Post-Match Thread and Ratings Altrincham 1-0 Southend United

[Shrimper]

In Maher's 86 league games we've failed to score in 21 of them. Not good enough

 

[Shrimper95]

The players are doing a good job of showing why they shouldn’t be paid! If I’m correct they’ve lost every single game since they got paid!

 

[Shrimper]

Seasons over.

We stayed up.

Next season will be crucial, and Ron will need to invest while the club is up for sale.

If he wants to get the money he wants, we need to be a competitive team.

Sale of the club will most likely take the best part of a couple of seasons and I know those of you are remaining hopeful for a fast sale ... but lets be real ... if we can start the 25/26 season in the National League with a competitive budget and team ready for a title challenge, that will be a success.

The club will either be sold before the start of next season or it won't be sold at all. It won't take seasons

 

[BlueArmy1906]

Get Maher gone tonight. Embarrassing yet again. 6 defeats in a row. Utterly pathetic.

 

[in the know]

We all keep hoping for that spark which kicks off a solid win, sadly, it's not happening. Apart from our finishing I though the team played well and they consistently stopped Alti from playing their normal game and some very decent crosses whizzed across the Alti box, but that lack of a killer finish has done us all season, and again today.

It's easy to lay it at Maher's door, but he has worked wonders with our squad and taken them to a level that they didn't seem capable of at the start of the season. But there is only so much that close team spirit can achieve, and we have reached our limit on that front. Yeah, we could yet make the Play-offs, but realistically we have two hopes, Bob and No.

Regroup, give others a chance to get some first team minutes and wait for the embargo to be lifted, if it does this season. I have no doubt that the Amigos knew exactly what they needed from new players to push us on, but if you're not allowed in the sweetie shop, then you're not going to improve. I don't buy the 'Maher out' bollocks and I hope we start next season with Kev and Co calling the shots.

I just hope we start next season!

 

[GBJ]

In Maher's 86 league games we've failed to score in 21 of them. Not good enough

I’m not sure of the averages, but scoring in 75% of games would normally be seen as a fairly decent return, no?

 

[Tommy2holes]

Surely there is a CM somewhere who can actually shoot- shame about the embargo as there’s a guy people rave about called Wood at Tonbridge who’s scored 5 in 6 games and I think would come- oh hold on….

Seriously we need to be giving Wood and Benton a look now- forget cant score, our CM can’t shoot..

We need to look at our whole attacking options for next year. Defensively not much improvement required, offensively tinkering won’t be enough..

Definitely. Some of these players need dropping as their performances have been shocking.

Benton and Wood, would love to get a look in and given we are likely to still be in an embargo at the start of next season of a new owner is not found, we need to be looking at these type of players.

 

[annie1954]

Shocking and the end of our season.
We should never have lost that game apart from our finishing is primary school level.
Do they not have goals at the training ground?

yes !!!! they do have goals over the training ground .if you take a ride over there you will see all the balls up in the trees [lol]

 

[Tommy2holes]

I’m not sure of the averages, but scoring in 75% of games would normally be seen as a fairly decent return, no?

A better stat would be how many times have we scored just the one goal.

 

[rayleigh dan]

Surely there is a CM somewhere who can actually shoot- shame about the embargo as there’s a guy people rave about called Wood at Tonbridge who’s scored 5 in 6 games and I think would come- oh hold on….

Seriously we need to be giving Wood and Benton a look now- forget cant score, our CM can’t shoot..

We need to look at our whole attacking options for next year. Defensively not much improvement required, offensively tinkering won’t be enough..

Agreed, I think I’m right in saying none of our CM’s have scored more than 1 which is unbelievably poor, I doubt there’s any other professional team with such an impotent midfield in the attacking third. Might as well give Benton, Wood and Coker some minutes now, the current supposedly more attacking options in CM (Fonguck and Husin) have proved to be not good enough.

 

[LeedsSUFC]

I’ll write more when I get home but I will be shocked if Maher doesn’t walk.

 

[Evening Echo]

SOUTHEND United’s poor run of results continued with a 1-0 defeat at Altrincham this afternoon.

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[GBJ]

A better stat would be how many times have we scored just the one goal.

Agreed Tom.

We simply don’t score enough.

It’s not for the want of trying though. We do create chances, we just have a lack of confidence atm, mixed with - dare I say it - inferior players.

I’d presume Maher thinks the same. If he didn’t, we wouldn’t have been after the likes of Dallas and Morais

 

[Sufc.2008]

Embargo and financial issues aside, the tactics are just nowhere near good enough. You could sign whatever players you like but if you’re going backwards and sideways you’re not going to score enough goals to win games. The whole club needs a reset.

 

[Swiss Tony]

I don’t agree with the Mayer out call, my fear is without some intervention from someone with big money this set up we have at the moment will implode over the summer, I’m worried.

 

[Tommy2holes]

Agreed Tom.

We simply don’t score enough.

It’s not for the want of trying though. We do create chances, we just have a lack of confidence atm, mixed with - dare I say it - inferior players.

I’d presume Maher thinks the same. If he didn’t, we wouldn’t have been after the likes of Dallas and Morais

We have had far too many games with barely a shot at goal.

It's not just the forwards. The midfield and defence have barely got on the score sheet.

Look at the tilly league 2 side. Every player wanted to get forward and score goals.

For me, Mooney has been so disappointing. Big reputation and he has been awful.

 

[GBJ]

We have had far too many games with barely a shot at goal.

It's not just the forwards. The midfield and defence have barely got on the score sheet.

Look at the tilly league 2 side. Every player wanted to get forward and score goals.

For me, Mooney has been so disappointing. Big reputation and he has been awful.

Again, I completely agree.

 

[Holy Joe]

Did enough to win but unfortunately Bridge and Powell didn't put away great chances.

That's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes - more so it seems when you're on a poor run of form

 

[cerbera45]

Agreed Tom.

We simply don’t score enough.

It’s not for the want of trying though. We do create chances, we just have a lack of confidence atm, mixed with - dare I say it - inferior players.

I’d presume Maher thinks the same. If he didn’t, we wouldn’t have been after the likes of Dallas and Morais

We simply don't create enough, a subtle difference

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

You shouldn't have to pay to watch that level of football. The first-half was amongst the most dire I've watched, from both sides. We improved in the second-half but couldn't finish. I was kicking myself for having predicted an Altringham victory as they looked totally incapable of scoring. Surely the only way they could win this was with a penalty .......................and we duly obliged. With Powell's miss you either cry or burst out laughing..........I'm afraid I did the latter. Have I missed anything? Oh yes, the last ten minutes of the game from National League TV. I don't know whether I should get angry at them or thank them? Just hopîng that any prospective purchaser wasn't watching that........ otherwise they may have been put off!