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Quoted from penrith mariner

Did you ever venture into Penrith town centre at all?

Yeah quite often.

As stupid as this sounds it's not the points we are in that concerns me. It's the lack of tactics or common sense in our line up. I'm not greedy and I am realistic. I think mid table is a good 1st full season under Slade. If we was trying to play the ball on the floor, getting it out wide, crossing the ball, playing with a bit of urgency and pace, I'd be satisfied where we are in the table.

Quoted from GYinScuntland

I've got Netflix, it's rubbish.
Drab and boring, same old thing week in week out......

Perhaps we should get Netflix to sponsor us then, at least it might be one net we find.

Quoted from lukeo

As stupid as this sounds it's not the points we are in that concerns me. It's the lack of tactics or common sense in our line up. I'm not greedy and I am realistic. I think mid table is a good 1st full season under Slade. If we was trying to play the ball on the floor, getting it out wide, crossing the ball, playing with a bit of urgency and pace, I'd be satisfied where we are in the table.

Looking at the players he has signed on two year contracts and the crap football on offer I really don't want to see a second season from Slade.

Mid table is not good, enough when you have Fenty and Slade talking about promotion in Slade's initial press conference.

Quoted from lukeo

As stupid as this sounds it's not the points we are in that concerns me. It's the lack of tactics or common sense in our line up. I'm not greedy and I am realistic. I think mid table is a good 1st full season under Slade. If we was trying to play the ball on the floor, getting it out wide, crossing the ball, playing with a bit of urgency and pace, I'd be satisfied where we are in the table.

This is much the same as i think. We are not playing basic principle football tacktics of moving the ball forward by passing the ball to each other as fast as our limited skills allow us, as we move it forward into the more dangerous positions then if we cant play thegame changing pass into the box get it wide and keep pumping the crosses in when we have the forwards, and a midfilder in the box.Law of aerages say you will get your share of the breaks but if you dont get into those advanced positions it wont work.

If we do that consistently we will win more than we lose in this division. The players have shown previously that they ability but Slade wont let them play. I don't think it matters what new players come in. With these tactics better players will also fail.

Its not the form or the lack of goals that concern me but the absence of any glimpse of hope of any potential to change it,we are carrying too many sub-standard players who are playing out their last days. This couple with the obduracy of Slade leaves me to feel we are not going to improve.I will make the statement now if Slade is in charge next season I shall not renew my season ticket.

I have a season ticket but miss as many as I go to. Mostly midweek, I now consider missing the Saturday games as well. On the plus side the Mrs is a Slade fan as she thought I could never let lose interest utm

It's not the points on board or the league position that is so alarming. It's the fact we have scored 5 goals in the last 7 league games with five of those games ending in us not scoring. It would be slightly less alarming if we were creating chances but not taking them because usually you start to get some luck or one of your strikers gets a bit of form. But we're barely registering shots. Hell, we're barely getting near the oppositions goal for large swathes of games. I'd actually be less worried if we were scoring goals and not winning because we were conceding a lot. It's easier to tighten up a defence than it is to get a team to start scoring. Very concerned at the minute. As it stands we're going to need a hell of a lot of clean sheets to get anywhere near enough points to keep us safe.

If we don’t start improving soon the points will be a concern, especially with our inabilitiy to make & take chances