Everything changes

Now the season is  underway, and even tho smiles can be on the fans face we know it could all change in a blink of an eye. We have found a new chief scout in a retired manager and someone who went on to work with some of the class of 92, David Moyes join Salford to find the next generation, and with a good youth intake this season perhaps for me I start trusting the youngest in league games.

No it’s the point of the season things get fast and tricky.

One bit of business we have done, is to bring back one of our young talents from a force in English football, Larry Taylor, signing a deal for January, a left footed winger which will suit the 442  we play from Arsenal.

October had a bright start with a home game Vs Bristol City when 5 different scorers was on the pitch winning the match 5-1, to then set up a game of the top two, Sunderland came to town. It was a hard game but my Salford side narrowly won 3-2 thanks to a brace from Marquinos. A chance for 6 more points came in 2 away games but we failed to take the chances and came away with 2 points, both finishing in draw.

Derby brought our biggest crowd of the season and it was back to winning ways but we have to wait for the last 15 minutes to get 2 goals. Following that luck changed, draws against West Bromwich and Hull moved us down the table, after that we ended the month with a loss to Luton.

Need a change of form heading into the festive period, didn’t go to plan, we threw away a 2 goal lead Vs Barnsley at Oakwell. Then a battering to Stoke saw us conceded 4 goals.  Swansea was a bright spark when we were able to score 5 in our 1st win in 5 games. But then came crashing down again losing to Bristol City in the last minute and a 4-3 defeat to Millwall.

Christmas joy wasn’t at Salford as we went down 2-1 to one of the inform teams in the division, Ipswich Town. We suffered a boxing day defeat against Blackpool and they leap frogged over us in the league.

One bit of joy over Christmas came to the fans of Salford, a new goalkeeper is arriving in January and it’s a reunion……….. Tommy Setford has joined his brother here from Ajax. The 22 year old is the perfect backup for his brother who has suffered a few injuries this season.

We end the year with yet another draw this time against Swansea with Watts scoring a penalty. To be at the top at the start of the season to end the year in 12th is poor by my standards.

During the new year’s sky sports transfers show, I was interviewed on the signing I have made and what key areas we need to improve on. So make sure you come back next time to see if our fortunes have changed?

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