Glyn Rileys Mullet

It was more the fact that teams either adopt one or the other depending on the quality of players at their disposal. There doesn’t seem to be a third or forth way that is successful. Luton maybe buck that trend but it remains to be seen whether they can make that work.

I went to Wembley yesterday….first time I have been there since the Hull game. It is a very difficult stadium to build an affinity with. It is a horrible place to get to, dire atmosphere and an area of London that seems to resent its focal point. I’m used to the football at City being less than inspiring but it wasn’t until I saw England first hand that I fully understood that Football is becoming deathly boring. The game is crying out for someone to innovate away from the low block/monsters of possession. Things need to change! On the flip side, it’s great for the kids to see our best talent, given how hard it is to get tickets at places like Arsenal, Liverpool or Man United. Foden is a beautiful player to watch, Bellingham’s will to win is probably more impressive than his skills on the ball (which are also incredible) and Mainoo could develop into something special. Doku was great to watch to be fair. Belgian seemed to be more in tune with each other positionally and didn’t need to think before passing. i know we have had a rough year but I don’t think we are a million miles away from the top of the game. Be great if we could be the team that offers a different style of football. Could get behind that.

The trouble is that one pitch is not enough to cater for all the games. Most clubs in the Mid Wilts League have 2-3 teams per age group. So assuming they go from U7s to u16s then you need to schedule in between 20 and 30 games per weekend. That’s just for one club. I think the answer is probably to switch to playing through the spring, summer and autumn.

Reece James is a player I have followed since he played against us for Wigan…superb player. However, it looks as though he has bulked up with muscle since his pre-world cup injury and seems to have lost a lot of athleticism and running range. He looks far from match fitness and seemed to lack control in the tight spaces. Hope he regains that edge as he is normally great to watch.

We went last week…I found it to be a bit of relic and definitely needs the planned rebuild. Not quite sure how they are going to find it all but I am sure the politics behind the Catalonia /Spain divide will ensure they will not struggle for long. My boys reckon that AG is better…..wouldn’t mind some of their trophies…that room seemed to stretch for miles.

Reminded me why I go to football.

I seem to remember that we had our own version of the Pompey Chimes……or maybe we were just playing Pompey!

When we used to sing a version of the Pompey chimes I could never understand the logic it. Binary times.

For me... Positives were:- Bobby Reid....great energy and vision. Must be given more game time. Baker.....great defender. Kodjia....A great finisher. Negatives..... Did not play second half. Bryan and Little did not give us any creativity. We seemed to stop moving when we got to the final third, turn back and loose momentum rather than go for the jugular. We need to let the pass go sometimes and be brave.