(27-11-2020, 10:20 PM)T-End is in sight Wrote: I put the defeat down to poor substitutions, rumour has it there was someone on the bench who wears his heart on his sleeve and can be relied upon to kick the sh1t out of the opposition when a battle needs to be won. 
Ha ha ha ... so when we arrived, we discovered that only the manager, assistant manager, physio and kit man could be in the dug out ... all the subs had to sit in the stands, which normally isn't an issue ... but with the running track and the kit man running back and forth ...the physio doing his job ... the running track was a real issue ... as Coley would have literally been on his own due to the distance away of the subs and with the running track, Mike was literally doing laps! ... Gateshead had staff on the running track to do the back and forth bit, so there dug out had say 5 people in ...
... So I got in the dug out to support Coley ... we had a simple tactic ... I would be the loud one, fighting the world, standing up for the lads ... competing for everything throw in etc over the other bench ... with Coley doing the clever bit ...
We gave it everything ... as Neil said ... we've come a long way ... would I do it again ... 100% !! If the lads need me, i'll drive the bus, cook the food and do whatever they need to try and help. This isn't me controlling as so many believe ... this is me standing up and supporting when asked ... but only when asked! We are in this together after all!! This is why I stand with the fans normally, rather then in the board room, as singing behind the goal is supporting and helping the lads ...
We move forward ... and no ... I won't be the manager, before someone asks ... I'll just be me!
AP
