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Mossley 0 Matlock Town 3

There's not really much more that can be said that hasn't been aired on the other blogs or the Forum. This was a desperate performance and really the defeat could have been much heavier. Strangely with what was about to happen Mossley started brightly with some decent crosses arriving within the opening 3 or 4 minutes. Sadly apart from an excellent effort from Steve Burke who hit the crossbar after a mazy run that was it. The side look bereft of ideas and one hopes we are not about to enter into a very depressing Autumn period. Too many lessons aren't being learnt as the majority of conceded goals come from corners or free-kicks with poor marking. Also, it could be bad luck but we seem to be conceding too many own goals. No disrespect to the players in the squad but more experience is needed. Much has been said about the players who have left since last season, but when one considers that the players who have left since last season totalled over 500 appearances and over 100 goals for Mossley. That is a large contribution that needs replacing and hasn't been. Young Steve Burke looks a great prospect but needs an experienced front man to play off. A good side always has a spine (Goalkeeper, Centre Half, Central Midfield) I believe we have the first two but if success in the Unibond Premier is to be achieved the squad needs serious strengthening as too many games look like men against boys. I keep suggesting that everything will be OK by thinking that there are worse sides in the league than us, but I fear we are close to being dragged into a relegation dogfight. I don't want this blog entry to sound too depressive and want nothing more than success for Mossley AFC but we face a testing time as on current form we will find ourselves out of the FA Cup tomorrow and the FA Trophy in October which would leave us with over 6 months of league games only with very little to look forward to. Hopefully I will be proved wrong tomorrow with a glorious win and a fantastic Cup run all the way to the Third round with loads of TV money and wealth for our club. Let's all get behind the lads tomorrow and hope for a change in performance and a more happy outlook for Autumn.