Poor,but also worrying

[AlexLeicester]

Interesting (not really, just symptomatic of our inconsistency), but the victorious team yesterday was the same, apart from Bowery replacing Porter, as the defeated side on Wednesday.
It would have been tough, but there is a distinct possibility that if the team had played to the same standard on Wednesday we'd still be in the FA Cup - just my opinion. So where does the blame lie for this continuing rollercoaster of inconsistency?

[somersetcrewe]

So where does the blame lie for this continuing rollercoaster of inconsistency?

Honestly? I just think (and forgive me for nicking one of your words) it is symptomatic of League 2 footballers, otherwise they wouldn't be in League 2.
I'm not sure you can blame DA for this - unless you attribute the chopping and changing of the starting 11.
You can see why he does it, he's searching for the best combo, but we also need continuity.
Hoping we remain unchanged for Swindon.

[AlexLeicester]

Agree on every level, Somerset.
We have been inconsistent since the end of the season when we won the Div 2 play-offs. I believe that managers must play a role in that, as we have seen early this season that the team is good enough - and much better than results over the last three months have shown.
If the same side turns out against Swindon well .... well anything could happen. Cooper is a guiding like; Cooper is anonymous: Ainley is a star in the making; Ainley is a liability: Bowery has the energy of a striking Bambi; Bowery looks like a wooden stick in a field of bovines. I go in fervent hope, not belief.

[somersetcrewe]

If the same side turns out against Swindon well .... well anything could happen.

Yep, agreed. That's league 2 for you!
For me, whatever else happens, Cooper and Ainley have to start.
We lack pace and spark at the best of times - these 2 are the best at giving us both.

The best compliment (and indeed this is what it is, even if it doesn't read like it) I could give to Ainley is that he is a poor man's Nick Powell. Even seems to run like him. If he continues to develop, he really *could* go on to bigger and better things.