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Re: Maidstone (h)
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2026 1:54 pm
by EastTerracer
JimS wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2026 11:46 am
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.
Re: Maidstone (h)
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2026 3:36 pm
by JimS
EastTerracer wrote: Thu Sep 03, 2026 1:54 pm
JimS wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2026 11:46 am
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.
Maybe the law of averages will come into play!
Re: Maidstone (h)
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2026 5:24 pm
by EastTerracer
JimS wrote: Thu Sep 03, 2026 3:36 pm
EastTerracer wrote: Thu Sep 03, 2026 1:54 pm
JimS wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2026 11:46 am
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.
Maybe the law of averages will come into play!
Only if he picks his recruits randomly.
Re: Maidstone (h)
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2026 6:14 pm
by TW10
The young loanee at fault for goals 1 & 3..
Is Paul Field out long term? He is a proper athlete and great defender when fit.
Re: Maidstone (h)
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2026 9:13 pm
by Tony
From what I hear, Field is more long term but think he was running on the pitch before Maidstone game so maybe getting closer.