I would mark Burge a mark lower. There was one corner where he came and their man got in front of him. His positioning was completely wrong. Luckily we got away with it.
Willis is NOT a wing back, or for that matter, a fullback. He is almost totally useless coming forwards with the ball when we are on the attack.
I thought Stevenson played well first half, but looked lost in the second
It was dour all round let's face it.
Really? I thought be was equally shocking in both halves.
I'd also add - why the hell did Slade bring Jones on as a striker? He looked completely lost. And the Lamieres sub was totally baffling.
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Especially Lameiras.Really? I thought be was equally shocking in both halves.
I'd also add - why the hell did Slade bring Jones on as a striker? He looked completely lost. And the Lamieres sub was totally baffling.
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I get what you're saying but Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield??? Then just below the same size there are 'Cities' that have clubs playing at a much lower level.It is a total joke that a club representing a top 10 English city of around 330,000 people will be mixing it with teams from market towns with less than a tenth of Coventry's population in the non League shortly.
Early days for beavon and Clarke to be holding them up as a shining example of what players mowbray should have been signing.Look at the squad. Look what Mowbray left us with.
Plain as the nose on your face.
We have been shocking up front and that has been down to Mowbray's and Venus's awful summer recruitment.
Slade came in and we immediately got an improvement in Beavon.
Mowbray wanted a big centre half and failed. Slade came in and immediately secured Clarke.
Mowbray and Venus have a hell of a lot to answer for.
Sadly we don't have such potential anymore. It has largely been lost to Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal & SpursOur potential fan base though IS the club. It isn't the ground, (obviously) it isn't the team, management or owners.
We do have a huge amount of unrealised potential however, nothing else.
Oh I meant to ask, No pitch invasion, whistles in the crowd putting off players, are we allowed to blame the awful marking for the goal or are the fans at fault.......again!?
Was it their drummers fault?
Look at the squad. Look what Mowbray left us with.
Plain as the nose on your face.
We have been shocking up front and that has been down to Mowbray's and Venus's awful summer recruitment.
Slade came in and we immediately got an improvement in Beavon.
Mowbray wanted a big centre half and failed. Slade came in and immediately secured Clarke.
Mowbray and Venus have a hell of a lot to answer for.
Slade had 4 of his own players today. We still lost
Does that mean now its only 60% mowbrays fault?
Yes of course. Logically that's exactly how it works. Obviously. Doh!Slade had 4 of his own players today. We still lost
Does that mean now its only 60% mowbrays fault?
2 minutes in today their defender back passed a ball with his thigh to the keeper, who picked it up ref allowed this, I am sure the thigh still counts as a back pass or am I wrong and the ref is right?
Food for thought.
Do you think this squad suits the Long ball game?
I don't have any issue with Slade doing it temporarily if it prevents relegation. However that won't happen unless he can sign a couple of warriors
One up front and one in Centre Mid.
That style of football will only do us for a few months though.
Once people work you out it's pointless. Not to mention it's shit entertainment as well.
Yes of course. Logically that's exactly how it works. Obviously. Doh!
Thing is, Mowbray left us in this terrible position. Now Slade has come in and is trying to fire fight.
We were already looking like we might be doomed before Slade got here.
Clearly Mowbray fooked up big style and now we are paying for it.
No, its only with the foot. Thigh, knee, chest or head is allowed.2 minutes in today their defender back passed a ball with his thigh to the keeper, who picked it up ref allowed this, I am sure the thigh still counts as a back pass or am I wrong and the ref is right?
The squad doesn't suit any game as we never signed a striker who can score goals. The one thing we've had every season since entering this league is a striker who can score goals.
We did make plenty of crosses in the game and with a decent striker would have scored.
The entertainment has been tripe all season. We played Oldham Shrewsbury and Northampton at home at the start of the season and the quality and entertainment was tripe.
People can bleat argue and moan all they like but Mowbray shouldn't have given octogenarians like tudgay and Ricketts new contracts or wasted wages on the likes of bigiamarana and Reid. He needed a proper striker and never got one.
We must be one of the poorest teams in front of goal in the country let alone the league. Finding a striker in January is a lot harder than in the summer.
That alone is why we will be relegated.
Never said anything of the sort and you know it.So nothing yo do with slades taxtics. Ok
Least know where you stabd now otis.
Less than that I would think.How many season ticket sales next season. I estimate 2,000
I must confess i do like your optimism paxman, its this putting 3 wins together im struggling with....I have no problem with the sense of failure. We may well go down and we may well stay up. Its looking increasingly likely we will go down. However its not for Linnell to remonstrate his own view giving bias to that argument. His job is to be neutral...that's all I'm saying. Some on here twist what they read to mean something else!
Some also on here obviously have decided our fate already and nailed your flag to the mast. I just hope you don't come back changing your minds again when we string 3 wins together and the outcomes start looking different.
For me its not over by a long chalk. Its horribly gloomy today but there is a long way to go folks.
Good man, just going to open a can or two myself.I still feel hopeful about making at least the play-offs! (I'm pissed and I don't care any more!) x x
4th in the table...that says they are a good side.Fleetwood are NOT a good side, let's be honest.
Beavan was never employed as a striker Ffs he's a provider /playmaker and full of energy and enthusiasmEarly days for beavon and Clarke to be holding them up as a shining example of what players mowbray should have been signing.
Clarke hasn't changed much in the defence, beavon has done well but isn't the goalscorer everyone is looking for
I must confess i do like your optimism paxman, its this putting 3 wins together im struggling with....
Sure we may improve, but is it realistic to think we can improve enough to turn relegation form into what is needed - which would effectively be promotion form. I'd have to say it's not credible. Even three or four consecutive wins might not lift us out of the drop zone. And we haven't won in 11 league games. Take a look at the last 8 games form table:<snip> there is a long way to go and I'm sure we will improve, so I can't state we are being relegated as some have said on here<snip>
The squad doesn't suit any game as we never signed a striker who can score goals. The one thing we've had every season since entering this league is a striker who can score goals.
We did make plenty of crosses in the game and with a decent striker would have scored.
The entertainment has been tripe all season. We played Oldham Shrewsbury and Northampton at home at the start of the season and the quality and entertainment was tripe.
People can bleat argue and moan all they like but Mowbray shouldn't have given octogenarians like tudgay and Ricketts new contracts or wasted wages on the likes of bigiamarana and Reid. He needed a proper striker and never got one.
We must be one of the poorest teams in front of goal in the country let alone the league. Finding a striker in January is a lot harder than in the summer.
That alone is why we will be relegated.
4th in the table...that says they are a good side.
You're right.Sure we may improve, but is it realistic to think we can improve enough to turn relegation form into what is needed - which would effectively be promotion form. I'd have to say it's not credible. Even three or four consecutive wins might not lift us out of the drop zone. And we haven't won in 11 league games. Take a look at the last 8 games form table:
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Never said anything of the sort and you know it.
Slade's tactics are clearly not helping.
To suggest otherwise is ridiculous.
Slade came in with us already in a relegation dogfight. TM and MV's failure to build a decent squad has been a big part of our downfall.
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