First, having read what Southend fans say rather touchingly about Fortune - I was wrong! All that actually matters is whether WE score goals. If we've got a five-goal-a-season centre forward, we've also got a five-goal centre back ....... but of course somebody is going to have to score.
And of course Dancing's argument on John Still is also ollocks. First he's talking about something he knows more than anyone about - managing a side in the Vandy Pandy. Second, not being given the chances doesn't mean you aren't any good. Very few managers, however successful in non-league, get a viable EFL or Premiership opportunity. They have to prove themselves over and over. The same applies to lower division EFL managers. How many promotions would Neil Warnock need and how long would he have to live to be in the running for a top Premiership job? BUT a good looking bloke in his thirties who was runner up in Portuguese second division would be a serious contender, specially if he could speak a smattering of Pidgin and didn't know any swear words.
I doubt you could find one non-league fan who would think John Still's opinion not worth listening to. And that would definitely include Martin Allen.
Course getting early points is good. It's also "the bleedin' obvious" as John Cleese would say, before they haul him off to the Caribbean in a little yellow boat. But played 3 lost 3 only means it's all over if you've an idiot like Gary Caldwell in charge and you couldn't make a team from your squad at Subbuteo. If we can beat Ebbsfleet we're good. They'll do well and Aldershot may have lost a lot of players, but they are replacing them and they have a manager experienced at this level. There won't be any games we can be sure of winning at this level.
And of course Dancing's argument on John Still is also ollocks. First he's talking about something he knows more than anyone about - managing a side in the Vandy Pandy. Second, not being given the chances doesn't mean you aren't any good. Very few managers, however successful in non-league, get a viable EFL or Premiership opportunity. They have to prove themselves over and over. The same applies to lower division EFL managers. How many promotions would Neil Warnock need and how long would he have to live to be in the running for a top Premiership job? BUT a good looking bloke in his thirties who was runner up in Portuguese second division would be a serious contender, specially if he could speak a smattering of Pidgin and didn't know any swear words.
I doubt you could find one non-league fan who would think John Still's opinion not worth listening to. And that would definitely include Martin Allen.
Course getting early points is good. It's also "the bleedin' obvious" as John Cleese would say, before they haul him off to the Caribbean in a little yellow boat. But played 3 lost 3 only means it's all over if you've an idiot like Gary Caldwell in charge and you couldn't make a team from your squad at Subbuteo. If we can beat Ebbsfleet we're good. They'll do well and Aldershot may have lost a lot of players, but they are replacing them and they have a manager experienced at this level. There won't be any games we can be sure of winning at this level.