Ollie's Swindon

[gazan]

Totally agree.
Sub the keeper after the second goal! What absolute rubbish.
“Did any of you check the stats?” Unless I’ve missed something, it’s only Mike who’s calling for him to be dropped.

Re: the last 2 sentences, correct. You beat me to it!😁

[MikeSB]

Totally agree.
Sub the keeper after the second goal! What absolute rubbish.
?“Did any of you check the stats??” Unless I?’ve missed something, it?’s only Mike who?’s calling for him to be dropped.

I've said before that the regular fans who see all the game are in a better position than me. I only see the highlights and listen to the radio commentary. I think the GK is far too young, almost no experience at Professional level and trying to dribble the ball around the strikers is nonsense and he has done that before and so he is not learning from his mistakes.

The Gillingham goal away was entirely his ball and he just pushed the ball out a couple of yards to their striker. He needs to go out on loan in non league to get some experience. We knew we needed a GK back in May and LB did nothing to get one. We have too many coaches and need to get rid and use the money on better players. Goals change games and we actually need a better keeper imo.

Our midfield was useless and protected the GK in the first games but it led to the loss on Saturday. Its a similar match to post Christmas and so I think we will suffer now in results.

[jimmyboldon]

Re the Tuesday game, yes in theory I agree with Demetriou, and am completely against fielding weak teams for cup game. But I also believe our Captains plan would not work while RD is assistant manager. He was the one that was in control for the Swindon game, also the same position for our dreadul second half to last seasons disaster. I will explain further in another post.

I believe that a number of our players are verging on rebellion with our managements tactics. First in the Gillingham game where a lot of our new players body language was all wrong as they were confused by the negative approach. In that same game all of our subs following instructions produced zero impact on a game we deserved to lose. Now it would appear that our Captain is not a happy man. Then we come to the Swindon game where it seemed RD was making all the decisions and to say they were shot is putting it mildly. We were slaughtered.

For me a new assistant manager from one of our multitude of coaches should be selected. If this change is not made I find it difficult to see any improvement.

On what basis do you say there is a rebellion?
How did you come to the conclusion that R D was in control last season and for the Swindon game?
I for one did not see that, maybe I missed it?
Still awaiting the further promised post.

[lukcour]

Our supporters i am assured consider that our team display against Fleetwood was our best this season. Personally i think it was our best in 3 years.

Within 2 days RD had a conference on the OS where he demanded that after that game improvements in every department was required and would receive the most urgent attention.

Not surprisingly the result iwas predictablee. I believe his arrogance has lost the dressing room. He has created a crisis.

[lukcour]

Mike was not the only poster to knock our goalkeeper. If you check this thread you will see there were 2 other posters.

[jimmyboldon]

Mike was not the only poster to knock our goalkeeper. If you check this thread you will see there were 2 other posters.

Sorry, can only see 1 other…Harized.
Still not had your logic on RD being in charge and a crisis/rebellion, other than it’s what you suspect.

[lukcour]

don`t you read your own posts?

[lukcour]

Are you saying the last 2 games and our captains view regarding tomorrows game is not evidence. Maybe it could in the eye of the beholder. In case you are not aware after his arrogant and stupid commonts our last 2 games have been total useless crap
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[gazan]

don`t you read your own posts?

Saying that there was a "stupid goalkeeper error" does not amount to saying that TB should be dropped. It was an accurate comment and probably one that TB himself used at half-time.
A little less overstatement and sticking to what's actually happening, is very helpful in my view.

[gazan]

Are you saying the last 2 games and our captains view regarding tomorrows game is not evidence. Maybe it could in the eye of the beholder. In case you are not aware after his arrogant and stupid commonts our last 2 games have been total useless crap
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Again, "total useless crap" is way OTT. It may, to a point, reflect Saturday's game but we were 3 contacts with the woodwork and one bad miss by March away from a positive result at Gillingham.
There are degrees of level between glass full and glass empty.

[MikeSB]

Again, "total useless crap" is way OTT. It may, to a point, reflect Saturday's game but we were 3 contacts with the woodwork and one bad miss by March away from a positive result at Gillingham.
There are degrees of level between glass full and glass empty.

