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I feel like I am constantly repeating myself.
We can sign all the defenders in the world but we need quick wingers and a decent centre forward.
Plus to have Goodall at centre back is just ridiculous. A month or two ago he was hurled off in the first half as balls were going over and past him. It was the right decision to pull him off but Jim does not learn from his own selection mistakes, he is suupose to be a manager of experience. How many times are we making first half subs from very poor team selections?
We have two centre backs on the bench and Goodall starts and he was absolutely garbage.
In Lenighan and Wilkinson we have two players who stroll around the pitch. You can sometimes add Lawrie to the lazy squad. We can't afford one passenger nevermind a few. Lenighan can jog on.
I thought Morrison-Derbyshire did OK again Salford and from the YouTube clip he can play and is left footed, give him a try. Anyone apart from Goodall who is about 5ft 6, the amount of balls going past him or glancing off his head was there to see.
Positives - McWilliams, direct runs from Miller in the second half, he had them worrying. We played a lot higher in the second half and deserved a draw.
Get Goodall, Hobson and Lenighan off the books. We need quick wide players and another striker.

I didn't go yesterday but from listening to Radio Robins it seems like Paterson and Richman made a big difference. Richman hasn't been at his best this season but I previously mentioned these two as the only players to give it their all and they bring energy to the play. I am yet to see Obeng and Lenighan but thoughts on the team going forward? I still think we need two wide men with pace, a proven goalscorer and cover at left back.

GK Deasy

LB McWilliams
CB Thomas / Cyrus
CB Hannigan
RB Paterson

LW Miller
DM Moult
CM Lenighan
AM Wilkinson
RM Richman

CF Reeves

Or push Paterson up on right side of mid and have Obeng at RB maybe dropping Wilkinson away from home.

I watched the first half from the stands and it was awful. Hardly any drive in the team, final third terrible. Still badly need pace out wide to go around a man. Correct sub with Goodall as each ball looked as if it was going to go past him. Why aren't we giving Marsh a go? He looks a lot more sharp than Hobson. What has happened to Richman and Moult? Williams was better than all our mids and Luca looked more comfortable than all our defenders. Bunch of fannies.

Pretty dire game.

Positives is in the first half we won the ball back a lot but negatives was when we got it up top we were very slow at catching up with play, hence why Lawrie had to play for free kicks.

Second half was not a great start but played better when Richman came on even though we conceded two but one being from a corner and the other a pen.

Impressed by Cyrus, Hannigan, Patterson, Lynch and Goodall.

Heathcote and Dawber are young but seem to be confidence players. We'll have to wait and see.

If we are to play that narrow without natural wide players then for me it has to be Goodall, Moult, Lynch and Richman.

Lawrie had a good game and normally does when he is up for it.

Clearly need a couple of quick, strong with good stamina wide players. Seriously consider Clee on what Guiseley have offered. Pay as you play deal. I am sure he won't be contracted to such a deal so defo worth a gamble.

Desperately need support for Reeves in a strong and quick forward who can get behind the defence. Doesn't have to be over 6ft tall - those days have gone unless you get someone like Parkin. We looked so slow going forward but the boys works hard.

Seriously wasting my money and time. Absolutely no fight and they look defeated. How the hell haven't we got a centre mid in all season is shocking. When Lawrie is on top of his game then he can be a game changer, like the ball to Josh for the goal but he has too many bad games and very much drifts in and out so we have needed 3 centre mids for a long long time. I would start Rankine over Reeves, Reeves is not at all in form and Rankine is a better option. The only time Sinnott decides not to hoof the ball into the clouds we break and score. Sinnott to Lawrie and onto Josh. Last opportunity was wasted. Sinnott can throw it long so why didn't he take the throwin then have everyone in the box?Keep saying it but we can't do the simple things right. Our set pieces for years have been awful, we never do anything with them. I often feel we are worse off when the ref blows up. Windy day and no one wanted to test their keeper. No urgency and they should be ashamed. I am skint and debating whether I save the cost of watching these soft lads go down.

We aren't even getting the simple things correct. AGAIN our midfield was outplayed, I know we have injuries but we need three players in there. No leadership or some old fashioned grit ( been saying this since bloody Robbie Lawton left and he wasn't a partically good footballer ). We had no movement in forward play which makes our options limited and passing slow. Even Josh wasn't making the runs, our team seemed 10 yards behind play. This resorts to long ball and the ratio to chances created by long ball play is poor. Keep repeating myself but surely they must see this, if not I suggest Sinnott sits high in the standard and watches games. Only Lawrie and Holness had the heart and passion today. Can't blame the pitch as Guiseley passed it very well. I am worried.

I need another rant as it needs addressing sooner rather than later.

If by any chance you read the forum then do what a manager should be doing and look at statistics this season. Look at our results playing 4-4-2.

We needed a third energetic, strong box to box centre midfield to play alongside Richman, with Moult doing what he does best breaking down attacks in front of the back 4 as a defensive midfielder.

I believe Sam Heathcote could become a good player but he needs to toughen up and I think the Vanarama National League is too much of a big step at this moment. Lee should have looked at another centre back whilst Havern is having an up and down season with performances and injury and with Marshall way off fitness.

I have been to most home games and a couple of the away games and it is clear from what I have seen that we are not good enough playing 4-4-2, we are far too open and teams run right through us, we also revert back to long ball to Rankine.  It does not work. Lee always states that he wants us to pass and play the ball up the field but his current tactics do not indicate this.

                        GK
RB       CB       CB       LB
                        DM
                     CM       
                        AM
RW                            LW
         CF
DM Moult – Sitting in front of the back four.

CM Richman – Plenty of energy closing players down – this position covers all the area in-between the defence and attacking players.

AM - Should have been new loan player but maybe Lawrie but I fear he has not got the stamina or strength to play box to box.This position is higher than Richman and Moult but still involves defensive cover and an attacking option. I say Lawrie because his best position is central and he can find that killer past but he’s a very soft player.

We attack a lot better having one up front, all season our centre midfield has needed reinforcement, I appreciate Griffith did our legs but we have brought in 3 loan players and I appreciate we needed wide players after we lost our most attacking and creative player in Clee but we are shipping in goals and we need players to close opposition attacks down.

I am so frustrated that we continue with 4-4-2, football has moved forward and we are trying to compete with full time teams with an outdated 4-4-2 formation. Lee and the players need to sort this out because we can not go back down into that terrible league.

Even at home I would play one up top. We need to become solid. In football it does not mean we will score more goals having two players up top, especially when we struggle getting it up there to them.