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At least he's spotted that there is no fluidity in midfield, and therefore a dearth of opportunities for the front men.  Then he says that's what he must address.  Thing is, do we have the players, the type of players, to address it?  Personally, I doubt it, but I wish him luck...

I wish them well, but hope they have more success than they did at St Albans....

I enjoy and respect all posters on here because we're all trying to improve the club.  I don't understand, however, why people think we have a dressing room full of talent.  I feel we merely have a team full of triers.  They are aggressive and hard-working triers, but will always be having to try their guts out to scratch occasional wins, instead of being better than the opposing team, which is the key!

Why do clubs think ex-pro players will make good managers? They usually don't.  Gerrard, Rooney, Neville, and countless others prove otherwise.  Screaming from the touchline, pointing in all directions, and swigging water every ten minutes have no effect on team performance!  Culverhouse hasn't been successful anywhere else.  A man, or woman, with a good contact list with money available is who we have to find.

Who is Caney?  What's happening Monday?  And we're not losing because the others have more experience; we're losing because they all have better players.  We have no creativity, nor regular scorers because of that lack.  And why replace one striker with another, when two could have played together?  Perhaps giving Maja more time might help, but we're so short of creativity. To be fair, we looked slightly better than previous games in the first half, but reality returned in the second...

Don't know what we do from here.  As said before, I feel we have a team of triers, but we lack slippery players capable of moving together.  Most of the teams I've seen in home games this season have them, and it pays dividends.  Very disappointing but we could unfortunately be in for a relegation fight. We can win games where individuals come good, but that won't be in the majority of games...

It won't be tactics from the sidelines, nor any pointing from the captain because I don't believe players take notice of such things at any level.  If they're watching the manager or hearing him screaming at them, they won't be concentrating on the play around them! They can be moved up or down at free kicks, etc, but not during play.  Call me a cynic!....

We have a set of aggressive energetic triers, but very little cohesion affording passing movement in midfield between players. That showed Fylde to have those team players while we had individuals having to fight for the ball all the time following too many punts neither to players nor into anticipated spaces.  Crane and Wilson will improve us, but we'll often still be short of the skill needed.  Nyahawema improved us, but our team play doesn't often match that of opponents.  Effort isn't lacking, but team play is.  I excuse Williams from my (friendly) criticism....

Interesting!  He really DID form an attacking team!  And he speaks English instead of mere cliches like for example "Character", "Winning fouls" or "that holding role".  He's not even after a contract, so we would have nothing to lose, at least until the end of this season.  Both he and the club would then know whether to extend....and there would be plenty of goals to cheer in the meantime....

I'm not as convinced as some that the current "Rowe" team is much better than last season's squad.  There are one or two better players, and a team trying to win games rather than pinch them, but we need a couple of skilful midfielders and another potential goalscorer, dare I say a nipster in the box!

Don't worry.  We're all guessing, but it will come out.  My own impression of him was that he is far too volatile to have stayed composed enough to keep a steady ship.  I hope that any new manager will get the job because his answers to interview questions are ideas and not cliches, his perception of the way to play rather than "physicality", "character", etc.  They all get sacked in the end!  Records in management or playing career are irrelevant - Gerrard, Rooney, Lampard,  Neville, etc are testament to that!

We lack guile and slipperiness, apart from Williams and Crane, and why not Gyasi AND Marriott together?....

Interesting thought from Mallard.  When JR was sent off in the Merthyr game he appeared in the stand near where we were seated.  I was amazed to see him in what appeared to be a bad temper and a half when the team were 4-0 up!!!  Some might approve, but I thought it was a trifle ridiculous!

The Dillathon computer suspects that's the best we can achieve if we continue without guile in midfield.  We have speed off the mark there in the excellent Williams, but no creativity elsewhere.  And JR seems to be another AL, subbing a forward for a forward, for no real change in a game.  Marriott can at least sidestep an opponent, but we need another goalscorer, and skilful midfielders.  We're not bad, but too similar to last season in my humble opinion!!!!!!!..... Get Merthyr's  ipsyer number 11 to swap the Valleys for NW Norfolk!......

I don't believe any players need to be told where to go next, younger or not.  It's such a simple game - being in space and available when a team has possession, and cramming together when they don't.  All about opinions, I suppose...