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Humberside kept saying they had a special training session thus week to learn how to stop Jay running the game!!
That worked well then. How about training all week to teach the players how to play like Jay!
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Losing 1-0 at half time,surely you think it’s not working particularly well,scrimshaw totally isolated, let’s change to 4 4 2 and have a bit of ago,no let’s go 2-0 down then go 4 4 2,that performance was as bad as anything from last season, absolutely shocking, why didn’t Beeston start ?, why didn’t jarvis? play up front with scrimshaw ,3rd from bottom, bottom 2 ? Next week,I hope not but the writing is on the wall,the fans will stay away in droves unless something improves.
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There’s only one person playing a blinder here
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It’s hard to put into a single post how shite that was today.
How does Beestin drop to the bench for 2 young lads who looked scared shitless all game every time Exeter ran at them. Even Pugh should have started ahead of both. Complete waste of 2 vital places when there’s areas on the pitch desperately lacking.
One of those areas being up front- no-one whatsoever to hold the ball up- if the game plan is knock long balls up 50 yards, why not start Jarvis? O’Neil looks like he’s been picked from the Clugston stand at half time to have a go.
Back 3 were shambolic; we all knew cover was needed there if we suffered injuries/suspensions but instead it was decided 8 centre mids have to be on the books.
Millen reminded me of an old rover 200 when the head gasket had blown, was utterly knackered after 30 minutes and should’ve been taken off.
Lills sounded as confused and bewildered as we all felt watching, poor bloke is so out of his depth and Must be wondering how he is back at a professional club.
Swann OUT
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Good job we – trained well all week
– did our homework on Exeter and knew what to expect
– set up to defend against a team that don’t score
Otherwise it could have been really embarrassing.2 users thanked author for this post.
Words fail me.
it was like watching a Alan Knill team the way they passed it about across the back side to side going nowhere then hoofing it upfield to a striker who is small and up there on his own.
it took us over 75 minutes before we put any real pressure on their goal but that only last 2 minutes, there was no urgency in the play and too much tip tapping and losing it, we got out muscled all over the pitch and only 2 efforts on target and not sure whether the first was a cross or a shot, pathetic second half and now we are starting to concede a few we still haven’t sorted more than one in a game.
what happened to the 4 4 2 attacking football we still aren’t seeing it and pointless when you are 3 goals down.2 users thanked author for this post.
Only words I can think of after that are SHOCKING, DISGUSTED, DISGRACEFUL! Time for a clear out i’am afraid Messers cox, lillis are totally out of their depth.
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It was truly appalling yesterday and I agree with many sentiments on here and in particular the players not in the team that should be rather then loanees and both the loanees yesterday in midfield brought nothing to the table particularly in that 5-3-2 initial system wheras Beestin and Pugh would surely have done better. We needed a forward and a winger brought in not two players who do nothing more and on yesterday’s showing even less then our own players do who were bench warming. If you are going to play Perry then at least let the lad play in the correct area where his passing can influence the game not chasing their best player all over the pitch achieving nothing. Also what is this obsession with zonal marking at corners? It gives the opposition players rushing in from the edge of the box all the momentum they need to meet the ball, it’s for Premiership coaches working with Premiership players not league two bread and butter dross, which is what we are. We need more basic practical thinking with the right players in the right system on the field at the right time.
It’s not rocket science, is it?3 users thanked author for this post.
We was promised fast flowing attacking football at G.P. well we got it yesterday from Exeter.
Sorry Neil/Mark but it’s time to go. Maybe not the only ones either.1 user thanked author for this post.
I have never ever witnessed a player so compromised in terms of fitness getting a full 90 minutes. I saw him about the 25 minute mark and he looked absolutely shattered.
Made it worse that we had a natural RB playing CB and even had Pugh who could have played there.
How the hell Lillis didn’t notice he was knackered when I did I’ll never know and he was the manager on the bloody day ?
Lillis needs putting out to pasture, completely inept, closely followed by Cox.
Mr Swann needs to piss off but for the time being Lillis and Cox need quickly binning. I’d let McMahon take charge, he can’t be any worse..surely not !
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It wouldn’t have been too much for the club to inform Scunthorpe supporters of the situation, instead of just saying “he is not present for personal reasons”,
When that terminology is used you can be fairly certain it relates to a family illness or bereavement.
This sadly was the case at the weekend. The club get a lot of things wrong, but IMO the statement they issued on Saturday was the correct one.
We all offer Neil our sincere condolences. Some things are bigger than football.
Let’s hope the players support their manager by going out and performing well at Carlisle.
It’ll be my first live game since before the pandemic. Hope I can bring a bit of luck with me!
Bartonscorpion, the club put a statement out 22 hours ago, well before your post “looking” for the sacking of the manager. Sometimes you just have to admit you got it wrong
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I know it will be bloody hard and the timing is rotten. Look, it’s bloody terrible in fact but what can anybody really do ?
Treat someone like a human being? Give the man a couple of weeks off to grieve, to organise everything that comes with a family bereavement, to attend the funeral? I mean, is that too much to ask?
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