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Post by markczgas on Feb 23, 2019 22:18:30 GMT
I’ll never understand how we’ve ended up with one natural winger in the squad having just had a transfer window. It’s down to our club not being proactive in the transfer market , we were absolutely abysmal today , Sunderland weren’t much better , we just do not create any chances , to not have a single shot on target in 90 mins is inexcusable. Sideways passing and hoofball. Sunderland were not much better. They had 3 chances and scored 2 of them (one a brilliant free kick), we had one chance and missed it. It was a tight game - we came up against a very well drilled defence today. Sunderland were nothing special -surprising amount of long ball. There best player was there first sub - very fast player and the first time our defence was put under any trouble - he teed up Wyke for his glaring miss
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Post by markczgas on Feb 23, 2019 22:21:57 GMT
I don’t think much has improved under Coughlan personally. Sure we have got a couple of wins and draws but we are hardly a better footballing side. He’s still making the same mistakes as DC like putting Sercs on the wing. Playing too deep. Keeping Craig in at CB who is absolutely calamitous at times. And we are playing more hoofball now than we ever have. In terms of transfers He didn’t really address the striker issue, although I’m happy we got JCH in, he hasn’t addressed the winger issue. He hasn’t addressed the CB issue and added another CM which we didn’t need instead of shipping some out before adding. Part of it isn’t his fault, he’s inherited a terrible squad and we have a feckless bunch of owners and fat cats above him not helping and not willing to bail us out of the mess they helped create. All in all the club is a shambles and the fact that none of our owners bothered to turn up today for our biggest game says everything you need to know about this bunch. I really wish they would put us up for sale, announce it properly and disappear. He's been outstanding for many months.
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Post by gasheadbatesy on Feb 23, 2019 22:31:55 GMT
It’s down to our club not being proactive in the transfer market , we were absolutely abysmal today , Sunderland weren’t much better , we just do not create any chances , to not have a single shot on target in 90 mins is inexcusable. Sideways passing and hoofball. Sunderland were not much better. They had 3 chances and scored 2 of them (one a brilliant free kick), we had one chance and missed it. It was a tight game - we came up against a very well drilled defence today. Sunderland were nothing special -surprising amount of long ball. There best player was there first sub - very fast player and the first time our defence was put under any trouble - he teed up Wyke for his glaring miss That was the problem. Sunderland didn’t need to get out of 2nd gear. They would have played better if they needed too. They simply didn’t need to.
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Post by wider on Feb 23, 2019 22:35:52 GMT
Daniel Leadbitter was sat in the “Directors’ Guests” section of the West Stand today. He was alone about 15 minutes before the game so I went and had a chat. Actually, he probably felt I cross examined him! He was very pleasant and explained he had an operation on him knee 3 weeks ago so isn’t likely to be fit for a while. He also said he had been fit before this “sudden occurrence” but “just wasn’t getting in the team”. He seemed a bit down about that. I said I hoped he was fit again soon as we missed his pace and he’d been good for us over the years, so “Thanks” He said he appreciated the thanks and was sure he would be fit before the end of the season but wasn’t sure if he would be playing. Got the impression that he thinks he isn’t a GC type of player BUT HE DIDN’T SAT THAT, just my impression (on talking to a guy for the first time that came across as a nice guy that cares about Rovers, the fans and that he’s not playing so can’t help directly).
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Post by gashead1981 on Feb 23, 2019 22:38:08 GMT
I don’t think much has improved under Coughlan personally. Sure we have got a couple of wins and draws but we are hardly a better footballing side. He’s still making the same mistakes as DC like putting Sercs on the wing. Playing too deep. Keeping Craig in at CB who is absolutely calamitous at times. And we are playing more hoofball now than we ever have. In terms of transfers He didn’t really address the striker issue, although I’m happy we got JCH in, he hasn’t addressed the winger issue. He hasn’t addressed the CB issue and added another CM which we didn’t need instead of shipping some out before adding. Part of it isn’t his fault, he’s inherited a terrible squad and we have a feckless bunch of owners and fat cats above him not helping and not willing to bail us out of the mess they helped create. All in all the club is a shambles and the fact that none of our owners bothered to turn up today for our biggest game says everything you need to know about this bunch. I really wish they would put us up for sale, announce it properly and disappear. He's been outstanding for many months. Has he? He’s had good games and I’ve said when he has. But we have to play to his legs. Which means the midfield sits too deep. We can’t press a high line and it isolated our strikers as a result. There are far better defenders in L1 at smaller clubs and on less money.
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Post by neilv93 on Feb 23, 2019 22:44:09 GMT
Agreed with the 3-5-2, think it's the best for everyone. Gets James Clarke in central defence where he's best, Sercombe in the centre where he can actually contribute and THD a bit further up the pitch where he can affect the game positively. As for RWB, stick with Rodman - I think he'd suit it quite well actually.
Regarding today, we were poor and they never had to get out of first gear. Results have undoubtedly improved under GC (is it three defeats in 14 now?) but the football is equally dross at times. Sometimes we have absolutely no idea. No offence to the guy personally as he seems like a passionate bloke with good knowledge of the level, and he's our gaffer so I'll get behind him, but it boggles my mind that we gave him such a long contract. No disrespect but looking from afar right now, he wouldn't be the one I'd want behind our should-be-promotion-challenge if we drop to L2 again. MEH.
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Post by mjhgas on Feb 23, 2019 23:26:36 GMT
Not read any other views.
Where is Leadbitter? Clarke too slow.
No left winger is a massive lose. Sercombe has to play alongside Ogogo.
Kelly LB, THD left wing?
Ollie Clarke had a stinker.
Lockyer was outstanding.
Overall we lack heart - there is no fight and that will get us relegated.
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Post by Okebournegas on Feb 23, 2019 23:29:38 GMT
It’s down to our club not being proactive in the transfer market , we were absolutely abysmal today , Sunderland weren’t much better , we just do not create any chances , to not have a single shot on target in 90 mins is inexcusable. Sideways passing and hoofball. Sunderland were not much better. They had 3 chances and scored 2 of them (one a brilliant free kick), we had one chance and missed it. It was a tight game - we came up against a very well drilled defence today. Sunderland were nothing special -surprising amount of long ball. There best player was there first sub - very fast player and the first time our defence was put under any trouble - he teed up Wyke for his glaring miss So you’re agreeing with me , Sunderland weren’t much better ?
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Post by WeAreTheGas on Feb 23, 2019 23:32:56 GMT
IMO Sunderland comfortably beat us whilst staying in 2nd gear (if that) for the entirety of the match.
At no stage did we put up enough of a fight to make them raise their game. I’m sure if we had shown enough quality to put together the odd move or create a chance or two, then we’d have seen a big step up in class from them.
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Post by Okebournegas on Feb 23, 2019 23:37:27 GMT
IMO Sunderland comfortably beat us whilst staying in 2nd gear (if that) for the entirety of the match. At no stage did we put up enough of a fight to make them raise their game. I’m sure if we had shown enough quality to put together the odd move or create a chance or two, then we’d have seen a big step up in class from them. Which is very frustrating, they could get away with playing poorly and still beat us , we are a very poor outfit that sadly will be relegated
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