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SlouchyMetal
March 29, 2014, 11:57pm
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i was there today, attendance was 193, but i dont know if that included me and my mate as we were 25 minutes late and had to be escorted round...


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March 30, 2014, 12:21am

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Quoted from marinette
(In response to Ginny and Imp Coroner)
I don't think we were anywhere near top spot with either Liam Hearn or Alan Connell in the team, and I think it's fair to say that we considered them both to be quite prolific.

We came 4th last season.  Last year, after 37 league games we had scored 54 goals.  We have scored 55 so far this season.  That would suggest our goal-scoring skills might be marginally better now.

Our defensive record doesn't seem to have improved, however.  Someone else had probably check the stats as I may have got it wrong, but as far as I can tell, last season after 37 league games we had conceded 30 goals.  This season we have conceded 38.

I am now wondering why everyone is so obsessed with who is scoring goals and how many, and completely ignoring the fact that it might be our defence that is not quite up to scratch.  



That's the problem though. In the seasons when we have had a prolific striker, the defence hasn't been as tight. Last year, we had a very good defence and a not so prolific striker as previous seasons, which enabled us to top the league for a while. This year, the defence isn't quite as good and the strikers are not really performing either. The midfield players are the ones keeping us in touch with their goals. Rodman has scored winners in each of our last 2 away games. We can't seem to get it right at both ends at the same time. I wonder how we would have fared this season and last with a fit and firing Hearn?


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That's the problem though. In the seasons when we have had a prolific striker, the defence hasn't been as tight. Last year, we had a very good defence and a not so prolific striker as previous seasons, which enabled us to top the league for a while. This year, the defence isn't quite as good and the strikers are not really performing either. The midfield players are the ones keeping us in touch with their goals. Rodman has scored winners in each of our last 2 away games. We can't seem to get it right at both ends at the same time. I wonder how we would have fared this season and last with a fit and firing Hearn?




We'd probably be at the top of League 2 now if Hearn continued his incredible 2011-12 form through to 2012-13 and then this year (admittedly a very big if to sustain such performance without anyone coming in for him!).
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