I wouldn’t say that we were toothless. We had by far the best chances and their keeper made some great saves to keep us out.
I’m not at all concerned that we aren’t beating the likes of Macclesfield.
McGhee had one priority when he came in – to stop us shipping goals and to make us hard to beat (ok – that’s two priorities!). He has done that superbly. We now defend as a team and have gone from being 82esque in our propensity to let in goals, to being one of the tightest defences in the entire football league!
This has to be the priority for this season. The best teams are built on the bedrock of a tight defence. Once you have that, you can build as an attacking force. Remember, we can’t be beaten if we don’t let in any goals.
We should have a comfortable mid-table finish this season which, 8 short weeks ago looked like a pipe dream. Next season, McGhee will be able to get his own players in, have a pre-season and get the team attacking with verve and confidence. Once this happens, we will get out of this crappy division and will attract larger gates down at the Mem.
Exciting times ahead for Gasheads. And we get to laugh at 82’s inexorable decline as an added bonus!
