FAN'S VIEW: Supporters need to back Lee Howells to keep Bath City up
Bath City supporter Pete McCormack gives his take on events at Mayday Trust Park...
Three straight away defeats in a week have left City just five points clear of the Blue Square Bet South relegation zone.
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Saturday’s setback at Hornchurch was particularly worrying as they had not won for 11 games and were second from bottom before play.
Each of the three has demonstrated an alarming failure to sustain good first-half showings and some fans are again raising questions about the team’s management.
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Fans are asking about the team’s fitness. Are we training enough in midweek?
We don’t appear to have enough battlers in the team – City’s card count suggests this – and at this level you have to tough it out. Since the loss of the likes of Lewis Hogg and Adie Harris, where are the leaders on the pitch?
For what it’s worth I don’t think now is the time to change head coach. With just nine games to go we have little option but to back Lee Howells to secure a place in next season’s Blue Square Bet South.
We know we have the players to get the points and now is the time for all of us to support the team to get us out of trouble.
The summer is the time to consider the leadership of the club in its entirety.
I think City need three or four wins from the last nine games to be sure of safety.
With some tough games against promotion-chasing Chelmsford, Welling and Salisbury coming up, the players are going to need some noisy backing from the terraces at Mayday Trust Park to achieve this goal.
For a long time City fans have bemoaned the lack of strikers. In the past we had an embarrassment of riches, with Charlie Fleming, John Freegard, Paul Randall, Graham Withey, Martin Paul, Scott Partridge and Darren Edwards all firmly in City’s hall of fame.
This season Charlie Griffin has filled the role well but without a consistent partner. However, all of a sudden we find ourselves with four strikers at the club.
City are also talking to Gloucester City striker Scott Wilson and we appear to be in a much better position than in the recent past when it comes to the question of who might lead the line next season.
6 Comments
by WestonRay
Friday, March 15 2013, 10:39AM
“I shall continue to support the team and think Pete's comments are right?We have three important games coming up but I shall not be supporting the club if that makes sense.”
by matlaske
Friday, March 15 2013, 9:52AM
“It seems like a shroud of secrecy is all over the club. With the supporters club sending an e-mail to Manda stating their concerns over the state of results that are throwing us to a relegation battle and the sc chairman stating any reply would not be commented on.So how do you think the ordinary supporter feel that only the select few will know her reply unfortunatly for this reason i can not see most all of the supporters getting behind LH”
by matlaske
Friday, March 15 2013, 9:48AM
“It seems like a shroud of secrecy is all over the club. With the supporters club sending an e-mail to Manda stating their concerns over the state of results that are throwing us to a relegation battle and the sc chairman stating any reply would not be commented on.So how do you think the ordinary supporter feel that only the select few will know her reply”
by matlaske
Friday, March 15 2013, 9:47AM
“It seems like a shroud of secrecy is all over the club. With the supporters club sending an e-mail to Manda stating their concerns over the state of results that are throwing us to a relegation battle and the sc chairman stating any reply would not be commented on.So how do you think the ordinary supporter feel that only the select few will know her reply”
by WestonRay
Thursday, March 14 2013, 6:55PM
“Wasn't going to comment on this as the City few complain that I'm only being negative but I have to agree Matlaske.They the board should of acted weeks ago,I really expected him to be gone on Monday.
The club seems to be a retirement home for ex Managers so I expect a position to be found for Howells,perhaps Director of Footballs Assistant,nobody seem to have the b-lls to act.”
by matlaske
Thursday, March 14 2013, 6:33PM
“sorry to disagree with a true City supporter but i think you are wrong Pete, I think it needs changing now before it is to late.He said himself that the players he had were good enough to hold there own in this league.He keeps harping on about injuries and inexperience but if you look at squad for the Hornchurch game there was nine players with Blue Square Premier or higher experience So it must be motivation or lack of”