The absence of Courtney Herbert is starting to really show. Not even heard of before the season began, Herbert burst on to the scene to help secure Ian Sampson the permanent job at Sixfields but an injury put pay to the early hope that he would fire us out of the bottom half of League Two. Herbert’s raw pace was enough to give us at least some spark going forward and this is what is missed the most.
The goalless draw with Grimsby at the weekend was another example of frustration setting in that we just couldn’t get through on simply the strength of Bayo and the technique of Steve Guinan. We’re missing genuine urgency in the side at the moment and hopefully the young man signed from Long Buckby will be back in a couple of weeks.
Sammo’s hands are pretty much tied as far as transfers coming in goes and he’ll be praying that he can use January’s transfer window to inject at least some of his own players into the squad. Until then, it’s disappointing that we’re relying on Herbert’s return to give us some life back into the side but that appears the only thing to really hope for as a tough Christmas fixture list looms large.
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