Have we improved the playing positions...?

I know it doesn't answer the question but I don't think we have improved in either of the last 2 seasons .We do have a happier club than our non league days though.

Quoted from The Caterham Mariner

Wow ..To be honest  an interesting  thread !!
"A BIG IF!" = IF fans bought players/ voted on who they wanted.
Then there would be no moaning etc..Coz we bought / brought them in.
It would be a different  team
Lets enjoy the rest of the season Who knows what January coul bring in - send on their way
UTM 2023-24

That's our issue though isn't it - yet again we are 'waiting for a transfer window ' . Big changes no doubt as we can already see some are out in the cold , before fall .

How many will we be looking to ship out ? 3 or 4 at least probably , maybe more - with a similiar amount coming in you would have thought .

As I've mentioned before.

Same players, different names.

Quoted from cannylad65

As I've mentioned before.

Same players, different names.

Sometimes I'm watching Conteh or Eisa, and I forget we let Morris and Wearne go. Barely any difference...

What a silly view.

Obviously you have not watched Eastwood.

Or Pyke.

For all the criticism Pyke is getting, he's got three goals already this season which is not thst shabby for a third choice striker.

Quoted from AncientExiledMariner

Sometimes I'm watching Conteh or Eisa, and I forget we let Morris and Wearne go. Barely any difference...

What a silly view.

I think it's a bit more of a nuanced conversation than that , but the view is not so silly in my opinion .

Yes as you rightly point out those 2 players are undoubted upgrades , but unfortunately the problem areas (so far and from last season ) have not been fixed - the man/men  up top and a creative or box to box midfield player .

Wilson might be a solution , but we don't know do we ; much like Ainley - they need to have a run of games , but judging on the first quarter of the season that won't happen anytime soon .

Add to that the  position I have had boxed off  for the last couple of years as solid and non problematic , at left back , which has seemingly become another problem area .

I do really like the addition of Rodgers alongside Maher and would not take many over that at league 2 level .

Eastwood is a good keeper for me , some seem to have doubts - there may well not be much between him and Crocombe but I'm hardly seeing keepers every week that are miles better than either of  them , or even better at all actually .

I would say we have half a team that are probably better than league 2 , then half a team of average league 2 players or below and that's why we are so inconsistent , added with inconsistent formations so far and lack of availability to put out our best team.

We really need to make substantial progress in the next 8 or us 'doom mongers' as you call us will raise our heads ;  hopefully not and we will do well - i still think a relatively comfy season between 10th-16th is in store .

I suppose if that's the predictable case , it will be for others to decide whether that's enough with their continued support through the gate - I will go whatever and get behind the lads but it's not always the easyiest sell in it's current form of entertainment and you could see why people would choose a more gratifying hobby on a Saturday afternoon .

Rodgers not as good as Smith? Stopped reading after that.

I would say that we have improved in a few positions, but we haven't yet morphed into a better all round team. The togetherness of last season's team isn't quite there yet.

I think that if and when we do though, we will be a better footballing side. It's been there in spells, but not got consistency yet. Probably needs 2 or 3 more players in Jan and getting key players fit, but I think the results will improve up to the half way point of the season.

Ask again after another 10 games.