4-3-3!!!

[Andy D]

exactly this!

its like the left and right wing forwards we have in the front 3 aren't good enough in supporting Cole Stockton and why its the formation and system.

against Newport in the 2nd half we went to a 4-4-2 diamond shape midfield with just the really good fullbacks we are blessed with providing the width what suited us.

You do realise we were playing 4-3-3 at the start of the season at the time that Keith has referenced?

On the diamond - we only went to this formation when Toums came on in the 79th minute, after we had already gone ahead.

More generally - I think I disagree that we're too Stockton-centric, if anything we're a bit too Ayunga-centric currently. He's brilliant and dynamic, but seriously needs to improve his decision making. Just tries to leather shots, even when there's a good pass going.

A few people have said we were lucky against Newport - I've only just been able to watch the game, and I really don't think we got lucky. I think we edged a tight game, and a draw probably wouldn't have been unfair. We also had the only actual clear chance of the whole game. Felt we had a good deal of the play, and Newport mainly threatened when catching us off guard occasionally.

yes i do,

but having starting relatively well with a 4-3-3 is it that now that teams have worked us out after being an unknown certainty coming up from L2.?

[sandgrown]

The quality of some of SR's signings fall well short of EFL1 standard as others have pointed out. And despite their obvious lack of quality some of these are on 2 year contracts that we are stuck with.

I just wonder what has happened since August and September when, for me, it looked like we had got players of L1 standard, they were playing as a unit, were exciting to watch and they put effort in win or lose... we walked away generally happy.

Then October arrived, we were 3.0 up at Wycombe and turning it on in that first half, then something went wrong and we have pretty much lost the plot since.

I presume we have pretty much spent our budget, so how do we cast out the players we consider arent up to standard when some have 2 year contracts.

These next 2 games against Fleetwood and Charlton are cosmic in relation to League positions and although there is a long way to go we can't afford to lose either and really need a win to give us a boost before MK Dons.

Also hope the guaranteed tv clash at Buxton doesnt embarass us

then Sam left !

[BerlinWaller]

I agree about Ayunga. He goes past defenders as if they aren't there, he absolutely destroyed the Carlisle Left back on Tuesday but his final product was woeful. He hardly gets his shot past a block tackle or his pass goes wayward. If this all clicks he will be some player.

[Redalert1970]

Maybe Jonah would be better in a front two

But he as the pace to fly past defenders .. like you say if he gets more crosses in etc he will be one hell of a player