by WestYorksRoyal »
05 Sep 2023 06:40
Royal_jimmy WestYorksRoyal Gunny Fishcake This isn’t really bad yet, we’ve a long way to go before we hit rock bottom , big question is where do we go from there, when ever that may be, it really is very sad
I think we're close to the bottom. The recruitment this summer has been the best in recent memory and aligned to how the manager wants to play. We've barely had a pre season due to off field chaos, the squad are still getting to know each other. We have 3 strikers and we only had one 50% fit.
It was always going to be a slow start this season, but we've seen signs of what we can do. The past 2 games are disappointing, but things take time. I'd also note that we've already played 4 of the current top 6.
Next up are 2 tough games against Bolton and Blackpool, so I expect more crazed reactions if we get a bad result there.
But I think we will turn the corner this season, finish strongly and kick on next year. We need to hold our nerve and see the process through. Or we can go back to the managerial merry-go-round and rely upon the new manager bounce to keep us up each year, until eventually it doesn't.
We might turn a corner but the midfield that starts should change. Savage and Hutchinson don't look great as a pairing. Feel we lack balance in the team. We don't concede lots which is positive but is that because we've played shit opposition or because our defence is genuinely good?
We lost to a really bang average side tonight, and to be fair to Cambridge they deserved it. We're shit and need to improve and quickly.
This is what I mean. "Need to improve and quickly". Or what? We sack the manager and tear everything up? Yes we need to improve, but we shouldn't expect an instant turnaround. As for Cambridge being "bang average", this is L1 now. They're not promotion candidates, but they have started the season well and are strong at home. Only top 6 sides should be targeting a win here.
We should be giving this process a chance until January as a bare minimum. And if by the end of the season we look good some weeks but still have a performance like last night in us others, that's enough. We need a clear style and identity; the consistency to win the league comes with playing together more as a team and experience. Selles only gets sacked if relegation looks likely after 15 - 20 games, or we're still playing like that most weeks at the end of the season.
It's frustrating. I was so fuming it took me ages to get to sleep last night. Year after year of shit football; the same away days in L1 as the Championship. But we need to break our downward spiral, and I think the summer's recruitment has given us a chance. Now it simply needs time.
