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Post by davidm on May 8, 2021 16:22:34 GMT
Well that was outstanding.
After 10 minutes of iffy play, trying to get a grip, we just dominate a decent team.
Good goals, good passing, loads of shots.
Sarcevic added to the attack so much.
In addition to the 4 goals, we had numerous shots. Doyle’s goal shouldn’t have been wiped out as their man played the ball to him.
We should have had a pen when Isgrove’s shirt was pulled plus the guy who did it was already on a yellow card.
It’s hard to say much else – it was awesome.
Marks:-
Gilks - 8 Nothing to do until the last minute. Looks really annoyed at conceding
Jones - 8 Some excellent runs down the right
John - 7 Not as forward as Jones but still very good
Santos - 8 Would have been 9 but for his part in their goal
Baptiste - 9 Brilliant
Williams - 8 Good – Just held Crawley off easily
Sarcevic - 10 Just outstanding. Played the no 10 role excellently
Thomason - 9 Very very good
Afolayan - 9 Played further forward and how it showed
Isgrove - 9 Took his goal very well
Doyle - 8 Good – How his first “goal” was disallowed I don’t know
Delfouneso - 7 OK
Elbopuzedi - 6
Gnahoua - 6
Miller - 6
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Post by davidm on May 8, 2021 16:37:41 GMT
Usually I would forecast 1-0 as it is our way but I have a confident feeling about tomorrow so 2-0 up at half time and coast to promotion! I must buy a lottery ticket
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2021 16:41:38 GMT
I told you all we would win so pissed off I missed it but I have recorded sky sports news from 3pm so I relive the day tonight with a bottle of red wine enjoy all we might arrange a meet first game of the season at home Ps 63 and David you knew all along onwards and upwards stay safe one and all COYWM
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Post by whitesince63 on May 8, 2021 17:46:35 GMT
Yes, unquestionably saved the best until the last. They looked confident from the first minute and once that second goal went in, it seemed to lift every one of the players and they began to play with a smile on their face instead of the worry of recent weeks. It doesn’t matter now about all the missed chances this season, the lads and IE have got the job done, so it’s move on to next season now, out of embargo and hopefully backed by increased investment, we can make the quality additions we need to challenge for promotion again next season. Both Wednesday and Rotherham relegated today so there’s two “home” games for me and a third at Donny and how I can’t wait to stuff them and ram their nasty words down their throat when we meet them. Well done also to all the posters on here for keeping positive and let’s hope you don’t all clear off on holiday and leave me here as the only poster until August? Take care one and all and for once we can all celebrate. Wots, did you find your way out of my greenhouse?? ;-))
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2021 18:04:29 GMT
Whites, the laptop fell on me after the first goal... I've missed the game an' all. Now I'm missing the celebrations, the door's all rusty and I can't get out... where's me celebratory wine...
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Post by riochforthereebok on May 8, 2021 19:00:22 GMT
Yes, unquestionably saved the best until the last. They looked confident from the first minute and once that second goal went in, it seemed to lift every one of the players and they began to play with a smile on their face instead of the worry of recent weeks. It doesn’t matter now about all the missed chances this season, the lads and IE have got the job done, so it’s move on to next season now, out of embargo and hopefully backed by increased investment, we can make the quality additions we need to challenge for promotion again next season. Both Wednesday and Rotherham relegated today so there’s two “home” games for me and a third at Donny and how I can’t wait to stuff them and ram their nasty words down their throat when we meet them. Well done also to all the posters on here for keeping positive and let’s hope you don’t all clear off on holiday and leave me here as the only poster until August? Take care one and all and for once we can all celebrate. Wots, did you find your way out of my greenhouse?? ;-)) I’m not clearing off W63 As fans of a League One club, that’s just been promoted, we need to discuss which players are for the chop and which players FV need to invest in Still wondering what this BooHoo news is Please don’t become the BooHoo Stadium😬😬😬😬😬 Noooooooooooooooooo I can just hear the jokes when we get beat “Poor Bolton, boohoo, they’ve just lost a game, boohoo” No No No
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Post by OohMac on May 8, 2021 19:40:47 GMT
Could hardly have planned that better. Scored at the right times. Killed the game off. Morecambe 2 up so we were right to go all out.
