by 79Royal »
03 Apr 2012 15:06
I thought it would be easy to pick player of the season, but in fairness to every one of them whose played from October onwards, they've all, to a man, come in whenever asked and been great. I think I could legitimately find a good enough reason to vote for almost all of them, but for the consistent good form he's shown all season, even when we were poor at the start, I think I'd have to vote for Alex Pearce.
This poll and the thought I've had to put into my vote has sharpened my belief that we are very fortunate to support a club that has longevity in its playing staff, faith in its managers, a chairman that (for his faults) has stuck by us and established us a Championship side pushing for promotion on a regular basis, new owners coming in who have put their money where their mouth is before they've even been handed over the keys and above all, a manager that has managed to squeeze every last ounce of quality out of a squad that, on paper at least, is probably only top 12.
West Ham, Leeds, Forest and others may have more history than us, but we are in the middle of MAKING history and I feel privileged to be around now to see it happen, rather than just sing about how good we used to be (the "106, we've got the record" chant aside!).
[Rant over]