I just posted this on P&B in reply to an Ayr Utd fan.
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The funny thing about it is, you'd think that County had torn the leagues a new one with their brand of scinillating attacking verve up until now. From what I remember they limped about in the First Division for a couple of years, never finishing higher than fourth, never sustaining a title challange and eventually surrendering their status after being pushed to the verge of bankruptcy by Alex '0-1' Smith.
As for this amazing football, well under Cooper they had a few moments I suppose, including a storming finish to one season before reverting to hilariuosly awful type the next. Then they had years of Alex Smith's non-football, passing the ball about in their own half before another 'undeserved' defeat sustained 'playing the game the right way'. The one season they had real success they binned both managers who achieved it.
The pish that is spouted from County fans about their amazing silky football is, well, er, pish. It really took hold under Smith, a man who's utter baloonery still makes me smile - exactly the kind of manager we all wish for our local rivals. He was an utter failure - he failed to even look like challanging for the title, he made no inroads in cup competitions, he nearly got them relegated and splurged hundreds of thousands of pounds on terrible players on massive wages. His constant excuse of playing football the right way, passing football, I don't like big strikers only wee ones, we're more of a footballing team than Caley etc perhaps massaged the footballing egos of the County support who put up with it longer than many teams. If Smith had done that to Falkirk, St Mirren or even Ayr he'd have been run off the road quicker than you could say 'poofy new rules'.
If I were a County fan I'd be looking to get rid of the board. They have done well in the past but the litany of ludicriousness grows ever longer. The sanctioning of Smith's waste, the constant turnover, the recruitment of a Director of Football - a luxury position in the English Premiership, let alone the SFL - the failure to properly treat injured players which lead to several expensive players leaving then being cured in a 'pick up thy bed and walk stylee' at their new clubs and now sacking a manager who had them top the league after only losing one game in eight.
It's time for Ross County fans to get serious.
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Farce County are an absolute joke :015: Peterhead will hopefully be striding past them soon.