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Post by thekraken on May 6, 2016 10:27:47 GMT
I'm going to this one to witness the last rites...For one reason or another it'll only be the second live game I'll have seen this season - lucky me - but I'm very interested to see the young players. There were very impressive on TV last week but it's always different when you see a player live. Temperatures promise to be in the mid-20s down here so I'm not expecting to see much of a game but you never know.
Just finished reading ' Who put the ball in the Munich net?' which brought back some happy and not so happy (stolen wallet in Madrid) memories. Hard to take it that Athletico and Bayern, who we beat and drew with, have just played a Champion's League semi-final this week as we plummet into League 1.
New manager needs sorting out urgently. As the days go by I'm getting more and more of a mind to let Jimmy and Reidy carry on. |
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Post by one2many on May 6, 2016 12:09:31 GMT
Sorry to be pedantic but it is Atletico and not Athletico. We played the team from Madrid and not the Athletic from Bilbao. :-)
On that subject, Bilbao only selects players born within their region, similar to how Yorkshire cricket club used to operate. How many players in our team tomorrow will be lancastrians (or Greater Mancunians if you prefer). Might instill some pride in pulling on the shirt and get rid of the mercenaries. Just a thought.....
The Fulham match result...? no idea, let's go for a strange bitter sweet 1-3 victory for us leaving us wondering what might have been had we changed manager 4 months previously.
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Post by OohMac on May 6, 2016 13:52:45 GMT
Fulham have been hugely disappointing and may be following us when the parachute payments fail but they always have goals in them. Any team that attacks is tend to win, hence our no away wins this season. At home we sneak a draw or even snatch a win against teams that seems happy to absorb and take a point.
4-1. As per usual at the cottage
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Post by riochforthereebok on May 7, 2016 13:03:39 GMT
WOW
After 70 minutes, Fulham have 68% possession, 22 shots to our 4, 12 corners to our none and its still nil nil
Yes, clean sheets can get you a point at the very least but I'm not sure I want JP & PR to bore me to death with non attacking, non attractive football
Yawwwwn
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Post by OohMac on May 7, 2016 13:08:54 GMT
True but a few weeks ago I remember someone saying on here that "You start the game with a point first and foremost don't chuck it away" not great. Especially when you think Fulham are 4th worst in this team.
But getting that defensive shape back is key.
This however is how Dougie tried to educate us!
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Post by OohMac on May 7, 2016 13:10:11 GMT
Just as my comment gets accepted its 1-0 Fulham
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Post by riochforthereebok on May 7, 2016 13:11:02 GMT
True but a few weeks ago I remember someone saying on here that "You start the game with a point first and foremost don't chuck it away" not great. Especially when you think Fulham are 4th worst in this team. But getting that defensive shape back is key. This however is how Dougie tried to educate us! I know Oom And there it is 1-0 No surprise given that amount of possession |
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Post by thekraken on May 7, 2016 16:10:25 GMT
Woeful stuff. A few steps backwards after last week's promising display. Amos stopped them getting a cricket score especially a world class double save at the death. His performance and some poor finishing by their forwards saved us from a Bristol City style drubbing.
Having said that the defence was the best part of the team. We had so little possession, and when we did get the ball we had so little to offer in midfield and attack that the defence was soon under pressure again and a Fulham goal was inevitable.
Amos - faultless. Wilson, was ok, battled away, will be ok in Div 1. Wheater was steady as was Osede. Garratt, caught out in possession now and again but has promise at this level, Threlkheld started in front of the back four. Gets stuck in and could do well in that position in Div 1, Danns and Davies showed nothing. I've never seen Davies have a good game. Pratley. The best of midfield in that he got some good tackles in but also missed a few. Heskey and Clough got no change out of Fulham's big centre halves. Subs. have no idea what Woolery and Newell are like as they barely touched the ball. Dobbie likewise.
The fans were great. A big turnout and lots of cheering and chanting, beach balls and balloons.
There will obviously be big changes in the summer which is just as well as that side has no chance of challenging for promotion. Sad that I didn't get to see Holding and probably never will now in a Bolton shirt but if we can get the big money for him that's being touted that will put the club on an even keel. There should also be enough left to build a successful side as long as the new manager can spend it wisely. We are due a good manager this time. Let's hope that Deano and Anderson can get it right.
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Post by megsontilidie on May 7, 2016 19:59:02 GMT
poor stuff. 8 shots on target to them. big fat 0 for us. Mark Davies ends the season without scoring a league goal for us.
from what i heard on Tower fm, Wheater and Amos sounded our best performers.
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