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I’m not making any points at all regarding Roberts – it’s just that, as a team, there has been an insufficiency of crosses.
Brought up on football in the 60s and 70s, I remember a time when crosses went beyond the GK almost every time – and the exceptions were usually at the near post. Remember the terror caused to many defenders when Nolan Keeley covered the near post? – Little back flicks caused chaos. Of course, you needed a corner taker who was pretty accurate.
Ball after ball down the GK’s throat? – Nope.
There were usually one or two big lads about 8 yards beyond the far post who ran in at speed to meet crosses. GKs had a much tougher time back then.
When your last man is level with the keeper’s far post – obviously, crosses are made which attempt to pick out that man. It’s a recipe for giving possession back to the defence.
The flight of that ball gives the GK a chance to pluck it out of the air on far too regular a basis.
It wasn’t so much that GKs were no good at catching crosses back in the day but just that they weren’t fed them over and over again.
Big lads rampaging from the area beyond the far post in order to meet crosses on their forehead frightened defences – and keepers – far more than I have seen in decades.
Ernie Moss never played for us but I remember him fondly.

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Please Mum – can we keep ‘im?

[lesgeo]

Wreh and Beck worked together well.

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iron64

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Best half I’ve seen this season.
What a forward line!

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Apologies, IFA. If I plagiarised – it was subconsciously.

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I think Fadera might just be the guy to open up defences. I’d want to see him start every game and if it ain’t working – bring him off early.
But if it does work it will be coz many defences at this level cannot cope with pace.

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inspector

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Any actual news about Whitehall?

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyzv46rgl8o

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Ironawe

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Escaping racist abuse?
He should be okay when he comes to a club with better standards than most.

[lesgeo]

Phew!

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Rene Artois

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I seem to have missed news about Whitehall’s injury.
?

[lesgeo]

Glad you made it!

[lesgeo]

Quite entertaining.
I was frustrated by Max’s defending of their goal – but was it not Clunan who didn’t get sufficiently across his man when the strike was underway?
So relieved that we scored a late equaliser – don’t see that too often.
All of the players put in a hardworking stint. Movement off the ball (except for Beck’s terrific flicks) was improved and significantly better than it has been.

[lesgeo]

Draws in the other two games might be the best outcome.

[lesgeo]

How strange that 64 hadn’t spotted that I ceased all ‘Butler out’ calls as soon as he opted for a system which wasn’t failing.
Furthermore, personal glory is never anything which motivates me nor has it ever been the case.

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By and large, recent goals conceded have been real blunders. Pretty much our fault rather than created by the opposition.
These sort that will happen under any system when players lose a bit of concentration.

[lesgeo]

I doubt it.
I lived there for a year as a young un and Mrs Lesgeo was born there.
We met at John Leggott, though.

[lesgeo]

BS still on the go?

[lesgeo]

Two very sound goals – not much else. A below par performance in a below par game.

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I have to agree about the state of the pitch, IA.
The trouble was, however, that in the better spells from NM, their passing was often crisp and true.
Ours was so very often pedestrian and inaccurate.
Anyone know if there are accessible stats out there making a comparison between our % of losing the ball to theirs?

[lesgeo]

I think the penny finally dropped with AB when he saw the fans’ response after the Alfreton game.

[lesgeo]

We need last year’s Will Evans in the side.

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I am most uncomfortable about this but you can’t just kick ideas into touch without a full and proper examination.
Close scrutiny will probably show that this is not for us but leadership by knee- jerk assumption and guesswork is nonsensical.

[lesgeo]

Sorry to hear this. My last run in cost me money. Not happy.

[lesgeo]

Scales played more positively last night than I’ve seen in a while.
Far from perfect but the team look to be getting more right than wrong.
I was encouraged.

[lesgeo]

Yes, IFA – but how legit was Max’s goal?

[lesgeo]

Boys done good.
Deserved win.

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Let’s support these guys.

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Our last 4 goals conceded were, apparently, pretty poor. Cost us 5 points.
(Question marks over Fitz?)
I dunno. I don’t travel in winter.

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How big is the clear-out going to be at the end of the season, I wonder?

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