1 hour ago, werstayinup said:

They weren't poor

Imagine the damage we could do if we had the pace that they had in their team,I will be looking at us bringing some pace into the team this month

They are poor but have pace up front. We made them look a lot better than they are in the first half.

1 hour ago, werstayinup said:

I think that Sang grew into the game after a slow start and i dont think he will be the scorer that Garrity is BUT he will be ok for us in the middle the more he plays there

Definitely not because he’s playing a different role in the midfield than Garrity. With a more specialist WB I think CM will be his longer term role.

15 minutes ago, philpvfc said:

They are poor but have pace up front. We made them look a lot better than they are in the first half.

The linesman made them look a lot better than they are in the second. Giving the forwards 1-5 yard starts. 

13 minutes ago, MBE said:

Definitely not because he’s playing a different role in the midfield than Garrity. With a more specialist WB I think CM will be his longer term role.

Sang may have showed he's better on the ball than Conlon yesterday. But overall, we must analyse why we were getting rolled through defensively. Crosby is shouting over to me that's because I gave you the attacking you wanted. 

3 minutes ago, Warren said:

Sang may have showed he's better on the ball than Conlon yesterday. But overall, we must analyse why we were getting rolled through defensively. Crosby is shouting over to me that's because I gave you the attacking you wanted. 

It looks pretty obvious to me why we are open. Ojo is a huge loss.

Neither Devine or Sang were asked to do that role. 

 

I'm not even sure we were very open.

If you have 29 shots to 7 in every league game over a season, you win way more than you lose.

They had 4 on target and 3 went in. We didn't concede a load of chances, just 3 pretty high quality ones which could have been avoided if:

1 - we didn't leave Uche by himself on the right hand side after a set-piece - just sloppy organisation

2 - Devine launches it or Sang gets it out of his feet

3 - Ripley does a bit better

Play like we did yesterday for the rest of the season and we'll finish top half. The trifecta of Uche-Wilson-Chislett is cooking. That level of attacking output will lead to goals. The conceded goals are easily solvable and not indicative of a team woeful out of possession.

Without signings, and fitness permitting, I'd go Debrah Smith Yak.

Ideally you'd bring another CB in and get Jones fit by February.

Edited January 7, 20242 yr by JoeB2

1 hour ago, JoeB2 said:

I'm not even sure we were very open.

If you have 29 shots to 7 in every league game over a season, you win way more than you lose.

They had 4 on target and 3 went in. We didn't concede a load of chances, just 3 pretty high quality ones which could have been avoided if:

1 - we didn't leave Uche by himself on the right hand side after a set-piece - just sloppy organisation

2 - Devine launches it or Sang gets it out of his feet

3 - Ripley does a bit better

Play like we did yesterday for the rest of the season and we'll finish top half. The trifecta of Uche-Wilson-Chislett is cooking. That level of attacking output will lead to goals. The goals are easily solvable and not indicative of a team woeful out of possession.

Without signings, and fitness permitting, I'd go Debrah Smith Yak.

Ideally you'd bring another CB in and get Jones fit by February.

Some good points here. We did alright at last ditch defending and set pieces as well. But midway through the second half there was the one that roled right across our goal and where literally everyone around me in the Lorne Street was waiting for it to go in. But it didn't. 

So I'm sticking with the concept that we need to defend our box and not mainly defend cut backs when the opposition has got to the byline.

13 hours ago, The Master said:

I honestly cannot ever be convinced about Gavin Massey.

People wanting him to get MOM today?

Have a word.

Did anyone see his pathetic chip towards their player, when we should have been on a counter, which resulted in their 3rd?

He was the architect of that! It’s a giff job he passed one in the net to make up for it because their keeper was garbage.

Vale are garbage. The over coaching is why Alfie didn’t clear his lines for their 2nd. 
Andy Crosby is getting away with murder. So many papering of the cracks.

Cheltenham will finish above us. Mark my words. And on game number 46 this season we will have either been relegated or it will be on the last day.

You happy clappers have been warned.

You, like many others who seem to want us to fail, seem to be really annoyed that Andy Crosby isn't Darrell Clarke. 

He is no longer our manager after some off the field issues that we're not privy to, and a poor run of league form. Why keep on about him?

Its almost as if some people want us to keep losing so Clarke will return. That isn't likely to happen, so why on earth do people keep on about him?

21 hours ago, Biddulph_PV said:

I’m glad he is. Yet I expect we’ll still see Smith at RCB next game. 

You won’t though 

27 minutes ago, Packmoor_vale said:

You won’t though 

Why would that be?

7 minutes ago, Granville said:

Why would that be?

He don’t go the games 

1 minute ago, Packmoor_vale said:

He don’t go the games 

Oh I see, I thought it was insider info that Smith wasn't going to be at the game!

5 hours ago, werstayinup said:

They weren't poor

Imagine the damage we could do if we had the pace that they had in their team,I will be looking at us bringing some pace into the team this month

They were very very poor.

What I watched yesterday, they are almost on the same level of both Exeter & Wycombe.

EFL Team of the Week.

Our Uche and Charlton's goalie 

3 hours ago, Packmoor_vale said:

He don’t go the games 

You’re absolutely right as usual.

Not that I have to explain myself, but the last game I attended was Middlesbrough.

And I confess have missed the last, what, four home games due to an unusual combination of PMT (post- Middlesbrough Trauma), illness, family commitments and holidays.

So, as you imply, I’m not a true fan.

The previous c.40 years where the vast majority - up until this year and only after a monumental f**k up by the club following the move from Bycars which I had neither the time or inclination to resolve - have been as a season ticket holder plus numerous away games from Brighton to Newcastle which count for absolutely nothing. 

Edited January 7, 20242 yr by Biddulph_PV