"Oh dear, what can the matter be - three old ladies trapped in the lavartory" Yes, I remember that song from my dim and distant school days. We tittered away thinking that it was naughty and very cheeky at the time, mind you at seven you do that don't you?
But I never thought a rewrite many years later would be the order of the day! So, to that rewrite now: "Oh dear what can the matter be - three goals gone in and the defence in the lavartory!" Well, they might as well have been. Goodness me what a shambles at the back during the Cheltenham draw at the KC Stadium.
Peter Taylor says he wants his side to play attacking football but honestly I can't see that working if the defence can't cope with the opposition. I salute the notion and we all want to see the team plough forward but it is as well to examine at what cost.
To coin a well used expression, though I can't quite remember who uses it: "For me, success and promotion is built upon a solid no nonsense defence." We know that Allsopp and Burgess will score goals so why the need to play Kamikaze soccer?
Put bluntly, there is no reason that would bear scrutiny at all. The solution is simple. Play Justin Whittle, play Dean Keates and remember the age old expression. Attack as a team and defend as a team. Hell, it isn't rocket science!