Post by Centenary Gas on Aug 14, 2014 1:29:01 GMT
From a Salisbury fan on the other forum...
Hi, Salisbury City fan here..
I have had a quick look through the forum after the first two matches for Bristol Rovers.. And have seen a fair amount of people who have seemingly given up already, if they ever actually had any hope of course. A few people already thinking about a new manager even, but seriously, like other Rovers fans here have said, it is only 2 games in, give him a chance.
I am sure most of you reading this will have heard that this league is a lot harder than most people would think, and takes a fair amount to be successful in, but maybe some people don't know that it takes about 10 to 15 games for teams to start settling... I suppose that is the same for most leagues really, but in this league that is even more of an important thing to remember.
You have had a couple of difficult teams to play, and the rest of this month does not look an easy one to be absolutely honest. Forest Green will be tough, and Halifax are not a team to be taken lightly. It will be around the 15 game where you should look at you position, you performances, and then you will be able to better evaluate what sort of season to expect.. Letting the players get back into the habit of the professional game, and letting the team gel together takes a bit of time, especially at this level.
Until this time comes, you should just try and enjoy the football, and get behind your team, that is the important thing, support the players and the management, and then hopefully, the performance will improve. At least give Darrell that much of an opportunity, at least that... I have seen many times at this level, a team not looking too good for almost half the season, being below mid table, then suddenly, between then and the end of the season, you can find them in the play-off places, so seriously, only 2 matches in, no one should be worrying.
Last season, Salisbury lost their first 3 games upon returning to the Conference Premier, after that they went on an 8 game unbeaten streak, that was actually ended at Barnet... Basically, this is a bit of a weird league, and anything can happen, any team can, and will, beat any other team, it doesn't matter who that might be, expect the unexpected...