I'm inclined to agree with Cult. Boston created a number of chances, quite a few of them clearer than ours; we only made their keeper really work twice (both Wilkinson shots) though he was perfectly competent in everything else he did; and crucially they deposited the ball in the onion bag once & we didn't. I do think his criticism of Reeves is a little harsh - crosses a yard or so beyond the oncoming striker's reach were happening too often for the fault to lie purely with the striker - but am largely in agreement re Hobson.
The crucial points to me are (a) Cyrus desperately needs a 'boss' beside him in defence - by which I mean a relatively experienced, physically dominant central defender rather than an experienced 'old pro'; in other words a fit Hannigan rather than Goodall. We may have to wait a while for that, certainly in terms of match fitness even if his physical fitness is judged sufficient in a week or so, and we're not going to find a loanee of sufficient standard in the short term. (b) Our midfield is lightweight; yesterday we had three 'luxury players' in the sense that Wilkinson, Lawrie & Miller between them aren't going to win the ball for you - Wilkinson showed how well he can pass the ball but he really needs someone to win it for him. The absence of Richman was very keenly felt; some might say that he has limitations, but the fact is that he provides energy & a willingness to challenge for the ball. When he went off v Gainsborough we wilted visibly & for me at least a fit Richman would get the vote ahead of either Lawrie (for whom the word 'mercurial' might have been invented) or Miller. I was impressed by Cain - he stays out wide where Miller tends to come inside too often, & is prepared to have a go at the defence.
There were spells when we looked quite good (if still a bit laboured) & it's much better than it was, but don't let's kid ourselves - at the moment we go into games on the back foot, whatever the opposition, & Saturday isn't going to be easy watching.