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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Feb 9, 2020 14:02:50 GMT
You need to rewrite this comment. Otherwise you look very, very silly. And why is that then? Because Jackson has been our best player all season, that’s why.
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Post by 1967blue Chester Lads on Feb 9, 2020 14:07:19 GMT
You need to rewrite this comment. Otherwise you look very, very silly. And why is that then? SORRY. Spell check kicked in. I ment Johnson. Sorry
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Post by chrizzyp on Feb 9, 2020 15:37:06 GMT
A few of the lads I was with yesterday were saying they'd welcome steve burr back with open arms at this rate
letting mahon go at this crucial stage is questionable at best
onwards and upwards though
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Post by Moltisanti on Feb 9, 2020 16:35:39 GMT
A few of the lads I was with yesterday were saying they'd welcome steve burr back with open arms at this rate letting mahon go at this crucial stage is questionable at best onwards and upwards though 😂😂😂😂
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Post by Harry Lime on Feb 9, 2020 16:36:15 GMT
Devotion to undermine our own players? I stick up for our players on here all the time. Glendon, Johnston etc. Griffiths has cost us big time this season. Numerous times. He can’t command his box. Felix was arguably the worst keeper at the 1970 World Cup, but part of the greatest World Cup teams ever. Perhaps Griffiths’ limitations are proportional to the limitations of the two old men in front of him. www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/felix-goalkeeper-in-brazils-greatest-football-team-8099842.htmlAnd theirs from the lack of cover from central midfield or left back?
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Post by Rio Doherty on Feb 9, 2020 16:58:30 GMT
My match vlog:
Enjoy!
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Post by steveo1 on Feb 9, 2020 17:31:07 GMT
I suppose this time of the season is just about getting results - we are doing that to a degree.
I am trying to remember the last game we ended well and put teams under the cosh, possibly southport away? Our matches seem to have a pattern of we get the job done by an hour or so in, we go behind and do nothing the last 20 or we tight and nick a result of sorts.
Seems like we are getting by at the moment, nothing spectacular, we badly need a big result against one of the better sides - something we haven't done - Kings Lynn at home a massive game to show this.
We seem to be lacking in certain areas, We badly needed energy injecting in the side in centre midfield. If Stopforth doesnt play we have nothing, Burton i wouldnt have putting my bins out and Robbo can't play everyweek. We have flyers on the wing but neither of Jacko or JJ want to play left wing, means we get less from Jacko as shown yesterday. I think you need a balance outwide, not just two out and out speedsters, ironically what we had with Mahon and Mooney.
Taylor is class and i fear he will move on, best player at club, Roberts is solid. I think we look better with Jones playing with one of the older heads.
Uptop bar Asante its a bit of a mish mash - Hughes will run all day but doesnt look like getting a goal, Dudley gone downhill for me, George injured and Elliott on loan (didnt see him banging them goals in) We need Elliott back and stick upthere with Asante.
The next 4 games are massive as 3 are at home and the pack are right behind us closing. The best we can hope for is 3rd but i would take making the playoffs currently.
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Post by rcb on Feb 9, 2020 18:25:59 GMT
And theirs from the lack of cover from central midfield or left back? Yep, it’s a team game in that respect. No Pele, Rivelino, Tostao, Carlos Alberto at Level 6.
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Post by Jack on Feb 9, 2020 18:49:24 GMT
Yesterday was really poor. Weather was grim, yes, but Blyth were there for the taking but we huffed and puffed. Despite the chances we did make, you never thought Blyth were out of the game.
I have a few concerns with our formation at the moment. Johnston has been bought to be a constant wide presence to mirror Jackson on the other side. That is all well and good if you can get them into the game, but if not it leaves our midfield two outnumbered and losing out on all the second balls. All you have to is put 3 centre mids against us and you'll put us under pressure. Many times yesterday, Glendon or Burton would get on the ball and have both wingers on the touchline with the full back right on top of them, or Asante and Hughes who were both drifting wide as well. Nothing centrally for large periods of the game.
