Moroccan Sunset
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On the topic of the match: I wasn't there but it looked like a classic banana skin to me. Kingstonian are at a point now where they can chuck the kitchen sink at anyone they come up against bc they have nothing to lose. It was unfortunate to play them at this stage of the season, I think.
Can't help but feel a bit of complacency crept in last night, particularly after the big result v Lewes. The losses of JBW, CBB and, to a lesser extent, Clifton will have had an impact but that's still no excuse. There's a lot of experience in that side and they've not pressed home the advantage they created for themselves on Saturday.
My feeling is we're not quite ready for the play offs anyway. I mentioned to someone on Saturday that I feel like we have a good core of 9/10 players, but a few others just look ineffective. Scott, Parry, JBW, Mills, Jeffrey, Wanadio, Chambers, CBB, Krasniqi feel like a solid set of players who clearly match the way Hak likes to play, but when we lose one or two of them we look really stretched.
Ricketts' performances have picked up, but he was dogged by injuries at the start of the season; Hansson's not up to this level; Clifton has done very little for a man of his pedigree and experience; we pulled out the stops to sign Shonibare but he barely plays (presumably bc he's not fit?); too early to judge Hatfull and Deacon; Allen seems to get pressed into service only when we absolutely desperate (despite the fact I think he looks quite good!); Egan's vanished; Shokunbi doesn't effect the game enough; Constable is always at risk of dropping a clanger like he did by all accounts last night; I've only seen Tarh live once but I thought he looked ponderous.
I don't think you can go into the play offs with that many question marks in your squad and realistically expect to win. You might get lucky and sneak a couple of results, but I think you need everyone on song both now and in the play offs themselves and I don't think we are. Appreciate that I type all this despite the fact that our form is very good, but I just think there are some players who's contributions far outstrip others (take JBW and Scott for e.g.) Take some of those heartbeats out and suddenly we look a bit ordinary.
When's the transfer deadline again? I think we're crying out for two or three loans to zing things up a bit and give us a bit of depth. It may be too late now for new players to come in and settle and make significant contributions but if Hak is capable of getting people like Woodman at short notice then maybe we've still got a shot. But I think tbh the squad needs surgery in the summer to make it a real goer.
Can't help but feel a bit of complacency crept in last night, particularly after the big result v Lewes. The losses of JBW, CBB and, to a lesser extent, Clifton will have had an impact but that's still no excuse. There's a lot of experience in that side and they've not pressed home the advantage they created for themselves on Saturday.
My feeling is we're not quite ready for the play offs anyway. I mentioned to someone on Saturday that I feel like we have a good core of 9/10 players, but a few others just look ineffective. Scott, Parry, JBW, Mills, Jeffrey, Wanadio, Chambers, CBB, Krasniqi feel like a solid set of players who clearly match the way Hak likes to play, but when we lose one or two of them we look really stretched.
Ricketts' performances have picked up, but he was dogged by injuries at the start of the season; Hansson's not up to this level; Clifton has done very little for a man of his pedigree and experience; we pulled out the stops to sign Shonibare but he barely plays (presumably bc he's not fit?); too early to judge Hatfull and Deacon; Allen seems to get pressed into service only when we absolutely desperate (despite the fact I think he looks quite good!); Egan's vanished; Shokunbi doesn't effect the game enough; Constable is always at risk of dropping a clanger like he did by all accounts last night; I've only seen Tarh live once but I thought he looked ponderous.
I don't think you can go into the play offs with that many question marks in your squad and realistically expect to win. You might get lucky and sneak a couple of results, but I think you need everyone on song both now and in the play offs themselves and I don't think we are. Appreciate that I type all this despite the fact that our form is very good, but I just think there are some players who's contributions far outstrip others (take JBW and Scott for e.g.) Take some of those heartbeats out and suddenly we look a bit ordinary.
When's the transfer deadline again? I think we're crying out for two or three loans to zing things up a bit and give us a bit of depth. It may be too late now for new players to come in and settle and make significant contributions but if Hak is capable of getting people like Woodman at short notice then maybe we've still got a shot. But I think tbh the squad needs surgery in the summer to make it a real goer.
) who woke up in added in time and excelled themselves after the final whistle with "fuck off Dulwich"
