How I Feel

[EnglishRed]

Originally Posted by Ooh aah Paskin

When we first dropped down, I enjoyed it on a perverse level...seeing all the quaint grounds and teams suffering under the illusion we would be up again soon.

I enjoyed our trips to Wembley (apart from the play off defeat...).

But we have been down here too long and those quaint grounds are grating now, and even the option of seeing new teams has worn me down.

I just want to get out of this league (the right way I hasten to add!) and I honestly thought we had a good chance this season.

We still do but it needs an instant and dramatic reversal of our form to do so. However, I don't think we have a lack of firepower (certainly now anyway), I think the midfield is where our problems stem from.

At some point the tactic has obviously been for the midfield to sit deep in front of our defence and to an extent that worked, we have a fantastic defensive record.

But we are just choking the supply line to our forwards. It was fine when we were winning games by the odd goal from a defender or midfielder but these have dried up.
There seems to be no creativity going forwards, a reluctance to lose possession which means we go from side to side and maybe threaten the opponents box every now and then.

And, for a team with some good strikers of the ball (Young, Summerfield, Walker etc) we seem scared to shoot when in sight of goal and want to 'walk' it in.

I've lost count of the times I have shouted 'shoot!' when the opportunity arises. The keeper could be unsighted, it could take a deflection, the keeper could parry it for a striker to follow up...but none of these things happen due to our fear of trying.

Until we link the midfield and forwards more effectively we will always struggle to score.

It hit me the other day that there is a while generation of Wrexham supporters who haven't really seen us outside non league. Just like I was jealous I wasn't around to see us in the old Div 2 or the European Adventures they missed out on the cup runs and constant battling for play offs in league 1 (or equivalent) I got to experience in the 90s.

We need to get out of here.

[dixienormous]

If we slip out of the play offs this time it's time for a rethink.

[Inside Left]

Originally Posted by dixienormous

If we slip out of the play offs this time it's time for a rethink.

Thinking what ? out of interest.

[Alan Attack]

Originally Posted by dixienormous

If we slip out of the play offs this time it's time for a rethink.

Yes, what are we rethinking about Dixie?

[andrew]

I can remember going to see them play in the European games so for me this is the lowest I have seen them and I think we get worse every season we are in this league.

[dixienormous]

Originally Posted by Alan Attack

Yes, what are we rethinking about Dixie?

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[krux]

Originally Posted by Inside Left

Thinking what ? out of interest.

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[Prodigal Dragon]

Originally Posted by benwilliams

I've calmed down a bit since Saturday and trying to put the last 4 results in context. Forget the trophy as few were bothered anyway. Away loss to Salford is not unexpected and can be swallowed.

Bromley were in great form and on a surface we are rubbish on a point would have been more than acceptable, so 1 point down there on where we should be. Dover home, yes they were on a decent run but had to be a home win, 3 points dropped.

So 4 points less than we could reasonably expect. Would we have taken 4 points from the 2 home games v Solihull and Salford? I'd have been pretty satisfied with that, so we were 2 points up there, subtract that from the 4 down and we are only 2 points worse off than would have been perfectly acceptable.

Now the worrying context is the 4 successive defeats, the manner of the Bromley performance, Barrow being uninspiring and not being able to score a bloody goal. However if we get a point at Fylde then beat Maidenhead I am prepared to call a truce and say that we still have a decent chance of top 3 minimum. The new signings will need to gel quickly though and Grant needs to start justifying his wage.

Clarity!

Life ain’t perfect, but it’s not always as bad as we fear.

[riccardo]

I think most of us would’ve been happy with a top 6 finish this season, so we’re bang there with 4 months to go.