JimmyRiddle

But the crowds are way bigger now than in 1989. So would think it should correlate into a larger following to Wembley, but seems not if these guesstimates are close??

The ref went and checked Bradley's knee first just to make sure, then carded him as must have been some marks!! The Traf thing, he clearly gets the ball it goes in the opposite direction, if anything the foul is against the Accrington lad. I do wonder what they refs see sometimes.

I thought these were the least impressive of the teams at the top to play at our place. Hopefully a Charlton type performance and we should be ok.

Generally I agree, we are definitely moving forward. Is just these kinda games we struggle. Just frustrating the amount of times the ball gets recycled down each side and back again in these matches without us getting anywhere near goal, we have loads of opportunities to provide a conventional cross but always seem to stop and play it back?? Add that to a reluctance to shoot, but well done Dempsey!! You're right though, Evatt has realised somethings wrong and hopefully the new signings will improve matters.

Which is true, but we had same issues against these types of teams regardless of the pitch to be fair. Just concerns me we don't really seem to be evolving, there is a theme to these kinda games. It would great to be able to win these matches in a way more commensurate with our league positions occasionally. Then you watch the rest of the goals in the division and the defences seem shite, mistakes all over. Yet play us, and they all play like team full of Baresi's, quite annoying.

That fucking 3, he indicated to the bench he was injured then came back on to the pitch and ref watched him do it, before collapsing. Why can't ref just say pop over and politely say, 'you walked back on, so walk back off if you're fucked. 'Play on!' Surely the rules are already there??

The latter for me, at least at Peterborough

This is it for me, a few weeks ago I dreaded the thought of the play-offs as felt collectively we were weak and would struggle with potentially 3 big high pressure games. Thankfully so did IE and seems to have addressed it. So is a tall ask to go up automatically but if we don't, I just want us to be resilient, nasty and hard to beat for the rest of the season. If so, I will go into the play-offs in a far better frame of mind than I would have been otherwise!!

Surely with the amount of atack minded players in the squad now, why do any of our defenders have to take risks with the ball? The risk, IMO, in the way Evatt wants us to play is by getting our defenders up to the opposition box, and that is where Santos is gold in providing cover 1 v 1 against the break. However with the team we have I'm not sure he needs to bother as much with the risky glory ball tbh. Hence why was easier for Aimson to slot in so well recently than the last time he had a run in the team.

Great performance that bar one or two issues, Goal & Santos header! Can really see what Evatt is trying to achieve with that performance. Almost better to have a setback and come back from it in the game, definitely getting more resilient. Signings look good, just hope no serious injuries today.

I think Aimson has to take a lot of credit, whilst pretty unspectacular himself, he just does the job and reads the game well. However, he seems to have organised the back three/five, not only in defending well, but in giving Johnson and Toal the confidence to get up to the opposition box too, like Evatt wants. Johnson did it for a period last season but seemed to have regressed?, but since Aimson has come in the middle they all seem to know what they're doing. It wasn't always the case with Santos, he is not an organiser for me, I just hope Aimson isn't bombed out after his first mistake/poor game for the skipper, think he has earned a decent run.

I agree, definitely highlights our progression.

Tremendous 👍

I don't really think this will happen but would be impressed if Evatt picked John at LWB. All the stuff in the press just to get a reaction in this match until Williams up to speed. Fanciful I know! I hope Williams starts of all the realistic options.

I don't disagree, that's why I was praising him and stating he should be in the starting XI??🤔🤔

He played against Derby asa sub and Lincoln and was getting slated by lots on here?? Not really sure what point you're trying to make but just saying I think he offers something none of the others do.

Defo most balanced midfield three for me, Dempsey has been poor recently but is different to anyone else we have particular, loves a scrap. Great 3rd team goal!

Do we, I think it is more a Daryl Murphy or Andy Walker type tbh, been there, done it and on the wind down. We would be nearer the top two if Murphy had been playing instead of Charles for sure. However Evatt wouldn't have played him as no doubt he wouldn't press enough?? We simply need someone to get us out of this division then worry about the championship then. Look at Sunderland...

Some of them ran faster off at half-time than they did in the match. Can slag the defenders off all you want, but this is 3rd division football, is our midfield that is utter gash. What are our tactics against these kind of teams?? this is like deja vu seen it so many times.

I agree, for me the Charles comparison is with David Reeves not McGinlay or Walker 🤣

Is there any sign of this though because for me we are poorer now that we were three months ago. Evatt said in November they had time on the grass to work on things . What were these things exactly as still can't take corners, still concede early goals, only attacking intent is out wing backs and still not scoring goals. The football on offer is not the high intensity exciting football he espouses IMO, and has been like this for a long time now. He has tried every permutation of players, yet only one match tried a different shape, then reverted to type. So for me he needs to find a formation to suit our assets, not modify our assets to fit his, at times pig headed, ideals. Sick of hearing about we likely to give some on a shoeing one day, or play this scintillating football but 'we not quite there yet'; when will this be Ian? as we are flat lining at best with our progression on the pitch for me regardless of league position currently. Fingers crossed he has his usual Jan turnaround.

I think you're right, but why not play him if he the better option until that time? I've seen nothing in Iredale that says he is a much better option than DJ, and Beck certainly isn't on last night's showing.

As much as I detest Wigan, I have always thought LR came across very well.

What is the John situation? More than just a strop at being dropped? Must be something as no way Iredale is that much in front of John as a wingback, if at all, for the minutes he has had.

I think the size of the squad is definitely an issue, or at least the number of players we have in certain positions. From the outside it seems he is picking some players to keep keep them happy rather than having a settled team. But then that goes back to pre-season and recruitment, maybe mistakes were made? Also from pre-season we were not told the trip to Portugal etc was to make us the fittest team and nail down the way we play? Yet here we are in Nov and he doesn't know his best team, or formation, it would seem. It's not good, and imagine it has some players questioning if the manager does actually know how to deliver what he is trying to achieve in the 'style' he wants.