The More Things Change.....Part Two

Well, the tag of "Fortress Non Park" didn't last long did it?

We shouldn't be too surprised though. Now we've all got the "new ground/new players/cheap season tickets" blindness out of our system we're back to concentrating on the players and management.  Unluckily for them.

"Did we bring the P45's with us
from Rockingham Road?"

A curious truism about the past is that one generally recalls the good times ahead of the bad times.  We all applied this when we heard that Morrell had been reappointed as Manager.  We glossed over his ridiculous optimism, big talk, tactical naivety and unsavory off-field activities, in favour of remembering the occasionally sublime passing football of his first stint, culminating in the 10-1 spanking of Clitheroe. 

Now Morrell is back, and in the (relative) big time.  This isn't like his first spell in charge.  He's no longer in charge of the biggest club in the division, or the only manager with a full-time squad.  Other teams have good players and good coaches.  It's all well and good having lofty footballing ambitions, but this has to be allied to team effort and a rigorous work ethic.  Again, qualities Morrell's team was not exactly known for during his first spell.

One thing that certainly hasn't changed is that his Chairman demands success, and as much as he craves flowing, stiffie-inducing football, he wants to win more.  Big spending and big defeats will not sit well with Imraan.  Something Morell knows better than most.