Great day and hopefully the start of our road to recovery. Be an interesting summer now of strengthening and hope we can make a go of next season.
Still a big fish but not the only ones now.
Enjoy your weekend everyone. Southgate, your turn now. Bring it home.
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Post by kenglowhite on May 8, 2021 20:42:48 GMT
Just delighted and highly relieved we did it. I remember writing on here after losing 4-0 to Leyton Orient that Ian Evatt had deliberately played all the joblots in order to show the board that he had been lumbered with some poor players. I then wondered if it was a comment too far especially as I also suggested that the board had been badly advised by a certain consultant who had promised investment if they did as he said, and I didn't feel there was much support for my viewpoint on here. Not long after the Director of Football left his post, and Ian Evatt was allowed to recruit his own players, and what a success he made of it, with great spotting to bring in Williams, John, Lee, and Afalayon with Gilks in goal. Along the way I have also criticised our manager for some of his selections, and use of subs , but it is pleasing to see he has been taking good advice with today bringing a prime achievement for all of us on here who have willed the team on through Derek Clark's excellent commentaries on iFollow and been won round by increasingly excellent football and a welcome bonding among all the players. As Whites, the everpresent voice of us all on here, has said.....don't go and hide till the new season....let's all join in the punditry for future signings, and team planning and maybe we should arrange a forum celebration dinner at the Whites Hotel with a presentation to our Chairman Sharon and Manager Ian. Our club is now on the right road back, and it is a wonderful achievement in such quick time.
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Post by whitesince63 on May 9, 2021 9:12:32 GMT
Well said Kenglo and glad to hear that at least yourself and rftr will be here to keep me company over the summer. There will be much building to do and I’m excited at the prospects of who we might sign now that we are (hopefully) free of embargo. Also like rftr I’m looking forward to hearing what this “exciting news” is about from the Kamaris. We’ll have to wait on that one but not too long I hope. I won’t speculate on what it might be but I definitely don’t think we will be attending the BooHoo stadium, or even the Pretty Little Thing one but let’s hope it’s something worth waiting for?
So moving this forward, are there any players that we’d like to see brought in, or ones that you definitely believe should leave. I’ll start by saying that I wouldn’t be averse to bringing the washing machine back to partner Doyler up front, I think that could work. Also, if Wednesday are having a clear out, we could do worse than bringing Barry Bannon back in midfield, he’s a worker and creator and could be a good fit. I also wouldn’t mind Crawleys young left winger, can’t remember his name, but he was all over Jones early on. I trust Evatt to bring in players who can take us upwards and am always mindful that it may be necessary for us to have to sell one or two along the way if we have to. Anyway, for now it’s just so much nicer to wake up feeling buoyant about the Whites than down. Happy summer everyone and thanks for making this season memorable with all the posts.
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Post by andyl on May 9, 2021 9:32:21 GMT
So, what was the difference between that relentless win and the hanging on one nils that added so much stress to us all.
There were after all the usual array of powder puff excuses for shooting ( Dapo 2 Delfouneso 1 ) and some wild passing. Also some ill conceded defensive free kicks and various blind alleys. Here's a few thoughts. There was a lot of back passing too
1. Crawley were midtable and have the worst defence imaginable. Remember how many chances we spurned battering them late on in the home game.
2. Being in the last chance saloon- I for one gave us no chance in the play offs where Newport the best team in the division should win through.
3. Tactically getting Isgrove, Dapo and Doyle further up the pitch and coming into the box , one when the other was through and vice versa- more men and more distractions in the box. Keeping Doyle upfront
4. Sarcevic's 45 minute class. He is a powerhouse. One superb take of a long pass. He always moves forward and yesterday made good choices. If only he were fitter
5. Thomason. His harassing, superfit hounding. His long passing and his tackling. Man of the Match for me. His performance and decisions can be erratic as is inevitable at his age but after the first few minutes I thought he was excellent. He more than anyone led the approach against ten men relentlessly swinging the ball from side to side.
