Johnnyrotten Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 2 hours ago, radcliffe white said: So these men have only won 3 at home apparently They've won 5 at home, but we are the only top half team they've beaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 2 hours ago, Zico said: And cogley Be surprised if we don't bring in a RWB We do have Mathieson and Jones as RWBs, we won't be bringing another in. Not as if Cogley is picking up niggling injuries or even likely to get a ban, nobody decent is coming in just to sit on the bench instead of Mathieson for the rest of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainmed Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 10 minutes ago, woolli said: Now now, no need for that! Ok fair enough. We need a midget up front then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Today was like the Cheltenham & FGR defeats other season weak and spineless, hopefully we correct it Tuesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolli Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 1 minute ago, captainmed said: Ok fair enough. We need a midget up front then. Sorry mate, didnt see your previous post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 1 hour ago, RUREADY2ROLL said: Bod is a good player but Luton replay and today he was bobbins Agree he didn't settle into the Luton game, worst I've seen him play this season, but even then he won 2 headers that found teammates that Vic isn't capable of. I disagree on today, I can easily recall half a dozen times he got possession and used it well, it was chalk and cheese to what we saw from Charles and Vic. But we don't have to agree, just my take on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L/H White Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Flat track bullies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolli Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 4 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said: Agree he didn't settle into the Luton game, worst I've seen him play this season, but even then he won 2 headers that found teammates that Vic isn't capable of. I disagree on today, I can easily recall half a dozen times he got possession and used it well, it was chalk and cheese to what we saw from Charles and Vic. But we don't have to agree, just my take on it. I agree with you entirely. The cushioned header to put Jerome through, but, Jerome being Jerome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainmed Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) The easiest thing is trying to pretend you care when all you are really trying to do is wind the people up who really do care. For those involved no explanation is necessary, for those who aren’t no explanation is possible. UTW. Edited January 20 by captainmed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stig Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 That game had nothing to do with tiredness. Was all about bottle - when a team pressures us into mistakes, we for sure make them. The team still has so little backbone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeBWFC Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 2 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said: We all see things differently, I thought Bod was quality. Intelligent, composed hold up play and quick accurate passing, generally. Never heard him described as a lump 😆 Bod did absolutely fuck all today, Jerome did more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 5 minutes ago, Stig said: That game had nothing to do with tiredness. Was all about bottle - when a team pressures us into mistakes, we for sure make them. The team still has so little backbone Its not just physical tiredness, its mental too. To be clear I'm not making lame excuses for Morley's shot being nearer to a block of flats than the cross bar, or his corners being woeful. I'm just suggesting that a team that's only got 3 games in a month may have 10% more focus on a game and 10% more zip about their play, and won't have to think about taking their top scorer off after an hour because he's got a game 3 days later. Its small margins and we aren't good enough to win away games at top half teams if we aren't on our game (still no goal scored at a top 10 team). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyrotten Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 5 minutes ago, CambridgeBWFC said: Bod did absolutely fuck all today, Jerome did more. That's plainly wrong, you didn't watch if you think that. No point debating it, nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeBWFC Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 1 minute ago, Johnnyrotten said: That's plainly wrong, you didn't watch if you think that. No point debating it, nonsense. I was there, watched it all, we were ineffectual up front for 90 minutes, Bod barely registered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 55 minutes ago, radcliffe white said: £6 pint Ouch. Mind you, I paid similar in a pub in Leytonstone then someone pointed out you got a free pint if you download their app ☠️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolton va va Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Just back........& worst performance of the season, we stopped playing football. Instead we played a ridiculous number of useless long balls forward ( the "geddit forward " gobbins should be happy ) which bypassed Thomason & Sheehan & played into Orient's hands,the front 2 got next to no service & the wing backs did nothing going forward. When we did play a bit of football we created the 2 big chances !!!! With injuries mounting up, a fixture backlog, today's pisspoor performance & still fucking about in the mickey mouse cup, I fear we're going to miss out on the top 2 & going into the play offs on a downer would be hopeless. A win on Tuesday ( or maybe a good night's sleep ) might bring some optimism back !