Quote Originally Posted by MadAmster View Post
Just to clarify my comments....

We get one early doors and they can't sit back with all 11 players in and around their own box. They will have to be a little more adventurous. That will create space in and around their box and back line which players with the speed of Dobbin, NML and Barkhuizen can use to either their personal advantage or to set up a teammate like Sibs or Hourihane...... all based on what tends to happen in football rather than a figment of my imagination. No guarantees, agreed, but more often than not it goes that way. Percentages.
That's perfectly logical and true more often than not, MA. I'm probably getting old and decrepit but I don't recall that even in Cloughie's time we made a habit of early goals but what we did have was takers of chances, however crafted, and in tight games with defensive minded teams that's *****. I remain unconvinced that we have that capacity at the present. I hope that your excellent assessment proves more accurate than mine.
I hasten to add that that's not a criticism of our hastily built squad of which I am ecstatic over in respect of the surprising quality that it contains. We have built an excellent base which can give us both some security in terms of the immediate future after the recent mayhem and the opportunity to move forward despite continuing restrictions. That is excellent progress and well done to everyone at the club.