A Missed Opportunity

A missed opportunity on Saturday as again we didn't set up right from the start and despite changing things in the second half we failed to score and get the win.

My hope before kick off was that we wouldn't see Leaburn out wide again but that's what we got. What a surprise then that this failed to yield any return. This experiment needs to end now. We need to play two up front and that's it.

The first half by all accounts was a dreadful affair. I don't think we even managed a shot on target. We were lucky not to be two or three goals behind and that it wasn't was largely down to Isted who finally showed up for a game although he was lucky not to see red as he took out one of theirs.

The second half saw a better effort but not sufficient to get us a goal sadly.

Appleton made reference to some players not pulling their weight. After this display it's difficult to narrow that down as to exactly who he might be referring to!

No week off this week as we entertain Exeter City on Tuesday. The Grecians are 5 points better off than us thanks to a decent start to the campaign. However, like Shrewsbury they are on a poor run of form. Playing at home we really ought to be securing the 3 points.

To do so Appleton needs to get it right from the start. He may well opt to rotate the players slightly. However, the win is everything and given the our boys having only been playing one game a week of late they oughtn't need to be rested.

Tedic must be close to starting a game. If so, please God he doesn't start out wide like Myles has been! Watson L should start, why he didn't on Saturday is another mystery.

The 5th yellow card for May must come along soon and one hopes that Appleton has considered his striking options for when it does. Perhaps he may even try it at some stage in a game before he is forced to do so!

For a second successive match I can't find an opposition player with a Charlton connection so may be it isn't as common as I thought. However, Saturday's visitors definitely have one although whether he sets foot on the pitch is unknown as he hasn't featured in their last two games.

In the meantime let's secure the win against Exeter.

come On You Reds!