After Harry Kewell garnered 2 points from 7 games it was always going to be about recovery and safety and in this regard Brennan has delivered but it has been a hard and times painful slog to get there.
Despite being popular with some bloggers and a generally affable presence when he decides to make himself available for interview it is fair to say that Brennan has not convinced everyone on his credentials to manage the team to promotion.
The main argument which I have seen for keeping him is that we need to maintain some longer term planning in how we approach the football side but this is not enough to justify keeping someone in my view there has to be some indication that he is the RIGHT person for the job not just that we might as well keep him on rather than start again. If he is to stay on then he needs to refine his tactics against the stronger teams so we do not get utterly humiliated as has happened far to often this season. He also needs a resilient squad who run through brick walls for him and don't just lean against them waiting for their next contract.
In the spirit of togetherness i will leave off Brennan and focus on Bromley as we lurch in to our final game of the season against the Ravens. Having flipped Brennan the bird for some of his decisions this season, it seems only fair to acknowledge we have achieved a 4 game unbeaten run towards the end of the season with a squad thinner than the Weymouth keeper's hairline. While many may pigeon hole this as dead games against opposition on the beach, the more eagle eyed among our support will have seen some signs of improvement in the team cohesion and according to the bloggers a few of our players are playing injured so credit to them for that. Howe has also started to resemble a footballer and showed a bit of spark at Weymouth although his early season games were nothing to crow about. Bromley will provide a sterner test even with a couple of ex bees in their ranks. Veteran stopper Mark "Dracula" Cousins is out of contention but Coulson is expected to start. I guano why Cousins is out as Bromley's twitter is not that illuminating.
In terms of team lineup I guess we will be left with the same 11 and a bench weaker than posh tea, but hope springs eternal that some of our missing men will return.
----------------------------------Oxborough-----------------------------------
--------Marshall---------Taylor--------Richards-Everton-------Howe------
-----------------------Hall--------Fonguck--------De Havilland---------------
-----------Powell----------------Marriott-------------Mason-Clark-------------
Subs: Azaze, Vasilou, Tasdemir, Walsh, Granville
I am doing this match I am still in two minds about the POTY event after. On one side I want to support the work of the SA in bringing this back on the other celebrating players finishing 20th when I have work the next day does not feel the best use of time.
In any case..... for the last time this season.....COYBs
