oafc1955 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 The better team again but made bloody hard work of it.....got to start scoring more goals or we'll be around the bottom half all season. Orient are no flash in the pan, more possession and 20 shots to 10 at Peterborough of all places....to go there and win 3 v 1 is a tremendous result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stargazer Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Lots of shots according to the Beeb , but the vast majority off target. Bristol City fans must walk away from home games in disbelief. Drop down a division and not won in 7 so far, with a much bigger budget than teams like us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 1-1 at Bristol City is a very good point. If anyone offered us that 2 months ago, most would realistic fans would have snapped their hand off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobOAFC Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Good point for us today, Bristol might be down at the bottom but they are still a good team. Ended our away game losing run, hopefully we can now kick on with some winnable games this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerinedreams Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 1-1 at Bristol City is a very good point. If anyone offered us that 2 months ago, most would realistic fans would have snapped their hand off. Sorry but I don't go for this 'play for a point', what's the point of playing if it's not a must win? I'll settle for the point after coming from behind though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc-latics Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 It was important not to lose, but going behind again is worrying. So is 1 point from two games against the bottom club. Hopefully the break in from the league for the next two games will work in our favour, and we can get some revenge from losing against Wolves and Notts in the league games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I don't like using smilies or taking pleasure from other teams' struggle, but two words to make us realise it could be worse: Sheffield. United. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangerinedreams Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 (edited) I don't like using smilies or taking pleasure from other teams' struggle, but two words to make us realise it could be worse: Sheffield. United. Heh heh heh heh those 2 words also cost me money in the form of a 'swear box' Blue cost the most and that was 50p, in today's money it's worth it :-) Edited November 2, 2013 by tangerinedreams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 We dominated. Easily the better side. Gave them little opportunity to have the ball and when they did get it they were quickly harried off the ball. JCH was excellent first half, despite delivering the worst free kick I've seen if 40 years with a shot that hit the top left hand corner of the stand. We did create a couple of great chances that only desperate defending allowed them to survive. And then the sucker punch. They found a spare man on the left, over came a cross and of our three defenders well placed to intervene nobody did anything and their guy got a shot in. There was only one place it could go, Oxley didn't anticipate and remained motionless. We're a goal down. It wasn't deserved but it summed up the season. Second half remained one way traffic, but their keeper hadn't been tested. We should have brought on pace earlier. JCH kept falling over and ended up being booked for a dive when Latics hoped a penalty would be given - he's a big unit and should be shrugging opponents away, not falling over. As Prozac tweeted about inevitable defeat I commented about the need to shoot. We'd pinged it about the middle of the park nicely. Spread it wide well. But the shortage of crosses and shots in the second period was lamentable, despite almost total domination of possession. Then JCH fell over, Dayton picked the loose ball up and drifted into the area to unleash a low shot that left their keeper rooted to the spot. A decent finish. A deserved point that should have been more. But players have got to do more to turn possession in to chances and win these games. That said, the defence needs sorting. Fix it and we win these games 1-0. They had nothing to do all afternoon and still managed to concede. A lot of positives from the game. But it does rather reflect on the whole season. We got a point. We should have had three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 We dominated. Easily the better side. Gave them little opportunity to have the ball and when they did get it they were quickly harried off the ball. JCH was excellent first half, despite delivering the worst free kick I've seen if 40 years with a shot that hit the top left hand corner of the stand. We did create a couple of great chances that only desperate defending allowed them to survive. And then the sucker punch. They found a spare man on the left, over came a cross and of our three defenders well placed to intervene nobody did anything and their guy got a shot in. There was only one place it could go, Oxley didn't anticipate and remained motionless. We're a goal down. It wasn't deserved but it summed up the season. Second half remained one way traffic, but their keeper hadn't been tested. We should have brought on pace earlier. JCH kept falling over and ended up being booked for a dive when Latics hoped a penalty would be given - he's a big unit and should be shrugging opponents away, not falling over. As Prozac tweeted about inevitable defeat I commented about the need to shoot. We'd pinged it about the middle of the park nicely. Spread it wide well. But the shortage of crosses and shots in the second period was lamentable, despite almost total domination of possession. Then JCH fell over, Dayton picked the loose ball up and drifted into the area to unleash a low shot that left their keeper rooted to the spot. A decent finish. A deserved point that should have been more. But players have got to do more to turn possession in to chances and win these games. That said, the defence needs sorting. Fix it and we win these games 1-0. They had nothing to do all