[Slick_Footwork]

Today's selection and performance was a real shocker. There have been some p*ss poor performances lately, but this really takes the cake.

I appreciate it felt like the playoffs were gone after the Coventry game. They probably were. But surely you don't experiment with selections while it's still mathematically possible and especially when your rivals are facing tough away games against relegation candidates.

Diakite and Diangana as the midfield duo? I don't recall Diangana playing that deep in his career ever.

The subs took far too long and when they were made, felt like they were pulled out of a hat...

Was expecting Mowatt to come on at half time to restore some normality to the midfield. Was gobsmacked that he wasn't even in the first batch of subs.

Didn't even know Lankshear was playing, yet he didn't make way until the 65th minute.

And this is the problem with the constant chopping and changing. If you pick your best XI every game, yes, they can have a crap game and you can lose. But would our best XI with everyone playing in their proper positions ever be as bad as today? I personally don't think so.

Not sure what to say after that. In my previous posts I gave Mowbray the benefit of the doubt... But after today, I'm not sure I can. I appreciate he wanted to stick extra attacking players in to put out an exciting performance, but you need balance. We're not good enough to be that open.

I maintain that our squad is vastly short of quality, heart, winning mentality and legs. But even so, I think we're way better than that. It feels like the pressure is too much for Mowbray and he's trying far too hard to put out a "footballing" team following his first spell. We would probably be better equipped with a more pragmatic manager who can get more out of less.