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Quoted from samg

To think we could have been playing in the fa trophy today - bad day at the office end off! Move onwards to the next game UTM!

The way we played, we'd have lost

A poor day at the office. Well beaten at the end. Having said that I thought we were in the game at half time but the second stupid gift of a goal was the killer. Exeter gained in confidence all over the pitch and could not get to grips with the game. They won the ball easily had plenty of runners going forward and could have had more. I don't think it was anything to do with the formation, just that they did the basics of controlling and passing the ball much better than we did. They had more pace and energy, something we have seen from other teams too. The new defender played 2 of the best forward passes for us early in the second half. Bogle had a couple of half chances and Mills should have scored when he got through in the second half. Will a couple of Solihull Moors players and a guy from Gateshead make us better? Time will tell.

I think this is the worst I've seen us play for years, nobody came out of it with any credit.
I just cannot understand that formation. It certainly doesn't work at home.
Once again the opposition showed us how to play, they had every man behind the ball every time we went forward and broke out of their half very quickly when they had the ball. You knew it was gonna be a bad day when even Collins makes a mistake and costs us a goal.
Now next week against a side that's lost 10 out of their last 11 games has got to be a home win with no excuses.
But we'll have to play a whole lot better than today, really, really p****d off

UTM

Listening to MB on Humberside. Showed a complete lack of class and understanding. He came out on the attack against Tondeur and really embarrassed himself.

Talked a load of shite about the technical ability of the opposition and how we are way off it. We were playing Exeter not flipping Barcelona. Shows a lack of class to blame your players weakness when you lose.

Quoted from mariner tommy

I think this is the worst I've seen us play for years, nobody came out of it with any credit.
I just cannot understand that formation. It certainly doesn't work at home.
Once again the opposition showed us how to play, they had every man behind the ball every time we went forward and broke out of their half very quickly when they had the ball. You knew it was gonna be a bad day when even Collins makes a mistake and costs us a goal.
Now next week against a side that's lost 10 out of their last 11 games has got to be a home win with no excuses.
But we'll have to play a whole lot better than today, really, really p****d off

UTM

Think you will find that Notts next week will have 10 behind the ball and park the bus. We didn't sort out the way to beat teams at home last season and we haven't this season against better opposition.  Until we do we will be mid-table at best.

Terrible preformanc and we're still 11th and close to the play offs, let's put things into perspective after the last 5 years. I can't wait to see us in Mid Feb when MB has bought a gelled a team he wants.

Quoted from headingly_mariner

Listening to MB on Humberside. Showed a complete lack of class and understanding. He came out on the attack against Tondeur and really embarrassed himself.

Talked a load of shite about the technical ability of the opposition and how we are way off it. We were playing Exeter not flipping Barcelona. Shows a lack of class to blame your players weakness when you lose.

Was looking forward to that but my PC went off about 2 mins in What i did hear sounded unconvincing and a bit pathetic to be honest.

And yet it's patently clear that they had midfielders capable of passing. You don't have to be Barcelona to outplay our midfield, the one that bignot didn't sign. And what system did people want us to play? Revert back to 442? That's been entertaining at home this system hasn't it. The crux of the matter is, it didn't matter what system we played today, we'd still struggle to create, and that'll remain the fact until we sign new players.

How on earth anybody can disagree with the above post i will never know. Spot on and anybody who knows football would clearly be able to see that this is an accurate post. Bignot will be telling his players the exact same thing.Impressed with Gunning-plenty to come from him-a very confident and relaxed player. One of the best referees for a long time-got the job done without too much fuss.

3 holding midfielders is why we created nothing.  You need atleast one of them to break beyond the strikers or give them options.  Oh well we go again but like i said mid table consolidation then you wont feel as bad 😉