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Post by gasaholic on Aug 14, 2021 16:33:42 GMT
Tactically, I think we lost that in the midfield after Finley went off. Hargreaves/Grant were overrun and completely gassed. We couldn't match the energy levels of Stevenage's midfield (including a 35 year old Chris Lines). So we sat too deep, invited the pressure and got punished. Agree with you, Hargreaves is a good chaser and tackler but offers very little else. Midfield needs a creative player. The team at the moment lacks penatration. They look lost, very if any leadership on the field.
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Post by lisbongas on Aug 14, 2021 16:34:20 GMT
Chris lines could play against us all season and never lose the ball. Should still be in the middle for us.
We like many other poor sides have been sucked into keep ball which doesn't work when your players are not capable of playing this style so simply pass the ball backwards or at best square. It is frustrating and poor to watch and leads to the kind of rubbish we saw today.
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Post by Marshy on Aug 14, 2021 16:34:34 GMT
Tactically, I think we lost that in the midfield after Finley went off. Hargreaves/Grant were overrun and completely gassed. We couldn't match the energy levels of Stevenage's midfield (including a 35 year old Chris Lines). So we sat too deep, invited the pressure and got punished. What's happened to Westbrook, is he injured or on the way out? Probably having his hair and nails done lovey.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Aug 14, 2021 16:34:47 GMT
I was disappointed with some fans singing “Joey Barton he does what he wants” Fine if they want to sing about Barton, but at least sing something a little more tasteful? I thought it was "Joey Barton...he hits who he wants" which if true is even worse.
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Post by Icegas on Aug 14, 2021 16:35:40 GMT
I was pro Barton's appointment and I'm willing to give any man time, but after how we have started and the run we are on, and how he has done nothing since he took over to improve our side ( like nothing) then I would be giving Barton 2/3 more games before making a change.He has had a decent run to adjust certain things even if last season it wasn't his players but now they are.
Something doesn't seem right, and the run of loses, and not scoring plus letting goals in will result in one thing and thats relegation.We slept walked into non league before and we can't let that happen again and if things don't improve asap then forget this bollocks which he has said about us getting promoted... We will be back in the national league.
I don't want anymore excuses Mr Barton, results and performances please or you can go.
I blame that hat he wears it's a curse!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2021 16:36:45 GMT
Rovers have the "feel bad factor" atm. Toxic.
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Post by socrates on Aug 14, 2021 16:39:32 GMT
This set of players are working really hard for this football club. You can see the levels of fitness is so much better than last season. Lots to improve still but no doubt that there has been progress, especially defending from the front. Solid at the back, for sure. Something to build on. You must have watched a different game than me. Stevenage were working hard , they looked organised and sharper and they smelled blood in the final 15 minutes and went at us. We were woeful.
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Post by lastminutewinner on Aug 14, 2021 16:40:09 GMT
Best thing to do if we cant get anyone to take some of the remaining garbage, is to pay their contracts off and get better replacements in asap
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 14, 2021 16:40:41 GMT
I was pro Barton's appointment and I'm willing to give any man time, but after how we have started and the run we are on, and how he has done nothing since he took over to improve our side ( like nothing) then I would be giving Barton 2/3 more games before making a change.He has had a decent run to adjust certain things even if last season it wasn't his players but now they are. Something doesn't seem right, and the run of loses, and not scoring plus letting goals in will result in one thing and thats relegation.We slept walked into non league before and we can't let that happen again and if things don't improve asap then forget this bollocks which he has said about us getting promoted... We will be back in the national league. I don't want anymore excuses Mr Barton, results and performances please or you can go. I blame that hat he wears it's a curse! We're missing Coutts and Pitman who are probably two of JB's biggest signings and Hanlan either injured or refusing to play. The only hope is when they return/are replaced results then improve.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2021 16:40:51 GMT
Lines goal any good?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2021 16:41:09 GMT
I really don’t see we should give Barton eight weeks and a closed transfer window.
If we can’t beat Oldham on Tuesday night then he should walk - he wont of course and Wael is way too soft to sack him. We could well be bottom of the EFL by end of October and in a real scrap just to survive.
I just added a thought …. Wonder what would happen if we forced Hanlan to play on Tuesday night .. would he do phuck all as usual or put in a ‘come buy me’ performance.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 14, 2021 16:41:16 GMT
Rovers have the "feel bad factor" atm. Toxic. Why don't you just go back to posting in the OTIB?
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 14, 2021 16:42:55 GMT
I really don’t see we should give Barton eight weeks and a closed transfer window. If we can’t beat Oldham on Tuesday night then he should walk - he wont of course and Wael is way too soft to sack him. We could well be bottom of the EFL by end of October and in a real scrap just to survive. Would you do the same if you'd just spent around £2.5m of your own money backing him?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2021 16:44:09 GMT
Rovers have the "feel bad factor" atm. Toxic. Why don't you just go back to posting in the OTIB? followed the gas from 92 until recent, never posted on otib. I dont find that an insult anymore either... we are the joke.
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Post by socrates on Aug 14, 2021 16:44:14 GMT
So exactly the same as last year! Never looked liked scoring and got picked off late in the game! We are lucky we are playing league two opposition otherwise the game would have been over by half time! Seven home games without a goal!!! If it wasn’t for a goal of the season attempt last week I actually cannot even remember the last time we scored a league goal? I spent over £400 on I follow Last season watching exactly this kind of sh**e. I had to leave at 4:30 today to get my medication before the shop shut at 5. I’m glad I did but I’m not surprised we lost as I could see Stevenage getting more in to it and growing in confidence.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2021 16:44:41 GMT
I really don’t see we should give Barton eight weeks and a closed transfer window. If we can’t beat Oldham on Tuesday night then he should walk - he wont of course and Wael is way too soft to sack him. We could well be bottom of the EFL by end of October and in a real scrap just to survive. Would you do the same if you'd just spent around £2.5m of your own money backing him? I don’t know mate - will cost him a heck of a lot more if things don’t improve soon.
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Post by justin blue on Aug 14, 2021 16:45:16 GMT
He'll be needed after JB 10 in charge I hope he is free and not smarting too much after his treatment Wael what person fires a successful manager? Probably is he got chucked out at Mansfield after half a season and didn’t even last that long at Sheffield academy.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2021 16:45:52 GMT
Wael, nice but clueless chap.
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Post by wilkimania on Aug 14, 2021 16:45:54 GMT
Free header from a corner about 5 yards out.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2021 16:46:35 GMT
Free header from a corner about 5 yards out. geez, you know its bad when he gets a header in.
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