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Post by 1973ranger on Aug 17, 2022 7:38:21 GMT
Taylor Richards, Chris Willock and Luke Amos (to replace Johansen) all missing. All key players. Their return should make a big difference, as well as Armstrong starting from now on. That's the reason I'm not slashing my wrists after four games. Probably 3pts instead of 0 had they been on the pitch. Stanley. I agree but over a season all will be out and as clearly shown those starting are nowhere near good enough to keep us out of trouble |
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Post by 1973ranger on Aug 17, 2022 7:39:09 GMT
Taylor Richards, Chris Willock and Luke Amos (to replace Johansen) all missing. All key players. Their return should make a big difference, as well as Armstrong starting from now on. That's the reason I'm not slashing my wrists after four games. Probably 3pts instead of 0 had they been on the pitch. Can't believe people seem to be to be honest. Yes, shit result, very shit result. But we're only 4 games in. Hardly panic stations just yet. Not the results but the performance is the main issue for me. |
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Post by jfrabbit on Aug 17, 2022 7:41:50 GMT
Taylor Richards, Chris Willock and Luke Amos (to replace Johansen) all missing. All key players. Their return should make a big difference, as well as Armstrong starting from now on. That's the reason I'm not slashing my wrists after four games. Probably 3pts instead of 0 had they been on the pitch. Can't believe people seem to be to be honest. Yes, shit result, very shit result. But we're only 4 games in. Hardly panic stations just yet. I don’t see anyone ‘panicking’ ginge. More that the fans are frustrated at players not playing to their potential and various other issues. |
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Post by alanwycombe on Aug 17, 2022 8:03:06 GMT
No incoming striker chaps |
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Post by jfrabbit on Aug 17, 2022 8:07:07 GMT
No incoming striker chaps 😩😩 Bonne & Sinclair got to be the way forward. McCunty just not interested in getting his hands dirty. |
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Post by sparks on Aug 17, 2022 8:19:46 GMT
MB makes a real effort to give very detailed answers to any questions posed to him, even to a point of over egging it.
I’ve watched this video a good number of times and it’s clear when questioned about Willock he’s saying very little and looks shifty.
From saying Willock will get some mins against Blackpool and then explaining sports science advised against it does not sit with me.
If Willock is sold then everything changes regarding a new striker imo.
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Post by 1973ranger on Aug 17, 2022 8:31:11 GMT
MB makes a real effort to give very detailed answers to any questions posed to him, even to a point of over egging it. I’ve watched this video a good number of times and it’s clear when questioned about Willock he’s saying very little and looks shifty. From saying Willock will get some mins against Blackpool and then explaining sports science advised against it does not sit with me. If Willock is sold then everything changes regarding a new striker imo. If Willock is sold then league 1 is on the cards |
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Post by Stanley75 on Aug 17, 2022 8:31:16 GMT
Taylor Richards, Chris Willock and Luke Amos (to replace Johansen) all missing. All key players. Their return should make a big difference, as well as Armstrong starting from now on. That's the reason I'm not slashing my wrists after four games. Probably 3pts instead of 0 had they been on the pitch.
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Post by Ginger Ninja on Aug 17, 2022 9:32:40 GMT
Can't believe people seem to be to be honest. Yes, shit result, very shit result. But we're only 4 games in. Hardly panic stations just yet. Not the results but the performance is the main issue for me. And given time I'm confident things will improve. |
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Post by Ginger Ninja on Aug 17, 2022 9:33:58 GMT
Can't believe people seem to be to be honest. Yes, shit result, very shit result. But we're only 4 games in. Hardly panic stations just yet. I don’t see anyone ‘panicking’ ginge. More that the fans are frustrated at players not playing to their potential and various other issues. Already seen Beale out posts everywhere mate, not on here. Though Hits did begin to twitch last night bless him 🤣 But yeah, it's frustrating of course it is, Beale and the new signings need to be given more than a pre season and 4 games to get things right imo. |
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Post by 1973ranger on Aug 17, 2022 10:17:45 GMT
Not the results but the performance is the main issue for me. And given time I'm confident things will improve. Ginge. I like Beale so do not want rid but no amount of time will turn Dykes in Mario Kempes nor will it mean we have a midfield who cannot run. He needs the tools to implement his methods and that is the main issue here |
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Post by Stanley75 on Aug 17, 2022 10:30:37 GMT
And given time I'm confident things will improve. Ginge. I like Beale so do not want rid but no amount of time will turn Dykes in Mario Kempes nor will it mean we have a midfield who cannot run. He needs the tools to implement his methods and that is the main issue here Taylor Richards, Chris Willock and Luke Amos (to replace Johansen) all missing. All key players. Their return should make a big difference, as well as Armstrong starting from now on. |
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Post by 1973ranger on Aug 17, 2022 10:34:19 GMT
Ginge. I like Beale so do not want rid but no amount of time will turn Dykes in Mario Kempes nor will it mean we have a midfield who cannot run. He needs the tools to implement his methods and that is the main issue here Taylor Richards, Chris Willock and Luke Amos (to replace Johansen) all missing. All key players. Their return should make a big difference, as well as Armstrong starting from now on. Agreed but Willock and Amos have history of injuries so we cannot pin our hopes solely om them. The team and bench the last two games has league 1 written all over it |
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Post by Stanley75 on Aug 17, 2022 10:45:29 GMT
Taylor Richards, Chris Willock and Luke Amos (to replace Johansen) all missing. All key players. Their return should make a big difference, as well as Armstrong starting from now on. Agreed but Willock and Amos have history of injuries so we cannot pin our hopes solely om them. The team and bench the last two games has league 1 written all over it Did you watch Taylor Richards' cameo at Blackburn, 73? Looked really promising to me and bodes well IMO. Get him, Roberts, Willock, Sinclair all firing and gelling and things are looking hopeful imo. |
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Post by shepherdsmush on Aug 17, 2022 10:58:14 GMT
Full backs are too focused on going forward and are simply clueless in defence (will leave Laird out of this), we have no ball-winning / Derry-esque Centre midfielder and Lyndon Dykes plays every week.
