Who can put a positive spin on this?

[Observerpie]

Sadly I wasn't too surprised when we capitulated again tonight, we have a team that is mentally weak when pressure is exerted and mid table is the best we can hope for with the current squad. Still not too sure about the manager, if he's approved the players brought in then he needs to take a long hard look at what he's achieved so far this season.

[Chicken Balti Pie]

It all went to pot when Slocombe, Lacey, Rawlinson and Cameron were out? We replaced with youth players and it shows.

What worries me is where now are the next 3 points coming from? Can't see another until at least mid December?

[PedroTheFisherman66]

It all went to pot when Slocombe, Lacey, Rawlinson and Cameron were out? We replaced with youth players and it shows.

What worries me is where now are the next 3 points coming from? Can't see another until at least mid December?

well it should have been tonight , 3 easy points in the bag after they had done the hard work ..it was just criminal to gift 3 points like that !

[jackal2]

That OP title sets a challenge, especially minutes after the final whistle, but here goes...

The only way I can see a positive out of Saturday and tonight is if some of our young players learn something from this bitter experience going forward. They do say you learn more in defeat than victory, but we need to see the evidence of that before much longer.

[Elite_Pie]

That OP title sets a challenge, especially minutes after the final whistle, but here goes...

The only way I can see a positive out of Saturday and tonight is if some of our young players learn something from this bitter experience going forward. They do say you learn more in defeat than victory, but we need to see the evidence of that before much longer.

It could turn out to be a positive if our owners and head coach realise that stats and analytics that look good on paper are worth nothing if the other team wants it more. This result added to my worst fears, namely that we are trying to play a computer game rather than a football match. We have obviously done some very detailed research on formations and tactics, but have failed to do what teams with a fraction of our resources have done - assembled a team of battlers. That’s why I can’t join any bandwagons or “choo-choos”, we sometimes look pretty, but when the going gets tough, we roll over and allow limited players to dominate us.

[queenslandpie]

It could turn out to be a positive if our owners and head coach realise that stats and analytics that look good on paper are worth nothing if the other team wants it more. This result added to my worst fears, namely that we are trying to play a computer game rather than a football match. We have obviously done some very detailed research on formations and tactics, but have failed to do what teams with a fraction of our resources have done - assembled a team of battlers. That’s why I can’t join any bandwagons or “choo-choos”, we sometimes look pretty, but when the going gets tough, we roll over and allow limited players to dominate us.

Spot on Elite. I am happy to get on the bandgwagon so to speak and back the manager but I reserve the right to depart from it when we implode in these ways. Right now I am back at the bus stop! We have nice owners who employed a nice manager who employed nice players based on nice stats. The nice needs to stop. Hope IB can turn it around, can't see him being given more than a handful of games to do so.

[uysapie]

Spot on Elite. I am happy to get on the bandgwagon so to speak and back the manager but I reserve the right to depart from it when we implode in these ways. Right now I am back at the bus stop! We have nice owners who employed a nice manager who employed nice players based on nice stats. The nice needs to stop. Hope IB can turn it around, can't see him being given more than a handful of games to do so.

True, nice gets us nowhere in this league.

[Warnocks Legends]

Simply isn't a positive spin after last 2 matches, however I'm pretty sure usual some will try.

[crazyfists]

The positives were Ruben and some good play at the start of the second half. That was about it apart from the fans still turn up for a wet, cold night in Halifax to be let down again.

[sidders]

Burchnall's team couldn't hold on to a lead if it had a week-old puppy on the other end. Please note that our ex-manager, who we so enjoyed castigating, is now several positions above us in the table. This man is not the answer.