Look at the team which played against Dagenham last season in the playoffs. Sammy would have looked at that team and thought how could he improve it. The defence this year in my opinion is better than the one which got us in the playoffs, theres more pace in it for starters, yet we're conceding more goals than ever before. Andy Parrish will be sold in a few seasons if he carries on, absolutely class at centre half. The midfield has been improved with the additions of Fleming & Brown. However, somewhat bizarrely we are struggling to score goals despite a strikeforce (Jevons & Mullin) scoring 30 + (??) between them last season, aided by a few from midfield. Too many fans harp on about this supposed comment from the manager regarding this squad being the best he's had since he joined the club. On paper it is a squad that has been improved on the one that finished strong last season. Quite why we have failed to perform consistently this season remains a bit of a mystery, especially when most fans would probably pick the starting eleven that Sammy sends out most weeks. He's also not going to say its a good squad but it needs a few more additions....
I think we've made real strides as a club over the last few seasons and as Lills pointed out, this is probably the only season whereby we havent lived up to expectation. The managers credentials are being questioned by many at the moment, justifiably so as he's the boss and the buck stops with him, but I think there are too many fans who take for granted what Sammy McIlroy has achieved for this football club.
No wins in 6.
F**k me it's 6 now isn't it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
