Brambani was decidedly ordinary when he played for us. And how long ago was that? Just shows the value of a good coach and a team that gels.

Wasn't he man of the match in the playoffs last year when they beat us easily?
Wasn't he man of the match two weeks ago when they beat us easily?
His kicking game was superb.

Looks like Sheffield own us at the moment they are the team to beat maybe even better than Fev this year they are on a roll.
As for us well the next game will tell us a lot as we need a win and a good one to get the wheels back on.
Was the crowd 1100 - REALLY?

Brambani was pap for us, bit like Moore for Batley! Finn for Fev!! Still all about the Fax! We are and always will be the team to beat in the Championship!

aye I agree ross. And over the last few weeks thats exactly what you've been!!

Fev to beat York on Sunday - we will be second. Sheffield to win their game in hand we will be third, one point above Batley. Wheels come off?

Not come off but wonky, Fev to come to us, Batley to come to us, Leigh away.
I believe we can beat Batley and Leigh ( cue Sheffield Brown nose Charlie) Fev on a good day, for us, we could win.
But and it's a big but we need to improve.
Any way for this morning all is forgotten, got to take our lives in our hands and enter the county that time forgot, off to watch grandson no.1 play football in Padiham.

That was painful to watch last night.

I think the club needs to really start planning for next season as to which players we need. I also realize KH dosnt want to use a quota player but needs must, it is obvious to anyone watching our last few games that we need players in our 3 key positions of 6,7,9.

Handforth, Thackery, and the Ashalls are simply not good enough to play for a team near the top of the table. The difference between us and the top teams is the quality they have in those positions. I have no doubt we have the best pack in the league and our backs for the most are good enough but our halfs are poor and no other team can really worry about playing against them.

If we are honest we probably need to bring in players that are better then Patterson, Tyrer, Rettie, Sheriffe, Handforth, Thackery, 2 Ashalls, Casey. Thats probably about 9 players that wouldnt get in any of the top sides in this league and I just cant see there been that many top quality players available. You really have to question what the club was thinking in its recruitment last winter especially when it comes to the hooking role.

OH DEAR , OH DEAR John , CHARLIE KNEW i did warn you about self backslapping , and being shot down in May , as Francis Albert used to say "THATS LIFE ", Im more concerned about Littlerich .

John i hope to see ya next week at the LSV , Charlie will be in Legends bar before the game with my good Fax friend Mick aka Bentleyman , come over for a drink . .

Stating the obvious but only at the end of the season will we really know after all the usual factors such as having a good run then the dip in form, injuries, a bit of good fortune and a bit of bad luck etc.

We are so unpredictable at the moment who can say what we will do come the end of the season,it could be extremely good or pathetically bad or anywhere in between.

On recruitment
I think the process when considering players is they are in to do a job.

The job will be team specific as each coach will have a certain way he wants his team to play and this will be the main focus with the occasional tweak factor depending on the conditions and opposition.

It comes down to can they do the job they were signed to do for the team most of the time taking into consideration that every player will have the occasional howler.

If they can't then you ask why not, is it something that can be fixed by changing a few things round without having to reinvent the wheel to make the club fit the player.

If they still can't do the job either because they are not good enough or they just can't fit into the team then they would have to be replaced because it would mean that not only were they not playing very well for themselves but the team as a whole would be obviously negatively affected.

Where some of the players are at the moment in this situation I think is still work in progress but the BOD, KH and the rest of the coaching staff will be aware of what is going on and if necesary make the changes if required, they think too much of the club to do anything else.

There is only so much you can do mid season so I don't expect anything radical anytime soon.
It may just be getting some of the players back and getting the right blend and way of playing.

In spite of the obvious dip in form and recent poor play nevertheless having played everybody and just starting the second half of the season we are still near the top end of the table so if we could get it right then we will be in with a shout.

If not then I'm sure most if not all of us are battle hardened enough with watching the Fax over the years to be able to live with it.

Come on the FAX not over yet.