2 games to go....

Nearing the end of what could be described as a annus horribilis (sorry your majesty) for me and the 'Pool. We started off under Ollie as though we were champions elect, but gold dust quickly turned to sand. His initial impact started to wane,  mainly due I think to the fact he'd run out of ideas and enthusiasm. We were then put through an horrendous time with our chairman pursuing different bods to replace him. It seemed to go on and on and on, until finally he picked Michael Appleton, least I think he took him on as manager, because when I blinked he'd vanished, only to reappear at some chicken farm up th'road. Eventually King Karl settled for Paul Ince, who I must admit was low down on my preferred list of candidates. I was hoping for Nigel Adkin or Owen Coyle, but obviously KO's offer of employment was far less attractive than the dole.

So, on 18th February 2013, Incey started his reign. Since then his record is as follows:

 

Games played     Won      Drawn     Lost     Goals for      Goals against

         12                  3            6           3            7                  12

 

He was doing ok up until last week's 6-1 thrashing by Brighton, which turned our positive goal difference into  negative equity in one felled swoop. So, tomorrow we face Nigel Clough's Derby County who are as predictable as the weather. When we've wanted them to beat some of our rivals they've failed miserably, but when we played them earlier this season at their place (ironically Ollie was in charge) they beat us 4-1. So they are not my favourite team. We really need a least another 3 points to make us completely safe. I just hope we manage it tomorrow without relying on a win at Bolton on the last game of the season.