TheBigDog Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 10 hours ago, League one forever said: My take. That first half was the worst I’ve seen us under Mellon, it was Unsworthesque. (Yes, it was that bad) We sat deep, bypassed the midfield, and had zero urgency or tempo. Everyone looked a yard of the pace. I sat there and thought - we are million miles away from challenging this season. Half time- and Mellon must have given them absolute bollocking- because literally everything they didn’t do first half- they did second half. We immediately started playing further up the pitch, we looked at it, and we suddenly had runners from midfield. Much better, and much to Yardy’s despair I’m singing EIEIEO on the way out. Here’s the rub. We have shown in patches how good they can be, but it only comes when the tempo and intensity is good. Playing that way should really be the minimum, and it really pisses me off how we start games. It’s a lack of professionalism- plain and simple. To many are sat in the comfort zone on relatively fat contracts thinking they just have to turn up. That mentality is nowhere near good enough to go up Today’s game is the perfect illustration of Mellon’s tenure so far, really encouraging in what we could be. . . but can only play at the intensity he wants in patches or for one or two games, before they fall off a cliff. Until he can mould that squad and mentality to what he wants were going to keep seeing these up and down performances. Final thought Awful day for the Sheronisgarbagelads. Top post The key difference between the two halves was down to the tempo of our play. i went with two mates and each of us summed up the first 45 in a single word: Pedestrian. Ponderous. Poor. The second half brought a great improvement - we pushed Lundstram and Sheron further forward and adopted a faster, more direct approach. Interesting to note that Stones was about to be subbed when he scored. The lad was running on fumes after 60 minutes but continued to work hard. Worryingly he had a large bag of ice strapped to his knee at the end of the game…hopefully just precautionary. One final comment: I had Latics to win 3-1 with Coral (18-1) but cashed out on 86 minutes as I was convinced we’d score a fourth… 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1onheartNew Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 14 minutes ago, Summerdeep said: I hadn't realized that Solihull were managed by Henry VIII before I saw this video: Oh, heads will roll... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1onheartNew Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, TheBigDog said: One final comment: I had Latics to win 3-1 with Coral (18-1) but cashed out on 86 minutes as I was convinced we’d score a fourth… Well done! Almost famous. Almost Nostradamus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonboy Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 15 minutes ago, TheBigDog said: Top post The key difference between the two halves was down to the tempo of our play. i went with two mates and each of us summed up the first 45 in a single word: Pedestrian. Ponderous. Poor. The second half brought a great improvement - we pushed Lundstram and Sheron further forward and adopted a faster, more direct approach. Interesting to note that Stones was about to be subbed when he scored. The lad was running on fumes after 60 minutes but continued to work hard. Worryingly he had a large bag of ice strapped to his knee at the end of the game…hopefully just precautionary. One final comment: I had Latics to win 3-1 with Coral (18-1) but cashed out on 86 minutes as I was convinced we’d score a fourth… Nice cash out! I saw a stat 3 weeks ago that we would be 15th if all our games finished at 60 mins... I'd say nothings improved since then. MM just needs to find a way to get us going from the off. I'm baffled at the pace we start most games.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1onheartNew Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 20 minutes ago, Monty Burns said: l fancy an eighth You just like VI and her two mates... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1onheartNew Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, Londonboy said: Nice cash out! I saw a stat 3 weeks ago that we would be 15th if all our games finished at 60 mins... I'd say nothings improved since then. MM just needs to find a way to get us going from the off. I'm baffled at the pace we start most games.... Right boys, loosen up and a few star jumps for the first hour then give it a go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 22 minutes ago, TheBigDog said: Top post The key difference between the two halves was down to the tempo of our play. i went with two mates and each of us summed up the first 45 in a single word: Pedestrian. Ponderous. Poor. The second half brought a great improvement - we pushed Lundstram and Sheron further forward and adopted a faster, more direct approach. Interesting to note that Stones was about to be subbed when he scored. The lad was running on fumes after 60 minutes but continued to work hard. Worryingly he had a large bag of ice strapped to his knee at the end of the game…hopefully just precautionary. One final comment: I had Latics to win 3-1 with Coral (18-1) but cashed out on 86 minutes as I was convinced we’d score a fourth… Got to love a cash out that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfluff1985 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Sheron and Lundstram get pelters from a few about not passing forwards and going sideways and backwards. Maybe that's because of piss poor movement in front of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Next week’s such a big carrot to win now. Four sides in the top seven play each other and if we win our match against 6th placed Gateshead, we’d move level on points with them and even possibly into a play-off position should Aldershot lose. A very Laticsy proposition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said: Next week’s such a big carrot to win now. Four sides in the top seven play each other and if we win our match against 6th placed Gateshead, we’d move level on points with them and even possibly into a play-off position should Aldershot lose. A very Laticsy proposition. It's all building up to an away win. It's the hope that kills you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said: Next week’s such a big carrot to win now. Four sides in the top seven play each other and if we win our match against 6th placed Gateshead, we’d move level on points with them and even possibly into a play-off position should Aldershot lose. A very Laticsy proposition. Rochdale play Halifax so we'd need them to draw and us to batter Gateshead. No more getting ahead of myself, undoubted talent in this side but they have consistently failed to deliver whenever we engineer a decent position for ourselves. Hopefully this is the time it changes because if this is finally the year we have a good Christmas... