⚽ Match Thread vs. Mansfield Town FC 14.10.23 [EFL L2]

[countygump]

I think you mean the Irish lad,we made a 6 figure offer for him and for another centre back who plays in Division 2 both 6ft 4/5’’ and both their contracts up in January(whether if they had got 1 of them they would have still gone for the other I don’t know) but it shows to me that the transfer panel and LW know the weaknesses and are addressing them.
Of course LW is going to keep defending his defence and the players as he still needs them and wants to keep them confident.
I also don’t think we have the biggest budget and if we made a loss of 1.7 million last year(think the brothers said they were prepared to lose 1m per year then they are already putting more in.
From what I have heard we have quite a lot of players on low wages.

Yeah, soz, my error.

[Elite_Pie]

Without wishing to sound like sour grapes, I do think people are going a bit overboard in how good Mansfield were.

It's only in the context of the game yesterday, where Mansfield were undoubtedly good and we were undoubtedly poor. They were worthy winners and we deserved to lose. They haven't been that good all season however or they would have won more than 5 out of 13 games, and we haven't been that poor all season or we wouldn't have won 7 out of 13 games. Our next three games should tell us a bit more.

[marshall55]

Absolutely spot on... But i wouldn't hold your breath.

Makes you wonder how we train to defend corners really, do our midgets pretend to be 6.5.

[BanjoPie]

It's only in the context of the game yesterday, where Mansfield were undoubtedly good and we were undoubtedly poor. They were worthy winners and we deserved to lose. They haven't been that good all season however or they would have won more than 5 out of 13 games, and we haven't been that poor all season or we wouldn't have won 7 out of 13 games. Our next three games should tell us a bit more.

Maybe all the ‘six fingers’ comments geed up the Mansfield players - “we played in to their hands”

[Elite_Pie]

Maybe all the ‘six fingers’ comments geed up the Mansfield players - “we played in to their hands”

And maybe you live in a fantasy world.

[Scamps]

Without wishing to sound like sour grapes, I do think people are going a bit overboard in how good Mansfield were. Set pieces good, but we’re terrible at defending set pieces. Before yesterday they’d scored 1 goal in 3 games.

Obviously Gillingham and Newport still to come, but Wrexham arriving in 2 weeks, who personally I’d like to beat more than Mansfield. I’m gonna have nightmares about what Steve Fletcher and the other bloke might do to our defence.

And you had scored goals for fun at home not on my shift bud totally outclassed from start to finish imagine if we had our injured players involved it could even have got on sky sports news before there beloved wrexham we will be up this year you will finish top half which is progress its took us a few years to get here
Its called progress not instant success

[BigFatPie]

And you had scored goals for fun at home not on my shift bud totally outclassed from start to finish imagine if we had our injured players involved it could even have got on sky sports news before there beloved wrexham we will be up this year you will finish top half which is progress its took us a few years to get here
Its called progress not instant success

Are you so excited with yesterday’s win you’ve forgotten full stops exist?

Nah we outclassed Swindon in the first half the other week 3-0 up at halftime could have been 6. Never reached that level yesterday. We gave you the first and then 2 set pieces. We have quite a few injured players ourselves who could have changed the result, including Bostock who went off at 1-1.

You’ll definitely be up there, I wouldn’t be booking my open top bus just yet though.

[Thordardaughter]

And you had scored goals for fun at home not on my shift bud totally outclassed from start to finish imagine if we had our injured players involved it could even have got on sky sports news before there beloved wrexham we will be up this year you will finish top half which is progress its took us a few years to get here
Its called progress not instant success

You’re not the only ones with injuries to key players. We had 3 out yesterday and lost one just after half time. Actually if you remember we scored early on so we weren’t outclassed from the start and were level at half time.

[maddogslater]

And put you under some real sustained pressure just before halftime with one cleared off the line.

[Scamps]

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Well if you could of dreamed up a more nightmare result I don't think it was possible, pretty pathetic performance today with the odd bright spot... if it were anyone but Mansfield it would be a little easier to take, LW has serious work to do judging by that shambles 🤔 😳

And put you under some real sustained pressure just before halftime with one cleared off the line.

Well if your so blind that you cant see the truth thats your problem but you've just got to suck it up FULL STOP