If we lose I'll be calling for the manager to stand down and appoint a proper manager with his own staff and full responsibility on selection and recruitment. I'm beginning to think our players are money grabbing mercenaries taking the owner for a ride.

I hope they prove me wrong.

COYW 

a few seconds ago FT: Welling 0-0 Dulwich Matthew Panting Matthew Panting Welling's wait for a league win (and goal) continues...

Hmmmmmm

Albert Einstein described the definition of insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Why is Cook still taking set pieces?

We were better first half last night compared to recent games but as the game went on we didn't have any tempo or pressure on Dulwich. We were lucky they were poor as well to be honest. Not going to single out players but some were more erratic as the game went on - if they stayed in their positions and focused on the simple things then we'd be in a better place. Injuries and suspensions will be out of the way soon so the next two games are a good test and crucial.

TheGhostOfJodyBrown wrote:

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Who recommended the striker from 4 leagues below? A Dartford fan?

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And therein lies a real problem. He may have been good enough if he hadn't been put in straight off the train with no work with the rest of the team (assuming that is a concept we are prepared to embrace). We will never know. The bigger problem is that it has been deemed not to work after three weeks so supporters will, in future, presume it won't work with someone else and players who might be in the frame may think the same.

You then definitely won't get another Kedwell (even if it is low odds to start with that you might).

MarkX wrote:

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Dulwich forum is saying that Jay Rich has been on trial with Palace this week playing for their U23's

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 I think that was last Thursday, away to Burnley.

I am desperately trying to look for positives but it is becoming harder week by week. At least it won't break the bank for those of us in the Sponsor a Goal scheme!

I suppose that if we keep a clean sheet then we are guaranteed a point minimum. Wilks fully deserved his player of the month award and came to the rescue when needed in the second half on Tuesday night. The two centre halves dealt well on the whole with Mills (who we all know can be a real handful) - they might have been the best option for this game but I still feel that the best centre back at the club was sitting on the bench..?? I have been critical of Anderson in the past but felt he had one of his better games against Dulwich and Ming has possibly been the player of the season thus far but there is still the tendency to sulk as he did right at the end of the game when he walked back from the halfway line after a move broke down.

We didn't have a lot of options further up the pitch on Tuesday but there is still a real lack of cutting edge. We don't seem to have settled on a pairing in midfield. I thought Widdrington looked a real addition when he came in but he seems to have fallen out of favour at the moment - maybe it is time to stick with a pairing (or three even..) and give them a few games to get an understanding going. Green grew into the game the longer it went on but Cosgrave on the other side looked devoid of confidence - his number one asset is his pace and yet he (or we) don't seem to be able to utilise that in the right way. Cook once again flattered to deceive - I can't fault the bloke for work rate, energy and enthusiasm but he takes so many bad decisions and, when he is clearly at fault, he has the audacity to throw his toys out of the pram and blame someone else..?! I have been whinging for a long time about set plays and that is still an issue three and a half months into the season. I did like the look of the lad Henry up front particularly in the first half - he was holding the ball up, laying it off well to other players and was competing well but after an hour he was completely spent and we had nobody to bring on. Hopefully with some more match fitness and sharpness he will be more of a handful in the next few games. At least we managed a few attempts on goal and worked the keeper a few times which we had failed to do in the Hampton and St Albans games. What was a bit of concern to me was the apparent fitness levels - Dulwich played on Friday evening (with the same starting XI) and most of ours had not played for 10 days yet they looked the stronger side the longer the game went on and the more likely side to win it towards the end.

Another home game on Saturday against a very inconsistent Braintree side. Hopefully we will have more options to choose from and a full and more balanced bench to choose from as well.

Up the Wings!