Are we assuming will be postponed due to International call ups ?

ACD must be close to U21s if he made long squad last time. Not sure what Stevenage have and if any earlier postponements they had were due to other teams ?
 

Bradford at home is the week after and away tickets for that were sold out last week. No mention that I have seen about these.  

Stevenage looking for a pen at every opportunity....

Phillips just clatters into people 

9 minutes ago, Bryan458 said:

ACD keeps hitting the first defender crossing, really frustrating!!

Been off it for weeks. 

Be happy to see him coming from the bench going forward until he finds some form again

Hopefully that's tonight 

7 minutes ago, ianofcleveleys said:

Quality of crossing letting us down again. At least four good opportunities down right for ACD and Tutu, none of them finding target. Got to make more of them.

We need to make more of these crosses while the wind is in our favour. It’s going to be worse in the second half.

 

Edited January 20Jan 20 by FrancisFogarty

Simons is so frustrating. Really short on confidence, not improved since his promising start to the season.

Looked like he stood on Sheehan then after the initial challenge?

Just now, L/H White said:

Been off it for weeks. 

Be happy to see him coming from the bench going forward until he finds some form again

Hopefully that's tonight 

I'm convinced his early stuff only worked because nobody was expecting him to cut in and score a screamer from 30 yards. 

Now teams know its coming, very easy to defend against because he does basically nothing but try to score the same goals he did earlier in the season. 

 

1 minute ago, DaisyHWanderer said:

Looked like he stood on Sheehan then after the initial challenge?

Nah, seen the replay 

Burstow, c'mon, poor so far

 

Just now, JimmyRiddle said:

Burstow, c'mon, poor so far

 

His touch is miles off it.

Tough watch bar a 5 minute spell 

Positive is we aren't losing 

Burstow as been dreadful, cannot control anything.

Just now, JimmyRiddle said:

Burstow, c'mon, poor so far

 

He’s trying so hard but can’t control anything. It all breaks down when it goes to him. Can’t fault the effort but it’s just not happening for him.

Rubbish 

Look ok, not much fluidity though and lack of chances. Can see why they are where they are and dont concede many 

Same old problems in the final third, just lacking that clinical touch.

Good half for me though. Defended fairly well when we've needed to and good energy across the pitch. 

I'd take a point here, decent side Stevenage. Need to put a run together but got a decent set of fixtures after this. 

6 minutes ago, FrancisFogarty said:

We need to make more of these crosses while the wind is in our favour. It’s going to be worse in the second half.

 

1/10 successful crosses

Can only get better very scrappy first half 

They are quite a strong shithouse side, need to keep our composure and keep at it. Burstow not been at it this first half a bit like Wigan game.

12 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Wish Johnston would realise that their long throw is one of their only dangers. He just plays it out for throw ins for fun.

Been a weak link has Johnston 

A telling stat there, successful crosses 1 out of 10. We are woeful at it.

Take it back a bit about the pitch, its a bit firm and, with the wind, its suiting them. Burstow looks like he's trapping a balloon at times.

Edited January 20Jan 20 by ianofcleveleys

They get ball forward quickly hoping for set pieces and that is it basically. As mentioned above we keep falling for it. 

3 minutes ago, Didledee said:

Burstow as been dreadful, cannot control anything.

Done ok imo. As much as Dalby

Burstow's touch hasn't been great. Comes across like he's trying to hard. 

First 25 minutes the forwards were running in behind and causing problems. Burstow for the last 20 mins keeps coming short. He needs to run in behind more, too easy to defend. 

It's like he gets frustrated and starts looking for the ball. 

Edited January 20Jan 20 by Arrested development

1 minute ago, Winchester White said:

They are quite a strong shithouse side, need to keep our composure and keep at it. 

Exactly this.

They are pressing us to death and smashing into us at every opportunity.

There's a reason they've conceeded the least in the division.

One of the toughest grounds to visit.

Sort that final ball it'll be reet.