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 3 hours ago, L1onheartNew said: Oh, heads will roll... Some will be axed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 16 minutes ago, jsslatic said: Rochdale play Halifax so we'd need them to draw and us to batter Gateshead. No more getting ahead of myself, undoubted talent in this side but they have consistently failed to deliver whenever we engineer a decent position for ourselves. Hopefully this is the time it changes because if this is finally the year we have a good Christmas... I refuse to have any expectations at this time of year, bah humbug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Branston Pickle Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 If we were only allowed to play sides in the top 7 away from home we'd absolutely coast the league. Reminds me of the Kewell season a bit. Mellon's big task is getting these players to be able to break down well organised teams at home. If they can't do that these kind of results are in vain unfortunately. Saturday is a good opportunity as Gateshead will come to attack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonboy Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Solihull yesterday almost played like an away team I thought. They probably knew that we struggle to break down sides that sit back due our lack of width, and were quite happy for us to have the ball and pass it around without doing much with it . Not sure how Gateshead will approach next Saturday. I'd be happy if they came at us a bit like Barnet did... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Summerdeep said: I hadn't realized that Solihull were managed by Henry VIII before I saw this video: Wow he's fuming! So fuming infact that a defeat next week will see him complain about too many snakes and that it's just him and the kids from now on. Edited December 17, 2023 by GlossopLatic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 7 minutes ago, Guy Branston Pickle said: If we were only allowed to play sides in the top 7 away from home we'd absolutely coast the league. Reminds me of the Kewell season a bit. Mellon's big task is getting these players to be able to break down well organised teams at home. If they can't do that these kind of results are in vain unfortunately. Saturday is a good opportunity as Gateshead will come to attack Gateshead are a passing/possession team, Ebsfleet did a number on us playing this way as did Mickleover to an extent, we need to get players in there faces to disrupt this. MM has to make sure we're on it from the get go or it will be a familiar story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemel latic Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Will Kitch be suspended after yesterday's fifth booking? Where's Dickenson, injured or surplus to requirements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfluff1985 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 9 minutes ago, Hemel latic said: Will Kitch be suspended after yesterday's fifth booking? Where's Dickenson, injured or surplus to requirements? I'm annoyed about that yellow. As far as I could tell ref hadn't blown and ball slightly out. Got every right to hoof it. Play to the whistle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 1 hour ago, mcfluff1985 said: I'm annoyed about that yellow. As far as I could tell ref hadn't blown and ball slightly out. Got every right to hoof it. Play to the whistle Yeah, surprised no one mentioned this sooner. Disgraceful decision, and MM was rightly furious at it too. Big loss if indeed Kitch is banned, which I believe he will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemoor Lad Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 3 hours ago, disjointed said: Gateshead are a passing/possession team, Ebsfleet did a number on us playing this way as did Mickleover to an extent, we need to get players in there faces to disrupt this. MM has to make sure we're on it from the get go or it will be a familiar story. Gateshead are very good away and we're poor at home, We could be trading places with them soon if we can get that all important win here but I'm not overly convinced after yesterday, they ofcourse lost at home and will also be wanting to put that right. Need to make it as uncomfortable as we can and turn them over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythemostimportantkick Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Where and when can I see the highlights/goals ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 12 minutes ago, Littlemoor Lad said: Gateshead are very good away and we're poor at home, We could be trading places with them soon if we can get that all important win here but I'm not overly convinced after yesterday, they ofcourse lost at home and will also be wanting to put that right. Need to make it as uncomfortable as we can and turn them over Should have beat them at theirs, we played the extra man in midfield that day and at an high intensity throughout only for them to peg us back for a fortuitous draw. I'm sure if we get after them we'll cause them problems, stand around like we did at home to Mickleover and we'll get dicked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 12 minutes ago, simplythemostimportantkick said: Where and when can I see the highlights/goals ? I always watch on you tube on a Monday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 25 minutes ago, simplythemostimportantkick said: Where and when can I see the highlights/goals ? 12 minutes ago, disjointed said: I always watch on you tube on a Monday. OAFC on Twitter - Steve Rippin on Twitter - Highlights program on TNT Sports, tomorrow 7:00 am. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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