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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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Considering Burge made a ‘world class’ save, and Hyam made a really good goal line clearance... I think Newport will be thinking we’re very average too.

They’re a solid team at home, and it might not be pretty, but clearly it’s effective.

I don't know what you're so upset about. A team chasing automatic promotion shouldn't play as weak as we were today.

Of course watching the game getting a point is decent, but Newport are extremely average (as the league table shows) and if we had actually shown up we would have beaten them. It doesn't matter what they think of us because we weren't at our best today.
 

letsallsingtogether

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If I’m honest I think Burge has been ok this season.
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harvey098

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How many other league 2 keepers do you watch regularly?

I’ve missed three games all season, home and away. I also see the goals from other games on an invention called the internet and there are goals every week in other games where the keepers have made howlers.

Burge has made some phenomenal saves, caught the majority of crosses that have come near him. His distribution is worse than shit (I can’t defend that) but to constantly belittle a keeper that has conceded less in the league than any other by some margin is weird.
 

Grendel

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I’ve missed three games all season, home and away. I also see the goals from other games on an invention called the internet and there are goals every week in other games where the keepers have made howlers.

Burge has made some phenomenal saves, caught the majority of crosses that have come near him. His distribution is worse than shit (I can’t defend that) but to constantly belittle a keeper that has conceded less in the league than any other by some margin is weird.

That’s my point though you’ve seen the others once maybe twice. If you were a forest green fan or an Exeter fan your opinion would be negative.

Its also rather odd that you equate clean sheets entirely to the goalkeepers credit but praise a centre forward who has the worse goals per game record in the entire football league the consequence of which is we are still the lowest scorers in the top half of the table.
 

harvey098

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That’s my point though you’ve seen the others once maybe twice. If you were a forest green fan or an Exeter fan your opinion would be negative.

Its also rather odd that you equate clean sheets entirely to the goalkeepers credit but praise a centre forward who has the worse goals per game record in the entire football league the consequence of which is we are still the lowest scorers in the top half of the table.

I guess that’s just the difference, I try and find good in our own players. I just don’t understand your constant negativity, in fact you’re so hellbent on certain players being “shit” that you can’t even celebrate them when they score.
 

stevefloyd

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Stokes has been dreadful. I would rather Haynes unless Stokes can rediscover his old form, and that's not an endorsement of Haynes who has ability but doesn't seem capable of concentrating for longer than 2 or 3 minutes at a time.
I agree about Haynes he has the attention span of a dead goldfish but he does bring something with his pace just wish he was more composed but I guess that's just his red hair trait
 

pusbccfc

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Taken from the Newport forum:
'Our midfield did everything their ability allowed. Dolan and Tozer worked their socks off but get exposed by pace which Coventry had in abundance their ginger left wing back Haynes looked a class act.'
 

Nick

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Correct, it was. He was still a threat, beat his man plenty of times. Stokes couldn't go past a player if he was on the floor injured.

Surely he needs to actually do something when he beats the man to be a threat? Pipe put more decent crosses in that Haynes has all season just in the one game.
 

Garryb80

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Taken from the Newport forum:
'Our midfield did everything their ability allowed. Dolan and Tozer worked their socks off but get exposed by pace which Coventry had in abundance their ginger left wing back Haynes looked a class act.'
Says a lot they class him as a wing back. Shows he doesnt defend much
 

SlowerThanPlatt

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Beating a man then doing sod all. Also his man who scored the goal but yes had a great game...

> Vincenti and Bayliss easily taken out of the game from a simple pass

> Grimmer beat by his man allows the ball into the box

> Hyam goes out to the wing - doesn’t manage to get the ball

> McDonald shrugged off

> Haynes beaten by his man

= Goal

It’s very easy to look at one player and say it was his fault (normally the last error) when really the goal was a catalogue of errors
 

Houdi

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Not the best of games to either watch or play in due to the pouring rain and wind.On reflection a draw probably a fair result,felt we dominated possession until they scored,but the second half we gave the ball away a lot and they created a few scoring opportunities.
Burge made a save which even now i can't believe he kept out, if that had been in the World Cup in Russia it would have been replayed over and over again,it was that good.His handling in what were nightmare conditions for a keeper was very good, and apart for 1 dreadful punt in the 1st half his kicking was decent.Indeed it was his quick throw out in the first half which help set up the McNulty chance.
Grimmer was generally solid without having a stand out game.
Haynes made a few decent surges upfield,but like as been said his final ball was often poor,defensively he still looks lightweight,and most of their danger came down his side.
Mcdonald battled hard and was generally solid.
Hyam impressed me, and his goal line clearance was nearly as impressive as Burge wonder save.
Doyle as always worked hard,a mixture of some decent passing and some not so good.
Bayliss looks like having all the attributes to be a top player, always looking to create,and has the ability to play with his head up.I doubt he will be with us for very long.
Vincenti did ok without ever offering much of a threat.
McNulty worked hard but it wasn't one of his better games.
Shipley again ok, nothing more, took a few decent corners, but the weather was never going to make this a game for stand out performances.
JCH carried more of a threat than McNulty, and I think he will be a big help in these next few games.
Reid made an immediate impact on coming on, and he has an undoubted bit of quality,that can create a chance in the final third.
Biamou took his goal really well,maybe this will help him kick on a bit, don't see him being a starter though, but if he can nick a goal or 2 from the bench that will be a bonus.
Ponticelli wasn't really in the game to judge.
 

Ricketts

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> Vincenti and Bayliss easily taken out of the game from a simple pass

> Grimmer beat by his man allows the ball into the box

> Hyam goes out to the wing - doesn’t manage to get the ball

> McDonald shrugged off

> Haynes beaten by his man

= Goal

It’s very easy to look at one player and say it was his fault (normally the last error) when really the goal was a catalogue of errors
And lets not forget it started when we were putting them under pressure and the first 'pass' was actually an under pressure miskick that fluked all the way like a world class pass.
 

Grendel

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Correct, it was. He was still a threat, beat his man plenty of times. Stokes couldn't go past a player if he was on the floor injured.

You do understand the principal job of a left back don’t you?
 

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