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13 minutes ago, lookersstandandy said:

 

 

Here's your balance.... what are the answer's to the questions posed?

How much of the 'reality' list below has he done?

 

Good grief......that is not balance.....all you putting out is your one-sided, ill thought out rants.

Shall we stick to the previous sh*te you posted?

13 minutes ago, lookersstandandy said:

Which tit signed Lacovitti on loan? I mean, what a fkin wast of time....

 

....Sefil, Vera & Sylla.... well, we know who signed them, jokers.....

 

Dearnley & Afoloyan, meh.

 

Yep, January business was a fkin disgrace wasn't it. Only one man to blame..... the owner.

Who generally writes anti-AL bollox and continually adds to it without any consideration for putting forward a balanced argument?

Iacovetti, Dearnley and Afoloyan were, in all probability, recommended by Wilde for the first name and Scholes for the second and third names. I supposed you said the same about Lyden whilst he was injured.

And don't come back with the crap about Scholes not being in charge until after the transfer window shut. It doesn't take too much imagination to consider that PS told AL of a couple of loan targets to pick up while he was waiting for FA clearance.

As for the other three names:

Vera appears to be unfit and totally unsuited to the English game BUT how much say did PW have in his signing?

Sefil - not seen play so not going to pass comment.

Scylla - I've seen signs of a reasonable player at this level but shouldn't be played alongside Missilou as both go chasing the same ball.

39 minutes ago, Bobledgersheart said:

Signed for Dundalk? a few weeks ago.

I knew that.....just wondering why Chuckie22 hadn't picked up on "As of Feb." Bit!!!

7 minutes ago, latics22 said:

Is dummingham playing for two clubs?

???

8 hours ago, latics22 said:

Well I’m pleased if they all look like Lang!jesus Lang is on loan and has enough heart for the whole team! If we had a team of Lang’s we would be 20 points clear!

You really need to read and fully comprehend posts.

I said they have the same look and stature only....if I had added in ability then the point would have a different meaning. Lang is obviously the stand out forward but there was no one to compliment his game yesterday. Having Maouche and Baxter bringing the ball out gave Cambridge time to organise and pack their defence. There was no alternative tactic as we started with a small front four so Iverson launching the ball upfield had no effect.

Disappointed with the whole performance if I'm honest. Too many players had an off day and one or two looked disinterested.

Just my opinion but Lang, Dearnley and Afolayan look very similar in stature and style. We need someone up front who can "rough up" central defenders.

Edmondson had a particularly poor game which wasn't too much of a problem in the first half but became more evident in the second with misplaced passes and hoof ball. 

Overall not a good day.

I get the impression that, to date, PS is a reactive manager in regards of substitutions rather than proactive. 

I'm concerned about the lack of midfield fight!

47 minutes ago, whittles left foot said:

Any chance of borrowing the rose tinted specs you seem to wear watch our games?

What have I posted that is rose tinted? Let's have your take on where we are so I can put a sarcastic comment up or I can just put a reasoned argument.

2 hours ago, whittles left foot said:

Where would you say we are showing improvements at the moment please?

I would say I enjoy our midfield pressing with pass and move. Our problem is we are short of a good mobile CF. Lang is good and does his best bit I think he is better wide right. Baxter seems to be a different player under PS but if I'm honest I do like the Branger/Nepo partnership on the left which is not to everyone's taste.

17 minutes ago, youngen said:

Would have taken the "knickers in a twist" but wasnt sure if you were a feminist

Bald(ish)...yes.

Bald(ish) feminist ….no.

47 minutes ago, youngen said:

 

Keep your hair on, I only asked as you implied you dont rate him. Hes the best we are going to get, and is only young and an U21 international for a 2nd tier nation. More than saved us this year, and will go on to have a successful career higher up than league 2. I would 100% look to keep him.

 

IMO the big lad issue against Stevenage could have been solved by Scholes bringing on 6ft+ Sylla instead of the small striker Afolayanat 1-0 up. Could also have done with Callum Lang just jumping and heading the ball away from the corner as it was on his noggin. But hey ho, Scholes is only 5 games into his managerial career, can be allowed these mistakes for now.

Oh.....bald jokes now.....ya b*stard!!!

If we are going down the route of getting a goalie for free from a Premiership club on loan then Iversen is a good shout but I have seen good, experienced goalies at this level that inspire confidence in the defenders.

I said exactly the same and I will support Scholes through his mistakes so long as we are seeing improvements which we are doing but just not for a full game.

