Good News And Bad News

Beating the snort beasts is always a thoroughly enjoyable experience even if we tried to let them back in. Losing Jamie Ward was a blow and had an adverse effect on our attacking endeavours. The final score might have been more flattering if he had not sustained the injured hamstring. Why on earth we sat back in the second half only Blackwell knows. The pigs were there for the taking and sitting back just handed them the initiative. Teams can be a dangerous proposition in the second half especially after a one sided 45 minutes.

The defence has received plenty of accolades recently from outside the club. Ironically, this has coincided with some poor defending and numerous sloppy goals. Conceding seven times in the last three games certainly shut the admirers up. The absence of Killgallon only emphasised the important role he plays in central defence.

If the playing style is going to centre solely on hoofing the ball up to Henderson at every available opportunity then there is no point in spending millions on players. Both Bassett and Warnock proved this style of play does not break the bank. And if Evans is going to sit on the bench for half of our matches then you have to question the logic of splashing out £3million to sign him.

Neil Shipperley was a good target man and a massive influence in the last promotion season. But he did not give half as many free kicks away as Henderson does. Referees do not give Hendo the benefit of the doubt although sometimes he does not help himself. United could definitely make better use of the player.

Then we come to the formation and some will say it nearly got promoted last season. It should also be remembered that playing 4-5-1 effectively got us relegated from the premiership. There are times when this formation works well however, it should be the exception rather than the rule. Using this strategy every time we play away from home is short sighted, naive and predictable.

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