
12 Apr 2026 10:24:33
You can have the same squad, two different types of managers and two completely different sets of results and performance.

The key is how you get the best out of players and Still didn’t have that. It’s the difference between an arm round the shoulder or a kick up the backside.

Our team is playing with confidence and courage. Three months ago no one wanted the ball or take a risk. For that Tonda must take credit along with the players who’ve stepped up.