Quote Originally Posted by optipez View Post
Do you think IB will take us up? That's all that matters, personally I think we're further away from promotion now than under Ardley, not that I look back on his tenure as a golden remembered utopia.
We have signed and released players who would do a job for us, Effiong yesterday is a prime example. He's a good non league striker he bothered us yesterday and when he played for Dover yet we never even tried to play to his strengths when we signed him. We released Mitch Rose when he was the only midfielder with bite under 30 we had on the books while persisting with Doyle and JOB, good players but neither can do non league hard running for a full 90. If we had Palmer, Reeves and Rose we would be a different team, stronger, harder to beat and playing in the opposition third more. Instead we're going to fanny away the season rotating Francis, Vincent, RR out of position while running the legs off Palmer until he gets injured and no doubt signing another silky apprentice from higher up the pyramid who'll be blown off the ball away at Kings Lynn or the like.
Alarm bells should be ringing, we couldn't have asked for an easier start but still don't look real contenders, we were truly dire at Altrincham, poor against Maidenhead and Aldershot and in truth second best against Wealdstone for much of the game and blown away in ten minutes by a decent but moderate Woking after we tired on seventy minutes.
I dont know if he will take us up I hope so but percentage wise if I say no I am more likely to be right.

As I said the structure should be questioned not just the coach it is well documented that head of recruitment is in charge of player signings.

So if you are the coach but your transfer team buy duds is it your fault if they cant do the basics ??

When Cameron Rawlinson and Lacey are back we'll look stronger at defending as they are proper CBs with experience.

The biggest concern for me is our fans turning on the owners as if they walk we have no idea what will happen.

I think we do need a Ravenhill / Bishop type midfielder but I cant change that.