BP1960 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Burgess did fine today, the 3 centre backs formation suits him and he covered the left flank well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super_blue Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Burgess did fine today, the 3 centre backs formation suits him and he covered the left flank well. Yeh agree that formation seems to work for us. Thought Wilson was solid in the 3 as usual as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flemboy Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Much better performance.Actually kept awake for a full game!!!!! We need to perform like that more often but still no goals but not through a lack of effort this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Yeh agree that formation seems to work for us. Thought Wilson was solid in the 3 as usual as well. He was solid as was Clarke, needed more from McLaughlin at wing back though. Croft didn't fade today and showed he can play 90 minutes. How did Ladapo miss those chances? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddogs Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Didn't even realise McLaughlin was playing till 2nd half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Didn't even realise McLaughlin was playing till 2nd half Something wrong with him, lacks umpth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowenicki Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Decent. Very unlucky. Onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Since he switched him to the left it's killed his game, did better on the right second half but gives the impression he wants to cruise through games, we're still desperate for a left full/wing back, if we brought three decent players in we'd be competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I would try Dummington as the wing back instead of McLaughlin, I would keep Fane and Oseu in the team as they will get better with more games. We are still going down but at least they showed some fight, also well played to their goalie, 2 outstanding saves won them a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_latics Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Robbo must be fuming. 4 really good chances (Ladapo x 2, Mckay and Winch) to win that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitygoo Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 That mckay did well when on... Shows some good touches. Osei was good today... Really put himself about Fane pushed us forward which he did early season and then stopped Back 3 all playes well.. Ripley too. Croft clearly trimmed down and playing for a new contract... Can he do it for half a season consistently? Really feel for robbo tonight, we did what we have all been waiting for and had a go. Very unlucky not to have 3 pointa and he must be wondering what he's done wrong in a previous life. Still not convinced hes the man for us but showed passion today on the touchline. Really cant decide whether we give him the benefit and let him bring in some players or run the risk of bringimg in a new manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 First time I can say we've come away from a game unlucky. Couple of tremendous saves and a couple of poor finishes from these dreaded strikers away from beating a terrible Port Vale side. Players came with urgency today. Osei was superb - their #24 probably hasn't been harried like that in donkeys, and it created chances - Fane decided he was gonna run for ten yards before every pass, which caused problems for Vale. Banks was bad, Croft average, Mclaughlin and Flynn poor, but we just looked livelier than I've seen them before. Won the ball high and looked a unit, without the quality all the time. That's the kind of performance that'll keep us up if we can add a few. Why can't we play with that energy every week? It's the bear minimum we should be expecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magister Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 Deserved to win ....but drew 0-0. .....and Port Vale were by some distance the worse team to come here this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byrnes boots Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 How did anthony grant get away with so many fouls before he got booked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nonaenever Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 We deserved to win - I genuinely feel a bit sorry for the manager today - I don't know how we didn't score. Nice to see Fane making those surges forward again, just like he did early season. He's a nightmare to tackle because of his giraffe like legs - not the most elegant for sure - but him just piling forward with the ball scares them to pieces and creates stuff. Best forward display we've seen at home in the league from Osei. He actually puts himself about a bit physically - gives defenders something to worry about - well done lad. Waste of time playing McLaughlin on the left; he was clearly uncomfortable trying to take people on down the left wing; their defenders knew it too - so correct to switch him to the right second half. Looked comfortable at the back - Clarke was really fired up about something and was immense - Burgess and Wilson v good too. On the down side, I can now see that Ladapo isn't up to it (hung on to the hope he was) and thought Winny was pretty ineffective when he came on - have no idea how he missed that one - the keeper should never have been allowed to make that save in reality. Overall though much, much better - why has it taken so long for some urgency to come into our game? A little lady luck and/or calm finishing and it would have been at least 2-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Valentine Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 12 days until our next game v Gillingham. Get the lads on the training ground, watch a few videos of them play and suss out who their danger players are and we'll be ok - just like we did pre Lincoln...oh hang on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Mansfield next week first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Valentine Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Oh yes how could I forget about our cup final Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobOAFC Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 We played better and should have won it but Port Vale were awful. They still easily cut through us on the few times they came forward. Once again it was another Oldham nil. I can't see anyone else coming to BP and being as worse as Vale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) 17-2 on skybet for a 0-0 draw I'm very temptedThe most dissapointing thing about today was forgetting to do this. Great effort today but very very little quality. The part that summoned up our season was in the second half, that moment where Fane had the ball in the middle of the pitch all he had to do was execute a fairly straightforward ball and Osei was in and he over hit it and it went straight through to the keeper. It's not a lack of effort it's a lack of composure. Port Vale were crap and we still couldn't score past them. That is sending us down 2 strikers 2 midfielders still needed minimum. Edited January 2, 2017 by GlossopLatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Port Vale definitely had some raffle winners in their side. They were absolutely garbage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 The most dissapointing thing about today was forgetting to do this. Great effort today but very very little quality. The part that summoned up our season was in the second half, that moment where Fane had the ball in the middle of the pitch all he had to do was execute a fairly straightforward ball and Osei was in and he over hit it and it went straight through to the keeper. It's not a lack of effort it's a lack of composure. Port Vale were crap and we still couldn't score past them. That is sending us down 2 strikers 2 midfielders still needed minimum. Yep. I'm okay if the players aren't good enough - that's the Chairman's fault for our shambolic summer - what I do object to is the tepid way we've played for the majority of the season. I do feel like there has been a lack of effort which has of course been detrimental. Today was better. Add a little bit of quality in midfield and a striker or two and we'll win. The Fane misplaced pass was poor but he'd given us enough over the course of the game - we all know his faults and strengths. Ladapo's misses were the criminal bits. Woeful to not challenge the keeper with the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Oh yeah, how did Croft get man of the match? He was bog standard. It was obviously Osei, and it seems counter-productive to not award him it given he'll be looking for confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobOAFC Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Oh yeah, how did Croft get man of the match? He was bog standard. It was obviously Osei, and it seems counter-productive to not award him it given he'll be looking for confidence. Osei was excellent today, shame the chances Ladapo had didn't fall for him today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Today reminded me of some of the earlier games this season. Disappointed not to score but I felt like I'd watched a performance I could take something from. With his limitations an aggressive Fane changes the balance in the team. Special Mention to Crofty for not dying after his 40 yard chase. Can't see how Banks starts before young Carl in a million years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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