EastTerracer wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2026 8:52 am
Dowse says he needs leaders on the pitch. Does he not think about this when he assembles the squad ?
It's a worry isn't it. This scatter gun approach to assembling a team - sign dozens of players and constantly replace them during the season when you discover they aren't up to the job - seems to be the way Dowse works but I don't think it is the right way to approach things. It might work mid-season when you are in relegation trouble but not long-term in my view.
If initial recruitment is bad, the replacements are just as likely to be bad.
EastTerracer wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2026 8:52 am
Dowse says he needs leaders on the pitch. Does he not think about this when he assembles the squad ?
It's a worry isn't it. This scatter gun approach to assembling a team - sign dozens of players and constantly replace them during the season when you discover they aren't up to the job - seems to be the way Dowse works but I don't think it is the right way to approach things. It might work mid-season when you are in relegation trouble but not long-term in my view.
If initial recruitment is bad, the replacements are just as likely to be bad.
It's a worry isn't it. This scatter gun approach to assembling a team - sign dozens of players and constantly replace them during the season when you discover they aren't up to the job - seems to be the way Dowse works but I don't think it is the right way to approach things. It might work mid-season when you are in relegation trouble but not long-term in my view.
If initial recruitment is bad, the replacements are just as likely to be bad.
Tony wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2026 11:05 pm
Dowse’s post match comments up. Bit concerned that the management team can’t agree on where the problems lie. He’s right about no leaders on the pitch but stands out a mile that midfield is the problem and that a change of personnel is needed. Dowse knows that. Then suggested Ince might come in but he didn’t get a look in today and from what I’ve seen he is not the answer to the midfield lack of pace and ball winning. And where do you find such players now everyone is signed up? We’ve made some poor signings from what I’ve seen so far and can’t say many have been any better than last season’s squad, despite NL experience.
Tony wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2026 11:05 pm
Dowse’s post match comments up. Bit concerned that the management team can’t agree on where the problems lie. He’s right about no leaders on the pitch but stands out a mile that midfield is the problem and that a change of personnel is needed. Dowse knows that. Then suggested Ince might come in but he didn’t get a look in today and from what I’ve seen he is not the answer to the midfield lack of pace and ball winning. And where do you find such players now everyone is signed up? We’ve made some poor signings from what I’ve seen so far and can’t say many have been any better than last season’s squad, despite NL experience.
Ince didn’t even get in the squad for Totton.
How much longer is this farcical situation with Ince going to go on for?
