For me personally, it was kind of jarring how afterwards it was literally "business as usual" as we carried on with transfers. I just expected it be halted, for them to change tact and keep these group of players together because they needed each other.
And I, along with so many other fans, was called a disgrace for saying Jota’s passing played a huge part in how our season went last year. We were told to stop making excuses. That we were using his death to defend the coach. Now Robertson is telling us they didn’t care about football. They didn’t want to train. That was the reality.
It wasn’t an excuse. It was a massive human factor that a lot of people were far too quick to dismiss because they were desperate to make everything about the coach. These footballers are not robots. They lost a teammate, a friend and someone they loved. You can criticise the performances, the tactics and the coach while still acknowledging that something extraordinary and deeply traumatic happened to that group of players.
The people who brushed that aside so easily were the ones who should be ashamed.
Complaining on the TL won’t help us guys. Let’s send through comments on this proposed hike. This is not sustainable and it won’t stop until we voice out our disapproval through the right channels.