Looking forward to this.

Fancying a first home win.

1 minute ago, Steejay said:

Hickman was the one player trying to get the ball into the box, but he comes off? WTF?

It was a chain of bizarre substitutions.

1 minute ago, Steejay said:

Hickman was the one player trying to get the ball into the box, but he comes off? WTF?

id guess hes tiring by then

And anyway, while he tries, he doesnt succeed

Both wing backs went off

Just now, waffer cup 07 said:

I know he wasn't under any real pressure, but Santos looks a different player this last two matches.

Santos and Delaney superb last two games and Tutte is excellent

Just now, Marc505 said:

I'm going positive with that, it was dreadful to watch, absolutely blunt going forward, but a point and a clean sheet. Build on it.

Kinell Marc, you’re generous, mate.

1 minute ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Don't want to criticise a young lad too much but Brockbanks passing & crossing was beyond shit. 

as was hickmans

2 minutes ago, Steejay said:

Hickman was the one player trying to get the ball into the box, but he comes off? WTF?

if he could cross a ball, he'd be decent. Probably wouldn't be at Bolton though

Delaney MOM, didn’t put a foot wrong defensively and some really good touches on the ball.

Santos looks a different player in the middle and was nearly as good as Delaney.

Tutte the other real positive, really comfortable on the ball and some nice passes - very surprised he got took off... Comley is a bit nothingy.

Hickman, Brockbank, Mascoll, Doyle all had solid enough games - again, surprised Hickman and Mascoll came off... Baptiste is fucking woeful and Gordon couldn’t cross a road (despite getting in good positions).

I can’t get my head around the 2 players that I thought would have been too good for this league being the worst on the pitch. Crawford and Sarcevic offered nothing. Crawford did have glimpses but all Sarcevic did was chase shadows and give the ball away! It also makes the midfield unbalanced having the 2 in there - I’d have one playing in the 10 role (Crawford at the moment) and a passing midfielder alongside Tutte, who would be White in a perfect world but maybe Comley or even Riley until White’s back.

Things are still progressing, the defence is looking better and better in each game and is playing the way he wants us to play, we just need to sort the balance in midfield and create more chances for Doyle (and learn to cross a ball).

Dogshit 

Evatt out 

1 minute ago, Steejay said:

Kinell Marc, you’re generous, mate.

I'm sick of feeling like it's the end of the world every week. We didnt lose, that's better than most weeks so far this season!

1 minute ago, Eddie said:

Delaney MOM, didn’t put a foot wrong defensively and some really good touches on the ball.

Santos looks a different player in the middle and was nearly as good as Delaney.

Tutte the other real positive, really comfortable on the ball and some nice passes - very surprised he got took off... Comley is a bit nothingy.

Hickman, Brockbank, Mascoll, Doyle all had solid enough games - again, surprised Hickman and Mascoll came off... Baptiste is fucking woeful and Gordon couldn’t cross a road (despite getting in good positions).

I can’t get my head around the 2 players that I thought would have been too good for this league being the worst on the pitch. Crawford and Sarcevic offered nothing. Crawford did have glimpses but all Sarcevic did was chase shadows and give the ball away! It also makes the midfield unbalanced having the 2 in there - I’d have one playing in the 10 role (Crawford at the moment) and a passing midfielder alongside Tutte, who would be White in a perfect world but maybe Comley or even Riley until White’s back.

Things are still progressing, the defence is looking better and better in each game and is playing the way he wants us to play, we just need to sort the balance in midfield and create more chances for Doyle (and learn to cross a ball).

This. But Santos mom.

Mascoll & Delaney > Gordon & Taft by a country mile

2 minutes ago, Casino said:

as was hickmans

Hickman's crossing was awful - we need better than that or we are not scoring many this season

I'm not having it that Darcy shouldn't be on that pitch towards the end there.

 

Just now, Marc505 said:

I'm sick of feeling like it's the end of the world every week. We didnt lose, that's better than most weeks so far this season!

Aye, you’re right.

Gonna get ready & have a good night out.

Be positive! 😀🍺🍺🍺

4 minutes ago, anewman said:

Dogshit 

Evatt out 

Well i wanted Kevin Nolan

Hugely disappointing that. First half we played decent, looked on top. Second half was bereft of any positives. Santos, Hickman, Mascoll, Tutte. All did well and put a shift in. The rest were fucking shite/average.

Sarcevic aside from winning a couple of fouls and maybe one or two decent passes, was quiet and uninspiring.

Delfounso had a stinker today I thought. Can't remember him doing anything other than slipping over twice.

Crawford nice free kicks and corners but other than that, didn't offer much.

Brockbank, solid enough defensively but had 3 or 4 crosses and hit the first man every single time.

Baptiste is absolutely woeful and should NOT play again.

Doyle was anonymous and for some reason didn't shoot the one chance he had.

Delaney, Gordon, Comley all pretty average.

In a word - ponderous. Too much fucking around not enough determination on the ball.

 

 

Edited October 10, 20205 yr by Mantra

This guy could be a bigger fraud than coyle 

1 minute ago, Steejay said:

Aye, you’re right.

Gonna get ready & have a good night out.

Be positive! 😀🍺🍺🍺

Enjoy mate...

 

... while you can!

8 minutes ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Don't want to criticise a young lad too much but Brockbanks passing & crossing was beyond shit. 

Going forward he's garbage. 

Just now, Marc505 said:

Enjoy mate...

 

... while you can!

Hes not thaaaaaat old

1 minute ago, Casino said:

Hes not thaaaaaat old

It did sound a bit grim reaperish 🤣

This is still work in progress

It’s the point I made a fortnight a ago. He’s still experimenting and it’s only gametime that’s going to allow him a real perspective on what combinations work. I was as frustrated as anyone that the subs replaced like for like and didn’t make us better. 

But I can see why he’s doing it

With Jones out what’s the alternative on the right, Hickman wasn’t at his best, so he had to try Brockbank there, Isgrove isn’t fit yet.

Tutte is not match fit yet for 90 mins and he’s yet to work out if Gordon or Mascoll are better on the left. 

I’m as frustrated as anyone. I can only think IE will be more so. 

Yes it’s not good enough, yes it’s frustrating, yes the subs didn’t make us better, yes some players (Sarcevic, Crawford) are underperforming, but as hard as it is to accept and as disappointed as I am with not getting 3 points, that game isn’t going to define our season.

Positves: last 15 minutes of first half , Santos & Tutte 

negatives: all of the second half , pointless substitutions , crossing 

When Baptiste & Comley came on it seemed to unsettle Santos their suicide pissing about at the back is frightening.

Maybe we can get some pacy loanee like Edwards who when he came on was a constant thorn & nearly won the game for them.

The big hitters haven't turned up enough yet this season

sarce - crawford - Delfouneso - doyle 

We have no idea, how to utilise Doyle. Until he gets any kind of service we're going nowhere fast.