The only two words to describe Saturday's result. A result that has left most Berwick fans feeling embarrassed and calling for Michael Renwick to be sacked. Check Pie and Bovril for some unofficial views and match reports. The Peterhead view is here.
We have only suffered one worse defeat in our long 125 year history - a 9-1 defeat at Hamilton in the early 1980s. Funnily enough, we were managed by Dave Smith at the time, possibly our best ever manager!
A Peterhead website is carrying clips from Saturday's game - Diack's second goal is a cracker, sadly that is the only highlight from a Berwick point of view. And to add insult to injury, we will be losing Iain Diack to Brechin at the end of the season after the striker signed a pre-contract agreement at the weekend. Can it get any worse?
Yes - Robbie Henderson. Those that were at Peterhead report that he gave the worst 63 minutes of anyone in a Berwick shirt. When we signed him last week we were laughed at by varous Pollok/Stenny fans, where he had been a complete carthorse. He was sent off just after an hour in to the game.
Renwick is unsettling the defence with every game, chopping and changing players, bringing players in on month long loans and throwing in the likes of Andy McLean. Young Andy has done well for the Reserves this season, but if you are going to bring in 18 year olds, you need to gently ease them into the side. Not throw them in on the wrong foot and hope for the best.
What we need is a no frills defender who is comfortable on the ball and doesn't take risks. Someone like.......Steven Noble? Michael Renwick has relegated him to the stand since he took over in October. Steven was one of our most consistant players in our Championship season, yet when we need consistancy at the back, he is left out in the cold.
Does anyone know what is happening with Grant McNicoll? Letting him go in the summer has proved to be a massive mistake by Coughlin. We had heard that Grant would be interested in returning, but so far he hasn't. He isn't even back training with us, despite the rumours in November. I suppose it is too late in the day now anyway...Personally I don't think that the situation we find ourselves in is all Renwick's fault, John Coughlin jumped ship as he knew this would happen. When we sold Danny to Dundee United, the Chairman said he would be making money available to the new manager, to strengthen in January. We have only really made loan signings and some of them have been on 30 day deals. Not the answer.
This season is a write-off, so there would be little point in spending cash now. What the fans DO want to hear is that there is some sort of plan in place for the next few years. If we knew things were going to get better - off and on the pitch - this disaster of a season wouldn't seem quite so bad.
Would you keep Renwick till the end of the season? Join the debate over at P&B.
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