Not panicking but those areas are our downfall and how Blackpool didn't walk away with scoring 3 was the only luck going our way last night.
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Post by stainrodisalegend on Aug 17, 2022 11:04:01 GMT
Full backs are too focused on going forward and are simply clueless in defence (will leave Laird out of this), we have no ball-winning / Derry-esque Centre midfielder and Lyndon Dykes plays every week. Not panicking but those areas are our downfall and how blackpool didn't walk away with scoring 3 I don't know. Think that's right, so how do you fix it? I would drop Stef and play Field as that defensive, Derry player. Box to box? Bollocks. Don't see anything of him in the final third, so get him doing what we know he can do which is tackle in deep lying areas. Willock will - hopefully - be back Saturday so he goes in to the team in place of Stef. Up front - drop Dykes, try Bonne, can't be worse, and start Armstrong a bit earlier. Anyone who receives the ball facing the goal and runs back towards the centre backs gets fined - bit like under Warnock anyone who passed to Adel in our half got fined. Only way to make them listen. |
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Post by 1973ranger on Aug 17, 2022 11:05:29 GMT
Agreed but Willock and Amos have history of injuries so we cannot pin our hopes solely om them. The team and bench the last two games has league 1 written all over it Did you watch Taylor Richards' cameo at Blackburn, 73? Looked really promising to me and bodes well IMO. Get him, Roberts, Willock, Sinclair all firing and gelling and things are looking hopeful imo. No I did not but Stan our issue is goals. For christ sake we only got a draw at Sunderland because our keeper did what our centre forward didn't. |
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Post by spongeparr on Aug 17, 2022 14:04:42 GMT
Full backs are too focused on going forward and are simply clueless in defence (will leave Laird out of this), we have no ball-winning / Derry-esque Centre midfielder and Lyndon Dykes plays every week. Not panicking but those areas are our downfall and how blackpool didn't walk away with scoring 3 I don't know. Think that's right, so how do you fix it? I would drop Stef and play Field as that defensive, Derry player. Box to box? Bollocks. Don't see anything of him in the final third, so get him doing what we know he can do which is tackle in deep lying areas. Willock will - hopefully - be back Saturday so he goes in to the team in place of Stef. Up front - drop Dykes, try Bonne, can't be worse, and start Armstrong a bit earlier. Anyone who receives the ball facing the goal and runs back towards the centre backs gets fined - bit like under Warnock anyone who passed to Adel in our half got fined. Only way to make them listen. Agree with all of that. Ive said before, attacking full backs is fine if someone just sits. None of Johansen, Field or Dozzel really just sit at the moment. |
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Post by jfrabbit on Aug 17, 2022 14:10:36 GMT
Full backs are too focused on going forward and are simply clueless in defence (will leave Laird out of this), we have no ball-winning / Derry-esque Centre midfielder and Lyndon Dykes plays every week. Not panicking but those areas are our downfall and how Blackpool didn't walk away with scoring 3 was the only luck going our way last night. Fair points. Why did we get rid of Odubajo? Silly. Was a decent enough player that we could be using now. Derry esqu type player we had in Dom Ball. Another silly decision in my book. That role is now meant to be Field. He’s hot & cold also. Dykes is fucking useless. I’d rather we played a kid that wants to get places than him. He’s not interested. Piss poor body language to go with his piss poor ability. Injuries are killing us right now but all teams have this issue 🤷🏻♂️ Need to cope without Willock & Amos because they’re injury prone. I’d play Tyler Roberts up top if Bonne not available. Anyone but McCunty. |
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Post by spongeparr on Aug 17, 2022 14:14:08 GMT
Odubajo would have made a great 2nd choice. He's good enough at this level and suits the way Beale wants to play. Guessing wages were too high?
