BoyWonder2
2024, the year of the Shrimpers 🍤 ⭐
I've read many threads on here over the past 2-3 weeks about the problems that people think we have at the Club and I have resisted posting in some threads and thought I'd put my views across in this thread.
The biggest problem that has faced us this season, which hasn't been a problem in any other season under Tilly, is the injures and suspensions we have picked up.
Think back to our League Two and League One promotions, even our Championship relegation and our trip to the play-offs last season, we had a very settled team throughout the season. My guess would be in the first two seasons I mentioned is we probably used around 20-23 players in all. Know I don't know that for a fact, I'd like someone to provide them if possible. This season we have been hit with injuries to Revell, Laurent, Mildenhall, McCormack, Freedman, Barnard etc and suspensions to Clarke and Barrett with Grant missing on Tuesday night. We have probably used around 30 players already this season, I mean just look how many loan players have been used Harding, Sawyer, JFC, Feds, Milson, Stanislas, Robinson, HRK I think is the complete list.
The best example to show is tuesdays opponents Leeds. This is the starting line up that player in our 1-0 win back on 28th October:
Feds, Francis, Clarke, Barrett, Harding, Betsy, JFC, Sawyer, HRK, Laurent and Revell.
Now if we was to play the starting line up from yesterdays game (Which we can't due to Grants suspension) it would read:
Mildenhall, Sankofa, Francis, Barrett, Herd, Betsy, JFC, Grant, Moussa, Barnard and Walker.
That is 7 different players, not including Francis playing out of position as well. That is where the problem lies. How many times have we played the same starting line-up 2/3/4 games in a row. I'd be amazed if we had.
Now this is a massive, massive week for the Club. Take away Leeds as anything we get there is a bonus, but we have a full week to look at getting some bodies into the Football Club, then our biggest game of the season at home to Bristol Rovers. We are still 8 points clear of the drop zone, as results went our way yesterday, plus we have a game in hand over Orient.
It isn't panic stations yet. There are still plenty of games to play and points to win but we have to start picking points up, especially at home. We have to make Roots Hall a fortress to come. Yesterday was disappointing, but lets move on from there, we can't change what has happened. There was some positives to come out of the game, Robinson looked useful, Grant was brilliant, Moussa played very well, Walker got plenty of support from the stands etc.
Ron Martin has stated money is there for Tilson to bring the right players in and by the looks of the names mentioned last week, we are looking at quality players who will improve the squad. We need to bring in the right players, players that will improve the squad, and not players just to make up the numbers. We have to get behind the players, the management, everybody.
The biggest problem that has faced us this season, which hasn't been a problem in any other season under Tilly, is the injures and suspensions we have picked up.
Think back to our League Two and League One promotions, even our Championship relegation and our trip to the play-offs last season, we had a very settled team throughout the season. My guess would be in the first two seasons I mentioned is we probably used around 20-23 players in all. Know I don't know that for a fact, I'd like someone to provide them if possible. This season we have been hit with injuries to Revell, Laurent, Mildenhall, McCormack, Freedman, Barnard etc and suspensions to Clarke and Barrett with Grant missing on Tuesday night. We have probably used around 30 players already this season, I mean just look how many loan players have been used Harding, Sawyer, JFC, Feds, Milson, Stanislas, Robinson, HRK I think is the complete list.
The best example to show is tuesdays opponents Leeds. This is the starting line up that player in our 1-0 win back on 28th October:
Feds, Francis, Clarke, Barrett, Harding, Betsy, JFC, Sawyer, HRK, Laurent and Revell.
Now if we was to play the starting line up from yesterdays game (Which we can't due to Grants suspension) it would read:
Mildenhall, Sankofa, Francis, Barrett, Herd, Betsy, JFC, Grant, Moussa, Barnard and Walker.
That is 7 different players, not including Francis playing out of position as well. That is where the problem lies. How many times have we played the same starting line-up 2/3/4 games in a row. I'd be amazed if we had.
Now this is a massive, massive week for the Club. Take away Leeds as anything we get there is a bonus, but we have a full week to look at getting some bodies into the Football Club, then our biggest game of the season at home to Bristol Rovers. We are still 8 points clear of the drop zone, as results went our way yesterday, plus we have a game in hand over Orient.
It isn't panic stations yet. There are still plenty of games to play and points to win but we have to start picking points up, especially at home. We have to make Roots Hall a fortress to come. Yesterday was disappointing, but lets move on from there, we can't change what has happened. There was some positives to come out of the game, Robinson looked useful, Grant was brilliant, Moussa played very well, Walker got plenty of support from the stands etc.
Ron Martin has stated money is there for Tilson to bring the right players in and by the looks of the names mentioned last week, we are looking at quality players who will improve the squad. We need to bring in the right players, players that will improve the squad, and not players just to make up the numbers. We have to get behind the players, the management, everybody.
