As depressing a game as one could hope to see.
Regarding the defence:
I agree that Griffin must come back. Poor Scott Leather has played 12 of his 17 games this season out of position. I don't think I've seen anyone play at left back look so ill-at-ease.
I think I'm not the only one who hoped we'd seen the last of Tom Marshall after the Welling game, but fate has conspired against us.
Regarding the forwards:
Saying Kyle Perry is awful is like banging one's head against a brick wall. Everyone knows he is awful, except LS and perhaps a couple of posters on the forum. His first touch is average, his second non-existent. His shot is powder-puff for a man his size.
Damien hasn't scored in 9 league games (when did that last happen?), not for want of trying. Gillespie's penalty miss sums up his Altrincham career so far. I haven't seen him do anything since he hit the bar against Lincoln. This team scored 95 league goals last year, and without something changing, will be lucky to score 40 this.
I know I've talked about this before, and got laughed at, but you can almost guarantee writing off any game in which we go 1-0 down.
In 2014, we have gone 1-0 down on 21 occasions. Of those 21 games, 2 were won (Brackley and Hednesford), 5 were drawn and 14 lost. This season makes for even more depressing reading - 1 draw and 10 defeats in 11 games.
Compare this to the 20 games in which we scored first: in 2014 18 wins, 2 draws , no defeats. This season - 5 wins, 1 draw, 0 defeats.