Disagree on the Ball part. He didn't just sit either, he ran around like a headless chicken.
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Aug 17, 2022 14:15:23 GMT
Bonne apparently didn’t deserve to be picked, but dykes did😶
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Post by Shania on Aug 17, 2022 14:34:09 GMT
Odubajo would have made a great 2nd choice. He's good enough at this level and suits the way Beale wants to play. Guessing wages were too high? Disagree on the Ball part. He didn't just sit either, he ran around like a headless chicken. But too often injured...and blew hot and cold more often than not, didn`t he? |
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Post by hubble on Aug 17, 2022 14:50:39 GMT
The worst culprit from last night was Johansen. The man is a liability and should never feature again. Like Dykes, he actually gets in the way of moves, rather than start them. And defensively he's as good as a chocolate teapot. Johansen and Dozzell together is a joke. FWIW I left him out of my pre-match starting 11 and had Field as the holding midfielder, which is the role Field should be playing. Trying to convert him into a box-to-box player ain't working. Dozzell is better than Johansen, and that's not saying much. Always thought Dom Ball was the man for this role and I thought he was shabbily treated by the club and Warburton. We should have kept hold of him, because he's the type of player who can break up attacks and provide cover for the defence, especially under Beale's system of attacking full backs.
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Post by jfrabbit on Aug 17, 2022 14:54:28 GMT
Couldn’t agree more Hubbs.
SJ hasn’t had a stand out MOTM game since he signed on a permanent deal. Not one.
His passing is poor. Either backwards or he plays it short, what we used to call hospital balls.
Captain? Fuck me 🤦🏻♂️
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Post by alanwycombe on Aug 17, 2022 14:57:53 GMT
The worst culprit from last night was Johansen. The man is a liability and should never feature again. Like Dykes, he actually gets in the way of moves, rather than start them. And defensively he's as good as a chocolate teapot. Johansen and Dozzell together is a joke. FWIW I left him out of my pre-match starting 11 and had Field as the holding midfielder, which is the role Field should be playing. Trying to convert him into a box-to-box player ain't working. Dozzell is better than Johansen, and that's not saying much. Always thought Dom Ball was the man for this role and I thought he was shabbily treated by the club and Warburton. We should have kept hold of him, because he's the type of player who can break up attacks and provide cover for the defence, especially under Beale's system of attacking full backs. Agree Field holding/DM, Amos box to box maybe Dozzell understudy but I’m not convinced by him, disagree Ball - all heart and effort but not good enough consistently. |
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Post by James1979 on Aug 17, 2022 15:55:56 GMT
MB makes a real effort to give very detailed answers to any questions posed to him, even to a point of over egging it. I’ve watched this video a good number of times and it’s clear when questioned about Willock he’s saying very little and looks shifty. From saying Willock will get some mins against Blackpool and then explaining sports science advised against it does not sit with me. If Willock is sold then everything changes regarding a new striker imo. I didn’t get that impression. I think Willock will be there Saturday. |
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Post by James1979 on Aug 17, 2022 16:04:20 GMT
The worst culprit from last night was Johansen. The man is a liability and should never feature again. Like Dykes, he actually gets in the way of moves, rather than start them. And defensively he's as good as a chocolate teapot. Johansen and Dozzell together is a joke. FWIW I left him out of my pre-match starting 11 and had Field as the holding midfielder, which is the role Field should be playing. Trying to convert him into a box-to-box player ain't working. Dozzell is better than Johansen, and that's not saying much. Always thought Dom Ball was the man for this role and I thought he was shabbily treated by the club and Warburton. We should have kept hold of him, because he's the type of player who can break up attacks and provide cover for the defence, especially under Beale's system of attacking full backs. Yeah fully agree. We have to have mobile midfielders if we’re going to have such attacking full backs. With way we play, I also don’t see need for Dykes because he’s “good in the air”. We’ve got plenty of options. Hopefully Amos back soon too. I think the other 2 new lads might be out for a while. Dieng Laird, Dunne, Dickie, Paal Field, Dozzell Willock, Amos, Roberts/Chair Bonne/Armstrong/Roberts I’m happy with Johansen, Albert and Dykes from Bench to see out games but they shouldn’t be near the starting xi. |
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Post by acricketer on Aug 17, 2022 21:46:39 GMT
We are weak to middling in most areas. I'll be pleased with a mid-table finish. I think we'll avoid relegation but that's based on "there are 3 worse teams than us' and I couldn't tell you who they are.
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