Bang average squad. We only seem to have one formation. Would like to see us try something different rather than doing like for like changes every game.
We need to do a better job of converting these draws into wins but there are only three teams that have lost fewer games than us: Ipswich, Portsmouth and our weekend's opponents Fleetwood.
Only one team has drawn more games than us: Fleetwood.
Absolute sh't show. Forest Green looked non league and we couldn't even beat them.
Is Mcgrandles a professional footballer or did he sneak on the pitch? Stockley still useless in this formation. Massive error from the Goalkeeper Dobson a few good tackles but wasteful with the ball Clayden shouldn't be anywhere near a L1 team
Raki Saki excellent CBT did well if he had more end product he'd be champ quality Chin was excellent
Our final ball, movement in the box, crossing and shooting was so poor tonight -FGR were there for the taking in the first half and yet we failed to test the keeper apart from the goal. Even before we gifted them the equaliser it was obvious they would change in second half and defend better and again we never looked like breaking them down and winning. Really poor stuff and can't see how we can seriously challenge for top 6 and given the 3 window comments Garner made recently he obviously doesn't think we can either and they want us to pay £30 FFS!
When you can't put a game to bed because there are not enough goals in the team the outcome is sadly predictable. When they didn't take their chances they sat back for the draw and we needed Stockley and Leaburn on the pitch. Not sure what Garner saw there.
We look worse every game, reminscent of last season before Jackson came in. FGR easily the worst side we've played all season and we needlessly let them back into the game. First half we were wasteful, second half we collapsed.
Squad just isn't good enough, recruitment in the summer was not good enough, and it's another season where we're looking at mid-table at best. All of the problems that we are seeing now are the result of long-standing issues that have been obvious to most fans for months, and nothing was done about them.
We defend atrociously and have all season. Going forward we were incredibly wasteful, and still don't create enough proper chances. Teams know what we're going to do and will set up for it, and as tonight showed we don't have the players to properly implement a plan B.
Feel sorry for the likes of Leaburn and Clayden, kids who have been relied on too much early in the season in a struggling team, and now their confidence is completely sapped. They both looked out of their depth tonight honesely. Chin looked bright, but we risk doing the same thing to him if we're not careful. If we recruited properly we wouldn't have this problem and they would be nice options to have, rather than being asked to shoulder the responsbility of trying to turn crap performances around.
Our biggest problem today was left-back. Chin was struggling defensively (although he was decent in possession) and then Clayden put on an exhibition of awful attacking play
There are lessons for everyone. Leaburn isn't ready We need the two injured full backs to return No goalkeeper can continue in the side making those mistakes Saangard is a busted flush and is leaking money. A genuine man who got in out of his depth, I feel sorry for him and us.
What a treat for the 10,579 in attendance. Everything about this club says decline at the moment, from top to bottom.
My last game was QPR so I’ve waited just over a month for the class of 22/23 to show me what they’re about as we’re almost at the 10 game mark, and it’s exactly the same as last season, just some different personnel.
A healthy dose of reality tonight to show us how desperate the situation is and the slow shuffle to the lower reaches of league one. There’s no top 6 with this lot. A collection of free transfers from league 2 and a couple of loans, and this was meant to plug the gap from a team that spluttered to 13th last season.
I wouldn’t be surprised if we ended up in a similar position to Bradford in a few years. Operation Blow the League out the Water has died a slow and painful death that is being stretched out to torment us.
Not many teams will get a point at home to Forest Green this season. What a time to be alive.
Went for a beer after work and never had any intention of going, but followed the match thread. "Highlight" of my evening was having bad guts and nearly shitting myself on the way home. What a time to be alive.
people make me laugh on the marks thread, dishing out 7s and 8s every game regardless. you need to leave yourself somewhere to go for if we ever play well!
Crying out for a top striker. A Clive Mendonca type who leads from the front and sticks away a chance. Thomas has effectively chucked away this season.
Our biggest problem today was left-back. Chin was struggling defensively (although he was decent in possession) and then Clayden put on an exhibition of awful attacking play
I said before the game, Thomas is in the building, an experienced defender, play him at left back .. our strikers are useless in a 4 3 3 f f s garner try a 4 4 2 .. a look at the table shows clearly that our problems are not just in attack .. we also concede far too many .. Inniss out banned for just one game, pity it's not 10 .. GOOD, i m o the bloke is a fucking liability
We are such a naive side, defensively we are there to be stretched and opened up. I'm loathe to give Wollacott grief, he made a mistake but is hugely in credit for me. The ref was annoying tonight but far from breaking into even the top 20 of worse ones I've seen for us.
Our problem beyind everything else for a side aging under a manager that is all about attack is we are so, so brainless in the last third. We play with a lone centre forward and two out and out wingers but get nobody around our striker and no bodies in the box and hardly any crosses! Then pull him out the team to leave a kid up there and isolated as if its the centre forwards fault
Sandgaard is going to regret taking this club on, I dont know why you would go to the bother and bluster of appointing someone like Ben Garner and then stopping short of properly backing him.
Anyway, an incredibly frustrating night, God knows what Innis did to manage his own minutes on the pitch as the first yellow wasn't a yellow and I couldn't see the second. If Blackett-Taylor had used his intelligence a little bit more and got his body over the ball we go in 2 maybe 3 up and kill the game off even allowing for an inevitable defensive nause up
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Going to be another long season
Only one team has drawn more games than us: Fleetwood.
Lump on another 1-1 draw in a few days.
Is Mcgrandles a professional footballer or did he sneak on the pitch?
Stockley still useless in this formation.
Massive error from the Goalkeeper
Dobson a few good tackles but wasteful with the ball
Clayden shouldn't be anywhere near a L1 team
Raki Saki excellent
CBT did well if he had more end product he'd be champ quality
Chin was excellent
Already drawing too many games which no team can afford to do.
Feeling the next few days something could hit the fan and afew home truths being told.
Leaburn isn't ready
We need the two injured full backs to return
No goalkeeper can continue in the side making those mistakes
Saangard is a busted flush and is leaking money. A genuine man who got in out of his depth, I feel sorry for him and us.
Went for a beer after work and never had any intention of going, but followed the match thread. "Highlight" of my evening was having bad guts and nearly shitting myself on the way home. What a time to be alive.
This team is so desperate for a decent striker. All well & good playing out from the back & passing the ball about, but there's no end product..
So poor up top....so frustrating
Kirk with multiple assists already this season.
Thomas has effectively chucked away this season.
We are such a naive side, defensively we are there to be stretched and opened up. I'm loathe to give Wollacott grief, he made a mistake but is hugely in credit for me. The ref was annoying tonight but far from breaking into even the top 20 of worse ones I've seen for us.
Our problem beyind everything else for a side aging under a manager that is all about attack is we are so, so brainless in the last third. We play with a lone centre forward and two out and out wingers but get nobody around our striker and no bodies in the box and hardly any crosses! Then pull him out the team to leave a kid up there and isolated as if its the centre forwards fault
Sandgaard is going to regret taking this club on, I dont know why you would go to the bother and bluster of appointing someone like Ben Garner and then stopping short of properly backing him.
Anyway, an incredibly frustrating night, God knows what Innis did to manage his own minutes on the pitch as the first yellow wasn't a yellow and I couldn't see the second. If Blackett-Taylor had used his intelligence a little bit more and got his body over the ball we go in 2 maybe 3 up and kill the game off even allowing for an inevitable defensive nause up