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Our manager declared the last 10 matches were very important, to establish momentum heading into the close season.
After the Crawley game ‘the last 9 games are very important’.
Had enough – ‘target’ away Messrs Cox, Swann & Swann because this season was and still is a collective disaster, own it !!
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I have previously watched all the away matches but after the display against Crawley I am going to give the Carlisle game a miss.I could not believe some so-called professional footballers could be so bad.
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If fit I’d like to see:
Howard
Howe
Onariase
Bedeau
O’MalleySpence
KaracanGreen
McAtee
EisaOlomola
What we’ll probably get is Loft running around like a headless chicken chasing massive hoofs from the back…then when the ball does eventually get near him it’ll either bounce off his knee/shin to a Carlisle player, he’ll sprint off and forget to take the ball with him or he’ll aimlessly punt the ball into touch.
I, for one, cannot wait to watch.
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Best team required, exciting attacking football from the start.
Something to inspire us and create expectation for next season.
Will we get any of it, highly doubtful.1 user thanked author for this post.
25 minutes in and this is horrible
Target practice for Carlisle
Cox needs to stop focusing on the opposition and let our better players off the leash in an attack formation
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When will cox finally realise that loft can’t and I repeat can’t play as a lone striker! He has got all his goals this season playing as a two yet he continually plays him as a lone striker.
I have said this before at least three times as well, Make teams worry about us rather then playing formations to stifle them.
Agreed with playing this way at Cambridge as they are probably the best team in league! But against Carlisle who have been struggling and have only just come off a dodgy spell him selves surely you attack them.4 users thanked author for this post.
We not bothered about defending corners tonight ?
We don’t look very bothered about much at all.
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Another nil with little attacking intent.
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Same old shit,should have played 442,with attacking mindset.A chimp could manage this lot better.gates next year will be below 1000 with muppet in charge.
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2nd GK played. (Not too badly.)
4th best and 5th best CBs played tonight.
Best striker out.Lone striker? – How often has this worked for the Iron in the last two decades?
Square balls and pushed backwards 95% of the time – the other 5% is long hit and hope.
Watch how Carlisle moved the ball forward.Off the ball movement was desperately poor.
Sigh.
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Can’t see this shower winning another point this season. Just hope we’ve enough points in the bag. Just listening Swan on the radio. It’s all Covid’s fault. Doesn’t seem to have affected anyone else
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Same old repeated crap coming out of Swanny’s mouth! “We didn’t have a proper pre season.” Neither did any other team Peter. “We had training sessions in groups of two.” So did every other team in the country Peter! We’re just shit and I can’t see it getting any better any time soon.
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Two shots though they were both on target in 94 minutes.
That is better than last week Mick, thus one up front doesn;t appear to be working tonight, maybe it is because it is a new sytem for Scunny!!!!
After the match, Swanny is putting all the club problems to the Corona 19 virus, I wasn;t aware that any of our players had actually had the virus, I can understand the finacial side of things being very badly effected, but on the field it is the players and mnagement that have that task, for the record, does the virus only effect Scunthorpe. there was me thinking that rules where in place throughout the country!!!
Here goes with the grim task of trying to look on the bright side for another matcj summary.
WATSON—6—Did what he could and no fault with either goal made one fantastic point blank save.
HOWE–6–He is getting better with ga,e time. works well with Gilliead.
BEDEAU—6—Defended well. but lacks height for corners were we are very vunerable.
CLARKE—5—Two bad toughes which went unpunished, Onariasse badly missed.
O’MALLEY—7—I like him playing, up against a really fast winger, but stuck with him.
BEESTIN—6—Not able to support forward play because of Carlisle constant attack.
GREEN—5—Did nothing again before being injured.
KARACAN–8—Probably my MOM, see his class in him.
SPENCE–6–Played ok, but no support for our inapt front.
GILLIEAD–7—A few good runs, but head dropped after 0-2 down, nothing up front again.
LOFT—4—The young guy gets worse, no ball control, poor passer and no support from anywhere.EISA–5—He should be playing better than this, whats gone wrong??
MCTEE–5—Also has given up, poor team system and no one is really bothered in Scunny.REF—8—Did very well and kept it going where possible, a first year ref is not narmally as good as this guy, and they are normally whistle happy.
COX—4—When will this guy give up with his one up front rubbish, and try attacking for a change, and for fans watching to get a scrap of enjoyment and entertainment out of our matches.
Cox has knocked all fun out of supporting the team, we are well safe in the league, but still will not let the team play a bi of attacking football, his systems have ruined any fun out of watching.
Sad report, but what can we say after getting overrun, and it should have been 5-0 with the chances they missed.I know some will disapprove of my argument but regarding the one up front formations, we must still look back to the Kyle Wootton era.
That lad is now scoring at roughly a goal every other game for NL side Notts Co and we let him leave. He is easily good enough for L2 and probably League One.
Big, strong, quick and with an eye for goal. He was ruined at this club. He was either pushed wide or played isolated from other attackers. I could always see that, with careful development, he really had that ‘something’. I never criticised him but often felt the need to complain about those who almost wrecked him and made little attempt to develop the lad properly.Well. We now have Loft. Yes, some of his skills have been utter crap on occasions but he has guts and a phenomenal work rate. He has shown us pace and skill too. He has a nose for goal on those few occasions he is allowed to go near the opposition’s box.
Nine goals and six assists in a team culture which does not believe in playing the ball forward really is not too bad.
He is playing the hardest role in football – and getting precious little supply and help.
Yes. This guy needs to improve. Yes. He needs to learn some of the skills that a forward has to possess and, happily, we have seen enough in his attitude to know that he is no shrinking violet. He wants to ‘be the best he can be’ but my problem is not with him but rather, with systems that are not helping him develop as he surely is able to do.
Our next forward signing should be someone experienced who can bring the best out of the lad. I see no reason why he cannot become a 15+ goals a season striker who also brings others into play.
When you are isolated and outlets are precious few he is so eager to make things work that he gets desperate and that’s when the worst errors creep in.
It’s in there. Let’s not have another Kyle Wootton or, even worse, a Lyle Taylor disaster. Spend the time teaching him a little bit of coolness and the requisite skills. It will pay dividends.2 users thanked author for this post.
Swann stated that Cox’s wants to play 4/4/2 but doesn’t have strikers there to play the two upfront, yet he has Olomola now fit so that’s complete horse crap.
We’ve also a lad called Harry Jessop. If Jude Bellingham can get a game for England at 17, surely Jessop can turn out for a struggling L2 club at 18!
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