....and Mansfield

[gazan]

I have to disagree with you there, Wartman. Yes, we could always do with more money. However, we haven't got it. What's more, with the nutters in charge of the country, we're likely to have even less in the next two years. So, no use crying over what we can't have.
However, I will also disagree with Morris, having just seen his post-match comments. There weren't just two errors that gave the game away. He forget to mention his own match philosophy. He said we didn't manage the game well after going into the lead. We scored with 20 minutes to go and then 8 minutes added. We shouldn't be looking to hold on with 28 minutes to go! Mansfield had been wobbling for a few minutes before we scored and we should have kept the pressure on afterwards. Brook should have been brought on there and then. Instead we look to Adebisi and Sass-Davis as potential players to shore things up. Admittedly Adebisi was expected to add some attack down the left but in the end his lack of match sharpness let the team down.
Glad to have King back next game.

[Wartman]

I have to disagree with you there, Wartman. Yes, we could always do with more money. However, we haven't got it. What's more, with the nutters in charge of the country, we're likely to have even less in the next two years. So, no use crying over what we can't have.
However, I will also disagree with Morris, having just seen his post-match comments. There weren't just two errors that gave the game away. He forget to mention his own match philosophy. He said we didn't manage the game well after going into the lead. We scored with 20 minutes to go and then 8 minutes added. We shouldn't be looking to hold on with 28 minutes to go! Mansfield had been wobbling for a few minutes before we scored and we should have kept the pressure on afterwards. Brook should have been brought on there and then. Instead we look to Adebisi and Sass-Davis as potential players to shore things up. Admittedly Adebisi was expected to add some attack down the left but in the end his lack of match sharpness let the team down.
Glad to have King back next game.

Politics like football is a matter of opinion and I don’t like to mix the two, which ever party was in power our first team budget would be crap we spend too much money in other areas and they need to re balance that.

[MeForCrewe]

It’s easy to blame the officials to mask the plainly obvious we are losing games because of the boards failure to provide a competitive budget when are opponents are using 4or5 subs against us and our manager is trying to win games with mainly the starting 11 and 1 or 2 subs we are going to struggle. Mansfield were the best side today and definitely finished the stronger due to utilising their bench we brought on 1 defender for a forward player. And that is the plain fact whinging about officials is a cop out have a look at the pathetic budget our manager is being expected to remain competitive with.

Mainly agree with your comments Wartman in a general manner for the season, but as a one off game this ref was cr*p. It started in the first half when Ageyi beat his man, was just about to go into the area and was cynically chopped down from behind. Was 100% a card but I don't think their player was even spoken to. Leshbela carded for contesting a 50/50 ball? I will wait to see the highlights before commenting on the last few minutes. After saying all that both their goals came from our mistakes, Arthur kicking it straight out of play and Adebesi losing it in the centre of the park.

[MeForCrewe]

Just digressing from the action on the field, I noticed that the floodlights were on from before the game. I know that they have to warm up gradually to full power if needed but the weather forecast didn't suggest that they would be needed. A total waste of money. Certainly didn't help the ref with his performance either.

[RedandWhiteSpartan]

They'd just cleared the ball from their goal line, ball went back in, not sure from who & it hit one of the Mansfield players on the arm, seen by the BBC journalist obviously, but not by the useless officials.

[gazan]

More than hit his arm, he actually moved his arm to the ball and totally changed its direction. Clear penalty except the ref didn't fancy giving it so late in the game.