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I admire the man's positivity and I don't think he can just come out and say everything is terrible. However, I would be alarmed if he didn't make changes for Tuesday night. Very alarmed.

Quote from: Evostik Shame on August 12, 2017, 10:23:51 PM

Actually, I think we'll be a different team at Nantwich. Taylor and Poole will obviously start and I'd also chuck Dens or Lynch into midfield to provide a bit of physicality. The problem, as others have alluded to, is up front. Hulme ain't our 30-goal striker unfortunately.

Has Lynch EVER played midfield?! Also Dens is NOT a midfielder!

In fairness Snork Maiden, anyone seeing Moult or Sheridan for the first time today, would not have believed they were midfielders.

Deasy - completely bereft of confidence (Thompson couldn't possibly be worse)
Densmore - has lost a yard obviously, but did nothing wrong (Stafford not a threat out wide)
Short - one of our few decent players today
Hannigan - you just can't play both footballing centre halves - you need a bruiser (James Jones cough cough)
Harrison - would probably have been more effective as a centre forward today
Sheridan - pretty sure that his favourite colour must be orange, that's how often he found an orange shirt
Moult - another one who is playing with zero confidence. I've always liked Jake, but he looks spent to me
Hancock - did his best, but Jerome Wright will be laughing at the whole not guaranteed a first team place thing
Johnston - actually did his best, but was up against the best player on the pitch (their left back)
Richman - the best of 3 midfielders, but still ineffective, ran round like a headless chicken
Hulme - I pray to God he's not on a contract. A shadow of the player he was

Taylor - will play on Tuesday

I understand  the lack of excitement completely; our season should have started last week. 4 0 today would be my honest prediction. The Nantwich and Matlock games will give a truer reflection of where we are.

Taylor is our best midfielder. Moult and Sheridan basically do the same job, so for me it has to be one or the other. I think it was a big mistake losing Jerome Wright too, I was impressed by his pace and energy and I am now not as confident as I was. Agree too that we don't have the 30-goal a season striker who will make a difference - hope nobody else has one either.

Much depends on Hannigan and Miller getting fit and staying fit. Both Jones and Wright would have been perfect for a promotion push.

I hope this is not true.

In the away games I have seen so far, we have played some pretty impressive football and in PP, I believe we have an absolute gem of a manager. I've always expected us to win a league we shouldn't even be in.
But if things remain unchanged behind the scenes, it's not inconceivable that we'll be back to square one the season after.