Yes I too was encouraged by his interview, non of the usual platitudes that we normally hear from new managers first interviews. A new manager is always an unknown, but for the 1st time in many a long year I feel pretty confident we have the right man for us.

That should have been 'Meet the new boss same as the old boss'. Old age is a terrible thing.

Well what can you say about that performance tonight? Not a lot imo. The only thing their goalkeeper had to do was pick the ball out of the net. The positives were, for most of the time our back three and goalkeeper kept Millwall quiet. Unfortunately there were plenty of negatives. Little or no creativity, relying on hoofing it forward to two strikers who had no chance of winning the ball in the air.Two wide men who were forced back and in Bramhall, a lad who needs time to develop and which might cost us. Eaves offered very little when he replaced Washington who also offered very little. If we persist in hitting it long then it negates the best parts of Dan Barlasers game. I thought Wiles put in an improved performance and is one of our few players who provide a threat in the final third.
Another point gained as we strive to stay in this division. If we continue to play the same as tonight then i just cannot see us staying up. Taylor has to change the way we play. Stop kicking it long every time from the goalkeeper, move it quick wide then get Barlaser on the ball in space and find the men up front or wide. If we persist in playing Ogbene and Washington up top then no way should they be asked to win the ball in the air. Taylor has said he wants to get the ball into the box early. To do that you have to get it forward early on the deck. There is pace wide so get them forward and not part of a back five. Taylor has to give the players confidence to go forward and express themselves in the final third of the pitch. A massive job for Matt and the biggest job might be to get them to believe they can win games by playing attacking football and not relying on set pieces for scoring. We have relied on set pieces and frustrating sides in this league before. It just doesn't work i'm afraid.

All fair comment Northstandmiller. However,do you think we have the forwards in our squad to compete at this level?. Warne got us up to mid table with a game in hand but i think him and his mates knew we just didn't have the firepower and the means or will to get better attacking players in. I really hope Matt Taylor can keep us up but without players in to change our style of play i think he has a massive job on his hands. His one saving grace is that this year i do believe this league is not as strong as before. Fourth bottom would be a great achievement.

I was hoping Bonner would get the job. The main reason for that is that he would have altered the system we play. Taylor like Warne prefers the 3:5:2. formation. Bonner uses the 4:2:3:1 system a system i much prefer. Many people seem to think it is a negative way to play with only one up top. Both Wigan and Millwall played 4:2:3:1 and had much more attacking threat than we had and certainly more shots on target.
With 3:5:2 you need two very athletic wing backs who can get up and down the pitch. You also need players in the back three who are comfortable on the ball and have pace. We finished last night with Hall,wood and Peltier, a very pedestrian albeit experienced three. Norton Cuffey spent a lot of his time dealing with Burey and the pace he had which meant we played more in a 5:3;2; formation. Cuffey and Bramhall are raw. i do think both will make good players but whether it is what we need now i am not certain.
If we play a flat back four i think players like Harding would be outstanding as a right back(played well last night on left). McCart is a natural left back or left sided centre back and Humphries would probably be better in a back four. The problem definitely is the two holding midfield players. i think Barlaser would be fine but not sure who else could play the role. I like Lindsay and Rathbone (both good at ratting) but feel they are more division one players.Odoffin was bought to do this job but has never been given a chance. There are numerous combinations for the attacking three in midfield with Wiles,Ogbene, Ferguson, Kioso, Cuffey , Bramhall and even Biola in contention. We would still have the problem with the striker but having just the one and not two which means imo we are not carrying two positions. Millwall mixed it up and only rarely did they hit the long hopeful high ball.
What about this team
Viking
Harding Hall Wood McCart.
Barlaser Lindsay
Ogbene Wiles Cuffey
Washington or Kelly.