Morecambe v Swindon Town matchday thread

[Matchworn Shirts]

I personally (& I really hate to be negative and pessimistic) don't see anything getting better until Clemente et al clear off.
I am not really enamoured with Holloway either, but I don't have to be and hopefully he does well

[Batch]

Thanks NMH, refreshingly in agreement  with Ollie

[Qunk]

Performances like this could be a blessing in disguise, not so much to convince him who Holloway wants to keep (I’m sure he already knows) but more so who he wants to get rid of. Considering how down in the dumps we were when he came in I for one can stomach a few turgid performances.

Although that’s easy for me to say having not been subjected to them.

[Audrey]

Like the players, that’s me done for this most awful of seasons. Can’t  see what can change if we are going to be recruiting from a similar pool of players due to our budget.

[Outletred]

Like the players, that’s me done for this most awful of seasons. Can’t  see what can change if we are going to be recruiting from a similar pool of players due to our budget.

This. Looked like they were on the beach already today.

Not sure anything than lower mid table we can achieve without new owners

[FormerlyPlymRed]

I've not been since Tranmere and I can't see myself making the trip up again for a game the rest of the season and potentially beyond.

The sad thing is, I haven't really missed it the last few weeks.

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

I personally (& I really hate to be negative and pessimistic) don't see anything getting better until Clemente et al clear off.
I am not really enamoured with Holloway either, but I don't have to be and hopefully he does well

It won't. And if Holloway manages a miracle us in the third tier under this lot will be a disaster.

[adje]

My money is on him only completing 1- 1 1/2 years. Either it’s going shit and he’s off or it’s going great guns and the club cash in when there is interest from a higher league.

Not sure there will be much interest from higher leagues to be honest,no matter how well we do

[adje]

These players are the same ones who have shown play off form up until the last couple of weeks. I don't think they've suddenly become poor.

[Jimmy Quinn]

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[Quagmire]

These players are the same ones who have shown play off form up until the last couple of weeks. I don't think they've suddenly become poor.

We’ve won twice in 9 games, that isn’t play off form.

[adje]

We’ve won twice in 9 games, that isn’t play off form.

I said up til the last couple of weeks. The previous games were play off form no argument

[4D]

I don't think I've seen such an inconsistent bunch of players, played very poorly as a team at the start, Holloway seemed to get a tune out of them .and we looked half decent, then the last few games we don't look like getting anything even against very poor teams.

[Nomoreheroes]

I said up til the last couple of weeks. The previous games were play off form no argument

It was, but that was when he was getting the best out of them.

Something seems to have changed to me. Last couple of games the players showed a lack of effort.

Losing Drinan (who showed his best form ever) running up and down the wing has been a big loss. One we haven’t been able to replace.

Some of the wins have been when Holloway has gone for shit or bust. A good team wins without putting 5 forwards on the pitch at any one time and needing the opposition to go down to 10 men.

[RobertT]

These players are the same ones who have shown play off form up until the last couple of weeks. I don't think they've suddenly become poor.

I also do not think they suddenly became good.  Holloway clearly simplified the game we play and used the limited assets we do possess.  In a league like this, you can string some results together with a not great bunch if the become well organised and have a way of fashioning some chances up top.  The problem is the team is just not good enough to sustain it.  They are not as bad as the first couple of months, they are not as good as the good run.  We are probably about where the talent suggests we should be in my eyes.  This is, along with last seasons team, right up there in terms of bad squads we have had in our history.  Results over a season support that - it's exactly where we are headed.  I think the good news is that we at least have a core of competent players this time (vs last season), and some good additions would improve the team, but do we really have the budget to upgrade say five or six of this bunch?