Derbiean Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Inspirational. Churchill would have been proud of Clough if he was alive to hear those mortal sentiments being uttered. Has Clough every thought of lecturing people on positive thinking and it's associated benefits. If he did people who would be claiming that he's delusional...now whenever somebody on here is accused of being negative they often respond "no I'm a realist" Is Clough not being realistic at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 "We have been looking over our shoulder for a while, don't worry about that. "We have not been looking up too often." Well at least we know now. How stupid of us supporters when we were ninth and 10th to be thinking of the playoffs. That just about sums up his attitude. What an awful statement for a manager to make in our current circumstance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts_ram Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 If he did people who would be claiming that he's delusional...now whenever somebody on here is accused of being negative they often respond "no I'm a realist" Is Clough not being realistic at this point? Someone can correct me but when we were within touching distance of reaching the playoff's I never heard Clough state that he will do his damnedest to make sure we reached the Top 6 and if we didn't it wouldn't be for want of effort or application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbiean Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Someone can correct me but when we were within touching distance of reaching the playoff's I never heard Clough state that he will do his damnedest to make sure we reached the Top 6 and if we didn't it wouldn't be for want of effort or application. You are right but i would hope that should go without saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulcanRam Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 "We're all upset at the way the season has slipped a bit. The players, the management, the owners; we all felt that the play offs were achievable this season. When we were on the fringes of the play offs, everyone was working their hardest to get into the top six and despite playing some excellent football, we weren't getting the results and it hasn't worked out for us. We've had a difficult time of late, but everyone can rest assured that we will be giving it every effort in the last nine games to get ourselves as high as we can up the table and end the season on a positive note. We have a young squad at the moment and they really need the help of the supports to push on and turn round this poor run. Whatever we achieve, or don't manage to, this season, it won't be for the lack of desire and effort." That's what he ought to be saying about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCPhoenix Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 We were the same with Jewell aiming for the playoffs, we got to about 9th and just slid down the table. We need Andrejs Perepļotkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notts_ram Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 You are right but i would hope that should go without saying. Agreed, but the difference is that Clough has now publicly said that he has been focusing on gathering enough points to stay up when he could also have publicly stated when we were close to the playoff's that he would be aiming for the Top 6 - does seem very selective and negative in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCPhoenix Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 And from his comments he seems t suggest that recently just getting to 50 points and staying up has been target, so at least we know Nigel is our man to keep us up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbiean Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Thing is if he didn't believe Agreed, but the difference is that Clough has now publicly said that he has been focusing on gathering enough points to stay up when he could also have publicly stated when we were close to the playoff's that he would be aiming for the Top 6 - does seem very selective and negative in my eyes. If he didn't believe they could make the top 6 then theres no benefit to him publicly saying it as he'd merely set himself (and the players) up for a fall. However for me he shouldn't have said "We ain't been looking up too often" either, wasn't necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 These comments smell of losing mentality for me, better to aim and fail than not aim at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCPhoenix Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 These comments smell of losing mentality for me, better to aim and fail than not aim at all. To be fair it seems like a lot of us have woken up and smelt the permafrost when it comes to Nigel, I mean Nigel has a losing mentality, he's always so negative in his demeanour even when he's saying positive things, and his latest comments were the tipping point for me, how can we expect to have a winning mentality because we are stuck in a viscous circle and we have a manager who doesn't have any fight, sure he loves Derby through and through, I say leave Nigel with the academy and employ someone who knows what they are doing tactically and has a positive attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Nice end of season ST sales speech there Nige! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddesdenRam Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 These comments smell of losing mentality for me, better to aim and fail than not aim at all. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take At least have a shot at the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North_Stand_Ram Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Nice end of season ST sales speech there Nige! Give it a few week. The play offs comments will be out from Rush and co soon. Remember when Glick said plenty of money will be spent on marque signings the summer before last? We thought a Billy Sharp and we got Nathan Tyson.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaddesdenRam Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 The thing is, is it too late. If we went and spent 4 or 5 million this summer would that be enough to attract fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDyer Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Nigel is a very negative manager. How many times do we play well, get the lead, have the opposition on the rocks and there for the taking, then he plays defensively, inviting the teams on, and we concede? Doesn't shock me at all. He wouldn't motivate me to have a ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDyer Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Unless he wore that leotard I like him in. Then maybe I'd be motivated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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