04-12-2018, 19:30
Bloody hell, Dancing. And I thought I was a cynic! I think you`re right in pretty much every respect, though (apart from DA holding all the Aces; I reckon he holds all the Kings, Queens and Jacks as well). Otherwise, I agree with almost all of what you say.
(You had to mention about DA being a Yorkshireman, didn`t you; I was trying desperately not to mention that, but seeing as you did...... No, I`m determined I won`t stoop that low – not yet anyway. Give me time.)
I actually still think that Martin Allen may indeed eventually prove to be the man for the job. I honestly think we`re two-thirds of the way to having a decent team that could well prosper in this league; it`s the last third that`s the problem. At the moment, it`s powder-puff in that area. I`ve already banged on at great length about the lack of creativity, but the delivery of the final ball is consistently crap and nobody is attacking the ball in the area; they`re all just standing there waiting for it to arrive. Also, nobody is moving around to draw the defence out of position so there isn`t any space for the midfield to play the ball into. That was the only real difference between the teams on Sunday; to me, we`re as close as that. Until they scored, apart from that area I thought we were as good as they were. After they scored, though, we were always vulnerable on the break.
I hope you keep faith, Dancing, but I understand entirely. I don`t think I`ll be there on Saturday (but I still may be) and I certainly won`t be going to the Basford game for family reasons, as I`ve already said. If the likes of Matt, you and me (I exonerate Dev for reasons of geography) give up, then CFC really is f**ked.
(You had to mention about DA being a Yorkshireman, didn`t you; I was trying desperately not to mention that, but seeing as you did...... No, I`m determined I won`t stoop that low – not yet anyway. Give me time.)
I actually still think that Martin Allen may indeed eventually prove to be the man for the job. I honestly think we`re two-thirds of the way to having a decent team that could well prosper in this league; it`s the last third that`s the problem. At the moment, it`s powder-puff in that area. I`ve already banged on at great length about the lack of creativity, but the delivery of the final ball is consistently crap and nobody is attacking the ball in the area; they`re all just standing there waiting for it to arrive. Also, nobody is moving around to draw the defence out of position so there isn`t any space for the midfield to play the ball into. That was the only real difference between the teams on Sunday; to me, we`re as close as that. Until they scored, apart from that area I thought we were as good as they were. After they scored, though, we were always vulnerable on the break.
I hope you keep faith, Dancing, but I understand entirely. I don`t think I`ll be there on Saturday (but I still may be) and I certainly won`t be going to the Basford game for family reasons, as I`ve already said. If the likes of Matt, you and me (I exonerate Dev for reasons of geography) give up, then CFC really is f**ked.