It was a dream....

.....yes it was a dream after all. There we were a few weeks back looking down on all the plebby teams below us thinking we're automatic promotion candidates now. 4 games played, 4 games won, 12 points, Ollie and the boys are unbeatable, confidence sky high. Fast forward to the present and we look a whole lot different. We can't score, the team changes game by game and more worryingly we can't stop shipping goals. I'm sorry to go harping on about our fragile defence but it is pretty dire at the moment, in fact, it's been dire for a very long time.

 

Personally, I would be build the defence around Alex Baptiste, who for me has been the most consistent defender we've had for ages. Crainey would still get in despite his lack of pace, but I would like to have a bit more competition for him. As far as Ian Evatt is concerned, I feel it's time he moved on. I also think Eardley should be moved on, because he is the weakest link in the current defensive chain. He quickly gets disheartened when things are going badly and his body language proves it. Cathcart, although currently injured doesn't inspire me either, but until we bring in some fresh blood I think him & Baptiste work better together than with Evatt.

 

You see, I have always worked on the principle of if you have a strong defence, you'll have a strong team capable of winning more losing. Whereas at the moment opposing teams have worked out our weaknesses and exploit them to the hilt.

 

We play Hull on Tuesday night who are another side who like us have slipped up of late, so the outcome of this match should be interesting.