Pete mate I don't often disagree with you, but I thought tonight was like having 22 players who had never played football before, separated into 2 teams and told the basic idea is to get the ball in the bag. Even Colchester were better than Burton, so if bottom is at least as good as top it shows how shite this league really is, yet we find ourselves in 12th.
Shots on target must have been the lowest of any game involving a league leader in football history. the whole game was absolutely dreadful from first kick to last and was worse than anything under Weir and Clough. Burton absolutely did NOT dominate the game tonight, it's just that one of their two shots hit the bag but our one didn't. Utter garbage from both sides and the attendance slide has started.
Nigel might yet prove to be the long term answer, but let's be honest he's always managed clubs who have been under zero pressure before. Suddenly the burden of expectation has been dropped on him and maybe, just maybe, he can't hack it. McCabe recently agreed he was wrong to sack Wilson. He fired managers for fun because that's what others were doing. Now, in response to criticism, he's deciding to stick with a manager for the longer term, but from where I sit it looks like our Kev is yet again behind the curve and has chosen the wrong one to stick with.
Burton were absolute shite tonight, they didn't dominate us for a moment, but we out-shited the shite and so we find ourself 19 points behind a side that was in the 4th division last term, as were Gillingham and Southend, and then Barnsley were in serious relegation risk until Boxing day, and Swindon were so scared they fired their manager, yet all of the above remain above us in the table.
What a totally fucking tragic season this is, and i don't think it's as simple as changing manager or players. This whole club is slowly rotting as we slide ever further downwards and it shows no sign of slowing. Still, we'll be installed as promotion favourites by the bookies next season eh?
