Phelan Gloomy
Sadly it’s another midweek therapy session with Chris and Mark.
Desperately looking for some positives minutes after the final whistle, there is straw clutching focus on fewer goals conceded and a semblance of a shape. But there is also a sense of resignation that the performance was reflected in, if not flattered by, the result.
Brief discussions on the absence of Al Hajj, the lack of attacking creativity and, inevitably, the managers position round off an existential crisis of an evening.
Next stop what is likely to be a top against bottom against the best goalkeeper in the league. Buckle…
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