I think a good chunk of our early season form at home came from Dudley playing on the left. He naturally drifts inside and helps the middle two out, their full back would follow him in and Joel Taylor would rip it up in the vacated space. Having two out and out wingers sounds great, but unless they get on the ball running towards their goal, it's useless.
I think we'd actually benefit from playing N'gwatala as a no10. When we're out of possession, he could slot in and be a third centre mid, but when we get it he has the mobility to get up and support Asante. I think a bit more control in the middle would actually benefit Jackson and Johnston. Yesterday, Hughes wasn't particularly supporting Asante or Burton/Glendon - seems a waste. But then, I'm not a manager and I'm sure there are a million reasons why what I'm suggesting will cause us problems too.
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Post by highpeakblue on Feb 9, 2020 19:23:04 GMT
Yesterday was really poor. Weather was grim, yes, but Blyth were there for the taking but we huffed and puffed. Despite the chances we did make, you never thought Blyth were out of the game. I have a few concerns with our formation at the moment. Johnston has been bought to be a constant wide presence to mirror Jackson on the other side. That is all well and good if you can get them into the game, but if not it leaves our midfield two outnumbered and losing out on all the second balls. All you have to is put 3 centre mids against us and you'll put us under pressure. Many times yesterday, Glendon or Burton would get on the ball and have both wingers on the touchline with the full back right on top of them, or Asante and Hughes who were both drifting wide as well. Nothing centrally for large periods of the game. I think a good chunk of our early season form at home came from Dudley playing on the left. He naturally drifts inside and helps the middle two out, their full back would follow him in and Joel Taylor would rip it up in the vacated space. Having two out and out wingers sounds great, but unless they get on the ball running towards their goal, it's useless. I think we'd actually benefit from playing N'gwatala as a no10. When we're out of possession, he could slot in and be a third centre mid, but when we get it he has the mobility to get up and support Asante. I think a bit more control in the middle would actually benefit Jackson and Johnston. Yesterday, Hughes wasn't particularly supporting Asante or Burton/Glendon - seems a waste. But then, I'm not a manager and I'm sure there are a million reasons why what I'm suggesting will cause us problems too. Hughes looks a shadow of the player that he was. He was virtually anonymous yesterday. I was willing him to put put away the chance he had in the second half, even though I knew he was offside, just to show he could do it. Unfortunately he never looked like he had it in him, and I don't think he knew he was off.
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Post by Harry Lime on Feb 9, 2020 19:49:13 GMT
Yesterday was really poor. Weather was grim, yes, but Blyth were there for the taking but we huffed and puffed. Despite the chances we did make, you never thought Blyth were out of the game. I have a few concerns with our formation at the moment. Johnston has been bought to be a constant wide presence to mirror Jackson on the other side. That is all well and good if you can get them into the game, but if not it leaves our midfield two outnumbered and losing out on all the second balls. All you have to is put 3 centre mids against us and you'll put us under pressure. Many times yesterday, Glendon or Burton would get on the ball and have both wingers on the touchline with the full back right on top of them, or Asante and Hughes who were both drifting wide as well. Nothing centrally for large periods of the game. I think a good chunk of our early season form at home came from Dudley playing on the left. He naturally drifts inside and helps the middle two out, their full back would follow him in and Joel Taylor would rip it up in the vacated space. Having two out and out wingers sounds great, but unless they get on the ball running towards their goal, it's useless. I think we'd actually benefit from playing N'gwatala as a no10. When we're out of possession, he could slot in and be a third centre mid, but when we get it he has the mobility to get up and support Asante. I think a bit more control in the middle would actually benefit Jackson and Johnston. Yesterday, Hughes wasn't particularly supporting Asante or Burton/Glendon - seems a waste. But then, I'm not a manager and I'm sure there are a million reasons why what I'm suggesting will cause us problems too. Agree totally with your third paragraph. I can see your point about playing Ngwatala as a no.10. However, I've not seen anything from him to suggest he's capable of doing that. He played there against Stockport Sports and did very little then. We've tried Dudley there too. Team shape seems to be wrong in a few games. When we get it right, we look really good. But it doesn't take much to upset that balance.
