Cambridge v The GAS match day thread

We gave a really poor performance today and just seemed so lethargic and ponderous without knowing how to break through a low block team who set up to defend deep and catch us on the counter…. But for all those people saying it’s embarrassing losing to Cambridge and the like - they are top of the league after today and had won 2 of their previous 3 league games with their midweek loss looking like a blip…. We shouldn’t act so entitled

All this talk about great squad makes me think 9f the team G Francis took to play off then top of the league.
Not a very good set of individuals but a clear role for each player and the team.

A bit like Cambridge today, well coached in all they did.

Let's see how we go next week.

Very poor today, Azza and Evo look off it, Finley needs a rest too ponderous, for all his enthusiasm and endeavour big John needs a break too.

Wilson and Brown are massive players, need them back soon.

This squad will need some managing, as so many options.

Decent start dust ourselves down and onto Wyscum.

You can say what you like I believe in free speech or at least the ‘illusion of it , just basically saying you are pretty much blinded by an intense dislike for JB 🙁

With you on free speech.
I do not believe I am blinded by an "intense dislike", generally I only react to what he says or does. More recently I have praised the squad he has built as the best, on paper at least, I have witnessed in years.

But equally during the past few months(and prior) there are things that would not pass in a professionally run organisation, the lack of professionalism personified in the South Stand farce.

I hope that Barton "shoves it" and is able to organise this talented squad of players into a team that takes us to the Championship. That is my hope.

Let's see.
In the interim I reserve the right to comment on individual games just like everyone else.

Players fault then.

don't think the coaching staff are allowed on the pitch.

Pretty fair summing up by JB, admitted we did not have a plan to deal with their set up and work to do on Training ground, think JB is still learning and will learn from todays game, we need to be able to adapt to other teams set up even if that means doing so during a game, they obviously did their homework on us and it seems were very well prepared for the game ,as JB said ,credit to them.

We did not deserve anything from today and fair play to cambridge they played well, but if AC had taken his two one on one chances so far this season ( today & Barnsley) we would tonight be top of the league on 10 pts.
Small margins.