After we finished the season with another poor home performance, Luke O’Nien reflected on our second season back in the Championship, where we fared much worse than last season.
SUMMER OF REFLECTION
“It’s going to be a summer of big reflection. Look at last season, there were a lot of highs. I think the biggest thing for a football club when you have a season like this, you know we had many seasons in League One, all those seasons we didn’t get promoted, we used it when we did go up. We stayed up and competed.”
GOT TO BE BETTER
“It’s important that, again, this is a season where we take a lot from it. A lot of people have got to hold up the mirror including myself and have just got to get better in many parts. I’m going to be responsible for that and there are going to be a lot more leaders stepping forward to make sure we drive standards better next season.”
NOT MANY MOMENTS
“I’m really proud to still be playing for this club but really disappointed we couldn’t give the fans more. We didn’t give them a lot of moments this season and that’s got to be motivation for next season as well.”
CAPTAINS ARMBAND
“They have been big shoes to step into with Corry. I’ve learned a lot from him and I’ve enjoyed a lot of parts of this season. I’ve grown as a person, as a player. I’m still developing.”
THERE HAS BEEN GOOD COACHING
“The coaches have taught me so much about the game. They’ve given everything to this football club and sadly we haven’t justified how good they are with the results and that’s where I take a lot of responsibility in the performances. But again we will get there and those coaches, we will show how good they are in the future when we start getting the results we deserve. We have just got to get much better.”
MIXED EMOTIONS
“I had mixed emotions. I actually walked out with my kids before the game so it was a proud moment for me and having them both in my arms, I can only thank the club and this area for giving me that opportunity and a memory that will live with me for the rest of my life. It was one of the highest moments. Obviously, with the game itself, I was disappointed. Our results this season haven’t been a reflection of the way we’ve been coached by the staff.
PLAYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE
“I said that we’ve got to be accountable as players. The messages, the training and everything has been spot on. What happens in the game, they have coached us for that and it’s our responsibility to do miles better so, the facts and everything are in front of us, what we need to improve. What we are good at is clear but also our deficiencies are now very evident for us to think about and not only think about, to execute and get much better at.”
