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Originally Posted by Haggis316
The only reasons we have any cushion are veteran Shaun Whalley and the fact we had that Irish centre forward on loan from Burnley first half of the season.
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I agree Haggis that we might be missing Costelloe more than we initially suspected - for being an outlet to relieve pressure, his mobility across the back line, keeping defenders occupied, and his ability to play off the shoulder of the last defender.
Without him, we have struggled to establish a bridgehead in midfield away from home. When you recall the performances at Gillingham, Chesterfield and Wimbledon, there was a clear game plan - to work extremely hard without the ball to cut off opposition supply lines and then to counter at pace. That played to Costelloe's strengths. I've been to Harrogate, Swindon and now Bromley in recent weeks, and I've struggled to work out what exactly we are trying to do. Today was the most disconcerting performance of the lot. It wasn't the defeat, it was more a queasy feeling that the team was close to coming apart at the seams right in front of you. Personally, I'm not worrying about next season, all the focus has to be on surviving this one.