Billy The Fish
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It was like an injection of "feel good".First half at home to Bristol Rovers.
It was like an injection of "feel good".First half at home to Bristol Rovers.
Or do you mean Oldham???For me it was Dawsons penalty save against Carlisle and a brilliant top corner save just after that.
I'd go with that. We went from drawing a lot of games in that first long run run of not being defeated to winning a lot of games with his introduction in the run in the second half of the season being undefeated.Sam Stubbs finally taking the field?
Away at Sutton we were understandably very shaky defensively to start with but thankfully got a quick equaliser after conceding a poor opening goal. Immediately after we scored Matt Taylor called Stubbs and Diabate over for a chat. For me that was THE turning point of the season because whatever he said clearly worked; both those players have been sensationally good ever since and the biggest reason our results have been so much better since Christmas.I would say our manager's fast expanding intelligence and knowledge of the game. He has been instrumental in at least four major ways;
(1) Recruitment last summer (remember the disappointment at the promised "marquee signings"?)
(2) Not making the mistake that FGR did of relying on one player (in the main) to score their goals (Matty Stevens). We lost Nombe for 3 months(?) yet the rest of the squad stepped up to the plate brilliantly.
(3) Man management. The players seem to like and respect MT enormously.
(4) Engaging with the supporters. His interviews have been top notch, win or lose.
Without the above, none of the rest would have happened imo.