THE CONCRETE ROUNDABOUT (TCR)

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Read the MELTDOWN after every game, no bullshit, just giving it straight

It is nice to have this positive WellDon back!

I have to say I'm glad I woke set a 4am alarm for this one. Really enjoyed it.

Whilst Lewington may have played his part in their first goal, he really added a level of composure and confidence into the back line. His deft header back to Woz late on and an superb piece of control after Salford punted long show how good he can be on the ball. I think Woz benefited from him too.

The midfield absolutely worked their socks off, my only complaint is I'd like them to show a little more confidence around the edge of the box. Sometimes we looked for an extra unnecessary pass to try and set up a Man City-esque perfect cut back goal or rushing shots when they are not on. But that is me being picky and shows how far we have come from the GA days if that is all I can moan about.

Also shout out to Payne who pushed Harrison to celebrate in front of our fans. He's not had the best times so far, hopefully that can be a moment for him to push on. The idea of having him up there holding up the ball/causing distractions with Dean running off him could work well going forward if he can get that cheeky confidence back he had at Bristol Rovers

To be honest it’s hard not to be anything other than positive. You can see every game a few more bits of the puzzle falling into place.
Life under GA was appalling, it was a depressing difficult watch even when we were winning and you could see sooner or later his luck would runout……and it did.
I know some people don’t agree with booing the team and manager, but something had to be done.

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Read the MELTDOWN after every game, no bullshit, just giving it straight

We look a very decent team and we are a real pleasure to watch under this manager. Let’s face it, we had a season and a third of absolute rubbish from May 2022 up to October 2023, arguably the worst period in our history ending with our lowest ever position when the wretched Alexander got his marching orders. I would have taken any sort of change to be honest as we were just falling and falling for that period, but it is going so well under this manager.

We are going to be right up there this season if we can keep our key players fit and keep the manager from being nicked by another club. I have a feeling this manager is destined for big things in the game, it looks like a master stroke by whoever came up with his name as a hire.

Knowing that there is no such thing, I looked back at the replay and was relieved to see that it was the otherwise excellent Conor Grant failing to control a simple pass under a slight bit of pressure that led to to loss of possession and eventual goal.

Lewie’s in the clear on that one m’lud.

As for the shout of “leave it” it could have come from anyone in that six yard box, but CM’s the most likely culprit.

I stand corrected…..case dismissed…….although I have to claim an unreliable witness stitched me up.

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Read the MELTDOWN after every game, no bullshit, just giving it straight

I wouldn't go quite that far.

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Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment