Chris Hughton accentuates the positives.
Posted on May 12th, 2010 | 63 Comments |
He believes that the current feel-good factor within the current set of players can only be a good thing and will stand them in good stead next season. Hughton is still hopeful of acquiring some new faces as the true meaning of just what “capital outlay” becomes clearer. One thing will be key to survival, and that is a good start to the season, not just one or two games, but say the first ten for example will be vital. That is where we could steal a march on the rest teams in the hunt for Premier League survival, and also where our unbeaten run that stretches back to February could prove invaluable as we seek to carry the momentum built up this season into the next.
“We finished the season in good form – we haven’t lost a game since February – so we have every reason to start the new season in confident manner,” Hughton said today. “We hope that we can transfer that form into the new season.”
I think we are all hopeful of a good start to the season although if we don’t get off to a flyer it wouldn’t be the end of the world as, in my opinion, we have the players with the mental application to get us out of it before getting stuck in a rut. Hughton said;
“What stuck out for me was when we didn’t play so well in the last couple of games, we still got results. That really speaks volumes for the group that we have at this moment, and it’s very much a case of having some momentum going into next season.”
Hughton is understandably proud of just what the players have achieved this term. The fact we have broken so many records this season and have a couple of players in and around the World Cup squads can only be a good thing, right? Our promotion margin was massive, one of the biggest in history in fact, and if that doesn’t point to the fact that we are too good for The Championship then I don’t know what does.
“I think the fans can be really proud of the team after what was achieved in the Championship and I’m really pleased with the nucleus of the squad that we have here.”
“There is a feelgood factor among the players who finished the season, not to mention a big togetherness, and that can hold us in very good stead indeed.”
Like Hughton, I am accentuating the positives and i’m becoming a bit bored of always fearing the worst and preapring for us to fail already. We are about to embark on a season in the Premier League, something that fans of a lot of other clubs would be clamouring for. I’ve heard some crude things like ‘Newcastle are too big for The Championship’, well we weren’t too big to slip into it in the first place were we?
Let’s wait and see before we write everyone off already and give the lads a chance. They are going to need our backing next season, and we need to give it to them. This constant negativity and pessimism surrounding the club is just what makes us a laughing stock, and what makes us an easy target for the press to prod at. Let’s not give them that chance, eh?
Howay the lads!
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That my little bit of motivational speaking done for today ;)