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Quoted from golfer

Green was again the only one who scored more than 5 again. Green is the only one who is determined to get stuck in to win every tackle. Green is the only one who gives his all Why can't the others try to emulate him.

He persistently gives up possession, doesn’t move off the ball and gets caught out of position. Of course he tries very hard but that’s all he is. He maximises his ability, week in, week out but he’s just not very good.

Quoted from Maringer

Do you really think that the keeper could have collected either of those crosses? Absolutely no chance with the second and pretty much none with the first with all the players in front of him. If you want to blame him for being slow off his line which led to the second corner, then fair enough, but let's not make things up here.

Sorry but I just don’t think it’s acceptable that a professional keeper is allowing someone a free header 6 yards out. Maybe I’ll forgive him the first one - good ball, fair enough - but then what about the second chance 10 mins later? And then the third exact same ball into the same area…how are we allowing that to happen? It’s effectively game over after that.

I don’t expect him to catch everything but I DO expect him to effect it in that scenario - punch it, change your starting position, organise the defence differently but at the absolute minimum anticipate that the exact same thing might happen, don’t be glued to your bąstard line.

Can anyone remember the last time we were afforded a single free header, never mind three in 25 minutes, in the opposition 6-yard box?

Averaging a point a game, below par goalkeeping options, and gifting goals to the opposition.Sounds like last season.

I know its early days but it's not looking great is it? Let's hope Tharme, Thompson and Davies return soon and firm us up in some key positions.  

Quoted from Swansea_Mariner

Why are you spamming this balderdash we're seven out of eight seasons in league 2, what are we consolidating being a bottom  six side. I don't expect to be top of the league but I absolutely do not accept us perennially circling the bottom six places. Needs sorting.

There can be no time frame. We are simply not consolidating in league two. If you feel it’s all relegation the we are not consistent enough to be thinking otherwise

Quoted from RonMariner

Averaging a point a game, below par goalkeeping options, and gifting goals to the opposition.Sounds like last season.

I know its early days but it's not looking great is it? Let's hope Tharme, Thompson and Davies return soon and firm us up in some key positions.  

Those 3 are absolute dead cert starters, when fit.

Quoted from ska face

Sorry but I just don’t think it’s acceptable that a professional keeper is allowing someone a free header 6 yards out. Maybe I’ll forgive him the first one - good ball, fair enough - but then what about the second chance 10 mins later? And then the third exact same ball into the same area…how are we allowing that to happen? It’s effectively game over after that.

I don’t expect him to catch everything but I DO expect him to effect it in that scenario - punch it, change your starting position, organise the defence differently but at the absolute minimum anticipate that the exact same thing might happen, don’t be glued to your bąstard line.

Can anyone remember the last time we were afforded a single free header, never mind three in 25 minutes, in the opposition 6-yard box?

Both corners were hit in at pace. Second one, in particular was pretty much near post. McJannet was also off the pitch at the time.

Quoted from Alan Buckley

Teams have already worked out we have no plan B. They just let our defenders have it knowing rose was isolated so we’d have to try to play out and give the ball away.

Stands out a mile how small we are and the lack of physicality.

Gear up for plenty of excrement teams bullying us out of games. We haven’t played a decent team yet either other than Notts county. Worrying signs.

Hang on a minute AB, members on this very forum have stated that the reason we lost our first games was due to playing mainly the best teams in the league, now you say "We haven’t played a decent team yet! . Can we agree on what teams we should beat, teams it's ok to draw with, and teams which will not be embarrassing to lose to?  

You are missing a big point here folks, the players are quite good, certainly much better on average than last season. It's not them, it's the Donkey that's "leading" them that's the problem.

Quoted from Captaincod

Why do you think they targeted him? Maybe because they knew he’s not very good !

Ok, let's just have him pass backwards to the goalkeeper for the whole match, then Hume is an excellent defender who never makes mistakes. Hume is not horrendous, Artell needs to wake up tactically

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Both corners were hit in at pace. Second one, in particular was pretty much near post. McJannet was also off the pitch at the time.

Yeah I know mate I was sat there watching it. That’s what happens in professional football, people kick it hard and it goes quite fast. The aim is to stop it going in the goal. Goalkeepers can sometimes use their hands to do so.

Have to say, if Eastwood hadnt taken McJannett out, there’s a reasonable chance they wouldnt have scored the second. It was a howler reminiscent of the grey goalkeeper shirt/own goal under Jolley.