344 passes - zero shots

[Freddie Creweger]

The football is too slow, ponderous and predictable, looking to pass backwards rather than forwards, ten touches before passing, several crewe players involved before the ball ends back at square one. The stats are similar to those of Artel last year, quite often we have more possession than the opposition but nothing at the end. It appears to me to be an inbred culture at the club, like ''throw ins'' until this year, not shooting unless you are in the 6 yard box, little variation on corner kicks so rarely threaten from them. We have all seen the same boring strategy.
Compare Man C, liverpool, and now Newcastle and Arsenal. to Tottenham Chelsea, Man U. Move the ball quicker and don't be so predictable. Job sorted!!!!!! When do I get appointed

[MikeSB]

The football is too slow, ponderous and predictable, looking to pass backwards rather than forwards, ten touches before passing, several crewe players involved before the ball ends back at square one. The stats are similar to those of Artel last year, quite often we have more possession than the opposition but nothing at the end. It appears to me to be an inbred culture at the club, like ''throw ins'' until this year, not shooting unless you are in the 6 yard box, little variation on corner kicks so rarely threaten from them. We have all seen the same boring strategy.
Compare Man C, liverpool, and now Newcastle and Arsenal. to Tottenham Chelsea, Man U. Move the ball quicker and don't be so predictable. Job sorted!!!!!! When do I get appointed

Well fans should know and the reason I said that Dario ruined this club was based on the fact that he was the most successful manager here as proved by the results but that was because we had a mix of very good experienced players in the team plus some good graduates from the academy. So Dario thought that was the answer. We must become an academy based club and that era passed many years ago and the problem is the board could not see that at all and even with a new BoD they can't see it but how many of them know about football really and are in many ways stuck with a record like me posting the same stuff.... No, they saw some sucess with the academy which meant we are stuck with graduates that are not as good as they were or in most clubs. Dario once said after a 5-1 win years ago that he was not satified with the style of play as his idea was ten passes with the final pass 5 yards out before we scored. Unfortunately LB who was brought up with that cannot change that style and why a big clear out is required of the Board, all the managers, the non footballers and most of the players before we end up in the National league...Notice what the gate was at Stockport? Nearly 10,000!!!! We have truly been left behind!

[frogpole]

The football is too slow, ponderous and predictable, looking to pass backwards rather than forwards, ten touches before passing, several crewe players involved before the ball ends back at square one. The stats are similar to those of Artel last year, quite often we have more possession than the opposition but nothing at the end

Exactly this - spot on.

We are making it so easy for the opposing team.

[MikeSB]

Exactly this - spot on.

We are making it so easy for the opposing team.

Stockport's first goal from a corner, another set piece the management said that was sorted..Go and look on the highlights. The ball came across and we had not one, not two but three of our players within half a yard of the scorer who had a free header and they were stuck on the ground with no attempt at jumping up for the ball to put their player off. Now gents don't tell me about coaching or training at Reaseheath, a bloody blind man can see where the problems are. We don't need a million pound academy. We need a manager who *******s the players and drops them the next game for useless defending. In fact it maybe unfair to suggest that most of our team are not suitable for the Professional game! If they need a coach for free, just write here....

No, its horrible being an away fan and your team not even challenging last year's National League side. Coaches, stop hissinh about with passing and set pieces. Tell the players to head for goal and get stuck in against the opposition. They are playing board games. LB said the players were in for training/coaching every day in December and to learn what exactly? How to lose???

[frogpole]

Massive improvement against Tranmere

37% possession
266 passes
11 shots

[MikeSB]

Massive improvement against Tranmere

37% possession
266 passes
11 shots

It maybe an improvement but we need to sack the lot at RH and get one or two people in to explain to the players that the WHOLE purpose of football is to score goals and if you never have a shot on goal you will never ever score unless its an own goal. Five passes is more than enough for each shot on goal and what's the above? over 20 passes per shot? That is diabolical but its the pattern of play today and why the game is so boring. The gate was what yesterday? The gaps in the stands was unacceptable and they really need to do something about that, like improving the football and attacking play and reducing the prices for a lower league 4th division club.