Tilson Blames Luck

[mattytheshrimper]

I don't think our defence was the issue yesterday to be honest.

sorry cannot take that seriously when i watched 90 mins of francis no where near his man not ever hearing of the saying 'goal side'. people can big up francis all that want. but his form at the moment is unacceptable. so i feel the defence was the issue

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

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I was one of the 2,700 who witnessed the utterly dire 2-0 defeat at home to Boston under Wignall and I actually shed tears on the way back into London because I was convinced we were heading for the Conference. Had someone told me at that moment what we would achieve in the subsequent five years I would have campaigned to have them sectioned under the mental health act.

Amen to that brother. The thing I remember about that game was that Boston to me were the worst team I'd ever seen with a striker (forget his name) who made Graeme Jones look like Shearer. And they beat us!! For me Tilson's greatest achievement was saving us from the conference when he took over. If he hadn't I'm not sure we'd have recovered. We could have been an Oxford or Cambridge or worse.

 

[Reg Martin]

That's the key as well Sam, the pre-season, when the team can build and develop together - something that didn't happen at all this year and wasn't much better the year before.

You're right OBL. The pre-season turmoil last summer over who was staying and who was going has had a significant knock-on effect.
I think the ideal outcome of the Transfer window would be some permanent signings (RB, LB, CD, CM, LM - hey, I'm not asking for much!) so that we have a settled squad that's ready to challenge next year.

 

[Hooly]

That's the key as well Sam, the pre-season, when the team can build and develop together - something that didn't happen at all this year and wasn't much better the year before.

I agree Kay, but half the people on here don't seem to think that having a cr@p pre-season or half a squad matters. Look at the answers in threads where people like myself were haraunged for saying the Braintree performance wasn't on.

Couldn't see how such a disjointed set up could work long term & although Tilly found some decent loanees, he's now having to go through the whole process again, & perhaps again in another 90 days, to find another set plus he still needs to sort out the CB siuation which has been open wide since Spinner left & Efe got crocked.