AJ - in or out ?

[jardi]

I totally agree and accept what Fatan and Spike are saying, - but Threefivetwo kind of hit the nail on the head and that's why I'm sticking with "can we wait until Christmas please" because the strikers haven't been 'missing' the target at all, - its the very fine margins that Threefivetwo alludes to, - because we've hit the post and bar on several occasions, - while shots have been cleared off the line, often with the keeper beaten.
If that hadn't been happening, - then I'd have been with Fatfan and Spike 100%.

What is without question though is that our strikers and for that matter the entire team have to be more ruthless in front of goal, - and that may be (just may be) down to the training regime, - where it is easy to take the foot off the pedal and tap the ball, rather than put the foot through the laces in front of goal in training games.

There may also be a need, (which many have previously mentioned) for the team to train at Palmerston ahead of a home match, to get a feel for the bounce and pace of the ball.

Regardless though, the clock is ticking, and if this scenario were to continue, then proactive measures would have to be taken, however I would give AJ until the Ayr match on the 18th of December to have completely turned things round. It's a bit unreasonable to expect him to go up to Arbroath (who are performing way above their level) this weekend and come back with a result.

It's an emotive issue, - but I really do feel we have to be mindful that we don't allow our emotions to cloud our judgement and sack a manager, without looking at the complete picture, - which for me is have the team been creating a lot of chances? Have they been real chances or just fluke shots? and when you weigh it all up, Queens have been punching very well, - they've just not delivered the knock out blow.