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When you take the field with a keeper and 6 defenders it doesn’t leave much room for footballers.
Game so far reflects that.
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Sigh!
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When I saw the starting 11 I knew we wouldn’t win and suspected we might lose. That was an over cautious selection again overrating the opposition and no confidence in going out to win the game. Poor, poor.
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A consistent viewpoint on this board last season was playing one striker didn’t work. No surprises then when it won’t work this season . If neither Whitehall nor Carlton are fit to play next Saturday, then we need a quality striker in for the Oxford City game otherwise again we will struggle to break down their defence. Losing the odd game away to teams who will be in the mix isn’t a poor omen. Failing to beat a side in the bottom our when playing them at home could well be!
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We have now had a run of games in which the play has been increasingly unsatisfactory.
Poor passing, an absence of players fighting to get on the end of long throws are just the tip of what I suspect might be an iceberg.
It’s all very well saying “But we’re top of the league!” But if we carry on in this vein we could easily end October a good half dozen points behind top.1 user thanked author for this post.
Yes, the “we are still top of the league” should not be used as a rallying point for inaction, by the players, management team, or the board. A slight move of the tiller now may well correct a major drift off course which will only become evident as the season progresses!
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Really like Evans but playing him in midfield was a calculated risk that failed. The game passed him by because he is not mobile enough to play there.
He is also comfortably the best passer out of defence of our 4 centre backs so we missed him there. Some would say he is the only CB that can pass well from the back.
Early games from Nicholson had me wondering why he was not playing in the EFL. The last 3 or 4 games have demonstrated why. His passing is really poor. Hey ho that’s why he is playing in the NLN.
In our early games we refused to let direct physical teams suck us into playing their game. Today we totally got sucked into it and came off second best.
Butler in his interview said that was not the intention but his team selection suggests otherwise. Hope him and the team learn from it.
Have to praise Beestin today. He worked tirelessly to try and make something out of the hopeless punts forward nearly making something happen from 3 or 4 of them.
I do agree with Butler that it’s not the end of the world. We’re top of the league after 9 games. We all make mistakes and have off days. Championship winning sides learn from them and come back stronger next game.
Final word on the Scarborough away end. They have a nerve selling 700 away tickets knowing 50% have little chance of seeing anything other than brief glimpses of the game. Nearly as bad as Boston last season.
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4 decent CBs and it seems Butler doesn’t want to disappoint any of them. Maxi has done him a favour by being suspended. IMO if Nicholson didn’t have a long throw he’d be the one to miss out.
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The worse bit about today was it had the feel of a Jimmy Dean approach. One blip is fine but we have not addressed the poor forward distribution and general bad passing. Fitness is all well and good but if you cannot do the basics (and there are players in our squad who are in this category) then you shouldn’t be playing for us. It’s time to get a loan player or two in.
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Can’t disagree with the above; 6 defenders on the field is pretty much surrendering a chance to take a positive foothold in a game.
Don’t want to see Evans in midfield again, he’s had a go but it doesn’t work. Really think we have to start thinking about changing the centre of the park, looking too lightweight in there at times and so often second balls pass us by. Rowley/Brogan must be close to a start.
Pre-match I thought Whitehall’s inclusion may be prove pivotal and it became so, despite Beestin’s best efforts we looked woefully short up there. If the groin strain flares up during the week I’d be tempted to look at a short term loan.
Wing backs both had poor games too, caught in between positions at times and left us too narrow. S’boro to the their credit exposed that left side a few times which ultimately led to a goal.
One of those afternoons where you take your medicine and move on; this result has been on the cards and small changes have to be made to get us back on track; certainly nothing to drastic on what has been a very good start to the year.
Jimmy Deans main failing for me was that he didn’t have a clue how to motivate a side or adapt when things weren’t going our way; it is now Butler’s turn to see if he is up to the test.
The thing was we all knew we’d need the medicine before a ball was kicked, that’s not how we should be feeling. Whitehall misses his first league game and we looked lossed, glad to get in at half time only one down, no one say we look like a team that’s going to win the league at the moment far from it im afraid, though it is a piss poor league.
Scarborough were nothing much but still had the measure of us today, to many chances going a miss not that we had to many today but kougan should have buried his and whoa what was denton thinking trying a first time volley.
