A big season for Town in many ways. On a personal level, it's the last season for the eldest before she goes off to university next September. We had a few tears when the reality of that hit her.
For the club, the anger over the way things are run that's rumbled for many years, could see 100s staying away. Crowds are down and there's a sense of hopelessness that's significant even by Town's standards. They've never been the most optimistic following, but a lack of communication and engagement is threatening to see a real schism.
I can appreciate both sides. The club could do better in many ways, but 'boycotting' games because you don't like the chairman isn’t solving any of Town's problems.
We've seen the inevitable rebuild under new management after 'Snake-land' as he's now known ran off to the promise of more cash at Morecombe.
John McGrath's come in. Pre-season saw the ususal scouring of the net to identify trialists.
And we tried to be optimistic.
Last night's trip to Altrincham was hugely disappointing.
Very poor in the first half. A different team with Kawa and Bray out wide in the second. The only real highlight was ex-Town player and red card specialist, Matty Kosylo, scoring an own goal.
Hartlepool at home in Tuesday sees the return of Will Harris, last year's star player and top scorer. The saga of Town's apparent failure to register his contract extension with the FA and subsequent move north have seen meltdowns on the forums (Jay Turner-Cooke, another real talent, went to Shrewsbury in the same manner). The lack of information from the club summed up the issue with the fan base.
We'll keep going. Some new grounds to visit. Hornchurch being one.
