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What I don't get is why we had a sub keeper (Josh Lillis) on the bench in the National League Cup and FA Trophy games, unless it's a competition requirement.
They're a brilliant team, yet they are only a single point ahead of us having played one game more and are in a remarkable run of form, but by the law of averages, they will slip somewhere.
Look at Arsenal, Coventry and Cardiff; they have largely been imperious for much of this season, but have recently had some sticky results. They will bounce back and Dale have shown throughout this season that we can do the same.
It was 2-0 against Lincoln and David Hamilton & Jamie Hoyland were the managers at the time, in a game played in November, with over half of the season still to play.
Although I'm not sure of the relevance to tonight.
Do you remember us coming back from 2-0 down in injury time at Chesterfield to draw 2-2?
Or what about coming from 3-0 down at home to Torquay with 11 minutes to play?
They're irrelevant tonight as well, but are worth mentioning in order to bring some perspective to things.
"Tactically and mentally I think he makes huge errors. he might learn, he might not."
So how are we second in the league on 79 points after 33 games, only a point behind a team who haven't lost since 1st October?
We didn't play as well as we can and have done for 99% of this season, that can't be disputed, and we have drawn a game we should have won, which also can't be disputed, but to have got to what will soon be March in this position, with everything still to play for, really should be celebrated rather than turning on the manager (and by association, his coaches) who have got us to this position. Let's hope the players have a different mentality.
"You certainly don’t take both your main strikers off at 1 - 0 as it then asks for pressure."
We went 2-0 up after the subs and had been under some pressure before they were made.
"As for a tactically aware manager, there are so many I would not even know where to start."
Right...
Have they managed teams to the same sort of record and placing we're currently experiencing?
It's a ridiculous over-reaction because we haven't won a game.
"Jim is a great coach and would be a great DOF, but as a manager I don’t rate him. He recruits well and up until game time is excellent, but picking a side, substitutes and tactics, I would rather have him nowhere near!"
So how has his (and "his coaches") team reached 79 points and still have the best PPG in the division?
Whatever the merits and demerits of the subs, we were 2-0 up until the players on the pitch, who had taken us to that two-goal lead, failed to see out the last few minutes. That was their responsibility.
Talk about an over-reaction to the first game this season we have failed to see out when in a strong position. This is exactly the type of reaction 442 alludes to further up this thread.
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