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostock Whites Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) A bit more time to reflect upon it, yet all it brings back is how friggin painful watching that game was, we really had no composure and it felt like all the players were playing with wooden legs. Optimistically, that performance was beyond horrendous yet because so, without tempting fate, I really doubt we will play so poorly again this season. The loss to Pompey and Bristol were bad, but at least Pompey we played well 1st half and Bristol was a red card incident. This felt more along the lines of the Carlisle game. This game was just a shambles, starting from the back. None of the defenders/midfielders were willing to take a risk or able to play through Leyton Orients press and just did the same thing for 97 minutes. I was yelling at frustration on particularly the back 3s reluctance to just take a extra touch or even try and play it simple. Orient pressed well yes, but the key is to be brave and play through the press and unlock the space. We didn't do any of that, just aimless balls easy to defend. We're still in a great position in the table, but it definitely feels that there is a serious mentality issue in the squad. When we win, we look excellent and dominant, when we lose, it's really poor and usually when we go a goal behind, we never have the belief to come back and win the game. We hardly ever win a game from a losing position, unlike Peterborough and Pompey. When we concede an early yellow and then Charles misses a sitter you just know what's to come. I've already made my opinions about some the members of the squad for a while now and although our starting XI is strong, we really need to bolster the squad. My question is, when we do need to make changes, are we bringing on any players that are either improving or capable of bettering our game? When I see players such as Morley, Williams and Jerome coming on, I personally don't have any confidence that these players can help us win a game, nor do I see anything from any of them consistently enough to help us win a game. I know fatigue and fresh legs is a huge component. But I firmly believe that there has to be better players for us in this league that can help us change a game when needed. Reinforcements needed, but still in a great position for promotion. Tuesday and Carlisle away next weekend are massive and must wins. Edited January 21 by Lostock Whites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted January 21 Members Share Posted January 21 Not much to say. All comes down to the finishing of Charles (or lack of). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radcliffe white Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 7 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said: Ouch. Mind you, I paid similar in a pub in Leytonstone then someone pointed out you got a free pint if you download their app ☠️ Just looked on my Apple Pay and yesterday cost a bomb Add a woeful performance and nearly getting my head stuck in a tube door all good😀 we go again at Carlisle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 6 hours ago, bolty58 said: Not much to say. All comes down to the finishing of Charles (or lack of). Bang on Bolty. Dissect the rest of it all you like, we won’t play our best every game and that will be one of our worst this season - but Charles scores 2 chances that he absolutely should and we win the game and it’s onto the next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted January 21 Moderators Share Posted January 21 9 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said: We do have Mathieson and Jones as RWBs, we won't be bringing another in. Not as if Cogley is picking up niggling injuries or even likely to get a ban, nobody decent is coming in just to sit on the bench instead of Mathieson for the rest of the season. Yeah forgot about him Cogley must be fucked though LWB seems to change every other game, or gets rotated a lot whereas he plays all game every game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 5 minutes ago, Zico said: Yeah forgot about him Cogley must be fucked though LWB seems to change every other game, or gets rotated a lot whereas he plays all game every game Same last year - it’s because Bradley / JDC are capable and our LWB options aren’t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianofcleveleys Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 This comment of Evatt's about not guaranteeing game time is an interesting one, can certainly see why he'd say it, if he feels clubs / players are trying to dictate the terms of deals to him. Does raise a question for me though of whether he sees Jan window activity as just giving us numbers, as he's satisfied with his first picks in all positions, or whether he sees an issue in a position, or more generally with how we're playing, and wants whoever he brings in to be upgrades. Looking back at previous seasons, 2021 and 2022 windows were real game-changing shake ups as we weren't doing as well as hoped / expected and brought in a number of significant signings. Last season's window added little, certainly in the cases of Mbete, Shoretire and (at the time) Nlundulu, and gave a feel of just supplementing what we had rather than taking it up a notch. Not by any means suggesting we suddenly have loads of problem areas to address and another big splurge is needed, we're still in a very good position on paper, but I wonder if yesterday's performance might have prompted a bit of a rethink of plans on the coach home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 I reckon hes still fuming and has probably got em all in this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L/H White Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 the players & manager just had a shocking afternoon this has been seen before, when we put a shocker in, it's usually really bad people over analysing far to much here just a bad day at the office Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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