I've waited till today to post about yesterday's match, because I wanted to give a calm assessment.
My biggest feeling this morning is one of sadness. I wondered to myself at one point yesterday 'would a neutral fan watching this want Alty to stay in the Conference Premier?' And I think the honest answer is no. Because we simply do not try to play football. The way the team was set up yesterday (a solo striker totally unsuited to that role, two wide players who offered no threat at all, three basically defensives central midfielders), it was actually impossible for the team to play any football.
I think one of the reasons that the fans are so unhappy with GH's negative tactics is that, while he claims we'd be taken apart if we went more attacking, we've never seen any proof of that. In other words, let's see what happens if we have a go at teams. Because if it works, great, and if it doesn't at least we the fans will have more appreciation for GH's tactics this season.
The truth is though that to change the tactics now would feel like an admission of a mistake from GH, so it won't happen. Even if we somehow get to the Weymouth game needing a win to stay up, I bet we start 4-5-1.
I've not given up hope, no way. But unless things change, it does look like we're going down and in footballing terms we won't be missed. And that, above all, is what hurts me.