GNH
Fish House Ultras⭐
There's lot of talk on here that we got 83 points which should/would have been enough for promotion in other years. A points tally in itself is meaningless, if you have a lot of strong teams consistently winning and picking up points you will need more than average to gain automatic promotion. Just look at League 1 where Sheff Utd missed out on the autos despite racking up 91 points. You just need to concentrate on winning your games and if you do that you will go up.
The season in (a very brief) summary:
When Luggy took over he was exactly the man we needed at that time and how he managed to persuade the caliber of players to stay/join in the summer i will never know and he deserves a medal for doing that. He assembled a squad that on paper is full of talent and promise.
By assembling these players so late on in the pre season preparation we essentially put together a "complete unknown" as far as other teams were concerned. What were our strengths? Who were our danger men? How could our weaknesses be exploited?
We utilised this advantage in the first part of the season by playing effective football for this level and picking up points on a regular basis with Ryan Hall, Moshni, and others proving to be real threats to teams. After the first 4 months (19 games) of the season we had amassed an excellent 42 points and were amongst the pace setters in the League, and even leading the way.
This for me is where the season changed. It started to become apparent to everyone that we played a direct style and looked to get the ball forward quickly, then use Ryan Hall to provide to provide pin point crosses from which we looked dangerous. This game plan was beginning to be nullified as teams marked our dangermen out of the game and expected the ball to be delivered long which they could combat by ensuring those areas of the pitch were marshaled by their players with aerial prowess. This happens at all levels of football and as with all teams it was now the time for the manager to earn his corn and make subtle changes to the style/formation of play to come up with a new tactic to keep the opposition guessing and use your lofty league position to enable you to be positive and try to win every game rather than being negative and inviting teams to come at you.
This is where PS came unstuck. We just seemed to carry on doing the same thing each week because it had worked in the past despite the fact it was clearly not working now. This is born out by the fact we managed only a further 41 points from the remaining 27 games.
I do also feel that the players did not step up to the plate at certain pivotal points in the season and to a certain extent that is out of PS's control but they looked disillusioned to me, almost as if they were looking for leadership and advice but to no avail.
In summary i believe it was our total failure to adapt tactics as he season progressed that ultimately cost us promotion and i fear the current squad will be mainly disbanded during the close season as the obvious financial constraints begin to take their toll.
On a personal note I have decided not to renew my season ticket next year after having one for 23 years and the wife is also not renewing. This is mainly due to the fact we now have a family and my time and money are better spent elsewhere. However i will pick and choose my games next year so will still hope to be at the Hall to cheer on the boys whoever is in charge. I just hope the manager and the club as a whole learn from this heartbreak and comeback hungry for success next year whoever maybe in charge or playing!
UTB
I've waited until today to post much as i was too angry last night!
The season in (a very brief) summary:
When Luggy took over he was exactly the man we needed at that time and how he managed to persuade the caliber of players to stay/join in the summer i will never know and he deserves a medal for doing that. He assembled a squad that on paper is full of talent and promise.
By assembling these players so late on in the pre season preparation we essentially put together a "complete unknown" as far as other teams were concerned. What were our strengths? Who were our danger men? How could our weaknesses be exploited?
We utilised this advantage in the first part of the season by playing effective football for this level and picking up points on a regular basis with Ryan Hall, Moshni, and others proving to be real threats to teams. After the first 4 months (19 games) of the season we had amassed an excellent 42 points and were amongst the pace setters in the League, and even leading the way.
This for me is where the season changed. It started to become apparent to everyone that we played a direct style and looked to get the ball forward quickly, then use Ryan Hall to provide to provide pin point crosses from which we looked dangerous. This game plan was beginning to be nullified as teams marked our dangermen out of the game and expected the ball to be delivered long which they could combat by ensuring those areas of the pitch were marshaled by their players with aerial prowess. This happens at all levels of football and as with all teams it was now the time for the manager to earn his corn and make subtle changes to the style/formation of play to come up with a new tactic to keep the opposition guessing and use your lofty league position to enable you to be positive and try to win every game rather than being negative and inviting teams to come at you.
This is where PS came unstuck. We just seemed to carry on doing the same thing each week because it had worked in the past despite the fact it was clearly not working now. This is born out by the fact we managed only a further 41 points from the remaining 27 games.
I do also feel that the players did not step up to the plate at certain pivotal points in the season and to a certain extent that is out of PS's control but they looked disillusioned to me, almost as if they were looking for leadership and advice but to no avail.
In summary i believe it was our total failure to adapt tactics as he season progressed that ultimately cost us promotion and i fear the current squad will be mainly disbanded during the close season as the obvious financial constraints begin to take their toll.
On a personal note I have decided not to renew my season ticket next year after having one for 23 years and the wife is also not renewing. This is mainly due to the fact we now have a family and my time and money are better spent elsewhere. However i will pick and choose my games next year so will still hope to be at the Hall to cheer on the boys whoever is in charge. I just hope the manager and the club as a whole learn from this heartbreak and comeback hungry for success next year whoever maybe in charge or playing!
UTB
I've waited until today to post much as i was too angry last night!