47 minutes ago, youngen said:

 

You mean Conor Ripley who signed for a Championship team and was on loan in League 1? We dont get players like that now.

So he hasnt come to claim a couple of crosses, when he has Clarke and Edmondson infront of him, now hes no good?

 

He has saved our skins a lot more than he has let a few crosses go. And he wont be a big success here, he will be a success at a team higher up the pyramid.

 

Yes, I know Ripley went to toast his arse on Burton's bench but all I said it was a shame, nothing more.

Where the f*ck did I say he was no good....you really need to stop and read my post. He may well be a success higher up but at this level he needs to command his area and be prepared to get himself roughed up. We've seen plenty of keepers in this division do just that. At the end of the match against Stevenage, we had two tall defenders up against 5 big Stevenage lads. Clarke and Edmundson can't deal with them on their own and that is where the keeper has to come off his line.

6 minutes ago, youngen said:

 

Your point about Iversen makes your whole post unreadable. Wed be fighting releagtion if we hadnt signed him. 

So is your post.....what does "Wed be fighting releagtion if we hadnt signed him" mean? 

Do I take it you agreed with my earlier points up to Iverson?

Try being a bit objective.

How many goals have we conceded because he hasn't come off his line......not as many as he's saved with shot-stopping but enough to lose us games at the death? Until he learns that part quickly, he won't be a big success here. We need a goalkeeper brought up to mix it with forwards. Shame we couldn't have got Conor Ripley back.

1 hour ago, leeslover said:

I don't disagree, but it's useful to remember when people are saying Sylla is the worst player ever in his first few games out of the French 6th division 

Good point. Scylla, in my opinion, is suffering from having to play alongside Missilou when he should be an either/or choice but not both. They both chase the ball in defensive midfield and with Missilou being quicker it makes Scylla look like a headless chicken. I've seen glimpses there, that if played correctly, will be more than useful.

I think the problem we have is we are bringing in players who are expected to fit into a rigid system and not played to their strengths.

9 hours ago, leeslover said:

What if he was somewhere between shit and invisible like in his first 4 or 5 games? 

Problem is there is no Combination Leagues any longer to get some semblance of match fitness and ready for the first team. Once up to speed he was. at the very least, a useful player.

3 minutes ago, yarddog73 said:

I will be back next season, didn't bother with Saturday as the result was predictable given the nature of the squad Scholes inherited, just out of interest why bring this 'French lads' argument up when anyone appears to question whether they are good enough, personally only really rate Nepo out of AL's signing, some of the others show glimpses but show little consistency, that's just my opinion though and no doubt Scholes will keep the ones he wants and fire the chaff off accordingly and that includes the non 'French' lads - Gardner, Hunt, Coke and O'Grady to name just a few. 

 

Once we've strengthen with Scholes signings and start competing I will return with the thousand or so others who gave it a swerve after what had been served up in the previous couple of home games, don't care if they are French or Swahili if I'm honest I just want to see a team competing in this dogshit division we are in.

Your previous opening paragraph was open to interpretation as you were responding to a post regarding the four French lads hence my reply.

In my opinion, the players deserved their applause for the first 80 mins. Where the game faltered was PS not preparing to change his tactics for the last 13 by not seeing our defence was tiring.

7 minutes ago, LightDN123 said:

Yeah I agree. 

Not saying it is the case, but when I mentioned Maouche had an option he just swerved the comment and said we are all out of contract end of season. We will see what happens. 

Doesn't mean anything......he might be still in discussions with AL, ML and PS. And AL won't exercise that option if PS tells him he wants different players in that role next season.

3 minutes ago, yarddog73 said:

Great news if true. Let Scholes pick his own team and let's judge him on that, let's face it since AL and his sidekick have been heading recruitment we've found ourselves as a mid table League 2 side in no time with some fans even clapping them off after a 1-1 draw at home to Stevenage fucking Borough. 

 

Honestly wouldn't be arsed if we lost any of our own other than Clarke, Edmondson, Hamer and Baxter.

 

I'd love us to keep Iverson, Dearnley and Lang but appreciate the chance of that may be slim but other than that they can all go for me.

This is just bollox...….you make it sound like we've had dream teams before AL came over and the Stevenage result/failure to win was all down to the French lads. I take it you were by the tunnel and stopped clapping when the French lads went through and started again when the remainder of the team climbed the steps.

As for the 3 loanees, in my opinion, Lang is the only one worth hanging on to. Iverson has parts of his game that he doesn't appear to be able to sort out and Dearnley seems to caught in a trap....is he a winger or a centre forward or a bit of both....whichever way, he's not stood out in either role.

