hypochondriac

Thanks for your insightful comments.

I don't want anyone else, have you read my posts in this thread? I am just trying to dispel the myth that Lowe had no other choice.

But we could have replaced him with someone else and replaced the likes of Euell with cheaper players (maybe more aggressive like Derby adopted a few years back) and tried to battle our way to success without the emphasis on youth. Do you honestly believe that Lowe's way was the only option?

But this is just guesswork. Even if it were true, we could have replaced Pearson with someone else and gone down a different road. It isn't even worthy of debate, we could have followed a different path.

Nope. I remember clearly that he never posted anything as fact unless it actually was.

We could also have gone for a blend of the two (I suppose we have done that to an extent this year but more youth orientated.) I too prefer the choice we have taken but to say we had no other choice is totally incorrect.

FF never posted that anything was a done deal. He is a good guy and does not deserve to be associated with with any of the bull****ters (not that saintlee or morph are, I just don't know them.)

Sorry? Not sure what you are saying there but being DD you will no doubt be disagreeing with me. It is obvious that the path we have chosen was not the only way to proceed. That is clear. How is this even up for debate?

ARGGGGH You are WRONG! There IS an alternative. Tell me which clubs under similar circumstances as ourselves have attempted this?

Controversial.

How many games have you seen this season?

Cheers. This is the sort of view I was looking for when I started this thread.

Probably done similar things to Lowe except that he could easily have kept Pearson on (assuming there were not any demands Pearson made that we are unaware about.) Many people who have spoken to Pearson said that he was fully aware of the financial restraints for the new season. It could well have been that Pearson was put in charge of these kids and actually got better results. Personally I like what Lowe has done and I'm glad he's gone down this route. He could easily have done things differently yet kept costs down. Look at other clubs in a similar position to ourselves, I don't see many of them going down the route we have chosen!

No that is rubbish (Um Pahars will love this post!) Rupert had many options (one of which was to keep Pearson on). He chose to go down this route so he is fully deserving of criticism if we get relegated.

Now that would be worth buying! I would find it fairly amusing if Rupert does gain success from this though. As he has been telling everyone, he knows something which all established football people do not! Maybe history would record him as a true visionary?

I wasn't trying to have a debate on Lowe's value to SFC. I was merely pointing out that he has done a lot better than I (and I suspect a fair few others) have expected so far, both with his remodelling of the team (giving us something to be proud of) and with his own behaviour.

Well all I can say is I hope he gets the opportunity to!

That's very true. I would have to give Lowe credit so far though for restoring my pride in SFC and giving me my moneys worth! Despite losing to Birmingham for example, I came away feeling satisfied with our performance and happy that we didn't just roll over and die. If we get relegated doing that then so be it. At least we have a team of youngsters to be proud of again.

Over-rated? Hardly. I don't think it is possible for most people to have a lower opinion of the man! I certainly would prefer him not to be involved. I'm just saying he is behaving much better than I thought he would. I've already stated that I would rather be relegated enjoying the performances we have had this season than go through all of last season and feel like I've just wasted a season ticket.

Well what does everyone else think? Since he came back, I fully expected the worst. His plan seemingly made no sense and his choice of manager was very odd. I sat back and waited for Lowe to take centre stage again, issuing pathetic statements and patronising OS comments. We have had a few to be honest but then we also had similar things under Crouch and Wilde. Just recently Rupes has taken a back seat. I haven't heard much from him other than football related comments. After the bible passages and cringeworthy quotes of his old regime, I have thus far been pleasantly surprised. It seems that he has learnt some lessons at the very least. That can only be a good thing for our club.

And this isn't that though is it.

The common for me

Most brilliant mind of a generation yet still stumped by a flight of stairs

If mr hawking just made stuff up would people just accept it because he said it?

Lol. Saint George is a mentalist. He sounds like John Nada