Yes, there are but try looking at it another way. The GK makes an error at Gillingham and so that lost us a point at least. He then arguably could have saved the first goal against Swindon and certainly the second goal. This gives a team of 4 wins on the run a nervous breakdown as the bubble has burst and the team seemingly did not know how to deal with it.

IMV an experienced GK would have saved all three goals and kept the run going possibly and so its right to blame the GK one may say but really to blame the club for having such a young inexperienced GK in the team when the country is full of spare keepers. Its why if we are serious about promotion we have to have an experienced GK in goal.

In any case, the defenders will not want to pass the ball back to the GK when he makes these sorts of errors.

[jimmyboldon]

Are you saying the last 2 games and our captains view regarding tomorrows game is not evidence. Maybe it could in the eye of the beholder. In case you are not aware after his arrogant and stupid commonts our last 2 games have been total useless crap
.

And being in charge end of last season? Still not heard the logical argument for that comment.
Would you still be saying total useless crap if the woodwork had not intervened 3 times?
Yes, I do read my posts, and as Gazan says, pointing out a keeper error is not the same as calling for him to be dropped.
Anyway, I?ve had my say on this, won?t be bothering again.
Mike. No amount of experience would have saved the first goal after that deflection.
Keep up the good work Gazan.

[Timmy58]

And being in charge end of last season? Still not heard the logical argument for that comment.
Would you still be saying total useless crap if the woodwork had not intervened 3 times?
Yes, I do read my posts, and as Gazan says, pointing out a keeper error is not the same as calling for him to be dropped.
Anyway, I?ve had my say on this, won?t be bothering again.
Mike. No amount of experience would have saved the first goal after that deflection.
Keep up the good work Gazan.

It is ridiculous to suggest the goalkeeper should have been hooked after the mistake for the second goal. All goalkeepers make mistakes and sometimes they cost goals. Maybe he could have done better for the goal at Gillingham, maybe not. He made an error against Crawley which didn't cost a goal, but I would suggest mitigating circumstances surrounding the mistake against Swindon in that the ball back to him from Connolly did him no favours. In truth he should have put his foot through it, but I assume they are encouraged to avoid that if possible as we are likely to lose possession. Taking him off would do nowt for his confidence and that is not what we are about. As for the other goals in the Swindon match, he had no chance with either of them.

[MikeSB]

It is ridiculous to suggest the goalkeeper should have been hooked after the mistake for the second goal. All goalkeepers make mistakes and sometimes they cost goals. Maybe he could have done better for the goal at Gillingham, maybe not. He made an error against Crawley which didn't cost a goal, but I would suggest mitigating circumstances surrounding the mistake against Swindon in that the ball back to him from Connolly did him no favours. In truth he should have put his foot through it, but I assume they are encouraged to avoid that if possible as we are likely to lose possession. Taking him off would do nowt for his confidence and that is not what we are about. As for the other goals in the Swindon match, he had no chance with either of them.

It's gone now and hope the GK can learn from his errors but that second goal killed the game and subbing him may have done him some favours as if outfield players did that, they would have been subbed. I mean the CH made a silly error as well and did in other games but possibly they are not as noticeable.

All I'm saying is TB is far too young as he is still just a kid and should not be playing professional football at his age and experience. LB knows this and why TB was hardly ever played last season and so he should have gone out toget another GK in. I tend to think its improbable to get a GK straight from an academy type training. The better GK are mid twenties at least.

[Timmy58]

It's gone now and hope the GK can learn from his errors but that second goal killed the game and subbing him may have done him some favours as if outfield players did that, they would have been subbed. I mean the CH made a silly error as well and did in other games but possibly they are not as noticeable.

All I'm saying is TB is far too young as he is still just a kid and should not be playing professional football at his age and experience. LB knows this and why TB was hardly ever played last season and so he should have gone out toget another GK in. I tend to think its improbable to get a GK straight from an academy type training. The better GK are mid twenties at least.

Where I am inclined to agree with you is that goalkeepers do get better with age. However, pretty much all the loan keepers we have had in the last few seasons have all been youngsters and they were, by and large were plenty good enough. And Booth needs to play to gain experience at this level.