The View From Churchmans

We've had much blacker periods than this in the last five years, but it's a long time since I can remember the team being so clueless, and the manager trying so many things without a glimmer of anything going right. There's just no creativity anywhere in the side. What's worse, there are players contributing absolutely nothing, yet whereas in the past we'd be calling for their heads, those who are trying hard are ... More...

Well, you wait eighteen months for a nil-nil, then you get two inside a week. I dunno, spoiled, we are. I actually thought Helsingborg were rather good - they got what they came for, and might easily have got more, but they were one of the most efficient sides we've played for a long time. When I saw the lineup (Reuser, Finidi, Stewart but no obvious second striker) I thought George was going ... More...

Well, those of us who wanted the five-man-defence back got their wish, in part, the other week at Man Utd, and it was awful. Today, those of us who just wanted last season's team back got their wish. And guess what? It was awful. The 4-4-2 lineup could have come from the decent run at the back end of last season, with the exception of having what I think may be a ... More...