Charles Vernam | Post-Tranmere Rovers

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Charles why did that so go so badly wrong today do you think um it’s another frustrating second half um we did well to get back into the game at at 1-1 and and had a couple of sort of half chances um and then again the second half we’ve

Um just not started right I don’t think and I’m not sure what to put that down to but it’s something that needs to improve because in in the second half especially at the start of games we’ve been conceding goals which is obviously frustrating because we got ourselves

Back into the game give ourselves a foothold again and yeah it’s frustrating and we’re all feeling it but it it’s definitely something that needs to improve how worried of the players then after that performance I wouldn’t say we’re worried I think we’re aware of the situation that we’re in that we’re

Underperforming as a group that there’s lots that needs to improve in order to put in 90minut performances to get results and ultimately get us higher up the table because none of us want to be in the position that we’re in so yeah we’re aware um I wouldn’t say we’re sort of

Massively worried at the minute but we are aware that we we need to improve and that we need to get better because this this club shouldn’t be where it is how great does the Improvement need to be then it needs to be be big I think the disappointing thing is the performance

Against not County was at a level which was very high and then all of a sudden today the the performance level wasn’t there which is obviously frustrating I’m not sure what to put that down to because as players we all turn up wanting to do well and wanting to

Perform so it’s something we need to get to grips with as a group and and come together and and make sure that we’re putting in 90-minute performances rather than 45 minute performances why do you feel that the the performances are fluctuating so much I’m casting my mind

Back over the last four games at sford you were very good then of course on New Year’s Day we got what we got against walal you were very good in attacking sense against knot County and went toe-to-toe with the team in the playoffs and then today so so why is it

Fluctuating waiting so much then I wish I could tell you I wish that there was an answer to that um a little bit of confidence maybe but as football players it shouldn’t be something that affects performances and results as much as it is so I say as a group we’re aware

Of something needs to change but equally we need to come together and work out what that is because like I say we’re we’re in a position that I don’t think that this football club should be in and we as a group and as a squad are

Responsible for that so it it needs to improve the manager has a different approach to to the previous ones um but what about the the the instruction that’s been issued to you what is he saying to you and how well do you think you’re taking that on board the manager

Gives us a game plan we work on it all week we work on it very diligently we we go through it as the week goes on and and it’s up to us as players to implement that and to get results so it’s down to us as a playing group to

Perform and to come out on a Saturday or Tuesday night and and make sure that we are implementing that game plan and and today we’ve not done that well enough because we haven’t won the game previously like I said at sford we did it really well we won the

Game but it needs to be something that us as a group take on and improve on because we we don’t want to be where we are and we are aware of that as as a group sure what was the game planed today we wanted to play um I think

Conditions made it a little bit difficult um they tried to stop us and pretty pretty similar to probably the har game where they they sort of sat in a little bit more and tried to make it hard to break down and us as a group we

Didn’t we didn’t do it well enough we didn’t getting behind I don’t think enough and then when it came to actually playing it I don’t think that we were comfortable enough doing it and it’s frustrating it’s frustrating as a group and I’m sure that the the gaffer is frustrated because we haven’t carried

Out what he wanted us to obviously the positive of the last few weeks is you coming back how have you found it it’s been really good um probably one of the hardest things that I’ve gone through in my career was was getting that injury um found it really

Tough at the start um mentally physically was in a lot of discomfort um putting a lot of work Ben Morlock Dave Moore We we’ve really worked hard at it to come back and be in a position to hit the ground running as I’ve come back I’ve not felt like I’ve needed too much

Time to sort of get back into the group and and be performing so yeah a positive to be back out there really happy to be back and hoping that I can perform to to help the group it’s good to see you back what made it so

Tough though to overcome this one um I think because I’d wanted to come here and and do well sort of prove myself again and sort of show why the club had brought me back and to and to replay some of the faith so yeah it definitely

Hurt and i’ I’d carried the injury for a little while which again maybe a little bit foolish but again I wanted to play I wanted to be out there so to my own detriment I probably did that for for too long which is again frustrating because I ended up being out for four

Months five months but someone who tries to carry the badge and and do it with pride so I wanted to be out there and work hard so yeah it it was difficult but a lot of hard work a lot of sort of sacrifice and and we managed to get back

In in good condition and being in the place that we are now I know you desperately want to do well given your absence but how do you avoid putting too much pressure on yourself uh the GFF has been great to be fair he’s um we sat down before the sford game just because

I was a little bit ahead of schedule so he he asked me if I felt that I was comfortable to be involved in the squad I’d done three or four weeks of training um and now we’re just sort of monitoring the load so we’re we’re looking through

The training data and and seeing where I’m at physically how I feel physically and and if it needs to be a day where I don’t train or or I do something else a bike or or something like that just to take a bit of the strain off off the

Body then the Gaff has been great and said that that’s okay so for me it’s about making sure I can be available for for games and be able to do what I do and and play my game some big news this week Luke’s obviously moved on Otis has

Gone on loan as well and Camille has left for Bristol Rovers how have the players viewed those departures I think it’s just football um I’ve been in that situation myself where where you move in January it’s it’s something that comes about and it might not have been in the

Pipeline but things pop up so um happy for the lads because I think Luka Otis wanted to play more so happy that they’re hopefully going to get that opportunity and and for cam I think he’s done really well while he’s been here he’s a a great kid and I really hope

That he does well and I hope that he’s successful because if if he moves on and is successful then it shows that we as a group have helped that for him so um yeah happy to to see The Lads go and hopefully better better their careers and just finally just looking at the

Current Table position it’s still quite precarious isn’t it and the current form of of one win I think in the last seven leaves fans worried what can you say to supporters tonight that would give them some positivity after this I would say that we as a group are

Aware like like I said before we’re aware of where we are we’re not sleep walking into the situation um we know what is required in terms of winning games but we as a group need to do that and show that on a Saturday because words mean nothing unfortunately in this

Game and we need to make sure that on on Saturday away at kington we turn with the right attitude the right mentality of going there to get three points and and to get higher at the table wish you well Charles thanks for your time thank you Charles your return has coincided

With these three home games on the bouns we’ve kind of seen The Good the Bad and the Ugly of Grimsby town at the minute haven’t we we have yeah it’s um consistencies frustrating because we had that really good performance at sford um then the New Year’s Day game at Warsaw

Followed by a really good performance with with knot County so it’s it’s frustrating the lack of consistency um it’s difficult to put our fingers on why that is um we as a group understand it but we understand that that something needs to get better so we

We need to look forward to the game at Arrington going into it with a positive mentality and and go to to get three points yeah You’ just said you’re feeling a lot stronger now after that injury are you ready to play 90 minutes at all at the minute I think so um we’ve

Been really careful we’ve made sure that I’ve had enough time to get back and be fully fit um feel really good Within Myself um just to to be available for for when selected because I need to make sure that it’s not a week that I’m available for that it’s the rest of the

Season so yeah I feel like I’m in a really good place and feel fit and strong and I’m looking forward to being back out there on a regular basis yeah and particularly frustrating because you want the town fans to see the best of you and to be fair they

Probably haven’t seen that this season yeah exactly and to my own fault like I was carrying a bit of a knock at the start of the season and tried to continue playing because like you say I wanted to be out there I wanted to show

Why the club had brought me in um ended up having to sit out for four months five months because of my own personal personal Pride which is frustrating but I’m I’m here to to work I’m here to get better I’m here to improve and I’m looking forward to being out there on a

Consistent basis and really showing what it was that meant that I left here the first time and what it is that I have to offer the club now that I’m back