⚽Match Thread v Salford 15.09.23 [EFL L2]

[SmiffyPie]

Is it his fault or other players not making themselves available ? Surely he can’t be that bad at throw ins ALL the time ?

Exactly right! He had nobody to throw the friggin ball to! Our players just stood there, no movement into a receiving position. In hindsight he should have just lobbed it down the line.

[PedroTheFisherman66]

Exactly right! He had nobody to throw the friggin ball to! Our players just stood there, no movement into a receiving position. In hindsight he should have just lobbed it down the line.

My thoughts exactly SmiffyP , if in doubt play it down the line !

[uysapie]

My thoughts exactly SmiffyP , if in doubt play it down the line !

What's new? It is the same every time.

[Elite_Pie]

I don’t actually think Nemane was time wasting. I think he was just being Nemane.

Maybe, but last season he (mostly) got away with being Nemane. This season he won't.

As a Forest fan once said, it's not rocket surgery.

[kill_the_drum]

Say it very quietly and it might be a tad premature but we are not missing him at the mo.

I said to my mate against Accrington that I don’t think I’d have Ruben back at the expense of Crowley.
I certainly wouldn’t now.

[Proactive not Reactive]

The ****ing rocket he deserves is for the first yellow, not the second. I've never said a word of criticism against Luke Williams since the day he was appointed, but it has to be his fault that we have failed so dismally to get a grip on the new guidance. Last season you could get away with it, this season you can't. Right from the start I've said that these many pointless yellows we have picked up by ignoring the guidance will eventually turn to red if we commit a 'proper' foul. Sort it out Luke, you are usually one step ahead rather than one step behind. Luckily it had no bearing on the result tonight, but it will have one day.

Rant over, that was a comprehensive win. Great to see us dominate possession away from home as much as we did in the NL, we are making teams play our way rather than their way.

Think the mistake LW made was not taking Nemane off when we went 2 up and moving Austin over the the right as at 2.0 we didn’t need to attack as much and Austin is a better defender.
AN has a problem with throw ins almost like the yips the coaching staff need to work with him

[Notts78]

I would genuinely be intrigued to see the time the ball goes out to the point Nemane gets his yellow and compare that to Tozer. Tozer has to jog to position, dry the ball, wait for players to get in position before launching a rocket.
Tozer has yet to be booked this season BTW

[Elite_Pie]

I would genuinely be intrigued to see the time the ball goes out to the point Nemane gets his yellow and compare that to Tozer. Tozer has to jog to position, dry the ball, wait for players to get in position before launching a rocket.
Tozer has yet to be booked this season BTW

That was then, this is now. Tozer isn't allowed a towel any more, maybe he hasn't been booked this season because he's adapted to the new guidance better than we have.

We know refs will be inconsistent, but if you follow the rules you won't be booked.

[uysapie]

That was then, this is now. Tozer isn't allowed a towel any more, maybe he hasn't been booked this season because he's adapted to the new guidance better than we have.

We know refs will be inconsistent, but if you follow the rules you won't be booked.

Anyone would think that we don't practice throw in tactics. Nemane will collect a few more bookings as things stand.

[jackal2]

Anyone would think that we don't practice throw in tactics. Nemane will collect a few more bookings as things stand.

I see Luke Williams' point that we aren't generally a team that wastes times, especially when we take quick corners, but referees and fans have a built-in instinct/idea of how long a throw-in should take and they judge it in isolation from everything else. Aaron Nemane has pushed that unwritten boundary in several games this season, and it noticeably does seem to be him more than anyone else. He'll get more bookings if he continues to do it, regardless of whether it's fair or not in the context of the whole game.