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Post by dmcnally on Feb 10, 2020 7:23:33 GMT
Highlights
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Post by devadiva on Feb 10, 2020 8:11:54 GMT
Yesterday was really poor. Weather was grim, yes, but Blyth were there for the taking but we huffed and puffed. Despite the chances we did make, you never thought Blyth were out of the game. I have a few concerns with our formation at the moment. Johnston has been bought to be a constant wide presence to mirror Jackson on the other side. That is all well and good if you can get them into the game, but if not it leaves our midfield two outnumbered and losing out on all the second balls. All you have to is put 3 centre mids against us and you'll put us under pressure. Many times yesterday, Glendon or Burton would get on the ball and have both wingers on the touchline with the full back right on top of them, or Asante and Hughes who were both drifting wide as well. Nothing centrally for large periods of the game. I think a good chunk of our early season form at home came from Dudley playing on the left. He naturally drifts inside and helps the middle two out, their full back would follow him in and Joel Taylor would rip it up in the vacated space. Having two out and out wingers sounds great, but unless they get on the ball running towards their goal, it's useless. I think we'd actually benefit from playing N'gwatala as a no10. When we're out of possession, he could slot in and be a third centre mid, but when we get it he has the mobility to get up and support Asante. I think a bit more control in the middle would actually benefit Jackson and Johnston. Yesterday, Hughes wasn't particularly supporting Asante or Burton/Glendon - seems a waste. But then, I'm not a manager and I'm sure there are a million reasons why what I'm suggesting will cause us problems too. Agree totally with your third paragraph. I can see your point about playing Ngwatala as a no.10. However, I've not seen anything from him to suggest he's capable of doing that. He played there against Stockport Sports and did very little then. We've tried Dudley there too. Team shape seems to be wrong in a few games. When we get it right, we look really good. But it doesn't take much to upset that balance. He did ok at York before being subbed off for a formation change. Certainly warrants another chance.
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Post by Neil Hunt Nonsense Potter on Feb 10, 2020 12:18:22 GMT
Ngwatala and Johnston seem like unnecessary signings for me, but it is early days I guess.
And anyone who thinks that Blyths goal was Griffiths fault wants their eyes testing. Not his biggest fan but he made a great save.
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Post by Lobster on Feb 10, 2020 13:08:52 GMT
Just checked and throughout history, we've played Blyth seven times, won five and only lost one. However, the total score between the two sides is level on aggregate!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2020 14:06:47 GMT
Joel Taylor got in to team of the week
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Post by hbomb on Feb 10, 2020 14:39:14 GMT
Watching those highlights Griffiths wasn’t at fault for the goal. It was a good save first up then a scramble he couldn’t get near. Thought it at the time but wanted to wait to see it again before commenting.
I loved Mahon. But he had gone stale. I think a move was in his best interest and ours. Any way he’s gone now.
Onwards and upwards.
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Post by g1 on Feb 10, 2020 16:58:11 GMT
A bit late but here goes our most important win this season but 3 things puzzle me 1 lack of leadership on the pitch 2 we are still so easy to score past 3 poor decision making on Saturday how many times was Jackson in space and we didn't find him it went sideways or back but a win is a win
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Post by g1 on Feb 10, 2020 16:59:20 GMT
Joel Taylor got in to team of the week saw Jones got in NLP team of the day
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2020 20:29:26 GMT
What was the figure we raised for George Waring to get his protective face mask ??
