Taking the piss

In the EDP of 14th November we were told:

"Dickson Etuhu has promised City fans there will be no repeat of his last East Anglian derby performance when the biannual clash of the cross-border rivals takes place this weekend "

and

"Ipswich is the big one," said Etuhu. "On a personal level I can't wait to win that game because the last game I played against them I was absolutely awful."

and

"But that game is gone now. It's Ipswich we're concentrating on now - and you can put money on me to score."

On the 15th November Gary Doherty explained:

“It was unfortunate that the Stoke game came in between but I think there were a few factors why we didn't perform that day that have been ironed out.”

and

"With City up to ninth in the Championship table, Doherty feels they can do more than grind out 1-0 wins.

He said: “Results breed confidence and sooner or later, someone's going to get a good pasting.”"

and

“It may be a good time to play them,” he said. “They've lost their last two games so if we can go there, put them under a bit of pressure and maybe get an early goal, that would quieten the crowd.”

Of course I could quote hundreds of examples from the last couple of seasons of our players talking big in the press and then taking the piss out of the paying supporters once they get on the pitch. So is it really that surprising that the fans are no longer prepared to give unqualified support to players who are not willing to walk the walk.

Granty is working with the squad that Worthington built and (with one or two honourable exceptions) it is characterised by gutlessness, indolence and arrogance. Time to get rid.