Absolutely no joy in the game result BT, but I'll take the only 2 points won in the prediction league last night on a match where no one else scored a single point. I'm afraid the realism has been there for a while branded as "glass half empty" syndrome by some, but we are getting nowhere under the Slade/Young regime. I thought Trollope had made an early impact when he arrived but that has petered out to nothing. Time for big changes at the club or I'm afraid we're heading south in this division. Although I think we have enough not to flirt with the likes of Rotherham for the wooden spoon - and remember even they beat a few weeks back - no one is "too good" to go down.
Absolutely right Sparks. I made a case for getting a new striker who could put the ball in the net on a regular basis. In reality that is totally pointless if we have no one who can create chances for him. We are so pedestrian in the centre of the park when we need to get the ball forward quickly and accurately to give our wingers and strikers a chance to get at the defenders. If I can see that then why can't our "revered" management team? I'm sure opponents will know that and whenever we get the ball they just funnel back knowing we won't get forward quickly or have anyone in the middle who can run at them. I may be wrong but did Whitts pick up his fifth booking last night? If so then he will be suspended for the Reading game. Could that be a blessing? I see Pilks came on as his sub last night. If Gunnar/Dikgacoi and Ralls are holding could Pilks play in front? He can run with the ball, beat people and pick out a pass. Got to be worth a try as nothing else is working.
Bluey - the apathy and dearth of action on this forum directly reflects the feelings of supporters generally. It comes to something when a farting cheerleader gets more attention on here than our club. I only put that up to generate some sort of discussion on here but I'd like to be talking about good team performances and excitement on the pitch rather than contemplating someone's crotch (not sure about Masky though ). Something needs to be done at the top end of the club not at the bottom. Free admission for kids in November is a piss poor attempt at tackilng the real issues of poor attendances, it has far more to do with the abysmal brand of football that we're experiencing. Nobody should be surprised at that result last night and no amount of "gritty performances" a la Slade will stimulate interest from fans who want more than sitting though that sort of turgid stuff. To bring back some entertainment and challenge for something other than accept mid table mediocrity (at best), Slade and Young have to go. I wont say anymore on the subject of this prediction league thread not to spoil it, but a new thread on the subject wouldn't go amiss. Anybody please feel free to post one and let's see what sort of response we get on here to it.
