I think ill get told off for posting as well as I didn't want to join in the over the top praise given for just about beating a very poor side on Tuesday who took the lead against us with another poor goal.
Any how onto today..
Id like to try and fill your heads with perspective and facts.
Ive given up going to away games after travelling to Southport to witness another one of these non performances on the opening day so its home for me only.
So today I popped over to Kings Lynn to witness them win in a very attractive way 4-1. Ian Culverhouse took over at Lynn around the same time as Mr Murray did at York Street and I went to see Culverhouses 1st game in charge last year and Lynn were woeful.
But the contrast between how Lynn have turned things around compared to our lack of any positives in a same kinda timeframe are worrying.
Lynn would beat us by 2 or 3 easily they have a clear pattern of play and players have jobs to do and do them to the best of their abilities looking strong in every department and comfortable with the ball.
We are on the other hand now a team that is full of 'young players who should know how to play and not make constant mistakes putting their hands up time after time in the dressing room to say sorry'.
Not my words above but the managers words.
Well Mr Murray you have assembled this side, changed the dugouts, centralised the training ground, axed youth teams, got player analasys gps which many pro teams would be proud of, we have the best midfielder in the league, we were told we will be promotion contenders, signings were pinched from under the noses of other clubs, even paid fees for players, every signing was announced with over the top hype, you talk the talk and it sounds good but maybe like me the players are hearing it and not acting on it.
So its a two way thing as all the change makes us more professional but its how you use the data and if the players can act on instructions and finally are the instructions the correct ones being given to players that are good enough???
I cannot believe we will sack Murray as so much change has been made by him...it would then take a new manager to come in with no money to play with as many players are contracted for the season. The chairman has rightly backed him but he must be having second thoughts too.
Yes we will scrape a few wins but we will also lose a lot and as many Mansfield fans have told me we will never be entertaining as he always resorts to cautious negative football.
I do believe we have a few good players who need to be able to feel comfortable in their roles but these players need the ball in the correct areas and as ive consistently said we need to play with width.
So its a big effort needed by all Murray the players and us the fans.
Either that of give Culverhouse the job!