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Yep SOD we ain’t great. The passing is amateur
And the commentary on Dazn is annoying too
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I do think Deerey had a point a week or so ago. The back 5 didn’t help, but there are bigger problems afoot. I am not convinced by the balance of the squad and wonder if they actually are good enough.
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You wouldn’t know which team were 1st vs 15th in league before the game kicked off…and if anything you would have went for Darlington being top going on the performance so far.
Fitz keeping us in it!
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I know there’s a lot of football left to play this season but I’m not convinced that we’ve got enough to gain promotion this season. If I were a betting man, I’d pop a tenner on its being on the NLN next season.
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Could be wrong but pretty sure I heard Butler saying pre-match there’s a real prospect of part time next season without promotion. So whoever said that last week (which I questioned) sounds like you could be right.
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That was a hard watch, really low on quality, the amount of misplaced passes and turnover of the ball was staggering – on both sides. It was proper village stuff.
I did mention about part time but not based on any insider knowledge but I can see a prolonged stay in this division with the current set up and part time looks more likely given the situation. It will put a fair few off.
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the clubs dead. deirdrie sidey snotty idiot insider and bru killed it by forcing dave away
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Well that was a waste of petrol; not to mention five hours of my life!
Nice to see he stuck with the same formation, but style of play was absolutely terrible. We have the players, but not the manager to get it out of them.
Beck and Whitehall don’t work well together either. Full backs nowhere near attacking enough and play far too deep. They’re clearly being asked to play this safely as they hardly ventured over the half way line.
Against Darlo was a perfect example of going out there not to lose, rather than going out there to win. Scales came on and literally gave the ball away nearly every time he attempted a pass. I counted that he only found a team mate 3 or 4 times and even they were 2 yard passes.
Terrible.
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I do think Deerey had a point a week or so ago. The back 5 didn’t help, but there are bigger problems afoot. I am not convinced by the balance of the squad and wonder if they actually are good enough.
This.
We were outplayed during large periods of the game last night, not through a dodgy ref or negative tactics, but a better footballing side on a large pitch.
A lot has been pinned on the formation whereas I’ve always thought that it was a red herring, I’ve heard from a few people now that our squad just isn’t good enough and that’s becoming more apparent by the week.
Our ball retention is very poor, unless we go sideways along the back line then it unlikely we keep possession for a noteworthy length of time. Last night our shooting was diabolical, barely registered a shot on target from a few good positions.
Positives are another clean sheet and some incredible goalkeeping- Beck also looks to be an astute signing, we just need to start making better runs off him
As he hardly loses a ball in the air.1 user thanked author for this post.
Seen better passing on a Subbuteo pitch than our lot can muster.
Shooting is like they’ve got a sand wedge installed on their boots.And as our fitness is supposedly superior we should be closing down the ball.
Beck and Whitehall won’t work when they follow each other around.
It’s a painful watch
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A dull performance, indeed.
One upside – I think that Will looks to be playing better. (Still not as good as last year, though.)
Is it me or are we getting more out of Denton too?
I like Beck but even so, far too much lumping the ball upfield to him.1 user thanked author for this post.
We were like a pub team in a pub league playing on a rugby pitch! If we have any intention of getting out of this division we seriously need to up the ante.
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Didn’t watch or listen but comments appear to say we didn’t play well, so a draw in those circumstances doesnt seem a bad result with it being away.
You missed nothing. Darlington were the better team. Not for Fitz we’d of lost.
We barely had a shot worthy of note.1 user thanked author for this post.
I fear it’s in Roberts position after January.
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Some of the words from the manager says it all – “I am happy with the point…..”
Said before targeting is negative. It will not achieve success because it encourages mediocrity. What is the point of having 2 big centre forwards and no wing play ?
Last season the support was to help save the club, this season they expect entertainment. Read the postings on last nights game, they were not entertained and may make people not want to travel away. The next thing will be home gates will fall because the fans are being treated with contempt.
Whatever level a managers intention should be to want to win ALL games, what is wrong in that. But to be happy with a point will encourage a fall in interest and the comments on the standard of passing are disturbing. Can’t pass the ball, one of the most important of skills comes from disinterest.
If a Manager cannot sort that out he is in the wrong profession.
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Even playing 4/4/2 Butler still played with no width and the full backs are that deep at times they were more like wide CB’S. I don’t get it. Everything we played seemed to go down the middle and all of it was being nullified . Butler just stood there and made no alteration, we kept trying something which clearly didn’t work.
How do you manage to field a 4/4/2 and play with no width, despite having 2 big lads up front, one being a 6ft 5 old fashioned targetman in Beck ?
I’m sure I only counted 3 or 4 balls in the box and even they were poor. I’m still of the opinion that we need a more capable manager who’s going to form us into some kind of cohesive unit.
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