afternoon and still managed to concede. A lot of positives from the game. But it does rather reflect on the whole season. We got a point. We should have had three. thanks for the report o4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 We dominated. Easily the better side. Gave them little opportunity to have the ball and when they did get it they were quickly harried off the ball. JCH was excellent first half, despite delivering the worst free kick I've seen if 40 years with a shot that hit the top left hand corner of the stand. We did create a couple of great chances that only desperate defending allowed them to survive. And then the sucker punch. They found a spare man on the left, over came a cross and of our three defenders well placed to intervene nobody did anything and their guy got a shot in. There was only one place it could go, Oxley didn't anticipate and remained motionless. We're a goal down. It wasn't deserved but it summed up the season. Second half remained one way traffic, but their keeper hadn't been tested. We should have brought on pace earlier. JCH kept falling over and ended up being booked for a dive when Latics hoped a penalty would be given - he's a big unit and should be shrugging opponents away, not falling over. As Prozac tweeted about inevitable defeat I commented about the need to shoot. We'd pinged it about the middle of the park nicely. Spread it wide well. But the shortage of crosses and shots in the second period was lamentable, despite almost total domination of possession. Then JCH fell over, Dayton picked the loose ball up and drifted into the area to unleash a low shot that left their keeper rooted to the spot. A decent finish. A deserved point that should have been more. But players have got to do more to turn possession in to chances and win these games. That said, the defence needs sorting. Fix it and we win these games 1-0. They had nothing to do all afternoon and still managed to concede. A lot of positives from the game. But it does rather reflect on the whole season. We got a point. We should have had three. Should he continue playing Rooney ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millibob Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Should he continue playing Rooney ? No! Lazy, Wins nothing in the air and can't turn with the ball. Only a personal opinion, but I think I am correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petelatics Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 If LJ is talking about acquiring someone on loan it should be striker - who can shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC0AFC Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 If LJ is talking about acquiring someone on loan it should be striker - who can shoot.strange one that because loan moves are usually either young players trying to make their way in the game or discarded second/third choice players from the league above... out of them options theirs never usually a proven goalscorer (so then we're left with ANOTHER striking option for LJ to decide who to play with?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Another Jemaine Defoe would do nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GravityGrave Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 If we are guna stick with Philly on the right for the foreseeable it wouldn't harm us to bring in another striker whilst Charlie mac is injured . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Sorry but I don't go for this 'play for a point', what's the point of playing if it's not a must win? I'll settle for the point after coming from behind though. I didn't say anything about playing for a point. I said it's a good point at Bristol City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Should he continue playing Rooney ? No. It's not so much that he doesn't contribute, but that he doesn't have the yard of pace to split a defence often enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 No. It's not so much that he doesn't contribute, but that he doesn't have the yard of pace to split a defence often enough. I agree. I know Rooney has his fans on here but he is struggling for goals and we need someone in with confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 I agree. I know Rooney has his fans on here but he is struggling for goals and we need someone in with confidence. Struggling for goals, he's our top scorer and is on course to score more goals in a season than anyone last season.He isn't going to score every game but he is very good at defending from the front, a important part of our game-plan, especially when we play well, that often goes unnoticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC0AFC Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 isn't rooney our top goalscorer???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 (edited) He's bang average but will probably bag 15 league goals. For that reason alone he's worth a gig. Edited November 2, 2013 by welshgaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Struggling for goals, he's our top scorer and is on course to score more goals in a season than anyone last season. He isn't going to score every game but he is very good at defending from the front, a important part of our game-plan, especially when we play well, that often goes unnoticed. His goal on Tuesday was his first goal for some time from open play, in the League (Port Vale in August IIRC). I never mentioned anyone from last season, because goal scoring last season was a very big problem and until Smith came good with a run of games we were down. We need our main striker to score more than 1 in 4 or 5 right now, with the chances we are creating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshgaz Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Or more players chip in..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancy lad Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 :censored:ing hell, here we go... The cavalry have arrived. I wasn't really slating him, I think our style of play doesn't suit if I'm honest. We do lump it up to him. Matt Smith would cause havoc. Jesus wept... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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