Jesus this has become incredibly negative. Yes we lost against a side we needed to beat, yes we've been god damn awful at home recently, yes the last few years have been pretty dire....
So we expect a new manager to come in and change it all overnight do we? He walked in to a club that couldn't score goals, Stockton was already on his way out and Walker and Gordon both aren't good enough for league one. Lubala was so so and not committed so MP has gone out and got what he could in on loan. On paper 2 exciting prospects, one man mountain and Leko with a reputation and point to prove. Unfortunately Leko got injured and Hackford was the replacement. Was it a gamble, yes, would have sticking with Walker and Gordon been more so, hell yes.
We moaned about passing it about at the back so that's stopped and we've gone more direct. Still not happy.
There's moans about 5 at the back. We've got 4 quality centre backs, so why not play to our strengths and play 3 of them. We brought in Bola as he's a wing back.
We've bombed Caprice, who has been awful.
We've been making subs and trying to go for it. Hasn't always come off but at least we're trying. How frustrating was Dino when he refused to use the bench.
MP is saying the right things and generally in his press conferences etc is honest about what it was like. He's not bullshitting us or deluded like Dino.
He's come in with the old staff so there will still be some older influences in there. It'll be interesting if that changes in the summer.
He's clearly passionate about this job and cares, we've had plenty that have looked bereft.
Are there still things we have issues with like Powell being played too deep, yes. Deji playing in midfield ahead of actual midfielders, yes.
Have we got a style of play down yet, no.
It's not even 2 months that he's been here, so please let's cut him some slack. I believe in him, I get positive vibes. He's trying things with hands tied behind his back due to prior recruitment.
Will we stay up, I expect yes as there's other teams who are as bad as we are sometimes.
Are we financially a league one side, probably not, we are still punching above our weight. We were spoilt for a number of years with getting promotions above our stature, we're now struggling with not winning games or being top half. We'd like to be on the fringes of the play offs, this league is poor and anyone can beat anyone. We're also wary of the financial clout of those looking likely to come up.
Back on to topic, give the guy a chance!
I'm off to Cheltenham on Saturday, best mate lives down there so we'll have a good time. I'm confident Pato will do me proud.
C'mon you Brewers