Quote Originally Posted by baggieal View Post
Didn?t go Prando as was coming back from holiday. Judging by the comments i was the lucky one!

Few comments about Mason below - did you notice this?

Anyone else notice the lack of interest the players had when Mason was briefing on the touch line during Mowetts injury

Says it all
Only half the team were listening to the manager

Something is not right there

Mason does not look like he could inspire a dog with a juicy bone so this caught my attention
His post match comments after the previous game included saying that he thought the players did not have the belief in themselves that they could win but he also acknowledged that it was his job to motivate them. Scant evidence of the latter today. Maybe it's the manager or system they don't believe in?

When he first arrived at the club, interviews with the players saw them praise him for being direct and very clear about what he wanted from them. Aside from the tippy-tappy sideways/ backwards stuff (which I presume is all about holding on to possession and-yawn-biding our time waiting for the right break) I can't see what he expects of them lately. Given today's disjointed performance, like others, I'm struggling to discover if we even had a game plan for the match.

Winning can become a habit, but so can drawing or losing. The frustration on some of the players' faces is clear as confidence dips. The longer this goes on, the harder it is to break out of and the further down the table we will slip. Part of any managers job is to motivate his team and get the best from them. Mason doesn't seem to be able to do either at the moment.

Whilst the top 4 clubs are pulling away, there are still several clubs who are all bunched together on the same points so a turn around is still possible but we are rapidly running out of time to do so. I had genuine hopes of a Top 6 finish at the start of the season but as we enter November I'd settle for Top 10 -though it will need far better performances than today's.