Post by stevek192 on Jan 19, 2019 21:42:02 GMT
Not going to waste a lot of time on this report because the marks alone could adequately describe this afternoons non event where only one player could really come out with his head held high-against an awful Wycombe team that lived up to their "cheating" name by taking full advantage of a truly awful referee who from first whistle to last allowed them to see that they would get away with everything they wanted to do.. That said the referee could not be blamed for this dreadful performance and result which sees the club back in the relegation mire that there appeared to be a good chance to get out of. The safety net could well be five points away by the time we play Peterborough,
Bonham 3 Looked nervous from the minute he nearly gave away a goal early on but for the alert Lockyer to slide in and clear after a handling error and looked like he should have done better with the cross for the goal. His kicking also left a lot to be desired.
J. Clarke 7 MOM Had a great battle all afternoon and the only player that played anywhere near his true form.
Lockyer 3 Too much got passed to him and that spells disaster and was at fault for the goal as I think he was marking the player
Craig 3 Same as Lockyer without the blame for the goal. His passing at times borders on the terrible.
Kelly 2.5 Allowed Wycombe far too much time and space and looked far from a player that is rumoured to be interesting West ham.
Rodman 4 To be fair to him he didn't really get the sort of possession to really do a lot. unlucky with a header against the post.
Upson 4 The only real positive was that at least he wanted the ball and passed it accurately when he did get it. Unlucky IMO to be substituted as should have been Ollie Clarke who was the worst of the two.
O. Clarke 2 Dreadful performance with another needless booking.Struggled to either get in the game or when he did struggled to complete even the simplest of passes.
Holmes-Dennis 2 Not really in the game at all and certainly it looked to me that he should have moved to full back and brought on Bennett
Jakubiak 3 Little support and service was poor to say the least but he never really looked likely to get the better of the Wycombe defence and can't recall him having a shot.
Payne 2.5 Did very little. Looked slow and never likely to win the ball in the air nor;put it that way; on the ground.
Subs: Lines 3 Nothing to really make me think he has the ability anymore to dominate a game and made little difference.
Reilly 3 Didn't really notice he was on the pitch.
Matthews 1 Never seen a player who gives the ball away so much even after doing something good. Sorry but another DC signing who is not anywhere near League 1 quality and questionable whether he is even League 2 standard.
Crowd 5 Well the crowd represented the poor entertainment. Good numbers considering the situation we are in but like the tyeam never got going.
Ref 3 Incompetent right from the off and never allowed the game to get going and never had control of it.
Wycombe 4 Good centre half and lived up to their reputation but didn't have to be any good to beat us and certainly were not .(very good that is.)
GC- His future will depend on his signings so he better be allowed to make three or four because the honeymoon is over with three performances on the trot that have lacked quality. Really can't see any further than relegation based on the fixtures we have remaining. Any optimism gained has been lost because if I am honest DC's signings have left us in a truly poor position.
So we move on to Tuesdays Semi final against Port Vale and in truth who gives a damn really as the only positive that can come out of this season is to avoid the drop and on todays performance that is one hell of a challenge. Either Wael wants a League 1 side or he doesn't and I wish he would convince us of his intentions because the signs at the moment are not good either on or off the pitch and failure to sanction three or four key signings could well see us rock bottom by the end of February. If todays team was one playing with confidence after 11 points from 15 then I would hate to see us when we don't have the confidence!
Bonham 3 Looked nervous from the minute he nearly gave away a goal early on but for the alert Lockyer to slide in and clear after a handling error and looked like he should have done better with the cross for the goal. His kicking also left a lot to be desired.
J. Clarke 7 MOM Had a great battle all afternoon and the only player that played anywhere near his true form.
Lockyer 3 Too much got passed to him and that spells disaster and was at fault for the goal as I think he was marking the player
Craig 3 Same as Lockyer without the blame for the goal. His passing at times borders on the terrible.
Kelly 2.5 Allowed Wycombe far too much time and space and looked far from a player that is rumoured to be interesting West ham.
Rodman 4 To be fair to him he didn't really get the sort of possession to really do a lot. unlucky with a header against the post.
Upson 4 The only real positive was that at least he wanted the ball and passed it accurately when he did get it. Unlucky IMO to be substituted as should have been Ollie Clarke who was the worst of the two.
O. Clarke 2 Dreadful performance with another needless booking.Struggled to either get in the game or when he did struggled to complete even the simplest of passes.
Holmes-Dennis 2 Not really in the game at all and certainly it looked to me that he should have moved to full back and brought on Bennett
Jakubiak 3 Little support and service was poor to say the least but he never really looked likely to get the better of the Wycombe defence and can't recall him having a shot.
Payne 2.5 Did very little. Looked slow and never likely to win the ball in the air nor;put it that way; on the ground.
Subs: Lines 3 Nothing to really make me think he has the ability anymore to dominate a game and made little difference.
Reilly 3 Didn't really notice he was on the pitch.
Matthews 1 Never seen a player who gives the ball away so much even after doing something good. Sorry but another DC signing who is not anywhere near League 1 quality and questionable whether he is even League 2 standard.
Crowd 5 Well the crowd represented the poor entertainment. Good numbers considering the situation we are in but like the tyeam never got going.
Ref 3 Incompetent right from the off and never allowed the game to get going and never had control of it.
Wycombe 4 Good centre half and lived up to their reputation but didn't have to be any good to beat us and certainly were not .(very good that is.)
GC- His future will depend on his signings so he better be allowed to make three or four because the honeymoon is over with three performances on the trot that have lacked quality. Really can't see any further than relegation based on the fixtures we have remaining. Any optimism gained has been lost because if I am honest DC's signings have left us in a truly poor position.
So we move on to Tuesdays Semi final against Port Vale and in truth who gives a damn really as the only positive that can come out of this season is to avoid the drop and on todays performance that is one hell of a challenge. Either Wael wants a League 1 side or he doesn't and I wish he would convince us of his intentions because the signs at the moment are not good either on or off the pitch and failure to sanction three or four key signings could well see us rock bottom by the end of February. If todays team was one playing with confidence after 11 points from 15 then I would hate to see us when we don't have the confidence!