6 The flaky players were all effective, Dapo's quick acceleration left no answer. With better shooting and at times looking up he'd have scored and assisted three or four. Isgrove was a constant threat on the right. Again his hounding at last brought him a goal and should have led to a penalty. Even Delfouneso showed calm and composure as we tired and lost concentration
So, all in all great credit for this game and indeed overall since Feb. It was a weak division. Only Newport and Bolton defended well. Only Cheltenham, Cambridge, Morecambe and Exeter and at times Oldham attacked well. That the top two were the best aerially cemented their position and yet we bested both.
Our promotion owes much in my opinion to the acquisition of Lee. Easy to miss his contribution for example at every throw in but when fit he ran miles. He should have been a shoe in for team of the division As perhaps also John from Feb to early April. Gave us a real boost and unclogged the flank. Also to Gilks and Baptiste. Experience really helps. If Santos has a claim to player of the season they were his puppeteers
So good to wake up positive
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Post by whiteofthesouth on May 9, 2021 9:57:42 GMT
While I agree that Lee has been very influential, I would argue MJ Williams has been even more important. He protects the two centre backs and allows the two full back to get forward. The good news is that they’re both signed up to the end of next season. While he isn’t the finished article, and may never be, Afolayan did great work yesterday. He scored one, assisted another (although the credit goes to Sarcevic who made the final assist) and engineered the sending off that made everything that much more comfortable. I’m not sure we’ll keep him, especially after his talents were showcased on Sky yesterday. I really like Thomason and he was terrific again against Crawley. But how does he fit into a midfield with MJW, Lee and Sarcevic? All four are with us next season.
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Post by whiteofthesouth on May 9, 2021 10:00:58 GMT
On reading back, I should just add that by ‘engineered’ I wasn’t accusing Afolayan of anything underhand - it was simply that he was too good for the defender who choose to foul him and pick up two yellows. In fact, I think we’ve been a bit naive until now in not exposing already-carded defenders. Not what I’d call ‘Bkack arts’, just good tactics.
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Post by beenheresince53 on May 9, 2021 11:25:36 GMT
We have been waiting for a that since our January signings it was like watching a practice match we were all over them the kick up the back side last week against Exeter was what we needed it as as good a performance we’ve seen in a long time each player deserved 10/10 and don’t know if you noticed our manager was smiling through out the game. Sky also gave us good coverage for a change also let’s give a big Bolton Thanks to Sharron, Micheal and the rest of their team. Let’s hope next season we can cheer our super whites on at the stadium. Thank you to all the wonderful Trottersforever members for your contributions each week keep the flag flying boys.
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Post by whitesince63 on May 9, 2021 15:30:49 GMT
I think we shouldn’t get too excited about yesterday. Crawley were by far the weakest team we’ve played all season, in fact they couldn’t have set up better for us. They didn’t press Santos and Baps, allowing them time and space to move forward and begin attacks. This might be the reason our forwards seemed to be more forward as Andy pointed out and allowed Doyle in particular, to stay up top. Defensively they were just so open but on the plus side, we did finally take some of the multitude of chances we’ve been creating as Andy also eluded to. Crawley turned out to be exactly the right opponent at just the right time for us and I think in the second half, instead of dropping the pace we continued to press and you could see in the players faces, their confidence increasing as the game went on. We should without doubt have confirmed our promotion before this after suffering a dreadful Easter and poor showing second half against Exeter, but strangely, I never once felt worried that we wouldn’t make it. So on to next season and let’s see how many of the squad out there yesterday will still be with us. I suspect a lot won’t including Dapo, John, Gnahoua, Elbouzedi and Delfouneso and possibly even Baps after his amazing performances this year. I’d love to see both John and Dapo stay but I think they might have higher options offered with bigger wages than we can offer, so keeping them would be a surprise. If John does go, I’d like to see us offer a permanent place to Ben Jackson who really impressed when standing in. I’m sure there will soon be a thread directly for comings and going’s, so I’ll leave it at that for now but next season can’t come quick enough for me and getting back into my seat at the Reebok.
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Post by OohMac on May 9, 2021 19:21:22 GMT
Crawley had a good record at home against the big teams. We just did to them what I thought we would do to most teams all season.
Not the time to think of incoming and outgoings but would just say think we either need to play like that all season or get half a dozen attacking options of better calibre.
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