'Transition' is behind poor start, says Scunthorpe United boss Alan Knill
Boss Alan Knill says his Scunthorpe United team remains in a 'transition' phase.
The Iron manager puts his side's struggling start to the season down to a considerable turnover of players in the summer, with those who have come in taking time to gel.
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STRUGGLING START: Alan Knill says it has taken time for his team to gel. PICTURE: Carl Gac
United released 10 players at the end of last term, including experienced campaigners such as Cliff Byrne and Garry Thompson, and brought a number of new faces in to replace them.
That, according to Knill, is the biggest reason why Scunthorpe have yet to get going this year.
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"If you change 12 or 13 players and bring a number in, that's the start of it," he said.
"You want it to gel straight away and it doesn't. It takes more than that.
"Really that's what it comes down to.
"I think as well, we expect straight away. Obviously we want that and people should expect but it does take a little time.
"At the moment we're in a transition where we're just finding a little bit of consistency.
"If you look at the stats at the end of the majority of our games, we've had the most shots but we're just not winning.
"That's the difference.
"It is about both boxes.
"Once you get that right and you become difficult to beat, that it's not a given you're going to concede, then you've got something to build from because I think we'll score."
Last week's 1-1 draw at home to Brentford ended a run of three defeats for the Iron, but with just two league wins behind them Knill accepts they are some way off where the club would like to be.
Stuck in the relegation zone with only nine points to their credit ahead of Saturday's trip to Swindon, Knill is eager to break into double-figures as soon as possible, hoping it will help his side start to find some form.
"We want to get to double-figures," he said.
"You look at Tranmere, they've got 30 points already. That's amazing isn't it?
"To have 30 points already in the season is an unbelievable start.
"It's just about getting more points and keep picking up points when people don't expect you to – like going away to Swindon.
"We're capable of competing against anybody in the league, it's just having the belief to go do it."
Comments
by DFlated
Sunday, October 21 2012, 9:28AM
“So all but 4 players who play regularly we here from his previous incumbent (and one of those is about to be dropped) yet he is still deluded about the circumstances.
Why is he himself so blameless, because he is teflon coated and he knows it. So in 24 hours we get absolute crud from the chairman and the manager who still insist on treating the fans with scant disregard and insult our intelligence. The sinking of our ship is in your hands AK and SW and neither of you seem to want to do anything about it.”
by DaBone
Friday, October 19 2012, 8:48PM
“Apparently Mr Wharton has only just found out about the skirmish between the 2 in Ireland and the club have fined knill in respect of this being kept from him.”
by Deereyme
Friday, October 19 2012, 1:50PM
“Anybody reading this article would assume we're mid-table Knill! You should be telling us what you're going to do to improve your managment skills and get results not marvelling at how well Tranmere are doing. Just because they are doing very well doesn't mean you are doing okay under any circumstances.”
by hurtingfan
Friday, October 19 2012, 12:49PM
“These are desperate shots from AK,what is the excuse for the other season and a bit (that you have been in charge) for being rubbish?
Theres one common denominator here ALLEN KNILL AND CO,
TIME TO GO!!!”
by hurtingfan
Friday, October 19 2012, 12:42PM
“Inspector,The rumour has it that it was Mozika who broke Reids wrist by hitting him with a chair whilst on the pre season trip to Ireland and the club have just hushed it up.”
by AnonTaxPayer
Friday, October 19 2012, 9:47AM
“When I read the nonsese about Paul Reid and Damien Mozika I get an image of the contrbutor/s being Les Dawson in drag in one of his sketches.”
by Macca
Friday, October 19 2012, 9:14AM
“He has got to go, not normally someone to make comment but this is ongoing and boring ********!!”
by Jacksaw
Thursday, October 18 2012, 6:36PM
“Charlton changed there entire squad last year and won the title!”
by scunnyexile
Thursday, October 18 2012, 6:27PM
“Don't worry Alan. We'll get to double figures ok but it may well be towards the end of the season unless you change your attitude. We are not getting enough goals. All we are getting is loads of meaningless **** in this newspaper, So, let's have goals and the truth about what is happening in the club. That would help in this period of transition.”
by oscarmoggy
Thursday, October 18 2012, 6:11PM
“Thank go we are in a transition period. For a minute I thought we are struggling because Knill didn't know what he was doing.”