Why Do We Do It?

Mossley 1 Guiseley 3

The title of this thread could be aimed at supporters and/or players after Saturday's showing against Guiseley. Without sounding too despondent, something needs to happen very quickly or else before we know it, we will be back where we were last season. DIVISION ONE

From my viewpoint, Saturday was the worst showing yet. Without sounding disrespectful, Guiseley were a pretty ordinary side but they were far superior to anything the Lilywhites had to offer. To make matters worse, this debacle was shown throughout Manchester - well OK to anyone who can be bothered watching Channel M and it was only for a couple of minutes. I have actually seen it but for anybody who hasn't seen it, I would do what I used to do watching Doctor Who and hide behind the sofa. (By the way I mean the 1970's Timelord and not the recent showings!!)

After witnessing a reasonable performance against the same opponents the previous weekend, some supporters had a little optimism, but now who knows? The team seem short of ideas and their confidence looks gone. It is possibly now time to question if the players are good enough for this league as without mentioning names too many look out of their depth. Realistically, too many players have been allowed to leave without adequate replacements and my concern is that some of the youngsters could end out with shredded confidence as they are asked to cope.

I am not advocating a total change of management or some of the other drastic measures seen on the Internet over the weekend but changes are needed. Hopefully a change of personnel (in some areas) and tactics that these players understand can set us on the road to recovery. I thought the chance was there for this on Saturday but we sat back and allowed Guiseley to dominate. Tomorrow night is a chance to turn things round. Radcliffe are only just above us and this is the sort of game we need to win if we are to get out of our current predicament. I just hope we are up for it tomorrow - both players and fans. I can't see any positives from Saturday. Hopefully by 9.30 Tuesday night I can. My fear for Radcliffe is we will face a very fired up striker but hopefully our backline are ready for him. Downey was a great scorer for the Lilywhites, but hopefully he doesn't add to his Radcliffe scoring total tomorrow night. At least by scoring Saturday he has broken his duck because you know what happens in football.

Prediction : 1-1 with a Chris Downey goal.