To be positive we do still have a good lead at the top, one we'd have snapped your hand off for before the start of the season.
I'll also try and be positive over the squad situation. Most of us felt the squad was too small after the summer and we're seeing the effects of that now...
BUT...
It's not a long term answer either. You can't just keep having more and more people to help care and provide for those already here because eventually those people will need that too. It's a need for perpetual growth and increased consumption in a world of finite land and resources. It's just...
But we aren't playing that all out attack. Rudoni especially is holding onto the ball meaning teams can get set defensively. Beforehand we had the likes of BTA just running at them once we broke the press.
The main one being resting tired players who over halfway into the season just can't maintain those levels any more.
Except we can't because we don't have good enough back up players to replace them.
So to do that we have to SIGN NEW PLAYERS.
Yep.
Look at the foul given against EMC on their defender in the box first half. Barely anything but defensive free kick. Second half defender hauls EMC to the floor - nothing.
I mean seriously.
The lack of respect for a manager who is one of the best we've had in the modern era is a pretty damning indictment on some of our thick as fuck fanbase.
An army marches on its haircut. Why did the US cavalry beat the Indian nation? Short back and sides vs girlie hippie locks. Cavaliers vs Roundheads? 1-0 to the pudding basins. Vietnam war? Crew cuts both sides - no score draw.
Rushworth 5
MvE 4
Thomas 4
Kitching 5
Dasilva 5
Grimes 5
Eccles 6
Rudoni 4
Sakamoto 5
Simms 6.5
EMC 6
Wright 5
Andrews 6
@Nick Why do you start the ratings thread and then never actually give any ratings?