Pool Panel - Watford at home

After all the rising sense of excitement over the FA Cup draw, it was back to the League on Saturday, in a game overshadowed in its build up by all the talk of Fleetwood.  Another frustrating draw, this time through a combination of bad luck and some poor finishing.  On another day we could have won by a hatful; I suppose there is some consolation in that we finished the day slightly closer to the playoffs than we started.

The second consoling thought is that we are playing well.  I think we are not very far off being a very good team, with maybe the addition of a centre half as cover, and a big centre forward as a Plan B, could see us being a real force in the second half of the season.

We go into Christmas just outside the playoffs, and somewhat under the media’s radar, not being talked about as one of the teams who will go up, yet week in and week out, managers see us as being a difficult opponent.  The lack of interest from the national media might just play in our favour as it has in the past.  Two away games coming up pose a real challenge to us, but if we can get a few points from the games then we can start the New Year with some hope of going back to the Premier League.

I hope all Seasiders have a really good Christmas.

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Star man:  Craig Cathcart