Yet another boring crap performance at home!! How the hell can we play so well at away games and then turn in a performance like that today!!!
The home supporter deserve a lot better and let’s hope we do just that on Tuesday against Torquay but I wouldn’t put money on it!

Agree with everything said in previous posts. Boring defensive we've witnessed it all season and nothing changes. I would like to know how the management come to arrive at their team selections. Today playing a team in the relegation zone and what do we do, play one striker against 2 big centre backs while keeping 2 strikers on the bench. Game after game our build up is so slow and predictable that by the time we get into the opponents half they have got all their players back and in their defensive formation. And if that wasn't bad enough we rarely attack in numbers. In one of the manager's post match interviews would be good to see the interviewer ask why he always picks a defensive lineup. Might work away from home but stats show certainly doesn't at home. Obviously we have performed well away from home but its home performances which bring in the fans.

I didn't think we were that poor . Similar to the Welling game, neither side really took a firm grip on the game. It was all very patchy and broken up.  We had spells when we built well but like St Albans, our final ball was often poor and we wasted good positions and developments.  It was certainly odd to see us start the game with a lone central striker  and finish it with three! Dawes was  brought in on the left and Gravata moved out right perhaps because their Number 24 had skinned Leone on 2 or 3 occasions? Will Dawes offers better ball-winnng and defensive options. Our back 5 must be physically the shortest and smallest backline in the League.   Led by Freddie they did a very good job generally.  Jac Poffley grows in strength and confidence.  He made several crucial 2nd half interventions and attacked the ball in the air better than I've seen him do before.  He has the perfect role-models for that in Freddie and Luke Haines. Spokes didn't look his usual self at all. He has  such an influence on the way we play normally.. perhaps his below par-ness affected our fluency.
As I said after Welling... earlier in the season we would have probably lost this game.  To our credit we are becoming harder to beat because we are learning not to lose even when we're not playing that well. Every team needs that gift.

On the post game interview Gary moaning about the pitch again! It’s the same for both sides and St. Albans handled it better than us.
The team selection was completely wrong with only one forward. Let’s start being positive from the start on Tuesday night and see where that takes us!! Or is that wishful thinking!!!

Last edited by chippy (02/3/2025 7:43 PM)