Quote ="Mr. Zucchini Head"You're obviously forgetting that it's Gentle and McRea's fault that we are where we are. You know, those guys that signed all those average players on big contracts and got us a trip to Wembley, two 6th place finishes and two playoff wins. We might be bottom of Superleague in 4 hours time but at least we've now got rid of all that rubbish and put a good squad together now.
Tbh that is the worst thing about Pearson's time here. Gentle (and to a lesser extent McRea) had done a decent job and we were showing signs of being a force again. Pearson made a mistake, and rather than holding his hands up and saying he got it wrong he has just hidden behind the excuse that it's all their fault, and stuck the knife in at every possible opportunity. Worse still some people have lapped it up.
I don't care if guys like Pitts, Arundel and Miller were earning more than they were worth. That team was competitive. What is the excuse now?'"
Agree with that - and I've not changed my mind since Gentle's exit. But I think Gentle was more sinned-against than sinner - however always was wary of McRae and his smooth tongue, he is a heaven-sent commentator but in practical matters all he touched seemed to crumble. Rabbitohs, anyone? But Pearson trusted him from the first time round when he was viewing McRae from the soccer-side of the wall. I maintain McRae was the mistake, not Gentle.
So who stuck the knife in first? I'm sure as hell it wasn't Pearson.
