Match Thread vs. Bromley FC 29.01.22 [NL]

[PedroTheFisherman66]

So if we win it's luck, if we lose its because we aren't good enough.?
Wrexham, stockport, Grimsby were all nicely placed when we beat them, we should have beat Halifax, we destroyed Solihull ...off the top of my head only Bromley beat our first 11 and even then a draw might have been a fair result...not bad for a hopeless side and manager...

[durhampie]

So if we win it's luck, if we lose its because we aren't good enough.?
Wrexham, stockport, Grimsby were all nicely placed when we beat them, we should have beat Halifax, we destroyed Solihull ...off the top of my head only Bromley beat our first 11 and even then a draw might have been a fair result...not bad for a hopeless side and manager...

The Manager is not hopeless and the team certainly aren't. Its just that we need to mix things up away from home... Our current style of play is good at home, but for some reason it doesn't seem to do us any favours away from home...

[durhampie]

Is attending games a ‘Laddo only thing’? I wouldn’t belittle anybody’s view based on ability to attend games. But, in the interest of consistency, how many games has Davey attended this season?

Fair do to Laddo being able to get to games within his location...As you say, there are people living in Nottingham that dont bother going to home games.. That's there prerogative, this is a message board for all, regardless of circumstances...

[laddo]

The Manager is not hopeless and the team certainly aren't. Its just that we need to mix things up away from home... Our current style of play is good at home, but for some reason it doesn't seem to do us any favours away from home...

Good post.

Who on here is suggesting the manager is hopeless?

[laddo]

Fair do to Laddo being able to get to games within his location...As you say, there are people living in Nottingham that dont bother going to home games.. That's there prerogative, this is a message board for all, regardless of circumstances...

Rest assured when I had an NG postcode I was season ticket holder at the Lane for give or take 30 years. Even when I was globetrotting in fantastic, exotic locations around the world I was always putting money into the club and going to games whenever I was on these shores.

Now Meadow Lane is a hefty hike there and back to say the least but thankfully I've got lots of friends and family in the area so I get back to Lane during the season

After KK pertinent and valid question/post and now durhampie's balanced and IMO truthful words hopefully we can move on and go back to what's important. NCFC and ways to sort out this continued indifferent away perfomances and results. I have faith in IB to solve the puzzle.

[PedroTheFisherman66]

Good post.

Who on here is suggesting the manager is hopeless?

I believe Davey is...certainly his posts point in that direction even if he's not actually said it out loud!!

[Killerkline]

The thing that concerns me is that opponents may know that we rarely shoot from outside the box. At home (because of the big pitch?) it doesn’t seem to matter, but away, we surely need to surprise teams by doing something they are not expecting. Like crossing for Wootton and Cameron to head home, or shooting from a little further out, or taking a chance on a first time shot.

There are probably other tactics that a coaching expert can come up with. Is Roberts getting taking defenders on in the box? Why are we not getting more penalties and free kicks near goal? Are we too afraid of giving away possession in the final third? I don’t know, but I hope Burchnall (and Doyle, who has oodles of relevant experience but we don’t hear from him) is working on a plan.

Some good points

[Killerkline]

The Manager is not hopeless and the team certainly aren't. Its just that we need to mix things up away from home... Our current style of play is good at home, but for some reason it doesn't seem to do us any favours away from home...

Fair comment.

I would also add, we aren’t a million miles away from where we need to be.

[TSANHO]

I can only really comment on the Bromley game as that’s the only away game I’ve seen, and to be honest the first half wasn’t at all bad…but for the width of the post, some good goalkeeping and a bit of poor finishing we could’ve taken a decent lead into the break.

That goal right on half time just swung the tide I think. Bromley played well all game but in the second half they were water tight, whilst still being threatening. What frustrated me about our second half was that although IB brought on more attackers we still only ever seemed to have 1 or 2 players in the box when the ball was out wide.

Our attacking players are just fine, but I do think IB needs to flood the box a bit more when we’re in those positions. Other than that, I think physically the midfield wasn’t up to the challenge and perhaps mentally one or two weren’t up to the challenge either.

Who is running that midfield? As good as he has been, Palmer doesn’t strike me as a shouter/organiser, Vincent is still learning his trade, and Roberts isn’t really even a midfielder….that trio may work at home but I think we need some leadership in there in our away games, if the Bromley game was anything to go by.

[Killerkline]

Rest assured when I had an NG postcode I was season ticket holder at the Lane for give or take 30 years. Even when I was globetrotting in fantastic, exotic locations around the world I was always putting money into the club and going to games whenever I was on these shores.

Now Meadow Lane is a hefty hike there and back to say the least but thankfully I've got lots of friends and family in the area so I get back to Lane during the season

After KK pertinent and valid question/post and now durhampie's balanced and IMO truthful words hopefully we can move on and go back to what's important. NCFC and ways to sort out this continued indifferent away perfomances and results. I have faith in IB to solve the puzzle.

To be clear, I certainly wasn’t having a dig at you Laddo. The question re attending games is/was aimed at you on a regular basis. However, other posters pass views without challenge.

Not a dig at Durham either.