This is the point that some contributors to this thread seem to wish to ignore. To win a game - just one game - we need to score more goals than the opposition, yet we are toothless up front. Combine that with our abysmal recent form and we should all be worried.
I am.
We are utterly devoid of confidence. We have no natural finishers, or are relying on potential to produce the goods. As much as I love Gatlin - I just felt sorry for him last night and the job he is expected to perform for us. It will be a real test of the young mans character to see how he reacts to these chances missed and the fact that he is running himslef into the ground each game.
Senior players who have previously been good have been in appalling form for large parts of the season (Long, Eastwood, Moore, Brannagan, McGuane, Henry, Bodin, Taylor) - players you might've previously expected to form the backbone of a half decent team.
CamBran is our highest goalscorer - he has yet to hit double figures and can't remember when he last scored from open play
We have 4 players sharing the most assists (Bate, Bodin, Browne & Henry), with a shocking 3 each. 1 is only just back from injury and 2 we are unlikely to see again (at least this season) in a yellow shirt).
We cannot keep clean sheets.
We have glaring holes in our squad and some utterly appalling and/or disinterested signings who have made our squad demonstrably weaker through the season.
We have huge numbers of injured and/or past it players in the ranks.
It is nothing short of an utter mess.
And yet, there is some real talent and some real guts & commitment amongst that lot.
Enough to keep us up?....If Manning keeps the discipline and tactics tight with everyone knowing their job and the level expected of them and this in turn instills a bit of belief. If they then play with the energy, commitment and intent of last night for the next 4, then I really think there is every chance.