Like others say need a couple of fresh bloods in the squad and quickly.
Ps thought Bennett had a good first half made himself an handful to deal with.and why wasn’t their goalie sent off for handling outside the area.1 user thanked author for this post.
Well he knows the club from his youth team days. I don’t have anyone particular in mind.
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In fairness wasnt a lot to cheer about especially first half .. although indeed still toppa the league i just get the impression many Iron fans assume we are better than what we actually are. I hope this defeat is a blip and doesnt lead to a turbulent run a la Kiddy wh have done just that.
My pre season pick for promotion Chester going along nicely after a dicky start and will be a litmus test as to just how good or average we are.
heres the Scarbor version of Ironarmy…images of the away end and can see just how bad the view must of been.
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Butler inept yesterday didn’t he see their goalie was collecting every corner he was massive, has much as I hate short corners we needed that change yesterday but no we carried on the same all game. Same free kicks every time same just lumping it up to Fishborne once he came on.
What is he doing letting Mussie dictate when and what Fitz can do 3 times in added time fitz looked to the dugout looking for the nod to go forward twice he didn’t let him ( that being Mussie)and he only managed to just get past the halfway line for the free kick, as something different why not let him take that last free kick couldn’t have done any worse. Bit more inventive training ground practice needed just to switch when we’re struggling.
Ps thought the ref was one of the better ones this season, just the last ten seconds he got wrong, warned the goalie early doors about time wasting and soon booked him.1 user thanked author for this post.
Ugly, defensive and very direct long ball under Butler? Who’da thunk it!!
Jokes aside our league performances have been very poor of late and we are hiding behind the guise of our league position, when in reality, we’ve had only a couple of convincing wins and undeservedly scraped a fair few results.
What’s most alarming is just our abysmal our passing is this season. The stuff of nightmares and genuinely wouldn’t look out of a place on a Sunday morning. Considering the football we were playing last season with 10/11 of our starting 11, how have we lost the ability to make simple passes? These are the same players that were dominating possession last season and were criticised for being too ‘tippy tappy’. Now they can’t ‘tip or tap’ to save their lives. We are struggling to string together 3 or 4 basic passes. What’s happened?
Have to agree we need another forward as Fishburn is clearly a work in progress, but a decent midfielder is also essential, as Butler seemingly doesn’t think Brogan or Rowley are up to it. We are desperate for someone with a bit of quality who can get the ball on the ground and get us playing football with some composure. Enough of lumping it forward and hoping Whitehall gets on the end of it. Ideally someone who can create and chip in with goals too as our current midfield are contributing next to nothing goal wise. I think Boyce has scored more so far this season than all our midfielders combined?
Changes needed pronto as Chester gaining momentum after a slow start and we are going the other way.
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Ugly, defensive and very direct long ball under Butler? Who’da thunk it!!
Jokes aside our league performances have been very poor of late and we are hiding behind the guise of our league position, when in reality, we’ve had only a couple of convincing wins and undeservedly scraped a fair few results.
What’s most alarming is just our abysmal our passing is this season. The stuff of nightmares and genuinely wouldn’t look out of a place on a Sunday morning. Considering the football we were playing last season with 10/11 of our starting 11, how have we lost the ability to make simple passes? These are the same players that were dominating possession last season and were criticised for being too ‘tippy tappy’. Now they can’t ‘tip or tap’ to save their lives. We are struggling to string together 3 or 4 basic passes. What’s happened?
Have to agree we need another forward as Fishburn is clearly a work in progress, but a decent midfielder is also essential, as Butler seemingly doesn’t think Brogan or Rowley are up to it. We are desperate for someone with a bit of quality who can get the ball on the ground and get us playing football with some composure. Enough of lumping it forward and hoping Whitehall gets on the end of it. Ideally someone who can create and chip in with goals too as our current midfield are contributing next to nothing goal wise. I think Boyce has scored more so far this season than all our midfielders combined?
Changes needed pronto as Chester gaining momentum after a slow start and we are going the other way.
Agree with that 414 .. especially the first paragraph , despite the final results performances have been far from convincing and IMO we are some what lucky to be where we are currently.
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