Well, the Chesterfield FA Cup tie went about as well as expected. Chesterfield utterly dominated. We (mostly) defended well and had the occasional foray forward. At no point in the game was the result in any doubt whatsoever. We saw Burberry-clad "Poppies supporters" who we'll never see at Latimer Park, professing in song and beer their eternal love for the Kettering Town FC pre-match and then strutted out of the ground with 20 minutes remaining. See you next time we have a big away game lads....
So, the FA Trophy and FA Cup have safely and firmly been put to bed, what next?
Long-suffering Latimer Park patrons have a league fixture against rampant Mickleover who already have as many wins this season as we have achieved in the past TWO seasons. This game is followed by two away games against fellow strugglers Leiston and Berkhamsted. The Phoney War is over. The Real War is here.
Patgod has been unusually harsh in it's treatment of Leese. This doesn't sit well with us. We don't enjoy slagging off club managers. He seems an OK bloke and we're certain he is doing his best, but the the facts are the facts. Ten League games played. One victory. Plenty of footballing lessons handed out to our flagging, ever-changing squad.
Surely, anything less than at least a couple of victories from the next three matches will confirm the relegation battle most of us believe we are already in. The Club officials will then need to REALLY consider the managerial position. Do we double-down on a manager who has put us in this frankly embarrassing position? Or do we go for broke and imagine the unimaginable with the possible return of someone we'd told ourselves we would never have back here, but might just be what we need to turn our faltering squad into a slightly more successful faltering squad?
We did our best, but there is really not enough quality in the side to trouble any conference team.
ReplyDeleteBringing cox back would be a mistake, he had his chance and blew it.
There will be plenty out there who could assemble a half decent southern central premier squad we could build on.
Lets try for someone with their coaching badges, ex football league, midlands based, maybe first managers job.
Lets get playing football. Having ambition. Moving forward.
Lets just hope we keep micklefield to less than 5 on saturday.