Its been evident since day one that we lacked something. Of course, there were some good results and one or two decent performances, but never a feeling that we would win a game. Even against Coventry, which had everything go for us left me without future optimism.

PW started off full of optimism bordering on arrogance. All his thoughts centered on being good enough to play 433 and he bought the players he thought could do it. Of course, we can all now see they are nowhere near good enough. When it wasn't working it was because clubs came here to stop us playing, yet, what I saw was teams playing better than us with and without the ball. Arguably, we have been outplayed at lease 4 times at home and of course, our points tally is all the evidence one needs. However, PW would have it we are underperforming, which is his way of deflecting from his management difficulties.

1. 433, as much as I'd like to see it was wrong and suggests strongly to me that the management team did not have the experience and skill. Indeed, in last week's interview, PW suggested Smith has never been played out of position but was at fault for letting Ladapo bully him out wide. Yes, you heard it as well I presume. In a 433 neither Smith, Ladapo nor the management could communicate to get a very simple tactical shape on to the pitch despite training every day, playing 10 first-team games and having match and individual coaching analysis.

so first we saw Smith become totally ineffective and also lose his enthusiasm. Then we saw Ladapo often receiving the ball deep and wide and simply try to push the ball across the 18-yard box hoping to see goal. The opposition had so little pressure on it that it was rare to see a ball played into the box from anything other than a free kick or corner (which are totally dreadful anyway).

Then warne declares Ladapo and Morris are where its at and how they play together so well.

While all this is going on the midfield has seemingly no attention paid to it. It has gaping holes, plays on the back foot and there is little ability or know-how on display and in my mind I think we have not yet convincingly won one midfield battle against another team.

PW simply does not know who his strongest 11 are and for very good reason. He has bought mediocrity but where there is talent and strength he has stifled it.

Not one of the formations look strong enough to finish the season above midtable and half a dozen of our players are only average first division or league 3 players. I dont think there is one player who would get in the best league one squad.

The team is simply not bonding and with ridiculous tweaks like changing the dugout going on I think we can all unashamedly have a little laugh at what must be , or isn't going through the managers' mind. It seems to me that he has ran out of ideas this season and has both limited himself and the team by signings and tactics that were never meant to be together.


In Remembrance.
Lastly, it was very humbling and deeply saddening to be part of the football family today as both sets of supporters respected the wishes of family and friends and joined in remembrance of the tragedy of the human condition.

Despite the moan and the football of this season and the way it looks I think it was and is Football that ties us all together and at times can bring us closer than the game itself.

May the families and friends of the two remembered today find some strength and reason and meaning to continue on as they remember there loved ones and do what one has to do each day.