So will you be supporting Scholes if the French lads are here next season because he wants them or will you trot out the excuse that AL is interfering?

37 minutes ago, Dave_Og said:

 

Lyden's track record suggests general physical frailty rather than just having been injured

 

Based on my thorough knowledge of medicine which does not extend past aspirins, plasters and antiseptic cream, I would say that an almost-fit Lyden would be more of a benefit to the club than a fully-fit Gardner.

4 minutes ago, Dave_Og said:

 

But with a terrible injury record.  Can we afford the risk?

But many on here would risk giving Gardner a contract after a far more serious injury with no certainty he will be fully over it.

3 hours ago, sjk2008 said:

I'd like to see Gardner given another year and see how he plays under Scholes personally.

To replace who though? He's not as lively tackling as Missilou. He can't pass or hold the ball as good as  Maouche and he can't replace Baxter or the wingers. Not forgetting his age and getting over a serious injury. 

Putting a fully-fit Gardner into the starting 11 ahead of the 3 mentioned would weaken the team. Also how much coaching would a 29 year old need to change his mindset and would he want that......I can see him going back to non-league.

I would prefer us to try and get Lyden who is out of contract this season......young, hungry and well liked here.

1 hour ago, TheBigDog said:

 

Got me thinking this  

 

If we assume that Branger, Nepomuceno, Dearnley are not midfielders and that Fane has gone that leaves us with...

Maouche, Baxter, Missilou who are current first choice. Coke, Sylla who are benchwarmers. Robinson, Sheridan, Uche, Williams who are yoof. Gardner who is injured.

 

I guess it depends on your definition of ‘plenty’ when it comes to our midfield options

Bit of a strange idea came into my head...……..really not worth thinking about...…..but how about Scholes having an idea of his squad for next season and getting rid of those who are not under contract i.e. Fane and Gardner and possibly bringing in his players of choice for the midfield.

3 hours ago, whittles left foot said:

So Maouche is better-a player spent first 2 seasons in the reserves-not picked by 3 different managers in league 1 and 2-compares well with Gardner then doesn't he? Now catching side only because Gardner has been injured. Be honest what does he actually DO? Not a defensive midfielder-not an attacking midfielder-hopeless in the air(can you ever remember him heading a ball)-plays central midfield-can you think of a pass that he would be proud of? Fades badly in last 20 mins of game -this has improved  latelyTBH He has scored the occasional goal but remember we are playing in Lge 2 now. 

At best a bang average midfield player- Either he isn’t that good or he’s jinxed. Easily replaced-he is one of Als signings isn't he? Hence why he is still here.

Bit of a daft argument really. Firstly, we don't have reserves so, unless someone gets a serious injury, how does a squad player get an opportunity and for most of last season Byrne, Gardner, Nepo & Fane was the first choice midfield lineup. Secondly, Gardner in the matches I saw him in earlier this season was painful to watch insofar that he was shockingly wasteful when bringing the ball out of defence.....Mansfield away was a particular example where not only did he give the ball away cheaply on so many occasions but not even close to a team-mate something you can't level at Maouche who is very good at holding the ball and nearly always finds a team-mate.

Maouche every time for me.

I thought I would wait a while before commenting on yesterday's match.

I thought we put in a decent team performance but was a bit niggled about a couple of areas.

POSITIVES:

Scholes' tactics for 80 mins.

Baxter....looking more and more like the player we had the first time around.

Maouche......so comfortable on the ball, always there as an outlet for the defenders.

Nepo…..on the left wing in the second half. Beasted that right back several times.

Missilou…..good for an hour or so. Decision making gets poor when he's tiring.

Lang.....before Baxter's substitution.

NEGATIVES:

Scholes' tactics for the last 13 mins. I thought there was not enough presence in front of our defence when Stevenage went for hoofball. Possibly Scylla instead of a forward or going 3 at the back with Sefil (Almost the same, I know). No point in going for 3 points when our defence was tiring with Stevenage on the ascendancy and just lumping it.

Nepo…..lots of tricks but offering nothing on the right in the first half.

Edmondson.... much better when he keeps it simple.

Lang.....after Baxter's substitution. Pushed into a position where was ineffective.

37 minutes ago, latics22 said:

I like hunt, Clarke, edmunson, hamer Hunt. But we can’t even keep a clean sheet in league 2 ! So what do we do ?

How many "Hunts" do we have at the club?