Walsall

[Burndens Bogs 516]

When we played our football on the deck, they couldn’t live with us. At half time they were no doubt told to get more physical & rough us up a bit - it worked because our bunch of mardarses can’t cope with any physical stuff. Wallsall bullied us into a defeat.

[RUREADY2ROLL 237]

10 hours ago, Burndens Bogs said:

I thought it was Doyle

It was Doyle. He needs to stay up top

[Mr Grey 742]

24 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Yes. Pragmatism needed. Doesn’t mean you can't adhere to your footballing principles, but as he often says, you have to scrap a bit too and earn the right to start knocking it around.

That's the thing, most of these players dont wanna scrap, hence why they were free agents at the end of last season, scrapping is a prerequisite in L1 & L2. 

[Rizlar 61]

Well he as a dilemma next he needs to sort this midfield out Crawford is shit and Thomason is not strong enough for defensive midfielder otherwise I only can see 1 result teams have sussed us out .

[Lt. Aldo Raine 115]

1 hour ago, Burndens Bogs said:

When we played our football on the deck, they couldn’t live with us. At half time they were no doubt told to get more physical & rough us up a bit - it worked because our bunch of mardarses can’t cope with any physical stuff. Wallsall bullied us into a defeat.

They were plenty physical in the first half

[waffer cup 07 115]

2 hours ago, Burndens Bogs said:

When we played our football on the deck, they couldn’t live with us. At half time they were no doubt told to get more physical & rough us up a bit - it worked because our bunch of mardarses can’t cope with any physical stuff. Wallsall bullied us into a defeat.

Sum's it up for me. With a stronger ref, they would have had 3 or4 booking their 1at goal would have been disallowed, we would have got at least a point. But we do need to toughen up.

Edited December 13, 2020 by waffer cup 07
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[Ani 1,157]

2 hours ago, Burndens Bogs said:

When we played our football on the deck, they couldn’t live with us. At half time they were no doubt told to get more physical & rough us up a bit - it worked because our bunch of mardarses can’t cope with any physical stuff. Wallsall bullied us into a defeat.

Pretty decent summary. Most of our danger comes down the right. I think having an option on the left makes life so much easier for us. 
 

In Jan we need a leader in central midfield, a Karl Henry type of signing. A left wing back so we do not cut back every time and a keeper at least as back up. 

[Francis Fogarty 50]

16 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Soz only just read that.  This is the 2nd one.

The other one I think is called " Abreath of Fred Eyre"

[Johnnyrotten 269]

2 hours ago, Ani said:

Pretty decent summary. Most of our danger comes down the right. I think having an option on the left makes life so much easier for us. 
 

In Jan we need a leader in central midfield, a Karl Henry type of signing. A left wing back so we do not cut back every time and a keeper at least as back up. 

Not disagreeing, but I keep hearing we need a Karl Henry type.  We're in Div 2, I feel like they don't exist.  Spearing is probably the only one I can think of with my limited knowledge of this league, and (if he played) he's not stopped them conceding 8 goals in 2 games same as us. 

Comley was supposed to be a Karl Henry wasn't he?  At this level we've never heard of or seen these players so I don't know what the answer is, I'll settle for just signing a decent midfielder that has something about him.

[Ani 1,157]

34 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Not disagreeing, but I keep hearing we need a Karl Henry type.  We're in Div 2, I feel like they don't exist.  Spearing is probably the only one I can think of with my limited knowledge of this league, and (if he played) he's not stopped them conceding 8 goals in 2 games same as us. 

Comley was supposed to be a Karl Henry wasn't he?  At this level we've never heard of or seen these players so I don't know what the answer is, I'll settle for just signing a decent midfielder that has something about him.

An experienced head who can put his foot in should be available. Even in the games we were winning there were spells where it just needed the game breaking up and slowing down. We have a lot of effort but at times it just needs slowing down , buy a free-kick and disrupt the flow and provide some leadership. 

[snowball 344]

2 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Not disagreeing, but I keep hearing we need a Karl Henry type.  We're in Div 2, I feel like they don't exist.  Spearing is probably the only one I can think of with my limited knowledge of this league, and (if he played) he's not stopped them conceding 8 goals in 2 games same as us. 

Comley was supposed to be a Karl Henry wasn't he?  At this level we've never heard of or seen these players so I don't know what the answer is, I'll settle for just signing a decent midfielder that has something about him.

of course they are around. Tutte wasnt wanted by Morecambe. If Evatt really wants that type they are out there. Does he really though? i have my doubts

[Biggish Dave 534]

32 minutes ago, snowball said:

of course they are around. Tutte wasnt wanted by Morecambe. If Evatt really wants that type they are out there. Does he really though? i have my doubts

Every top team has at least one ‘water carrier’ in the team. If Evatt doesn’t want that type, file under Coyle as failure

[JimmyRiddle 24]

29 minutes ago, Biggish Dave said:

Every top team has at least one ‘water carrier’ in the team. If Evatt doesn’t want that type, file under Coyle as failure

Tutte has been playing well, and I wish he was still in the team, however, he is a journeyman lower division footballer so is he really the Messiah??

We still have a massive team, 3 centre Half's, a right wing back who is huge, a left wing back who is a defender, Sarce who can give a bit, and the Fonz up front. So to me getting out battled is not because of that one position, as critical as it is.

Tutte isn't a crunching midfielder in any case, he reads it well and gets himself in the right places, but I'm not sure obsessing about that position sorts out our deficiencies.

For me, the one player who would keep us up the pitch would be Crawford, he has an almost free role that most players would love, and he is so so bad it beggars belief, I just don't know why Evatt has taken so long to wise up to this? And the fact the little cunt seems to have an inflated opinion of his own ability just grates on me even more 

Edited December 13, 2020 by JimmyRiddle

[snowball 344]

20 minutes ago, JimmyRiddle said:

Tutte has been playing well, and I wish he was still in the team, however, he is a journeyman lower division footballer so is he really the Messiah??

We still have a massive team, 3 centre Half's, a right wing back who is huge, a left wing back who is a defender, Sarce who can give a bit, and the Fonz up front. So to me getting out battled is not because of that one position, as critical as it is.

Tutte isn't a crunching midfielder in any case, he reads it well and gets himself in the right places, but I'm not sure obsessing about that position sorts out our deficiencies.

For me, the one player who would keep us up the pitch would be Crawford, he has an almost free role that most players would love, and he is so so bad it beggars belief, I just don't know why Evatt has taken so long to wise up to this? And the fact the little cunt seems to have an inflated opinion of his own ability just grates on me even more 

Intetesting the opposition commentators didnt think they were bullying us. Constantly crying over Santos , Delaney (should have been sent off 2nd half according to them) Sarcevic mixing it up . Doyle and Fonz battling away.

For me Crawford lightweight and never a No10. Sarce should be there but we need more steel in that midfield

[Ros Coe 39]

9 hours ago, Burndens Bogs said:

When we played our football on the deck, they couldn’t live with us. At half time they were no doubt told to get more physical & rough us up a bit - it worked because our bunch of mardarses can’t cope with any physical stuff. Wallsall bullied us into a defeat.

Spot on that ‘oh smelly one’ - Vale did it to us last week and now Walsall - we need to toughen up and quick time.

I remember us being a bit soft under Nelly and Rioch sorted it and then again under Toddy and Fat Sam sorted that. I hope Evatt can sort this before we need to get someone else in to do it for him..