Can't believe this but we could actually take 6 points off a team this season 😃.

Hopefully some of the injured players are back!

2 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Its not that they ever looked 2 divisions above us or anything, its just that if you look at any 10 minute spell in the match, I'd say the only one we 'bossed' was the spell when we scored, they were better in the other 8 (plus entirety of injury time).  They were clearly the better team for the entire 1st half, and for nearly every part of the 2nd half we couldnt get any real possession, but spent ages defending.  If they didnt create any chances, they had 2 cleared off the line in 1st half when we all expected a goal, and there were other chances in both halves when Matthews was under pressure, their keeper wasnt under pressure once aside from the goal.  We had 2 Murphy headers and a shot from Politic a foot or 2 wide, absolutely nothing else. 

Dodo had a free header six yards out just before we scored. 

Made worse that they had some absolute cloggers

That 4 was worse than me

Just now, Ani said:

Dodo had a free header six yards out just before we scored. 

And Murphy missed a free header first half, that when you offer so little else, you have to score

Just now, Escobarp said:

Work for a company down south and not too far from Northampton and my mate is a season ticket holder and had a spare ticket so went along with him. 

Ahhh.  A mate of mine was there. He is Scunny fan was taken by a company down there. 

8 minutes ago, Casino said:

Real shame

There's cunts who reckon he should've run it off, no doubt

 

As for anonymous, Darcy made a great case for that role tonight

Indeed. Although I think he's wasted on the wing. As is Politic IMO.

1 minute ago, Casino said:

Made worse that they had some absolute cloggers

That 4 was worse than me

The 4 got done for pace by L Murphy. 

The rovers team we played the season we went up was miles better

30 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

Fleming looked good

Great news for Hull U23s next season.

David Lee doing half time draw despite being hounded out of the club. 

8 minutes ago, Ani said:

Ahhh.  A mate of mine was there. He is Scunny fan was taken by a company down there. 

Hope he didn’t have too long a journey back after getting pumped. 
tidy little ground it is and very strange and sobering thought that it’s going to be our level very shortly and possibly for quite some time 

21 minutes ago, Casino said:

Why is ogrady the last chuck of the dice

Whatever it is he does, he makes us better

Amazing what having an actual battler up top can do if you're pumping up high balls. Why we still persist with that to Murphy is beyond me. 

Everything Daryl Murphy does that is good comes from neat slick stuff on the floor, or set pieces. Backing in to a lump of a centre half, he might win one ball in 10. 

22 minutes ago, Casino said:

I like Edwards and though he's not a child he's still learning

Why he left that cross, god only knows but Zouma mk2 and our left back could probably both do better as well

Edwards has a proper go at Matthews, so in his mind Matthews should be talking to him

For me, it's on Edwards, you don't want to ever be choosing to let a ball into the six yard box

Anyway, tonight's conundrum

If Emmanuel is injured, why not put brockbank on

Why is ogrady the last chuck of the dice

Whatever it is he does, he makes us better

Is the new Zouma really that much better than our Zouma....I'm not seeing it

Your point on Nsiala being no better than Zouma, I'd say Edwards is no better than Zouma.  Nsiala is calmer and better on the ball than both, and wins more headers.  His tackle preceding the goal was powder puff, you'd expect a Wheater or Hobbs to go right through the man there.  But I still think he's our best current available C/B, on another day that failed tackle doesnt result in a goal and nobody remembers it.  Brockbank didnt come on because Lowe is far better at right back, that's not a difficult choice.  I would personally have taken Murphy off to leave Lowe in midfield, but that doesnt disguise the fact that Brockbank isnt 1st team material.  Agree on O'Grady, always seems to improve us, and never gets to play his true position (centre forward).  Ditto Politic, Darcy, Dodoo and yes even Buckley, all played out of position along with Lowe.  Really wierd team selections, again.

30 minutes ago, Casino said:

Real shame

There's cunts who reckon he should've run it off, no doubt

 

As for anonymous, Darcy made a great case for that role tonight

He still did good things only he is capable of doing in our current squad.  Hill played him out of position to shoe horn Murphy into central midfield, and paid the price.  And Darcy is allowed a poor game, he's a kid and in the next 5 years he's guaranteed to have more good games than bad, just stick with him and play him either centre mid or behind the striker(s), nowhere else.

