Jim Chimmerney
Can hear the 'Cod Army' roar from his back garden
The bottom line is, and we've been saying it all season, is that Nigel doesn't know what his best team is. We've struggled for goals all season yet Done and McNuts are on the bench. We've been crying out for a presence up front all season and now we have it, we don't play any strikers off him but rely on support from an ever changing midfield. The defence, similarly, has been ever-changing and it's no wonder we can't find any consistency.
The key to last season's run was a settled side and whilst I have sympathy for Clough with the injuries we've had, we still seem to be in pre-season mode looking for the winning formula which is not what you want at this stage. Is it nerves, negativity, lack of ability, luck, probably a mixture of everything.
Re this 'everyone's cup final' at the Lane, that may be the case but the best teams overcome this which is why the Chelseas, Barcelonas etc find a way. OK, they have world class players that can turn games but can anyone say that relatively speaking, with the players we've got man for man that we should be losing these home games ?
The key to last season's run was a settled side and whilst I have sympathy for Clough with the injuries we've had, we still seem to be in pre-season mode looking for the winning formula which is not what you want at this stage. Is it nerves, negativity, lack of ability, luck, probably a mixture of everything.
Re this 'everyone's cup final' at the Lane, that may be the case but the best teams overcome this which is why the Chelseas, Barcelonas etc find a way. OK, they have world class players that can turn games but can anyone say that relatively speaking, with the players we've got man for man that we should be losing these home games ?