Sorry I wasn't around to start a match thread today and nobody else appears to have done so. I don't know whether it might be a good idea to re-title this one to be the match thread for future search friendliness?
Sorry I wasn't around to start a match thread today and nobody else appears to have done so. I don't know whether it might be a good idea to re-title this one to be the match thread for future search friendliness?
Yes. With Palmer missing we simply have to keep Bostock on the park. He's got a presence about him that no other midfielder in our squad possesses. O'Brien or Gosling alongside Bostock would have been okay, but not a complete changeover.Quote:
Originally Posted by i961pie
I thought we were okay going in 1-0 at half-time; not a great performance but a goal and a clean sheet in difficult conditions wasn't bad.
Second half, once Walsall got their goal, we fell apart, and Luke Williams made the worst substitions he's made in any game since taking over. Bostock and Crowley - even under par -are our most creative players and the best chance we had of getting back in front - no way we should be taking them off - and as for playing Morias in midfield, what was that about? No disrespect to Junior who did his best in difficult circumstances, but I think the Head Coach had a rare brain fart today.
I'm also bound to say, if Tiernan Brooks is ever going to get his chance in the first team then now is the moment, because Stone and Slocombe as senior keepers are offering no reason to keep him out.
Harsh on JoB I think, he was crap today but generally has been decent since he has been starting games. He does try difficult passes of a forward persuasion more often than the other midfielders.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigFatPie
What Gosling brings or is supposed to bring is a mystery. Hopefully there will be a revelation after 10 games like with Bostock, but it's not looking great.
That is a good point.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackal2
PS. Richard Brindley - come in No.2, your time is up.
Well you did not miss much today SwaleQuote:
Originally Posted by SwalePie
Nemane should have been one to go off, he is a waste of of a shirt. And why on earth LW took Macari off is a complete mystery, he was one of our better performers.. But he may not have been here long enough to be in the favoured click.Quote:
Originally Posted by uysapie
I'm afraid Williams has lost the plot, his team selections are baffling, his tactics no longer work at this level, but he still persist with them, his substitutions always seem to have a negative effect on our play instead of improving the performance. We need to stop hoping that Gosling eventually comes good, since his arrival he has been crap.
Morias is another one who wouldn't get many games in a local pub team.. You have to feel sorry for Macca, he gets no service whatsoever. I wouldnt be surprised at some point if he tells Williams to stick his backpedalling tactics up his jacksy..
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Originally Posted by durhampie
So many times today Macca was making a run and was totally ignored for the ball to go backwards.
Cmon Notts even Man City look for a runner occasionally !
Baffled by the multi subs, just made us into a disjointed rabble and lost us any chance of salvaging anything from the game.
More worrying is player's ranting at each other and Stone letting that first effort in.
Multiple subs tells me - LW knew something had to be changed - but in reality had no ide what Plan B was - so just made multiple subs in the hope something would work - it didnt