Palace improved my mood

All round it was awful.That a sub was given man of the match summed it up.Baffled by the tactics - anyone the wiser where McClure was meant to be operating first half? Within the first 20 minutes he popped up on the right wing, holding midfield and even left back. At least he was noticed, i suppose - some of the usual suspects went into hiding as Hornchurch passed and moved around us with purpose. To be fair, the way the team are set up/asked to play, hardly helps the players against assertive opposition.Anyone else think Spokes for instance would be more effective getting on the ball further up the park rather than picking up possession just outside his own penalty area?

Overall think we looked once again like an Academy/Development FC. Maybe the chairman needs to get Gary to write a report as to why the home performances for the 2nd season running have been miserable. If things are to get better from a spectacle point of view - the dull, passive and ineffective academy style needs to be ditched. Some livening up would help as well.

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And the icing on the cake, the Chairman in his season ending speech asked us again to bring friends, family to games in a vain attempt to increase crowds.
Are they really that blinkered!!
Whist I concede we have our level and to well to stay at it, but we are simple never going to complete at the punchy end of the league or even the league above.
But the think it’s time for a big shake up both on an off the pitch. Perhaps some new younger members on the board with more fresh ideas, supporter liaison perhaps.
Someone with new ideas who can connect with the fan base, because the current board, albeit hardworking are loosing them.

They ended up exactly where I said they would, mid-table. I jumped ship well before Christmas, gave them a second shot for the Torquay game. Their home form has been abysmal. Were it not for their away form they’d have been relegated.
Went to FGR amazing atmosphere, brilliant attacking football and £17. With an emerging STFC next season can’t help think people will vote with their feet.

It might be more charitable to explain Saturday's performance by the fact that the team had probably drained all thir emotional and physical capital in winning two local derbies  in the 7 days before the Hornchurch game. it's pretty rough to castigate them after an excellent 6-point Easter week-end.
Everything Hornchurch touched turned to goals.  We gifted them 3 of them  by tired/sloppy passing.  Even Freddie was guilty of dwelling a bit too long. A disappointing way to finish. Not quite the close season send-off anyone would have wished.
As for  the season as a whole,  our Home form, recruiitment and retention,  the potential within the club and whether  innovation and development are being embraced from Board level down......, more of that later...  i think.

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