Matchday thread

Surprising number of pages on this thread ,given the apathy pre-match , and given the Posh thread only got to 8. I know it's disappointing to lose but think fans read to much into it, it's the kind of game to test players, and tactics and think we need to realise that, coaches will have learned much last night re players and tactics, far more than if we had played first 11 for 90 mins and won 5-0, that's how i read it anyway, think JB has been thinking of next season for some time now, all about opinions though.

I agree about Gordon, for some reason I have been thinking he is a loanee.

It was interesting being at the game,we were the only team playing football,I thought that in possession first half we looked slow and had no width,once we got Sinclair etc on we had almost total control and the width stretched Shrewsbury completely.
They were a poor side,two shots 2 goals and we had numerous opportunities to at least draw or win the game.
Conclusion,gave away 2 poor goals,can see what Barton is trying to do with ball on the ground and width, issue is we lack like for like players to play that way all game so we give teams a foothold either at the start of later.
Have to say we are pleasing on the eye when we zip it around and despite the loss it's the way I like to see football played.

3 CB of high quality and 3 high quality strikers - most teams would walk the league.

Do teams in the top six have six such players?

Before the days of iFollow when I didn't fancy staying up until the early hours listen to weeknight games online, I would just read through the matchday thread the following morning. You could always have a guess how we did based on the number of pages. The more pages there were you knew we had lost and anything longer than 20 pages usually meant we had had an absolute shocker! 

Just got back..
From ifollow.

There you have our season wrapped up in one match...

Poor start, potential on peripheral and finish stronger, not particularly managed well, many fans left disappointed with result but not performance. The feeling we didn't achieve our standard and left the match and season wondering " what if?"

That sums it up for me.

We missed opportunity for new promotion season bounce, but I do make some mitigation that Charlton apart, there's some big old clubs fighting it out in a tougher division than when we left it COVID season...

Ok...house keeping out the way.
The loans will go back and you have to prepare without them next season.
Gibson pick of the bunch for me.

McDonald didn't even get to a flurry.
Bogarde looks better and better.
Coburn gone off the boil since nyd....but for me m o m last night as got through helluva lotta work.
Thomas was bombed out early, I quite liked him.
Balconbe just doesn't make saves...well he didn't last night or Morecambe. He's one of those keepers nothing sticks to and every shot finds their way in. Nice distribution though, can't fault that...

Quansah ... I'm gonna say it, I place some of the blame on him for both goals last night and has thoroughly unimpressed me. Sure, he looks composed on the ball and can sometimes distribute, but his defensive actions are out of touch, not stopping the cross or shot and missing a hatful of headers free in the box to score (Luca caught his cold last night with a sitter)....a bit disappointed. Maybe I've set the bar high?

So, 2 goals down because we can't defend a simple set piece, and block a shot that went cleanly in from an acute angle that our loan keeper couldn't get something on...?

Who started them?
Why?

Pre subs of:
Gibbons, not for me.
Bogarde, improving but only looking like we've seen a glimpse of what he offers.
Marquis, tried to get the game going but struggled.
Gordon, really like his dirty.

Finley, meh has looked a shadow recently.
Ward, very good hope we can acquire him next season as he's handy.

Well I guess JAB management night need fine tuning too.

I get where we are, but I believe the much misaligned SC in post match tinterview.....we were beaten by a team with half our resources and a season of serious injuries sick notes and playing budget. They took 4 points off us - however horribly.

That sums it up for me.

To balance it, we played some beautiful, easy on the eye approach football last night with the 5 subs all contributing to a lovely, fluid display of possession based football.... and it has to be said, Shrewsbury dealt with most of it admirably in defence and their display of siege mentality reflected in SC post match emotional comments.
A good advert on third division football.

...but I couldn't help but feel sorry for travelling faithful - again in amazing numbers - for a Tue night that just didn't matter league position-wise.

So, in summary a march that reflects the season - over all we done alright - just that, alright - and I'm neither JAB in (because he hasn't gotten anywhere near GC levels, nor JAB out (because we never looked relegation material), but I would ask if anyone else feels the same?

A great display but ultimately let down for various reasons.

That about sums it up for me.

A thoroughly water poor performance for 70 mins! 5 subs made the difference! Shrewsbury had two attempts on goal and scored! We are simply not good enough! Shocking defending and didn't look like scoring until Coburn scored,! Surely JB has to look at his recruitment and tactics at times a realise he is getting wrong more than right. The only positive in my opinion was Grant Ward. Can't wait for the season to end.

Noticed that too. A great run at speed into space (commentators missed it obv). So not easy. But should have got it on target
For me he offers more going forward than Gibbons. He has pace and is willing to run at defenders. Gibbons was ponderous going forward and took to long to pass

From where I was sat, straight in front of the on-coming Hoole, he took his eyes off the ball as it hit his head, awful miss, tbh it was harder to miss the open goal. Doh.