A club broken from top to bottom

The only good thing about this club is the fans.

The board should be ashamed that they have overseen a decade and half of decline; massive turnover of players and managers have resulted in us being worse than when we started.

You would have thought a 6 year spell in non-league would have woken the board up, but of course not. Same solutions to the same problems resulting in the status quo.

Tonight we have had the spectacle of commentators on TV taking the p**s because we couldn't string 2 passes together.

Our great hopes are Rose, who we have spent a lot of time and energy on who is average at very best, and Pollock who could not trap a bag of cement. His only quality being he is big for his age.

Time effort and money spent on getting us to a worse position to when we started. The same board still reigns and thinks it is not too bad. I don't know how they sleep at night.

Think you're being unkind on Pollock.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Think you're being unkind on Pollock.

Realistic. A shame, but true.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Think you're being unkind on Pollock.

I second this...

He will go on to play at a very high level, imo he’s better than Ryan Bennet at 18...

Quoted from PoutonStepover

I second this...

He will go on to play at a very high level, imo he’s better than Ryan Bennet at 18...

I wouldn't go that far. He reads the game well, has some craft as well but hasn't got Bennet's touch. From the limited amount I've seen admittedly.

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Think you're being unkind on Pollock.

Let’s not waste time on individual players. It is patently obvious that the players have taken zero notice of Limbrick so he is not going to do anything of a job with them? Were those players really injured or were these political injuries? I thought Limbrick might be different enough from MJ to make a difference but apparently not. Even JF must be pig-sick tonight.

We are back on the treadmill and the sooner we get someone with some experience and strength of character with a handle on tactics, the better. Tomorrow is nearly.too late.

Not as good as Bennett but highly likely to be playing at a higher level than town fairly soon.

He is a decent prospect but not in the same class as Bennett. Anybody who thinks Pollock is better than Bennett was is probably one of those who thought Rob Atkinson was.

A dismal team performance? Let's pick out the teenager for criticism!

I wasn't able to watch tonight but sounds like that was a bit of luck on my part.
Ultimatel, I think we've got enough decent players that a reasonable manager can keep us up this season without too many problems.

McKeown a good keeper, Waterfall a proven defender, Davis has shown he's decent when on form and fit, same goes for Hendrie. Pollock a good young prospect, Ohman decent when he's fit (which admittedly, isn't often). Gibson a decent full-back at this level, Hewitt played well early in the season at full-back. Not convinced by Ring. That's the basis for a perfectly capable defence.

Midfield is a little trickier. Hessenthaler good, Clifton has shown in the past he can do a good job but is out of sorts and hasn't played regularly enough to get going. Whitehouse started the season well but has dropped away, probably not fully recovered from his injury. Cook did a decent job in there in some games, Wright looks a prospect but can he avoid getting kicked out of games and stay fit? Robson has had the odd good game but anonymous in others.

Up front, Hanson is still a beast aerially and will cause serious problems to any team in this division given decent delivery. We've just not played to him and supported him properly, however. Green is hugely experienced but there's something not right there as he's been poor in most of the games I've seen. Rose doesn't look a starter yet but has something to offer off the bench against a tiring defence. Cardwell offers hard work but little else. Vernam ineffective too often, Cook not really a striker. Ogbu has plenty of ability, but I'm really not sure just what position he's expected to play much of the time.

Ultimately, half of the problem is the number of times we've tried to play with 5 defenders when we simply don't have players who can do a job a wing-back or defenders who can pass it out from the back. Stick to a flat back 4 (with full-backs playing as full-back)  and mess around with midfield and we'll hopefully stop shipping stupid goals.

It doesn't seem likely that Limbrick will be the answer so hopefully, for once, Fenty will pick a manager capable of doing the job and moving us forward.

Its very unfair to criticise a 18 year old playing in a poor team.

New blood required at the top and in the team.

Come on Fenty get the next appointment right.