❔Score, scorers and attendance predictions v Walsall [H] 09.12.2023 [EFL L2]

[crazyfists]

Didn't see the game yesterday as away but after reading this thread, it's worrying. I agree with Davy in that going up is way too soon, all this talk of we could have gone second doesn't matter. If we go up we'd need to get what, 7/8 new good players (first and squad) which we won't spend the amount of money needed on (which is fine, I don't have a problem with the bros ethos) We'd get absolutely dicked in league one which could set the club back in terms of personnel and confidence.

Crowley, unsurprisingly, hasn't been as good since people got on at him about thanking jesus in his interview so well done Notts fans who did that. Bostock doesn't look like he's concentrating but he's still the most reliable centre mid we've got without Palmer. Jones is always going to a threat as he's a good player at this level. There's no service to Macca at the moment, why not play him into one of these forward runs now and again, he made his living on that at Gateshead.

As for the defence all I'll say is we might as well play Macari, Tipton and Chicksen next week and see what happens.

All this talk of promotion is way too premature. We need to get the team right in this division first.

[maddogslater]

Didn't see the game yesterday as away but after reading this thread, it's worrying. I agree with Davy in that going up is way too soon, all this talk of we could have gone second doesn't matter. If we go up we'd need to get what, 7/8 new good players (first and squad) which we won't spend the amount of money needed on (which is fine, I don't have a problem with the bros ethos) We'd get absolutely dicked in league one which could set the club back in terms of personnel and confidence.

Crowley, unsurprisingly, hasn't been as good since people got on at him about thanking jesus in his interview so well done Notts fans who did that. Bostock doesn't look like he's concentrating but he's still the most reliable centre mid we've got without Palmer. Jones is always going to a threat as he's a good player at this level. There's no service to Macca at the moment, why not play him into one of these forward runs now and again, he made his living on that at Gateshead.

As for the defence all I'll say is we might as well play Macari, Tipton and Chicksen next week and see what happens.

All this talk of promotion is way too premature. We need to get the team right in this division first.

Rubbish, who's to say the bros won't spend the money required if we go up, you got a personal hot line to them🤔
Strike while the irons hot 🔥

[SmiffyPie]

Other people have mentioned it but Palmer took a lot of work away from JB and the whole middle has suffered because of that. JB hasn't got the legs and is too one-footed to carry the middle on his own (or as good as).

[OP67]

Other people have mentioned it but Palmer took a lot of work away from JB and the whole middle has suffered because of that. JB hasn't got the legs and is too one-footed to carry the middle on his own (or as good as).

This is exactly the problem we have and Austin isn't the player to drop into Palmers roll. Austin is a good player in the right position but he's playing out of position. As for Gosling he couldn't give a stuff, he's here purely to get fitter and to prove to himself he's fit enough to play higher and will be gone in January.

If we can hang on to a play off spot up until January and that's a big IF maybe the Radar will bring in someone that can fill the roll. If we're not then no panic buys please.

[the_anticlough]

I wonder if Didzy, when he was scoring 25 for Derby in L1 last season, ever thought...

''what I need to be doing is getting under long punts from Port Vale's keeper with big L2 defenders up my *** and see if the ball deflects off a corner of my head''

he wasn't good yesterday, but how we use him has become laughable and it's stopping us solving the problem of how we can still play our football when teams press and mark up.

[BigpieLittlepie]

Midfield is bigger problem then defence, at least we have defence since bostock injury we went from top of league to relegation form and now look really poor, we haven’t had him or palmer on the pitch at the same time and it has cost us, whoever decided not to bring in midfield cover needs sacking and we will continue to be poor until bostock has a capable partner who is fit enough to play, any chance of title was gone just from the period bostock was injured but now we’ve been in this form for ages we are in the danger zone of falling too far behind top 3 to recover after January and the squad would have been more then good enough to get automatics if we just signed a midfielder need 2 in January can’t have JOB as only cover and gosling will leave before he’s fit enough to play

[BigFatPie]

While Palmer’s loss was always going to be difficult, it really shouldn’t have the effect of blowing up our season and cause performances like yesterday’s.

In the age of the transfer window we have to have a playing style that can withstand the loss of important players and also have alternatives when plan a isn’t working.

Days like yesterday happen, the big worry for me was those strange substitutions and the complete absence of anyone on the bench who could change things up. It's almost as if Williams was trying to send a message about the lack of options he currently has, because I’m struggling with why Brindley, JOB and Gosling were brought on, or what they were expected to achieve.

[SwalePie]

If there's one player Macca is missing more than anyone in my opinion it is Ruben Rodrigues. Ruben as provider was a perfect match for him.

[durhampie]

We're you at the game where LW put his last 3 subs on in the 65th min. Not long after that Scott went down clutching his knee.He had to play on because we would have been down to 10 men. After hobbling about he went down again in agony.. leaving him only made the injury more serious.
Has for Brinds he went down after around 10min. He was in some discomfort and he held his hand up for assistance, which never arrived. He went off hobbling a few minutes later...Missed the next few games through incompetence..

[applepie2]

We're you at the game where LW put his last 3 subs on in the 65th min. Not long after that Scott went down clutching his knee.He had to play on because we would have been down to 10 men. After hobbling about he went down again in agony.. leaving him only made the injury more serious.
Has for Brinds he went down after around 10min. He was in some discomfort and he held his hand up for assistance, which never arrived. He went off hobbling a few minutes later...Missed the next few games through incompetence..

That’s a bit harsh on Brindley.