Match Thread vs. Hartlepool United 10.04.21 [NL]

[Davy500]

TBH don not think he will be judged this season, if he can get promotion it would be a bonus, but he will be judged next season

[MAD_MAGPIE]

TBH don not think he will be judged this season, if he can get promotion it would be a bonus, but he will be judged next season

I agree. He's got to work with the hand he has been dealt with. He can clearly see where we have been having issues and has been bold on two occasions in this game in particular to change tactics and formations during the game to try and change things that are not working.

That might be the unpalatable truth for some fans, but the manager is not a magician. Likewise this team is not like a Munto team and has never shown at any point this season we can be consistent enough to challenge automatic otherwise we would have been top, 2nd or 3rd which we've never really been at those heights. We've managed four wins in a row at once, but unfortunately you need a couple of five or six win blocks in a season.

The fundamentals are we lack energy, intensity, aggression and are slow. That won't change now until the summer with new recruited players.

I would like to think we have enough about us to finish 5th or 6th which is where we are now and if we have a bit of luck we could sneak into 3rd. That's got to be the aim and focus now.

[Robertomac]

The fundamentals are we lack energy, intensity, aggression and are slow.

Perfectly summed up in one sentence and that's why we never win 'must win' games.

Very disappointing today. Failure to compete in the first half cost us and once again too many players making basic errors like failing to trap a simple pass, failing to pass a ball 10 yards and making errors under no pressure. Football basics.