Bobledgersheart

13 minutes ago, oafc1955 said:

Whatever your problem is with BP1960 you need to wind it in and grow up!!

He's not the only one who BP1960 has upset/been blocked by, but agreed it's getting a bit boring on all sides.

1 hour ago, dannyboy55555 said:

Aside from the Altrincham game McGahey has been poor in central midfield. Had a great game against Woking at centre half and should remain cover there. Although arguably i'd have him in ahead of Hogan as he has a decent left peg.

Neither can kick with their left peg but I'd prefer Hogan.

1 hour ago, Hemel latic said:

This is an interesting signing. Is it a stopgap until Mellon's long term solution becomes available in the summer, or has the management team been patient in pursuit of their preferred round peg? It will be something of an anti-climax if he doesn't debut on Saturday! 

Would think he's a certain starter next match so we can play a back three with him and Kitching as wing backs and Conlon slotting into midfield alongside Sheron and Lundstram ? 

47 minutes ago, deyres42 said:

Although anyone with a functioning brain cell knew there was a very strong probability it would be off...

Strong possibility - not certainty.

FWIW I thought we could have gone slightly stronger on Saturday but who knows what niggles some players are carrying ?

14 minutes ago, petera1 said:

Makes "resting" players on Saturday all the more frustrating

Hindsight's the only certain thing with 20:20 vision. 

13 minutes ago, latics22 said:

Game off

At least we've not made a last minute decision !

4 minutes ago, flashlatic said:

Surely best to just call it off early and rearrange it for Saturday 10 Feb as we are both out of the Trophy and our game against Bromley that day is off as they are still in it..

We can't really call a game off without giving it a chance to be played but agree it should not be a last minute decision.

We seem to gain our best results when we need to battle and fail when we're expected to roll teams over.

Although far from the finished article I'd be fairly confident we'd acquit ourselves well if we achieve a play off place.

1 hour ago, BP1960 said:

Young Hendon midfielder ...number 8 took my eye in the previous round, it will interesting to see how he shapes against us.

They look good going forward, but poor defensively so this could be similar to the Mickleover match.

 

Not penaltys again !!  

13 minutes ago, Hemel latic said:

Oli Kilner on loan to Bury, didn't realise he was still on the books.

Had a year off with a broken leg ( second break !).

29 minutes ago, League one forever said:

His signing has been very strange. 
 

Signed a short term deal and immediately loaned out. I can only think there was plans to get rid of Norman and he was cover,  but it didn’t materialise. 

Wasn't Norman injured in training the week of Langley's signing ?

1 minute ago, oafc1955 said:

It seems to me Unsworth was simply bringing players in with no real idea of how he was going to use them!!

A bit like Manure's scatter gun approach.

11 minutes ago, latics59 said:

Good interview on official site—seems a sensible mature 21year old.

Agreed. 

He seems excited to be playing for us !!  

Frazer Cookson goes on one month loan to Nantwich Town.

On 1/5/2024 at 11:16 AM, Bobledgersheart said:

A very happy new year to all at Salford City.............now they've got Karl Robinson as manager !!  

 

A perfect match !!  

Sent off after 11 minutes !!  

6 hours ago, Monty Burns said:

that wasnt just us that was a cheesey AF attempt by some TV company to get every club singing the same song

Thought we had a vote and picked that ?

Never liked it when we, or Andy Williams, sang it !  

A very happy new year to all at Salford City.............now they've got Karl Robinson as manager !!  

A perfect match !!  

1 hour ago, 100milesaway said:

So Walker having number 28

brings back memories of David  Eyers, who if my memory serves was his number when he was here.  Lets hope he is as good as him.

 

Eyersy is his agent ( may have been mentioned previously ).

1 minute ago, BP1960 said:

 

I wonder why Couto has never been tried switching 

flanks when you think players at other clubs have done it, Denis Irwin for example right to left, and its often the case with wingers, Jack Grealish for one?

Couto might not be good enough, but worth trying IMO.

He's weak enough tackling with his left foot so doubt it would be a career changer for him.

Regarding Irwin, if Stuart Pearce had signed for United when they wanted him we may never have heard of Gary Neville !!  

9 minutes ago, ceskylatic said:

Yep, remember him playing centre half and left side of a back three for us.

He did but was predominantly right footed.

Stones out for 3 months with foot injury sustained on Saturday.

23 minutes ago, Worcester Owl said:

On a similar note, I always think that the way the pitch at Old Trafford falls away at the ends is unnecessarily risky. A player going full pelt down there could get badly injured.

That would rule out the home players then !!  

13 minutes ago, BP1960 said:

 

We still have Couto.

Lightweight, released at end of the season.

7 minutes ago, Bluemood said:

Throw ins are an area I’ve long advocated that we need to practise on. Our ball retention on throws is extremely poor , lack of movement & options. Also something simple is how we throw it as well . Most teams throw it to feet so they can control it easier, we throw it so it bounces a yard in front of the player or at his chest who then struggles to control it . It might sound trivial or pedantic but we rarely retain possession then we’re under pressure.

It's basically either laziness or thoughtless not throwing the ball directly to feet or passing the ball to a team mate's "wrong" foot when under no pressure. It slows the game unnecessarily. 

41 minutes ago, redlion said:

Isn't all that just part of "seeing the game out" though and what all good teams do ?

 

That's the theory but we're not good at it.

Good teams also play on the front foot and show some urgency most of the time not traipse about as if they're on holiday. I'm not overly concerned when we slow the game when leading but we just seem a bit lethargic at times. When we've scored I'd prefer us to push on for a second or third which is a much more effective way of "seeing the game out".