by From Despair To Where? »
23 Apr 2019 14:14
That seems to be quite a revisionist assessment of the past few seasons.
I remember plenty of people giving Clement credit for gritty wins against Preston and QPR. I also remember him getting very little criticism for the abject performances against Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich, certainly nowhere near the level of criticism Gomes got for the losses against Millwall and Swansea and any criticism that did occur was levelled at the players.
I don't remember "most "people" wanting Gunter replaced, only really Ian and a couple of others. Most people recognised him as a decent option at this level but woefully lacking in competition for his place. Of Clement's 7 permanent signings, only Yiadom can be regarded as a success.
Very few of Stam's signings worked? I presume you're forgetting Moore, Swift, Beerens, Barrow, Bacuna and Bodvarsson along with players like van den Berg, Blackett and Mannone who played a part. That's 9 out of 20 signings, not including Meite and Ilori, Harriott and Mendes, who scored some crucial goals. His only big failings were Aluko, Popa and Edwards and there was a handful of cheap signings that didn't work.
I'm also bemused by this whole Stam fanboy nonsense, from day 1 he absolutely divided opinion. There's as many Clement fanboys. out there.