Day 214

We’re slight favourites against 17th-placed Cambridge United tomorrow. It speaks greatly to our downturn in form—two losses and a draw in amongst the past five outings—that we’re not expected to run away with a big win.

Martin O’Connor is officially my new assistant manager. The 44 year old brings added professionalism and determination to my backroom, plus an improvement to the quality of our coaching. He's a damn sight better than the old guy, from what I can gather.

To further improve our coaching, I’ve sacked Gary Charles—who is not particularly skilled in any aspects of coaching. I offered two unemployed coaches the job. We can only take one of them on, I think, but I want to fill the position quickly. Hopefully this will accelerate the process. Both potential candidates are strong on fitness coaching, which we sorely need—Jason Fowler is the best fitness coach on staff, with a rating of just 2 out of 20 for the skill. Fowler’s stuck splitting his focus between strength and aerobic training and his strong areas of tactics and shooting, which isn't benefiting anybody.