Bablemikey

Don’t care what system we play, if we defend like 12 year old girls we’re going to lose.

This would seem to align well with the direction the board has determined is the way they want to play football according to McCarron. Who knows whether Challinor would be any more successful than Martin, but right now we do not look like promotion prospects at all.

Can I come and watch please?

So does all this mean we’re not shit any more?

He’s got to be winning at least 3 of those.

All feels a bit Emperors New Clothes.

Not sure I’m reading & understanding those stats correctly, so perhaps a younger and sharper mind will correct me, but 1st for errors leading to shots seems a massive red flag, and 18th for shots conceded in the box suggests that our opponents are getting into dangerous areas pretty often. This is pretty consistent with what I think I’ve been seeing with my layman eye test. Attacking wise, again the stats back up what I’ve been seeing. Lots of possession, passing, but slow attacks ending in poor shots. On the transition we are woeful. Often this where some of the best chances can be created as the opposition are disorganised, but we appear to shun these opportunities and instead fall back into a slow build up, allowing the defence to organise and reset themselves. Hoping some journalist has the gumption to challenge Martin with these facts.

We’ll win this. As the team gels we’ll be getting better, and we have some real talent too. I’d just like us to avoid another 2nd half collapse though.

I've only seen Barnsley play once, and that was the Plymouth game, but they did not look good. Away win, 0-3.

Sounds like the nickname of the bloke you're told to avoid in the showers.

I'm looking forward to his energy.

Got to be beating these.

Overall a much improved showing so far. However, Souttar still awful passing, Thomas still awful defending, and Cullen anonymous other than the goal. Debutants have been ok to good. Alves having a tough time against his opponent.

Perhaps they are waiting on Evri deliveries, which are notoriously unreliable and difficult to plan around.

I'm expecting a strong reaction and a much better performance from the team today. Another collapse would mean crisis for the manager and probably club too given the stakes this season.