Yesterday was on Garner.
Team not set up correct from the off.
We are crying out for Grant for a bit of physicality in these home games where the opposition bully and sit very deep.
It was obvious from the first 10 mins Bradford changed formation - why did it take him 40 minutes to even try to change anything.By then we were 2-0 down.
Yes happy with where we are overall but these awful home results do matter. Every side who comes here is going to set up the same way and many will walk away with points.
Garner seems indifferent to adapting to counter this- if we cannot break teams down at home gates will drop I’m afraid.
No one expects to win every home game- but 7 in we have won once and this is terrible no matter how you dress it up
I am not as clued upon the minutiae of the players, their positions, strengths, weaknesses and tactics as some on this thread so to no matter how anyone dissects yesterday’s game and all the other home games for that matter, to me I see so far that we have played seven at home and SIX teams have come away with either a SHARE or ALL the points. Clearly so far our away form is up there with any team in the four divisions and is automatic promotional form, our home form is relegation form. What to do? Well that is down obviously to BG & BC to sort out and as happens a myriad of opinions are expressed as to what we could, should and ought to do.
BG, I’m sorry matey you cannot polish a turd regarding what we have have achieved at home so far and it is up to you, yes you to sort it out. Personnel wise we cannot do anything till January but as has been mentioned more than once money is the issue and outside a stonking cup run we have to rely on home income, so with all the best will in the world you’d better sort out out home form ASAP or money through the turnstiles is going to drop which will hinder any spend the club can hope to do in January.
Of course there is a school of thought that suggests in spite of the open communications the advisory board have with us that getting to January still in touch with the leader board is the aim and we will invest in the playing staff. I hope so because anyone can see we are player wise a few short of spanking every team in this division, so doable.
Furthermore on the money front. There has to be money coming in somewhere because of the applaudable push by the club to get the ground sale done before Christmas. Now we know the trust intend to put up 50% so is Clem fronting the other 50% or are we going to borrow that via a commercial mortgage? Which then leads onto if Clem fronts the other 50% are we likely to borrow some money against that with to refurb or invest in the squad either in January or wait till May whatever league we find ourselves in?
Sorry it’s a long one but I’m on a roll after a bike ride this morning which hasn’t killed me and made me feel really good about my situation. Have a great day everyone, we live to do battle away at Oldham, who are hopefully thinking, shit, Swindon at home next week…