⚽ Match Thread vs. Salford City FC 14.12.24 [EFL L2]

All of the basic stats now screaming "mid-table"

13th on home results
7th on away results
10th on goals per game
9th on conceded per game
11th in the PPG table


Luke Williams left with a +8 goal difference at this level, Maynard is on -1 since he arrived.

22nd in the current form table (last 6)

On a last 13 games table we are 18th.

L2 CURRENT SEQUENCES (this season only)....
The Good
Unbeaten in the last 11 : Crewe Alex.
Not conceded in the last 4 : Colchester U.
Scored in all of the last 16 : Crewe Alex.

The Bad
Without a win in the last 9 : Barrow
Conceded in all of the last 12 : Barrow, Tranmere Rov

Draws
Drawn the last 4 : Newport Co.

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Originally Posted by Med Pie

I didn't want to mention it but is it out of the question that we might have a fight on to stay up?

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If we don?t get rid of that idiot sharpish I?d be very worried about sinking much further. God knows where we?re getting another 22 points from.

The max points - PPG - projected table tonight....


1. Walsall - 121 __ 2.11 __ 97
2. Port Vale - 114 __ 1.80 __ 83
3. Crewe Alex. - 115 __ 1.79 __ 82

4. Wimbledon - 114 __ 1.74 __ 80
5. Milton Keynes - 114 __ 1.67 __ 77
6. Doncaster Rov - 111 __ 1.65 __ 76
7. Chesterfield - 109 __ 1.55 __ 71

8. Grimsby Town - 109 __ 1.55 __ 71
9. Gillingham - 110 __ 1.53 __ 70
10. Bradford City - 109 __ 1.47 __ 68
11. Notts County - 109 __ 1.47 __ 68
12. Salford City - 108 __ 1.42 __ 65
13. Cheltenham T. - 104 __ 1.30 __ 60
14. Fleetwood T. - 109 __ 1.29 __ 60
15. Bromley - 105 __ 1.26 __ 58
16. Barrow - 104 __ 1.21 __ 56
17. Newport Co. - 104 __ 1.21 __ 56
18. Colchester U. - 103 __ 1.16 __ 53
19. Tranmere Rov - 102 __ 1.11 __ 51
20. Harrogate T. - 99 __ 1.05 __ 48
21. Accrington S. - 102 __ 1.00 __ 46
22. Swindon Town - 94 __ 0.80 __ 37

23. Carlisle Utd - 95 __ 0.74 __ 34
24. Morecambe - 92 __ 0.70 __ 32

Only 4 league games this season have we gone in at HT ahead, 8 league games we've been behind at the break with just one of those turned into a win.......


Winning at HT: 4 v GRI ACC car don

Drawing at HT: 7 v tra swi che WIM HRG NWP wal

Losing at HT: 8 v FLE bro GIL mor PTV brw cre sal

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Originally Posted by irishpete

On current form not out of the equation

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Last 5 games we are on worse form than anyone in the division except Barrow, who are equally bad.

And that performance is heading towards the type that gets the manager sacked.

Ive not listened to commentary or watched the game and have only read the comments on here. I’ll watch it back on pies player.

When hearing the score and seeing the line up a 3-0 defeat was a bit surprising and made me wonder how has that happened? This season we have prided ourselves on being much better defensively especially in the league with the signings of Bass, Bedeu and Platt and they were all playing. This trio have been solid as a rock all season with Macari, so what went badly wrong today? It reads on here as though individual errors have crept in or was there brain farts in key moments like last seasons defence?

To add insult to injury no goals at the other end either, yet we had Jatta and McGoldrick on the pitch plus a retuning Crowley. Why no goals, did we not create enough? Did we lose the physical battle?

Very disappointing all in all and depressing really especially when they all had a week off last week to recover and recharge.

I would expect us to have had a much better result with that line up. We have no right to win football games but a 3-0 defeat to Salford is a bit grim. Especially when we compare to last season we beat them 2-0 and lost 2-1 at home it should have been a much closer and competitive contest which it doesn’t read like it was and questions have to be asked.

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Originally Posted by MAD_MAGPIE

Ive not listened to commentary or watched the game and have only read the comments on here. I’ll watch it back on pies player.

When hearing the score and seeing the line up a 3-0 defeat was a bit surprising and made me wonder how has that happened? This season we have prided ourselves on being much better defensively especially in the league with the signings of Bass, Bedeu and Platt and they were all playing. This trio have been solid as a rock all season with Macari, so what went badly wrong today? It reads on here as though individual errors have crept in or was there brain farts in key moments like last seasons defence?

To add insult to injury no goals at the other end either, yet we had Jatta and McGoldrick on the pitch plus a retuning Crowley. Why no goals, did we not create enough? Did we lose the physical battle?

Very disappointing all in all and depressing really especially when they all had a week off last week to recover and recharge.

I would expect us to have had a much better result with that line up. We have no right to win football games but a 3-0 defeat to Salford is a bit grim. Especially when we compare to last season we beat them 2-0 and lost 2-1 at home it should have been a much closer and competitive contest which it doesn’t read like it was and questions have to be asked.

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Unfortunately we were just not at it today...we had chances but wouldn't hit a barn door with a banjo...Jattas first touch was absolutely dreadful today...an easy 2 yard pass completely escaped our forward line and when we did break the lines we just looked completely clueless as to what to do with the ball...I remember one instance where we broke and got into their box...Crowley had about 4 different chances to shoot but ended up playing the ball backwards towards the half way line... I couldn't believe what I was seeing... it was simply that bad 👎

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Originally Posted by irish_pie

I feel so sorry for the poor pies who have traveled to watch that garbage today

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Not just today tho

Time for Maynard to go, his appointment was as questionable as the decision to sign Morias. He comes across as a decent bloke granted but reality is he ain?t a football league manager and never will be. He?s had a bad luck with injuries but we have gone backwards as a team under him, the football is boring, the tactics inept. Take Montague with you as well as his signings are far below a 50% success rate and the length of contracts given means we are stuck with duds for a while now.

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Originally Posted by drillerpie

Think that was Crowley, not McGoldrick.

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It was Crowley I was referring to!