I'm happy to see Darcy play

But I reckon he was a waste of a shirt tonight

3/10, if that

That's all I'm saying

No more, no less

I'm going to bed, but as my final thought, that United lad is getting worse

Was fine at Rochdale, but since then....

How long a contract did Keef give Buckley this time ? Waste of a squad place .

Ethan Hamilton is a fucking carthorse

On 27/01/2020 at 09:14, Biggish Dave said:

I've given up trying to predict us this season. Gut feeling though, 1-1 and a crap match

Does this mean I’m on the same onion selling page as chino Keith

At one point I thought he'd gone 3 up top with Murphy D on the right, Doodoo in the middle, and Politic on the left and was wondering if we were about to witness a tactical masterclass.

We weren't.

6 hours ago, burnden said:

How long a contract did Keef give Buckley this time ? Waste of a squad place .

Think he said permanent in last nights interview. 

8 hours ago, Escobarp said:

I spent the night at Northampton vs scunthorpe. Tell you something if we don’t empty 90% of that squad and get someone in charge who can set a team up properly we are absolutely fucked next season. 
 

it’s a reality check when you watch Northampton and think fuck me we couldn’t cope with this lot. That’s how bad we are 

Tidy team by all accounts right in the mix near top

can’t see them paying anyone over 2k a week 

Total and utter shambles last night. Didn't deserve anything.

As grim a spectacle as I can remember for many a year, even with all the dark days we've had in the past few years

KH doesn't need any more than a 23 man squad, he'd no idea what to do with the 18 he had at his disposal last night, which were a pretty strong lot compared to recent weeks

Why tear up the formation from Portsmouth game, where we played some good stuff at times against a far better side? Darcy completely wasted out on right, not his fault he ended up being anonymous. Three in middle were too similar, Hamilton could have been hooked at half time to get Dodo on in his normal place and move Darcy back to where he's most effective, flitting around behind the striker. Then, when he makes his change, he puts Dodo down middle with Murphy and plays into their hands by lumping it up to them. Dodo no impact either as a result and virtually  zero atacks down our right, an area where we've been strong.

Hamilton is a big lumbering League 2 level Phil Jones unfortunately, thumps the ball like a mule but first touch was awful last night and just kept blundering around giving it away or getting  in the way

We looked like strangers with no plan, shape or structure, and a pretty disappointing lack of urgency considering the weekend off we'd had.

Been as patient as anyone with KH up to now but that set of players should have had enough to get past an outfit as poor as them who hadn't scored since Boxing Day. As has been said, last night looked like we were going backwards, cant keep a clean sheet against anybody, and, in that game, created virtually nothing in 98 minutes.

Politic, by the way, needs to be prepared to play people in who are in better positions or be back on the bench. Yet again last night could have fed Darcy who was wide open but opted to shoot. Did similar in last game when Darcy was waiting in a much better place

Going to go against the majority opinion here. My overriding emotion after last nights game with KH, is not anger, rejection, confusion it’s one of empathy. The situation last night was desperate. Not just for him either. For us enduring at best a disjointed performance in the freezing cold hail. For Buckley whose luck his hideous. For all the players who haven’t trained all week but put themselves out there. For those who weren’t available for same reasons. For the new players who aren’t able to gel yet in such a short time in difficult circumstances. For the young lads who are trying their hardest in a really tough environment. 
 

Not only is KH having to deal with all that on a night, but throw in an awful referee performance, frustration in the transfer market, changes in the boardroom and direction and a Bristol Rovers side who spent most of the first half throwing themselves on the floor.

For such a desperate night and awful game I think everybody deserves a pat on the back for coming out with a draw.

27 minutes ago, desperado said:

Going to go against the majority opinion here. My overriding emotion after last nights game with KH, is not anger, rejection, confusion it’s one of empathy. The situation last night was desperate. Not just for him either. For us enduring at best a disjointed performance in the freezing cold hail. For Buckley whose luck his hideous. For all the players who haven’t trained all week but put themselves out there. For those who weren’t available for same reasons. For the new players who aren’t able to gel yet in such a short time in difficult circumstances. For the young lads who are trying their hardest in a really tough environment. 
 

Not only is KH having to deal with all that on a night, but throw in an awful referee performance, frustration in the transfer market, changes in the boardroom and direction and a Bristol Rovers side who spent most of the first half throwing themselves on the floor.

For such a desperate night and awful game I think everybody deserves a pat on the back for coming out with a draw.

Does your 'emparhy' stretch to KH being simply out of his depth?