12-05-2015, 18:42
A shame the game against us ended in that way ...... and we end up wondering how our defence would have fared in front of our regular keeper. I kinda think we knew you had variety and strength up front and didn't really do that much to stop you. We played our own game very well, but as you refrained from going into panic-mode (as we hoped) it wasn't enough.
I've played in too many games where we wrongly thought the opposition defence was there for the taking to suggest Swindon will be anything but difficult. Like us, they have a way of playing and can dominate. I'm not saying I don't think you can win, but I do think it would be a mistake to keep believing Beckford and Garner will take them to the cleaners. It'd be easy to be two or three down before you realise Plan A isn't working.
I just think Preston need to be a bit like you yourself Mac - a bit too reticent to blow your team's trumpet. A lot of hard graft, a lot of knocking Swindon out of their stride, some dull defence, and a 75-yarder from Beckford in the 88th minute for 1-0 would be enough. Nine failures is enough for any club ...... it has to end.
I've played in too many games where we wrongly thought the opposition defence was there for the taking to suggest Swindon will be anything but difficult. Like us, they have a way of playing and can dominate. I'm not saying I don't think you can win, but I do think it would be a mistake to keep believing Beckford and Garner will take them to the cleaners. It'd be easy to be two or three down before you realise Plan A isn't working.
I just think Preston need to be a bit like you yourself Mac - a bit too reticent to blow your team's trumpet. A lot of hard graft, a lot of knocking Swindon out of their stride, some dull defence, and a 75-yarder from Beckford in the 88th minute for 1-0 would be enough. Nine failures is enough for any club ...... it has to end.