Play-offs??? Let's be realistic. Anything above the relegation places will always be a bonus for Accrington.
I've seen relegation in the past and I've seen season after season of mid-table mediocrity, so losing is nothing I can't handle. The thing that gets to me is not the inadequacy of the players (you work with what you can afford), but it's the lack of willingness to change and to adapt.
It's the same old thing with Stanley every game. Where's the variety in our play? When will we see something from the training ground at set-pieces and corners? What the hell are they doing all day?
I know that you can't overload lower quality players with complicated tactics, but anyone can learn 3 different corner routines, or be able to pass accurately to a player on their own side.
4 points from the last 18 is disappointing (plus the FA Cup defeat), but it's not enough for me to question the manager. However, when you look at his signings for this season and the number that now don't even get a game anymore, then he has to stand up and be accountable. The same goes for the lack of motivation and the inability to build a defence, that has been inadequate for years.
Maybe I'm just disillusioned with the whole thing (as I've said in another thread) and need a break from it all. I've always gone to watch Stanley, but if I didn't have a season ticket, I probably wouldn't be there on Saturday.
(Don't even get me started on the running of the club. I heard stories on Wednesday that made my hair curl!!!
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