Originally Posted by
backbeat
not to belabour but again - there was no, zero match fixing, none imho
for me it was poor managing, period - not the players fault
there were far too many first 11 changes to put this on the players
i'd get the point if there were a couple of changes and they didn't perform but to throw that many in, without support of experience, is to throw them under the bus, imo
what bothered me more were Vanney's post game comments that the energy level wasn't there, and that it showed to him that he gave players the chance/opportunity and they didn't show up
to the point i made above this is so disingenuous and unfair, it's naive management - you need to slip new/young players into the mix surrounded by your core group for support and development - all he did was diminish confidence and growth
my other issue is that TFC is entertainment - i had a row in front of me with young kids attending their one game of the season with their parents with no notable names on the team and i felt badly for them. i know you manage to win, which he didn't do anyway, but as this is a growing sport you really should think, especially for a home match, of the people attending
i said this to my season ticket neighbour, that if i had seen this lineup before i got on the GO train i would have stayed at home and watch from my couch - we were both pissed, and not with drink....