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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 24, 2020 9:34:43 GMT
Crikey Chip, some journey but should you be travelling to Scotland with all the restrictions? I’m sure it’ll be worth it when you get there though, I absolutely love the Highlands and Islands. Have a safe journey and hopefully the boys will do the job today to make that journey feel even better. Maybe you can either celebrate or commiserate with a drop of the old scotch?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2020 11:54:54 GMT
Chip, how come you're going up there? They've got big fella's in skirts and they throw telegraph poles around for fun. Not to mention these fellas are all 'ginger's'.
Put on yer best Scots accent, if wee Krankie catches you up there she'll throw you in with the aforementioned ginger fellas in skirts. I'm sure they like Sassenach with their porridge!!!
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Post by realtrottersforever on Oct 24, 2020 13:41:49 GMT
SIGH !!!!!!! not unexpected with him. we've come to expect it. if he didn't do it at Barrow, why do it now. Gnahoua impressed last time out. you're dropped.
Baptiste at fault for 1 & half goals.. you can stay in. Brocky awkward on left side. you stay too. subs..... what do we need 2 lwb's for. 2 cb's again. hopeless.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2020 13:52:37 GMT
There's no understanding the way he picks the team rtf, perhaps it's what he sees in training. Anyway, I'm logged in to the game on ifollow, so here's hoping, even though I've backed Cambridge.
You have sound whites?
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Post by realtrottersforever on Oct 24, 2020 13:55:33 GMT
So am I wots, didn't buy the Barrow game, thought I would buy this one, we'll see how it goes.
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 24, 2020 14:55:54 GMT
There's no understanding the way he picks the team rtf, perhaps it's what he sees in training. Anyway, I'm logged in to the game on ifollow, so here's hoping, even though I've backed Cambridge. You have sound whites? Hi wots, still no sound and now no pictures either on my PC so given up and gone back to mi iPad. Think the boys have been very good first half and unlucky not to be in front, ball just didn’t run for us. Very pleased with the work rate, never let Cambridge settle on the ball or get their game going so if they continue like that in the second half we could well win this and somebody might have to speak to their Woolies manager?? 😉
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Post by realtrottersforever on Oct 24, 2020 14:58:17 GMT
There's no understanding the way he picks the team rtf, perhaps it's what he sees in training. Anyway, I'm logged in to the game on ifollow, so here's hoping, even though I've backed Cambridge. You have sound whites? Hi wots, still no sound and now no pictures either on my PC so given up and gone back to mi iPad. Think the boys have been very good first half and unlucky not to be in front, ball just didn’t run for us. Very pleased with the work rate, never let Cambridge settle on the ball or get their game going so if they continue like that in the second half we could well win this and somebody might have to speak to their Woolies manager?? 😉 no sound again. blimey Whites...treat yourself lad, ditch that Amstrad and buy a modern PC
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2020 15:05:56 GMT
Hi wots, still no sound and now no pictures either on my PC so given up and gone back to mi iPad. Think the boys have been very good first half and unlucky not to be in front, ball just didn’t run for us. Very pleased with the work rate, never let Cambridge settle on the ball or get their game going so if they continue like that in the second half we could well win this and somebody might have to speak to their Woolies manager?? 😉 no sound again. blimey Whites...treat yourself lad, ditch that Amstrad and buy a modern PC lmao. Brill!!! This game's there for the taking, for either side. One goal to sort it. Am I missing something here. It's just gone half time on ifollow and Marc Iles has got 2nd half underway... the feed didn't come here until about 10 past the hour. Now the fellow is reading out the half times... Definitely something amiss. Marc Iles has the game underway in the second half and I'm on half time here. Maybe I'd better upgrade to an Amstrad!!!
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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 24, 2020 15:32:06 GMT
Oooops
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Post by realtrottersforever on Oct 24, 2020 15:33:25 GMT
Crellin absolutely appalling, has anyone actually seen him catch a ball??? Just rank bad keeping and he should never pull on the GK shirt again....send him back to Fleetwood.
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Post by davidm on Oct 24, 2020 16:01:08 GMT
wots!!
You would be heading to Woolies window but for our keeper
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Post by davidm on Oct 24, 2020 16:19:27 GMT
A much better performance which would have got my win prediction right but for wretched goalkeeping. I just don’t think we can continue scaring the life out of everyone when the ball is in the air in the box.
We should have won that match.
We didn't because we don’t create enough chances that our domination deserves and, of course, there is always an error waiting in defence.
We had most of the play except for a 15 minute spell after Brockbank’s disallowed goal when we struggled and eventually conceded.
But credit to the side, we fought back and Sarcevic deservedly equalised.
