End of season analysis, where to begin.
It's been a season full of massive disappointment. From last season, I always felt we weren't as good as our 2nd place finish suggested. So this season, I expected a lesser finish, but I think I expected something no the region of 8th to 6th.
With the 11th placed finish, we've seen some real lethargy from some of the players. One thing that sticks out in my mind is the number of injuries. I remember when the physio left, we were all thinking it wasn't a massive problem. It was more dissapointing because he'd been here for so long. Maybe it was just coincidence, but for me this season has been a case of missing men.
When you think about it, the following players have effectively been missing the whole season:
Paul Lawson
Iain Vigurs
Jack Leitch
Zaine Fraincis-Angol
Stevie Hammell
Craig Moore
All of the above have had quite serious injuries over the course of the year.
Goalkeeping wise it's been another disaster. It seems like we've rotated our way through some right mince over the last wee while. I think most would agree that Twardzik, Nielsen and Long don't bring much confidence. Of them all, I reckon Twardzik is the best, but he's not good enough to be a Number 1 with a Premiership team.
There's been some right dodgy signings, Law and Straker are the two prime examples. For me, both are playing in a league way above their ability. Long hasn't exactly been great. Then we have the boy Nathan Thomas, what's going on with him!
These are my on the park memories of this season, bad injuries, bad goalkeepers and questionable signings.