MotM - Woking (a) - 14/09/24

[Stevie_J]

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[deckyd]

Raglan, didn't put a foot wrong all game, different class this season.

[Monty Burns]

Fondopophobia is rife on here

[yarddog73]

31 minutes ago, Monty Burns said:

Fondopophobia is rife on here

Well I watched the game and other than his goal he had a very average game, plenty had good games yesterday his was just about acceptable, he worked hard but was poor with some of the real basics you'd expect out of a player leading the line. He wasn't bad but everyone raised their game a notch yesterday.

[LightDN123]

Raglan is a very good player. He looks absolutely solid. 

[Bobledgersheart]

Obviously haven't voted as I wasn't a viewer but it's nice to see 7 players in contention which signals the kind of team performance needed to climb the table.

[yarddog73]

1 hour ago, LightDN123 said:

Raglan is a very good player. He looks absolutely solid. 

Agreed, I commented in pre season on how good he looked and he's kept that going in to the season, looks assured in the centre of the three and is probably our most consistent player, only criticism I have of him is his lack of goals, he really should be bagging 3 - 5 this season given he's up there for set pieces and really should have attacked the ball with a bit more venom yesterday when he headed off target. 

[LightDN123]

1 hour ago, yarddog73 said:

Agreed, I commented in pre season on how good he looked and he's kept that going in to the season, looks assured in the centre of the three and is probably our most consistent player, only criticism I have of him is his lack of goals, he really should be bagging 3 - 5 this season given he's up there for set pieces and really should have attacked the ball with a bit more venom yesterday when he headed off target. 

Yeah he has missed a few chances, even last season he missed a few which he should have scored from. 
 

We look so much more dangerous from set plays this season, including the long throw (3 goals already from these), which is a significant help in this division. 

[Monty Burns]

3 hours ago, yarddog73 said:

Well I watched the game and other than his goal he had a very average game, plenty had good games yesterday his was just about acceptable, he worked hard but was poor with some of the real basics you'd expect out of a player leading the line. He wasn't bad but everyone raised their game a notch yesterday.

played a good part in the opening goal, worked his bollocks off and sealed the game when it looked like a Typical Latics moment was upon us

[TheBigDog]

3 hours ago, yarddog73 said:

Well I watched the game and other than his goal he had a very average game, plenty had good games yesterday his was just about acceptable, he worked hard but was poor with some of the real basics you'd expect out of a player leading the line. He wasn't bad but everyone raised their game a notch yesterday.

He also played a huge part in our opening goal with his movement and then a sublime pass inside the defender for Kitch

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

12 hours ago, yarddog73 said:

Well I watched the game and other than his goal he had a very average game, plenty had good games yesterday his was just about acceptable, he worked hard but was poor with some of the real basics you'd expect out of a player leading the line. He wasn't bad but everyone raised their game a notch yesterday.

Are we ignoring the excellent hold up work before slipping the ball to Kitching for our opener then?

 

I’m not big Mike’s biggest fan on here by any stretch, but he played a big part in our win. He was far better than “just acceptable”. 

[JoeP]

13 hours ago, Monty Burns said:

Fondopophobia is rife on here

 

It's everywhere.

 

Scoring 1 in 3 so far, which is on course for 15 for the season.

[oldham57]

Crowd was 2373.....anyone know how many from Oldham?

[JoeP]

8 minutes ago, oldham57 said:

Crowd was 2373.....anyone know how many from Oldham?

 

271

[LightDN123]

On 9/15/2024 at 9:32 PM, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

Are we ignoring the excellent hold up work before slipping the ball to Kitching for our opener then?

 

I’m not big Mike’s biggest fan on here by any stretch, but he played a big part in our win. He was far better than “just acceptable”. 

Mikey had one of his better games on Saturday, to be fair to the lad. 

Edited September 16, 2024 by LightDN123

[L1onheartNew]

Lundstram looks a different player.

 

He is getting consistently better as well.

[Lags]

15 minutes ago, L1onheartNew said:

Lundstram looks a different player.

 

He is getting consistently better as well.

 

The game before last he was getting pelters from every quarter and rightly so. 

[Bobledgersheart]

He just seems to lack confidence, turning backwards instead of driving forward ( not an isolated case in our midfield ) so hopefully pushing him into an advanced position and scoring on Saturday may give him a boost!  

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

3 hours ago, Bobledgersheart said:

He just seems to lack confidence, turning backwards instead of driving forward ( not an isolated case in our midfield ) so hopefully pushing him into an advanced position and scoring on Saturday may give him a boost!  

 

He's come through the Crewe Alex system which are big on neat, possession-based football. One of his strongest attributes is he doesn't tend to get dispossessed much, but this does mean he often turns inside or back towards goal to put himself between the ball. His control of it is pretty top notch (for our level, certainly). To be honest, it's a good attribute to have, but as has been identified, he needs to make his decision making much better and come out of that shell (i.e. be braver on the ball).

 

Have to remember that he's still a reasonably young lad and I'm sure part of his decision into coming to us was to play on a bigger stage and put more pressure on yourself. It's the only way you are really going to get better as a player.

 

Anyway, lot of time for him, me, especially because he was on our lads bowling lane at the Junior Latics Christmas party. Genuinely nice lad*

 

* Yes I know 'being nice' doesn't butter those parsnips but still.

[League one forever]

On 9/15/2024 at 9:32 PM, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

 

I’m not big Mike’s biggest fan on here by any stretch, but he played a big part in our win. He was far better than “just acceptable”

3 in 9 

 

At that rate he’ll finish on 15. . .

[Ackey]

30 minutes ago, League one forever said:

3 in 9 

 

At that rate he’ll finish on 15. . .

"...more than Norwood."

 

[Bobledgersheart]

59 minutes ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said:

 

He's come through the Crewe Alex system which are big on neat, possession-based football. One of his strongest attributes is he doesn't tend to get dispossessed much, but this does mean he often turns inside or back towards goal to put himself between the ball. His control of it is pretty top notch (for our level, certainly). To be honest, it's a good attribute to have, but as has been identified, he needs to make his decision making much better and come out of that shell (i.e. be braver on the ball).

 

Have to remember that he's still a reasonably young lad and I'm sure part of his decision into coming to us was to play on a bigger stage and put more pressure on yourself. It's the only way you are really going to get better as a player.

 

Anyway, lot of time for him, me, especially because he was on our lads bowling lane at the Junior Latics Christmas party. Genuinely nice lad*

 

* Yes I know 'being nice' doesn't butter those parsnips but still.

As my Mum used to say "It's nice to be important, but important to be nice !".

[League one forever]

1 hour ago, Ackey said:

"...more than Norwood."

 

Mmm. 
 

People will scoff at Mikey out scoring Nors this season. . .
 

But GN9 had a better MPG than JN last season. . .
 

Let’s see who wins the GPS award this season. 

Edited September 17, 2024 by League one forever

[Dave_Og]

2 hours ago, League one forever said:

3 in 9 

 

At that rate he’ll finish on 15. . .

Alex Reid over last 4 years - 37 in 107, all at this level.  So almost exactly a goal every three games.  Bonkers not to have used him when we were so short.  Don't suppose it matters now that Norwood and Garner are back, if they stay fit.  Big if.

[Bobledgersheart]

3 minutes ago, Dave_Og said:

Alex Reid over last 4 years - 37 in 107, all at this level.  So almost exactly a goal every three games.  Bonkers not to have used him when we were so short.  Don't suppose it matters now that Norwood and Garner are back, if they stay fit.  Big if.

Agree he shouldn't have been shut out completely but he's looked very poor when given the chance.