On to Tuesday against Bradford. I hope Doyle is not out for a while and I somehow hope that we can sign an experienced keeper
Marks:-
Crellin - 3 Oh dear. We cannot continue giving Fleetwood’s keeper experience while we just concede ridiculous goals
Kioso - 6 Not as dynamic as first 2 games but still pretty good
Brockbank - 6 Should have stayed onside for his “goal” but a decent performance
Baptiste - 6 Much better than at Barrow but too many passes launched out of play
Santos - 8 Dominated the league’s top scorer
Delaney - 7 Would have been an 8 but for conceding too many unnecessary fouls
Tutte - 8 Very good – held central midfield well and let Sarcevic and Crawford attack more
Sarcevic - 8 Much much better – like the player we expected
Crawford - 6 Also better but apart from the pass to Sarcevic for the goal, most of work on the ball failed. Knocked off the ball very easily
Delfouneso - 7 Worked really hard and looked dangerous
Doyle - 5 Injured but up until then still struggling a bit
Gordon
Gnahoua
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Post by realtrottersforever on Oct 24, 2020 16:20:36 GMT
well, got my prediction right 1-1. and collected on my bet "Cambridge or draw" . cashed out straight away. just as well as we might have even nicked it. too bad the bet wasn't for the 1-1 itself. amazingly if it wasn't for the stupid last min breakaway goal vs Oldham, we'd be UNBEATEN in October. ( beat harrogate, drew grimsby, draw barrow, and now this draw. not that Oct is over yet..2 more games! ). signs that the bad form is at least bottoming out to some extent. probably most steady & controlled performance we've seen. up to 75 mins..still no shots on target, but at least we had the odd shot narrowly wide & threats. I did think Cambridge were a bit poor. no wonder the bookies haven't got them as in their top 6 to go up, despite starting the game in top position. could hardly string 2 passes together in 1st 20 minutes. that was only 50% down to us. we started a lot better than usual. will he have the guts to deal with the Crellin issue or will he just keep kicking the can down the road & keep risking him. ? I predict the latter. could the defenders have helped Crellin more. both Santos and Delaney ducked to let Crellin get it. fair enough , but no one actually went behind him to cover the goal line. can't believe Darcy didn't come on yet again.
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Post by andyl on Oct 24, 2020 16:23:10 GMT
A cautious and pragmatic selection and far less emphasis on pretty pretty sideways passing and risk in defence. Good if the tactics were Parkylike in those conditions with that wind it was a good call. I had queried the choice of Brockbank on Tuesday in the left role but the reasoning was more obvious today as both he and Kioso were natural outlets fro the wider ball and both pretty much bottled up their flanks whilst on the field.
It occurred to me worryingly that we were rather the better side, this against the top team. I'm not a great Delfouneso fan and he can't head for toffee. He probably should have won the game at the death were he able to shoot too, but running from midfield on several occasions he did really well and was the principal architect of most of our forward movement. Doyle had less pressure on him and I rather fancied him for a goal as the play went on until he went off presumably injured or ill.
Sarcevic deserves a paragraph to himself. He was the class act on the field, calm and measured and always in the right place whether in defence or attack. he was involved in several delightful moves, set up a good chance with a back flick and fired narrowly wide in the first half. had he not hit it so well Brockbank would have converted on the far post. As it was he came very close. I noted a twitter comment after Tuesday to the effect that we would grow to like him. Today settled that for me. Whilst I can see why he has never progressed to a top team at this level he was imperious and that little bit fitter than in his early appearances he was in control today. It came amost as a surpise when he scuffed wide
So we arrived at half time untroubled. The defence had looked sound and their lauded top scorer didn't get a kick. Throughout the game Santos and Delaney dominated
It was strange really that Gnouaha had been omitted and he rapidly proved so much better than Doyle in general play. I thought his touches and hold up play were excellent and as time went on he even won a few headers. No end product will probably leave him behind Doyle but on this showing he rather needs a place.
On a day of pragmatism, positives and progress it's maybe churlish to highlight negatives and one was so obvious and expected that it doesn't deserve description, wind or no wind- I said all I had to say on Tuesday. Evatt and Phoenix take the recruitment blame not the onfield culprit and after Tuesday there was no argument for retention just as there is no argument for lack of cover on the bench. It's just a stupid and unnecessary risk and Evatt should be ordered not to repeat it, If unbeknown to me one of the unused subs had keeping skills then he should,have come on to spare further embarrassment.
I'm also fast losing patience with Crawford, lightweight and unfit he made little of anything today. Goodness knows why he didn't score the first time easy chance and back-heeled to Sarcevic who I admired for the cool pass to Brockbank. Shame that was offside because much good, save for Crawford had preceded. I think Darcy should replace Crawford and make him compete for his place. There's no doubt that he can hit a good pass and a free kick but his percentage success is woeful. Fortunately he did play a part in the equaliser- taht was about it today. Not good enough.
And the sooner we can replace Baptiste the better. His control today was poor. he made clumsy challenges to conceded dangerous free kicks and too often fed the ball by his keeper looked like a rabbit in headlights. I just don't see his credentials to play. I suppose he was quite rugged and not bested too much and maybe that was the order of the day.
I imagine Comley was rested but it could be Evatt had decided against the lauded passing and possession game and if so as I offered at the outset today at this level a bit of Parkyesque solidity and safety first was not a bad thing.
We were the better team today and deserved to win
Crellin 0 Baptiste 4 Santos 7 Delaney 7 Kioso 7 Brockbank 7 Crawford 3 Sarcevic 8 Delfouneso 7 Doyle 5 Gnahoua 7 Tutte 6
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Post by OohMac on Oct 24, 2020 16:59:33 GMT
Thats 3 away unbeaten now. Two of those where we were probably underdogs against teams who have made fast starts. And one very odd game.
I know IE selections seem odd. But there are a lot of games and if Darcy is to start i'd prefer it on the plush turf of the Unibol rather than a wet, wild and windy game like today.
Crellin and Baptiste getting pelters but Santos and Sarce were having it bad 3 weeks ago and they could drink for free in Bolton all night- if it were allowed.
I dont understand the subs bench. 2 left backs. 2 centre backs- that can play left back. Who's left back? A right back but who can play centre back. Who's at centre back? Old Father Time. And no sub keeper!
Genuine question can Riley actually play for the first team? Has he been registered?
Against Harrogate i thought it was go time. Today i'm equally as pleased because think its a good result but wont get giddy off it. Players will know they need to go again and again. Be a shame if Doyle is out, especially with Bradford coming but might just make others step up.
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