BFC_53
Well-known member
It seems that yesterday saw a very decent performance from us, one in which we were unlucky not to get something. The least surprising thing was that it came about from playing players who were dropped for no good reason (Macdonald), dropping out of form players (Turton, Bola), and playing a recognisable formation with people in their best positions.
The most surprising thing is that someone with hardly any managerial experience understood this, whereas one with plenty of managerial experience didn't. Which makes me wonder what Grayson was playing at - was his heart not in it? Was it deliberate? It's bizarre.
Anyway, we've now lost 8 in 10 but all the losses have been by one goal. That to me suggests it has been the weird tactics and team selections rather than anything else. I'd suggest if the players were just plain bad, we would've been on the wrong end of some tonkings. It also bodes well for when we get a new manager as I don't think there needs to be a lot of changes; just getting the basics right. (And we're due some luck, right?)
What has struck me is the speed at which Grayson was removed. The good news is that it demonstrates our ambition; lower mid table in league one is no longer good enough (this is where the Oystons were happiest and most comfortable). But it does suggest to me that Simon Sadler has slightly underestimated what it takes to get out of this league. You can't just appoint someone with a good record and expect it to work. You have to find someone that is the right fit for the current state of play at the club. Many thought Grayson was a bad idea, and I really think we rushed into it without giving it enough thought. I hope the next appointment is a more considered one, as he will need to pick a team up that is very low on confidence and on a worrying slide. After that he'll have to replace most of our better players (the loans). Not an easy task.
At least we now have an owner that is happy to swallow his pride and get rid of one of his mistakes to limit the damage. The previous owner made a mistake in 1999 and stuck with him for 20 years!
UTMP!
The most surprising thing is that someone with hardly any managerial experience understood this, whereas one with plenty of managerial experience didn't. Which makes me wonder what Grayson was playing at - was his heart not in it? Was it deliberate? It's bizarre.
Anyway, we've now lost 8 in 10 but all the losses have been by one goal. That to me suggests it has been the weird tactics and team selections rather than anything else. I'd suggest if the players were just plain bad, we would've been on the wrong end of some tonkings. It also bodes well for when we get a new manager as I don't think there needs to be a lot of changes; just getting the basics right. (And we're due some luck, right?)
What has struck me is the speed at which Grayson was removed. The good news is that it demonstrates our ambition; lower mid table in league one is no longer good enough (this is where the Oystons were happiest and most comfortable). But it does suggest to me that Simon Sadler has slightly underestimated what it takes to get out of this league. You can't just appoint someone with a good record and expect it to work. You have to find someone that is the right fit for the current state of play at the club. Many thought Grayson was a bad idea, and I really think we rushed into it without giving it enough thought. I hope the next appointment is a more considered one, as he will need to pick a team up that is very low on confidence and on a worrying slide. After that he'll have to replace most of our better players (the loans). Not an easy task.
At least we now have an owner that is happy to swallow his pride and get rid of one of his mistakes to limit the damage. The previous owner made a mistake in 1999 and stuck with him for 20 years!
UTMP!
