Crawley (H)

[oafc1955 1,059]

FFS...SOMEHOW, WE HAVE TO GET THESE TWATS OUT OF OUR CLUB!!

[L1onheartNew 736]

13 minutes ago, L1onheartNew said:

Georgie guaranteed to hit the crossbar in the fifth minute of injury time

 

Or decide to pass when it would be easier to put your foot on the ball  and choose your spot from six yards out

[Gary1906 391]

1 minute ago, Fervid said:

Feckin bottlejobs KEWELL OUT to fuck 

Whether Kewell is the right man or not i don’t know, but if Mo is recruiting - rather than Kewell - and the players are either not good enough, not tough enough, ‘bottle jobs’ - or a combination of all of those, I do wonder how much the manager can be blamed?

I notice that we had 14 shots compared to 6 for Crawley. I know that doesn’t tell the whole story but we had enough chances to win that game, or certainly draw it. Kewell can’t put the ball in the net for them.

[oafc 123 109]

27 minutes ago, Ritchierich said:

Looks like Southend will keep us off the bottom for now.... what the hell has happened to them? 

They are in serious financial difficulties and currently in an embargo.  

[oafc1955 1,059]

That will probably be us soon!

[kowenicki 748]

I doubt the season finishes without a bail out for the lower leagues. Likely to be cancelled. So well be reet.

[kowenicki 748]

1 minute ago, oafc1955 said:

That will probably be us soon!

likely to be a lot of clubs to be fair. 

[L1onheartNew 736]

2 minutes ago, L1onheartNew said:

 

Or decide to pass when it would be easier to put your foot on the ball  and choose your spot from six yards out

 

Having said that, I have seen him hit the crossbar multiple times from that range, someimes, closer. Probably played on his mind.

[astottie 523]

6 minutes ago, JoeP said:

 

Whelan wasn't it?

Yep. Controlled it perfectly.  Dragged it back onto his left foot, took the defender out of the picture, AND THEN SMASHED THE BLOODY THING WIDE!!

[mick26 151]

FFS 3 shots on target 3 effing goals - is Zeus back?

[League one forever 1,194]

Halifax away next year should be decent.  

[L1onheartNew 736]

Five Weihenstephaners in and my ensuing hangover has more appeal than Colchester

[astottie 523]

4 minutes ago, Gary1906 said:

Whether Kewell is the right man or not i don’t know, but if Mo is recruiting - rather than Kewell - and the players are either not good enough, not tough enough, ‘bottle jobs’ - or a combination of all of those, I do wonder how much the manager can be blamed?

I notice that we had 14 shots compared to 6 for Crawley. I know that doesn’t tell the whole story but we had enough chances to win that game, or certainly draw it. Kewell can’t put the ball in the net for them.

A big thing for me is the lack of experience. Individually some of them are looking promising but you cant have a team of mainly promising youths. There are not enough players with 200 games behind them who know what to do in every type of situation because they've been there before. 

[BP1960 3,092]

8 minutes ago, Gary1906 said:

Whether Kewell is the right man or not i don’t know, but if Mo is recruiting - rather than Kewell - and the players are either not good enough, not tough enough, ‘bottle jobs’ - or a combination of all of those, I do wonder how much the manager can be blamed?

I notice that we had 14 shots compared to 6 for Crawley. I know that doesn’t tell the whole story but we had enough chances to win that game, or certainly draw it. Kewell can’t put the ball in the net for them.

 

Too many bottlers is about right though.

[disjointed 2,204]

Anyone surprised? I haven't got the heart to be bothered by it. My interest may return once Abdallah and his cronies are gone. 

[Chris15Arm 187]

Second half was best I've seen us this season (not a high bar I know).

Lawler does not fill me with confidence at all. Badan, pierrgianni and jombati won everythin on floor and air. Hamer could have stopped their third 2 or 3 times. How hes attracted interest i do not know. Whelan class above but should have buried last min. Leeds kid came in to it and him and whelan ran that half. Fage came on and is improving every game, I wish his chance came on his right foot! Blackwood looks like he could b a player! Rowe and mcaleny didn't do much but did what strikers are supposed to do and score. Management terrible as even at 3-1 there was no change in system or style at all

[Worcester Owl 655]

29 minutes ago, GlossopLatic said:

 

Pretty sure we were bottom of the league 12 months ago after the defeat against Bradford.

Confirmed.

[BP1960 3,092]

12 minutes ago, astottie said:

Yep. Controlled it perfectly.  Dragged it back onto his left foot, took the defender out of the picture, AND THEN SMASHED THE BLOODY THING WIDE!!

 

Apart from that Whelan was excellent, by far the best of the recruits, would be even better in a good side.

I think we'd take Dino, Missilou, Sylla, Maouche  and Nepomucimo right now.

Edited September 26, 2020 by BP1960

[steveecky 27]

Here's my take on the season so far

Lawlor ok, as good as most in the division

Hamer good in the air but doesn't stop crosses , poor passer and crosser of the ball.

Jombati and Pidge - a reasonable combination win headers, Jombati surpisingly athletic

Borthwick Jackson safety first full back offers little going forward

Badan ok offers a bit more the CBJ going forward

DKD Lightweight and poor footballing intelligence

Whelan and McCalmont both very tidy but can they provide the spine in L2

Grant - so slow but can produce odd flashes

Rowe - decent shadow striker with a good eye but a bit one paced

McEleny may score a few but can't hold the ball up at all, needs a big fella up with him and that isn't what we have

Blackwood - nice cameo, we will see over time

Fage a trier, but not much more, could develop yet

 

Garrity - slow, Blackpool realised their mistake and found a mug to take him

 

Team as a whole - not much composure, everything done at a pace that outstrips their ability.

Kewell - serial failure, likely to fail again

 

[True Tic 125]

This club is literally dying. It’s like visiting an elderly relative in hospital who refuses to accept their fate and keeps rallying only to fall back into illness. Cheerful stuff

[L1onheartNew 736]

And when we win our next 43 games, all this will be forgotten about. Except hamer...

[L1onheartNew 736]

Just now, L1onheartNew said:

And when we win our next 43 games, all this will be forgotten about. Except hamer...

and Freddy Garrity

[Gary1906 391]

6 minutes ago, astottie said:

A big thing for me is the lack of experience. Individually some of them are looking promising but you cant have a team of mainly promising youths. There are not enough players with 200 games behind them who know what to do in every type of situation because they've been there before. 

I agree, we are definitely lacking an experienced midfielder. Someone who can lead by example, putting his foot into a tackle, and being able to pick out a pass. Surely there’s somebody out there somewhere!!

[BP1960 3,092]

4 minutes ago, Gary1906 said:

I agree, we are definitely lacking an experienced midfielder. Someone who can lead by example, putting his foot into a tackle, and being able to pick out a pass. Surely there’s somebody out there somewhere!!

 

McCann.

[Gary1906 391]

Just now, BP1960 said:

 

McCann.

Yep! I don’t remember him putting in too many crunching tackles but he can definitely pick a pass. I’d have him back for sure. Mind you I’d have made sure that he’d stayed at the end of last season!!