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2020 20:34:09 GMT
£ 800
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Post by weareblues on Feb 10, 2020 21:59:19 GMT
Thought exactly the same and have done on each of the three occasions I've seen him play. Can't beat a man, has no end product and is lightweight. Is it too late to ask for our money back? Another in a long list of players who have come to this football club and been unable to deliver. Compare him to Brad Jackson - it's night and day. That’s it. Slag him off and write him off after a few games. That will help the lad. Found there latest player to target haven’t they. Weirdos
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Post by Hannibal on Feb 10, 2020 22:51:04 GMT
What do you expect people to say ~~ he's been brilliant in all 4 matches he's played because he hasn't? Let's hope it's just a settling in period and he will soon start playing as he did for his former club. Nobody wants to slag anyone off, but this is a forum. I feel the criticism of Russ is a bit ott, but I don't come on here making negative comments about those critics.
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Post by Lobster on Feb 10, 2020 23:02:31 GMT
There's a difference between saying he's started slowly or poorly and needs to improve, and coming out things like "we've signed another duffer", "send him back". One is objective criticism, the other is just childish and reactionary.
Just seems to be a thing with a lot of modern football fans, even at our level, that they're unable to see beyond the last two or three games and can't look at the bigger picture. There are players who've taken a full season to come good for us, let alone four bloody games where nobody has been that good.
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Post by Moltisanti on Feb 11, 2020 2:36:17 GMT
What do you expect people to say ~~ he's been brilliant in all 4 matches he's played because he hasn't? Let's hope it's just a settling in period and he will soon start playing as he did for his former club. Nobody wants to slag anyone off, but this is a forum. I feel the criticism of Russ is a bit ott, but I don't come on here making negative comments about those critics. There is saying he hasn’t been playing well then there is saying the signing was a mistake, he’s rubbish etc.
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Post by Hannibal on Feb 11, 2020 4:12:28 GMT
Let's just wait and see. We can't afford to carry players. I'm desperate for him to succeed and I guess so are the people who have been underwhelmed so far.
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Post by Cestrian For Life on Feb 11, 2020 6:50:06 GMT
Makes me laugh when reading some of the comments about Mahon. He was a great player for us for many years. But he'd not had a good game for a couple of years. I'm not commenting on his replacement as that's another story but Mahon hasn't really played in this team or last years team because he wasn't performing like he used to. To say his leaving will affect our promotion chances is rubbish. He couldn't get near starting in this team. How many times has he started in the past 2 seasons?
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Post by weareblues on Feb 11, 2020 8:55:26 GMT
Makes me laugh when reading some of the comments about Mahon. He was a great player for us for many years. But he'd not had a good game for a couple of years. I'm not commenting on his replacement as that's another story but Mahon hasn't really played in this team or last years team because he wasn't performing like he used to. To say his leaving will affect our promotion chances is rubbish. He couldn't get near starting in this team. How many times has he started in the past 2 seasons? Ermm He was involved and assisted more goals last season then anyone in the team ? Not sure how you work that one out at all However does make me laugh how there’s people on here who used to slag Mahon off on a weekly basis have now changed their mind Imo we should’ve got rid of elton for Johnston but there we go
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Post by Churton Blue on Feb 11, 2020 9:16:10 GMT
Joel Taylor got in to team of the week saw Jones got in NLP team of the day James Jones reminds me of Matty Brown who we had a few seasons ago. Brown was often injured or suspended and in his first game back he was dreadful and off the pace. Jones is a bit the same in respect that after being left out he takes a game or two to get going. When he gets regular games he looks a very decent prospect. Big threat at set pieces as well. That year at Salford did him no good at all. I thought at the time it was a bad move for him so hopefully his next move is a better one as he is still only 21 and could have a good career in front of him.
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Post by Hannibal on Feb 11, 2020 9:23:03 GMT
saw Jones got in NLP team of the day James Jones reminds me of Matty Brown who we had a few seasons ago. Brown was often injured or suspended and in his first game back he was dreadful and off the pace. Jones is a bit the same in respect that after being left out he takes a game or two to get going. When he gets regular games he looks a very decent prospect. Big threat at set pieces as well. That year at Salford did him no good at all. I thought at the time it was a bad move for him so hopefully his next move is a better one as he is still only 21 and could have a good career in front of him. Is he still contracted at Salford next season? Matty Brown must be in his 6th season at 'fax.
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