Darts v Chippenham (Sat 26th Oct 3pm)

[CharltonDart]

Pretty poor display, no width, the crowd, know what Ryno offers and were calling for him long before, he and Luke made a difference wide and the telling crosses started to come in, Why leave it to about 75 minutes before you actually say this is not working lets play with some width, the crowd could see that much earlier. Also it draws 2 defenders out of the middle to try and stop the cross. Not saying Ryno should be on from the start but we know that he is an ace card and what he is capable of, so why leave it so late to make that substitution.

[spike]

Whether you're a Ryno fan or not, even Stevie Wonder would have seen the difference that he and Luke made when they came on. Only blinkered haters could deny how much better we were once we ditched the 4-3-3 and brought on the wingers. I have no problem with different opinions, but the bloke behind the goal (that people have already mentioned) went way beyond that. He was an embarrassment to himself and certainly doesn't qualify as a supporter in my opinion. This will very probably be Ryno's last season so whatever you're opinion it is fair to say that he isn't going to be the future but on the evidence of this game, he still has an important role to play in the present. Of course, that's assuming he WANTS to play for the new manager and doesn't just give up the fight. When I think how amazing Ryno was when we played over at Concord I wonder just how amazing he could be if he played with that level of intensity every week.

Let's be honest, the first 75 minutes were dire and with the exception of Jordan Gibbons, we created next to nothing. Jordan massively improved on last week's performance and although he ran out of steam as the game went on, he got 3 or 4 decent crosses in during the first half. Once he's fully fit I think he'll be a decent signing. Other than that it was as exciting as watching paint dry. I felt the ref was appalling throughout (for both sides). He made countless errors, the most significant being the free kick from which Chippenham scored (which was a perfectly good tackle) and their guy being sent off was an equally daft decision.

It was such a mind-numbingly awful game, that the excitement of the last 15 minutes and somehow managing to snatch a point, almost felt like a victory. I get that Steve King needs to experiment and I think we need to cut him some slack as he tries new ideas and formations in order to plan for the future. It might get worse before it gets better, but I genuinely believe it will get significantly better in the long run. My only caveat to that is that first and foremost we need to make sure that we stay clear of the drop zone.

My MOTM vote went to Luke Allen who I felt worked the hardest to try and make something happen.

[Capricorn25]

Kentc ,I find your response all the more remarkable ,as you have been on more than one occasion quite open to spill your verbal bucket of sh*t in Rynos direction ? and if i recall ,wasn't it you who was reprimanded on your disparaging remarks aimed at Ryno after the Wealdstone game by Gary C ?

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[Kebabus]

Well from where I was sitting, on a compound in Saudi Arabia, if you're interested, an important point as the pre match hype was about their mean defence. We all need to be realistic here, like Spike most of the time, and accept that staving off relegation is the first priority. After that building towards a brighter future with a manager that provides bright light where there was gloom, proven.

Main thing here is the prats on here spouting crap when everyone needs a lift, true keyboard warriors!

I like most who post on here are lifelong and only want our club to succeed, so whether you have good suggestions, constructive criticism or like me the prayer mat, lol, forward the Darts! As for the other wasters, skip on by and they will eventually get bored off.

1-1 is a result, let's get the next one!

[Lincoln exile]

I get the impression that some fans are expecting too much too soon from our new Manager. As he pointed out recently, the four players out injured for significant periods (Blackman, Noble, Sheringham and Wynter) would all be in his starting eleven. He has also pointed out that the sort of player he would like to bring into the club, i.e. those around whom he could build his future team, are likely to be unobtainable, because they are on contract elsewhere. He was only able to sign Elliot because of Eastbourne's financial problems.In addition he may well need to get some of the current players off the payroll first.

[Ozymandias]

You are right Linc. Let's give the guy a chance, he's only been here five minutes. With players of that character missing anyone would struggle to get how he wants the team to play.
Noble alone was a massive loss. No offence to the other three.
Haven't seen Gibbons or for that matter a King team play yet, and won't do for a while yet. But am looking forward to it.

[spike]

I get the impression that some fans are expecting too much too soon from our new Manager. As he pointed out recently, the four players out injured for significant periods (Blackman, Noble, Sheringham and Wynter) would all be in his starting eleven. He has also pointed out that the sort of player he would like to bring into the club, i.e. those around whom he could build his future team, are likely to be unobtainable, because they are on contract elsewhere. He was only able to sign Elliot because of Eastbourne's financial problems.In addition he may well need to get some of the current players off the payroll first.

Exactly right Lincoln. Some of the garbage I heard spouted from the terraces on Saturday was pathetic. King has only been here 5 mins and a few numpties are kicking off already. I honestly don't know what some people expect. The bloke is a proven winner but he's not Harry Potter and doesn't have a magic wand. With contracts etc already in place, he won't be able to start properly assembling his own team until the end of the season. It would be helpful if we could give the bloke our support and all start pulling together. Get behind the team and secure our place in division and let the man prepare for next season's promotion challenge.

[Jonty]

Unfortunately, SK has been left with a huge task. The injuries have not helped but the biggest issue is with the squad that he has inherited, they are well below the standard required for this level. However, my biggest concern is that although he wants the team to play a more pleasing style on the eye, I think that things could get really bad results wise, purely because I don't think some of the players are technically good enough to play in his style. Maybe SK will have to jettison his philosophy if we are to get out of this mire.

The only negatives I could see on Saturday were the late substitutions, plus I could not quite work out where Tom B was meant to be playing, at times he was being deployed as a winger, this was very odd when we had three of them sitting on the bench. It was a relief to see two natural wide players enter the field and if we are to get out of this mess then this is surely the correct course of action. Early days and the best is yet to come.

[Park Life]

I can't remember the last time we gave the ball away as much, Chippenham didn't even have to break sweat to regain possession as we just kept giving it straight to them with misplaced passes. But credit to the players as they kept going and got the deserved equaliser.
Jordan Gibbons performance suggests that in a few more weeks when he is fully match fit he will be a good acquisition, also my MOTM.

This season is all about securing our position in the division and building for the future, i don't think anyone in their right mind would expect anything more.

[ken_shabby]

I'll go with Greg on this one. We now have a decent manager, but the squad sounds as if it is a hell of a state - there is a major rebuilding job to do while the manager needs to keep us in the division. We'll need to accept some of the performances are going to be ugly, and winning may be a bit more occcasional than we are used to. Getting on the team and managers backs will get us nowhere, we need to be very patient now.