Eve of 6-pointer manager briefing

Your guess is as good as mine Kenglo, as to why he’s always trying to limit expectations. Tomorrow we play the weakest team in the division at home who despite being just ahead on points, have a worse record than we do. For goodness sake, if he can’t talk this one up when can he? He doesn’t have to be silly about it but surely saying no game is a must win when we all know that this one definitely is, just beggars belief. I’m finding it increasingly hard to warm to Keith. I know he loves the club and the town but I don’t need to keep hearing it. I don’t want to keep listening to his mambo jumbo interviews where I come away no wiser about his thoughts than I was before and I certainly don’t want to watch negative, sideways football which we’ve been forced to these last few weeks. What happened to the two winger, two up front, quick pass and move stuff we saw earlier, where’s all that gone. There’s much to admire about Keith but if he’s not careful he’s going to have the fans getting restless and once the novelty wears off things could change for him. Two wins against Southend and Sunderland and it’s all smiles but no wins and there could be trouble at t’mill?

Wow OM, 4 or 5 goals today, have you started early on the Christmas spirit? I’d love for you to be right because we need a boost but I’m afraid I just don’t see us doing anything but struggle at the moment. Try as I might the enthusiasm I felt a few weeks ago has truly evaporated. Whether it’s to do with results, Keithys ramblings or as you say, lack of charisma from the players, I don’t know but from what you say I’m not alone in that. I suppose you could also use this thread and that on the BN site as a guide where contributors seems to have also dropped off. There was a chance for KH and Flicker to really bond people together in the adversity which I think has been completely lost. Let’s face it, if we can’t be confident today and if KH can’t talk that confidence up, then when can we? I’m extremely disappointed in KH and I think it’s maybe time somebody had a quiet word with him to lighten up and talk more sense rather than the gobbledegook he’s spouting just now. So I’m hoping you’re right and I’m driving back to Barnsley tonight with a smile on my face, 3 points closer to salvation and confidence we can put one over on Parky on Boxing Day. Anything less and I think serious questions will need to be asked about KH being the man for this situation!!

Yeah whites, started early on the baileys to predict that. But think if every player managed to put in an 8/10 performance under Parky that would mean a solid stubborn protection job. A tireless chase for lone striker and a 1-0 smash and grab.

I'm still riding the wave that if it clicks Verlinden firing quality balls to a potent Murphy. O'Grady winning everything and Dodoo going through thier defence like butter on a crumpet. Lowe, Murphy keeping it ticking and full backs overlapping. None of that possible under PP.

So yeah if you were picking results from the form guide youd steer clear but it could happen.

0-1 Southend buzzing Bolton same old same old giving struggling teams a helping hand after all it’s Christmas COYWM

1-1 DoDoo with the goal COYWM

2-1 Murphy should be half time 🤞 COYWM

3-2 god hope we can hang on against the mighty Southend COYWM