We are missing leaders on the pitch though. Dave above mentioned Harry in regards to success and when signing players Harry made sure they had character, i.e. they were inspirational to the team in their own way and it emphasised the camaraderie and togetherness. Each player Harry brought in was brought in to do a specific job whether that was to shout and organise, to be skillful and create or to give the more skillful players the protection they needed (Vinny!).

It’s not fair to talk about this team being NA’s before he has had a transfer window to bring in players (loans windows are only good for getting in youngsters and injury crocks) so let’s not collectively forget this is still TB’s team with some band-aids (plasters for folks back home) thrown over the holes. For all of the “I always knew he wasn’t the right choice” comments on here please remember that.

In fact, just to show what NA has to deal with, Warren Cummings personifies perfectly TB’s transfer ethos. Great passer (subject to debate from what I’ve heard), great crosser, a sweet, sweetness of a left foot according to TB. But he’s a left back so surely his primary attributes have to be pace, strong in the air and in the tackle – none of the attributes he seems to have left in him – the passing and pure sweetness said foot is what makes the player league 1/2 rather than conference level.

Where I have confidence in NA is that he knows what types of players he wants, he knows he needs characters (he’s said so himself) and he has a much better pulling power than TB in getting them. I lost count of the number of times we were rejected over the summer.

Despite their less than glorious football careers, all three have brilliant records as managers of Wimbledon so to write off NA so early in his managerial career seems a little premature to say the least.

As has been pointed out so many times on here and seems obvious to most, the present “set” of players supposedly “groomed” by TB are either not good enough or, quite frankly, too lazy and disinterested in the team or their own future careers. To manage any team in such circumstances is difficult; to make a success of it is even more difficult.

If some (or most) of the players are not good enough then I’m sure that they will be shown the door. If the latter (lazy or disinterested) is the problem then the solution may lie with both the Manager, his team and, maybe, some members of the Board.

Despite many of the on-field problems, the fans, in general, have kept behind the team. The continued support of the fans can only help NA and, maybe, inspire some pride in the players. Those same players don’t appear to have much pride in either their shirts or themselves the way they have played in too many matches this season. With that in mind, whoever could have been Manager (if not NA) will have had his work cut out to stem the tide.

Curiously, despite all the predictable hyperbole on here, we are probably the Division 4 team most able to cope with relegation to the Conference.

http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-sport/afcwimbledon/2012/11/26/not-much-wrong-at-afc-wimbledon-says-sullivan-109642-32307023/

Though one questions whether individual mistakes are a major part of playing above their level

If we slip into the bottom two there are major doubts over whether this lot will get us back out.

And those travelling to Stadium Scum better prepare themselves for the likeliness of an almightly kicking while we’re down…

And how can we afford these ‘better managers’ if they wont apply or cant apply….

From the alledged list of other candidates do any of them suggest they would be here for the long term?

It might just be we have to go back to go forward it seems…..

This might save SW19 from being taken offline permanently…