Lyndsey does need some media training or something, we're not getting a lot from the interviews. I think you can tell what he's trying to do and it's not for lack of knowledge, I just don't think he's used to it.
That said, seems to all be going in the right direction now, frustrating to not get the win today but that's football, should have won this one, should have lost against Salford, funny what going down to 10 does to galvanise a team and Stockport deserve plaudits for coming back into the game after seemingly being out of it.
I'd echo we can't afford to lose McKirdy now, think the next few games will probably demonstrate that. Might have to push the boat out and spend some cash in a right back as well as a striker as we're obviously struggling to fill that position. I think Iandolo being out is hurting us there, and I think it's easy for some to forget we've got injuries as well as suspensions at the moment.
This season is still wide open, and we'll see where we are come the day the loan window slams shut.
I still maintain that we are victims of our own success from last season and that surely doesn’t help the whole fan base from those who never go but still find lots to be negative about to those that don’t miss a game who also find lots to be negative about. As a species were good at being generous with our misery but piss poor and miserly with praise…
That said, I and my DNA feel from the games we have seen there has been solid improvement. Ok nothing to set the L2 scene on fire but solid improvement all the same whereby I’m sure those mentioned above would shout ‘well that’s nothing to shout about, we were dog shit at Harrogate and look who have beaten them since’. See my point?
Patience is a virtue. On a positive note the McKirdy situation will sort itself out this week. So will the other positions. We also have the January window to dabble as sure we will. We are improving week on week. Just look at the rebuilding we have had to do, again! We have only been beaten once. Of course the detractors and misery mongers will say we’ve only won once, I say ok, we’ve only been beaten once and according to your stance we are shit. Not bad a position to be in all considered I think to use as a platform going forward.
So for me the marathon is well underway and at roughly the three mile marker we are getting into a rhythm slowly and surely. I wouldn’t worry to much about the early pace setters but if you do, think of the grass munchers up the road and what happened to them come the home straight.
All good in the hood AFAIC, seen it all before many, many times.
The top brass know as I have mentioned before that this season is not a nailed on 100% shit or bust one (that’s next season IMHO) but one that has to surpass last seasons David v Goliath epic over achievement and get promoted automatically because the pan of boiling hot passion will have largely turned to steam and the good will evaporated.
Looking for an Indian Summer next two months where we get the summer holiday crowds back and we can turn up to the theatre of despair in nice wether to see us move silently under the radar towards the early pace setters.