When I come away from the games like Cardiff and Huddersfield, which really were as bad as anything under Ainsworth, I try to remember to remember the Preston away game, where with the same limited group of players we were superb. Its possible, the old issue, consistency, haunts us.
No one person is going to go into any business as horrendously run for more than a decade as this club and turn it around instantly. We’re something like 14th over the time he’s been here which considering the absolute dross he has to work with isn’t bad. Maintain that and we probably just about stumble over the line.
A couple of last day signings so a few new faces to mix things up a bit. A huge responsibility I think now rests with Frey to quickly get into the goal scoring form that he has shown at his previous clubs, and hope he stays fit. How he links up with Dykes/Armstrong is going to be interesting.
For about five minutes and it was built on sand. The stats back up that we were nowhere near the best team at that time but riding our luck and scoring from moments of individual brilliance as Willock was in his purple patch.
The striker dynamic could be interesting, reckon Dykes will be relieved to have someone to take the heat off him for a bit. Sincs will be interesting being a passionate, verging on hot-headed young man, might see Michi as a threat. Hopefully they all gel well.
I'm hoping Armstrong might learn something from an experienced striker like Frey. Up til now he's only had Dykes and Kelman as mentors in training. From whom he'd have learnt naff all.
Yes hope so, tbh he has improved even in these awful circumstances but learning from an older head might be just what he needs.
I think Armstrong has shown slow incremental improvement. That’s a fair experience ration in this mess. He’s shown he listens to Cifuentes when he talked about his offsides in the recent interview. A way to go but he seems to have the drive to want to listen and be a better player. We’re often talking about our players developing at the club, so I’m all for that from one of our own.
Just an observation, but why have people decided that a new loan signing with over 200 first team caps is **** but another with 2 substitute appearance is our saviour?
I hope they are all together our saviour. And if they all play to their potential... I will be very happy
For me it's not that I think Hayden is ****, just that he represents more of the same. Hodge just might add something exciting.