⚽ Match Thread vs. Aldershot Town FC 30.04.22 [NL]

[laddo]

Why wait? There are no right or wrong marks on this type of thread, it's all down to opinions. I wasn't there so can't contribute, but I would love to hear the thoughts of those who were there.

History tells us after, especially a defeat, you will

[Elite_Pie]

What if they don't leave till 6:15pm?! Should we worry or do you think Burch has given them the Saturday night off from training?

Just checked the score prediction thread, and I now understand why you were still applauding the players an hour after the final whistle.

It's all about the YAPs!

[Elite_Pie]

History tells us after, especially a defeat, you will

I will what?

[SwalePie]

I will what?

'hear the thoughts of those who were there' I think.

[jacobncfc]

I've not seen us breeze past any half decent team this season. I really wish I could have some belief in this team, there's enough talent but we are so passive / negative during games. We tend to start slowly, score few early goals, are always capable of letting in a soft one, struggle to up the tempo if we start slowly and have too often come out second half in tight games and not changed up to impose ourselves.
I've only been to four away games (W1 D1 L2) but we've been poor in each and nowhere near the team we can look at home and its why I'm so short of belief in our play-off hopes.

Solihull, Stockport and Wrexham at home (which doesn’t mean I disagree with anything else you’ve said btw).

[Elite_Pie]

'hear the thoughts of those who were there' I think.

Right. The suggestion was that after a defeat they would be plentiful, but I'm still waiting!

[optipez]

Solihull, Stockport and Wrexham at home (which doesn’t mean I disagree with anything else you’ve said btw).

We did take Solihull apart but they're an improving team, we were lucky to get the point away. Wrexham went down to ten men and we played Stockport one game before they sacked Rusk when they were on the crest of a slump.
Bromley home and away, Torquay home and away, Halifax home and away, 3pts from 12. I'm not trying to cherry pick the bad results but highlight the pattern of under achievement at key moments during the season.
Burch doesn't help himself, today's team selection was cocky, playing so many small and non physical players who aren't even used to playing together was a risk he didn't need to take and it's arrogant. It presumes we can just roll Aldershot over and now have it all to do to guarantee at least one home tie.

[the_anticlough]

Burch doesn't help himself, today's team selection was cocky, playing so many small and non physical players who aren't even used to playing together was a risk he didn't need to take and it's arrogant. It presumes we can just roll Aldershot over and now have it all to do to guarantee at least one home tie.

Great post and the last bit I absolutely agree with.
For example, Brunt are DKE are not first team starters for us so why pick them for a MUST WIN game (tripling your promotion odds by place off place surely meets this criteria) against a team battling for survival but knowing they'll probably stay up anyway (because KL will drop pts)
It was a game for the strongest 11.

[irishpete]

I'm patient, I can wait and will be happy to contribute.

I don't think I will have to wait too long after a defeat.

By the way your talking was you not there, so you could start it? instead of belittling posters or were you relying on your Red & Brown sauces again lol #viva pitchforks only on ncm

[LaxtonLad]

Which was the more likely yesterday? That eleven players all played as if that was their first time out in the sun? Or that their manager had come up with a new way of playing football?