Clayton, Hutton, Gladwin, Khan, and (bar his near gift in the 2nd half) Baudry, all decent today. If Jephcott could have stuck away that chance in the first half, which was a good save, then ColU would have had to try to attack, and we’d have won comfortably.
A few experiments - some that worked (Khan gave us dynamism, Aguiar looked tidy when he came on, Shade looked up for it) and some that I’m not sure about (Ellis on the right doesn’t work if he shows the left winger the line - I think we need him on the left, whether it’s at the back or further up).
Happy with the 3 points though. Quietly progressing without firing on all cylinders. The low point was the Town End’s most inept performance for a while. 5 minutes in, a corner at the TE. Not a squeak out of them. Standard procedure to sing
for a corner isn’t it? Has been for decades. They were our poorest player today.
There’s no need for negativity after that though. After Gillingham, there really was! Today, ColU gave us another reminder about just how awful League Two is. They were so unambitious. Time wasting inside 15 minutes, and the players didn’t look bothered (much like the Town End). If you play to a 7/10 every week, you’re in the play offs in this league. 7.5 and you’re in the autos. We’re missing a bit of an X factor at the moment, and that’s where we have to hope that Hepburn-Murphy can get and stay fit, and that maybe we can get something out of Adeloye, or a January loan…. but I’ve changed my tune since Gillingham. We’re not a well-oiled machine yet, but we’re trending in the right direction and there’s a lot of bang average teams around.
