Squaddddddddd, shunnnnnnnn. The only way to get out, (of this League) is to get some in.
There's a reason why our players ply their trade currently in the National league and not higher up the football pyramid, it's because players like Roberts and Rodrigues won't always be able to produce 8/9 out of 10 performances and moments of magic week in and week out, no disrespect intended - Therefore it's not realistic or fair for us as supporters to expect them to be able to carry the team through every game we play.
The problem we have is that currently we're struggling to gel together as a team capable of putting in consistently good performances and clearly lacking players capable of putting in a solid, steady and reliable 6/7 out of 10 every week I.E Bishop, Yates, Edwards etc type mould, especially missing someone capable of giving us the edge in the midfield battle. The defensive injurys are of course unfortunatly timed and can't be helped.
Agree regarding the concern about the quality of wing backs we have at our disposal in the system IB is currently favouring and the lack of service to Wootton which clearly needs to be addressed.
Squaddddddddd, shunnnnnnnn. The only way to get out, (of this League) is to get some in.
I don’t have any rose tinted spectacles on, I’ve been balanced in my criticism and praise for this team so far. This defeat has been coming for weeks, I think we’ve all seen it. I don’t have many bones to pick with what KC has said to be honest. The only person he didn’t pick out was IB, who’s job it is to put the team together.
Burchball has looked worryingly like Ardleyball so far this year. It’s obvious where the problems in the squad and style of play are but the manager has had a full summer and pre-season to recruit and implement his instructions so the book stops with him really.
You couldn't wait. We know you don't like DKE but do you really do not need to post it after every game? Why not just start a thread called 'DKE - what do you think?' then you can post 'Get rid ' then every week you just need to post 'Ditto'.
The squad isn't the problem. We need to play as a team all the time, not just in flashes. I genuinely think we aren't far off although I do agree that we haven't got a ball-winner in the middle.
That won't be a popular comment with some on here, but I think it's a valid point. Burchnall is an upgrade on Ardley, but in my opinion he's still too obsessed with playing 'attractive' football rather than 'effective' football. I sincerely hope I'm wrong, but I just can't see this style of play getting us out of the National League.
This isn't a knee-jerk reaction to a disappointing defeat, it's something I've been saying for ages.
The last few games remind me of the period just before we got rid of Ardley, digging out results but playing unconvincingly and hanging on to 5th. We have been very lucky in the past few games in getting the results IMO, but playing badly and getting results is promotion form. The lack of getting a quality striker in someone like Danny Wright to play alongside Wooton has been a major error. I’m not sure Francis is the answer too in midfield.