In the past week, we have lost to two very decent teams in Wycombe and Oxford, both with the same 2-1 result. That is where the similarities end.
In the Wycombe game, we put on one of our poorest performances in memory. We only came alive when Frenchie and Feeney were introduced in the second half. Then and only then did we wake up.
Yesterday's game was much different to me. Don't get me wrong. There were many flaws but a draw would have been fair but for Madine's miss in the dying minutes. Keep in mind that we've brought in 12 and sent 12 out in the past window; 6 of our starting 11 yesterday are new to the club, some who have only been with us days.
I saw lots of promising green shoots. Maxwell played well and did himself no harm at all. Dewsbury-Hall and Ronan are talented and clever - excellent loanees in my opinion. Madine and Frenchie worked well together at times and Madine's goal was very well taken. Bola though, so far, has been a disappointment. He's very good going forward but, in both games, he's been outwitted in defense. Needless to say, it will take time to make this new team to gel.
I'm thinking SS will stick with SG for a while. After all, he's backed him financially with the new dozen!
Like everyone, I'm not happy with all this but I'm mildly (very mildly!) optimistic. And for now I'm sticking with that.
I just hope that next Sunday morning, you're not all saying, "Sask, we told you so!"
In the Wycombe game, we put on one of our poorest performances in memory. We only came alive when Frenchie and Feeney were introduced in the second half. Then and only then did we wake up.
Yesterday's game was much different to me. Don't get me wrong. There were many flaws but a draw would have been fair but for Madine's miss in the dying minutes. Keep in mind that we've brought in 12 and sent 12 out in the past window; 6 of our starting 11 yesterday are new to the club, some who have only been with us days.
I saw lots of promising green shoots. Maxwell played well and did himself no harm at all. Dewsbury-Hall and Ronan are talented and clever - excellent loanees in my opinion. Madine and Frenchie worked well together at times and Madine's goal was very well taken. Bola though, so far, has been a disappointment. He's very good going forward but, in both games, he's been outwitted in defense. Needless to say, it will take time to make this new team to gel.
I'm thinking SS will stick with SG for a while. After all, he's backed him financially with the new dozen!
Like everyone, I'm not happy with all this but I'm mildly (very mildly!) optimistic. And for now I'm sticking with that.
I just hope that next Sunday morning, you're not all saying, "Sask, we told you so!"