Quote Originally Posted by qccfc View Post
The Stoke situation is a funny one, with the players they managed to retain and with the players they brought in, the squad looked too good for the league, the early talk of them was of walking the league, and whilst it is easy to get carried away with the press, the players they do have looks decent.

Is it an issue that you have players who in the back of their mind, dont really want to play at this level, or are not maybe up for the fight. Is it the case that with the quality of the squad the opposition are raising their game to play them.

Contrast this to Swansea, who saw their squad decimated, yet are doing the best of the relegated team, is the best way to cope when relegated is to totally dismantle your squad and start again with a galvanised bunch who will work together.
I don't think the Swansea situation is part of a well thought out plan to be honest. They've sold everyone they can for what they can and haven't reinvested.
It's early days but Potter is proving to be the real deal.
It was a cracking game of football vs Leeds the other night and they probably deserved to win.
I think if they had someone like Clement in charge this year they'd be tumbling through the leagues.

I agree with Bob and Mike, the quality of the matches I have watched in the championship this season has been off the scale.

I'd love to see the disparity between the rewards of the premier league and the football league tighten and I think that would be good for everyone.