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Executive facilities should only be for those who pay for the privilege. We sponsored a game last year and it was a p*ss take to be queuing up before/after a game for a pint.
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This was the difference between a Butler team and a JD team.
Not only were we far superior with fitness but the ‘stealing ball’ in all parts of the park was most impressive.
Cool and measured.
Ref 8.
Nobody less than a 7/10 in the first 11 on the pitch.
A great deal to like.Agreed. The result added some gloss to it but for the majority it was a fairly close game, however, do we come away with a 3-0 win with Dean in charge ? Not for me.
The most pleasing aspect was the management seemed to positively influence the game, rather than let it drift away and subsequently we either surrender the lead or are all camped up within our half for the last 20’mins. If anything we grew into the second half and both goals were the result of some tidy periods of possession and quality in the box.
There were some worries about the 3-5-2 system, I thought the players knew their roles and seemed to be effective at nullifying Brackley, the press in the first half was impressive with the wingbacks advancing higher than usual. At times I thought we were slightly too sloppy in possession, and Whitehall must be a more effective target man to hold the ball up; when Carlton’s back Butler could have a tough decision to make.
Other standouts were Barrows, Scales and Beestin but as Les points out, most players can be pleased with that performance as can the management.
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The above posts are about Asians supposedly gathering on Frodingham road. If you can link that to Scunthorpe’s first team then you might want to try the Kevin Bacon movie game.
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Can we confine this shite to the Non football section? There’s enough disinformation on the internet this week to keep people entertained without it creeping onto a football board
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The most effective side I saw line up with 3-5-2 were Boston last year; they were excellent at playing the ball through the middle starting with the short Goal kick. The extra presence up front also allowed them to better press and usually force us long.
Teams don’t get the space out wide they once did, players are fitter, faster and stronger and more often than not it ends up as 2 vs 1 for the winger forcing him inside.
You make good points though MK; my concerns are where Roberts fits into the system, and whether the wing backs end up dropping into a 5-3-2 which could be a tough watch and end up with us pissing about with the ball at the back for far too long as we did last year.
The majority of Teams will be happy with a point again and I expect to see 2 banks of 5 posing a challenge for us to break down. Against the better sides, Jimmy came up tactically short and subsequently cost us the title. If Butler can solve that problem, there’s a good chance he will be lifting a title in May.
The justification for a 3rd keeper was mind boggling tbh, didn’t make much sense .
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I think a fit Roberts is probably 3 leagues better than where he currently is. I don’t think we have even seen him properly match fit. He’s not really played a sustained spell for 3 years so he is much like Beestin in that he needs 5 games or so to get match sharp.
When fit he will waltz through low blocks at this level. Can Butler turn him into a number 10 though?
I think we only just started to see glimpses before the second injury; can’t remember the opposition but there was one game where he tore them to shreds.
The problem we saw last year- especially with Butterfield in the second half of the season- is that teams pack out the middle and nullify any threat within the space a number 10 occupies. Maybe 2 up front will create extra space for him in there next year ?
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We already have potentially up to 7 centre Mids, can’t see the need for anymore or we are back to the usual scenario of overstocking again.
If we was to bring in one more, I’d prefer to see the forward line strengthened as one injury up there leaves us thin on the ground.
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Despite a weaker squad ‘on paper’, there’s no reason we shouldn’t be amongst the favourites.
As previously stated, we’ve got to move the ball quicker and become more direct, taking the game to opponents rather than being content to sit with possession. Teams will still be arriving at our place and being content with sitting in for a draw, we’ve got to find novel ways of breaking them down.
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Glad you all like it, I can’t express how much went into this, from the concept, organisation, shooting days and then days of work from Adam press the composer to compose an emotive version of any old iron.
This is just the start.
The Wharton cameo was particularly moving, I think you may have caused a few tears with that one.
It Really is a great piece of work, you should all be proud
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Fantastic work from all involved. The video and kit look great.
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