Cheltenham

[Wartman]

Just written a long rant about this game and the battery went on my phone. Probably a good thing!
Nevertheless, I am getting a bit fed up of football by numbers and without passion. We seem to have forgotten how to attack. I can't tell who is being reined in by management and who hasn't got the appetite.
Perry seems to have lost it and we make little progress down that side. Mind you, I am getting very worried about Powell. He seems heavy and ponderous. None of the driving forward of last season. Perhaps he needs a spell on the left (his preferred side) while Charlie takes the right and gets outside his marker.
I won't say anything about Finney except to say we need 11 players with passing ability.
Whatever, we need tactical change. The opposition have worked us out and there is not enough individual initiative to break the system.
Time to let the players have a bit of freedom on the pitch.

I have not posted in a while but after watching the game on Saturday I have felt compelled to put pen to paper so to speak. There were only 2 positives in my humble opinion Offord and Dale when he came on. Artell has made 3 excellent signings Mandaron, Daniels and Beckles and he has been exceptionally unlucky to have them injured all at the same time, however this has only helped to highlight how weak the remaining squad members are, his other 2 signings Zanzala didn’t even get on in front of an 80% fit ageing Porter tells you all you need to know and I had hoped Murphy would have been a good signing but sadly he looks a light of his former self and very disappointing. Defensively we look awful NG is a clown and needs some time out of the team as he is not showing either the form of the past or the attitude to be captain.Pickering is doing OK and looks sound, the remaining fit Center halves are useless (except Offord best center half the club has produced) I agree with Lukour the midfield department does need some help and I did not think that would be the case at the start of the season. And with only 1 decent striker at the club and he is injured (Porter passed it) Zanzala looks poor and Powell overweight ( although I would not say that to his face as he is a big lad) Artell is very predictable same 11, same formation, same subs and continues to flog the same players to death in a season when we are playing Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday it comes as no great surprise the lengthy injury list Artell is to blame for this. A busy January coming up desperately needs to ship out 3 or 4 players and bring 2 or 3 in or we will be heading straight back to league 2