Just Back (Merged)

I'll keep this simple

1) Why did we play Hoof ball when we was being out battled in the Air from basically kickoff.

2) When we played the ball on the deck and made the simple 1-2s and got creative Lincoln struggled <------ Hurst should of told the players this at halftime

3) Mclaughlin Actually changed the game for us in the last remaining minutes and should of come on alot sooner he gave us alot more creativity.

Quoted from Maringer

Another thing that really gets my goat is the number of times our defenders have free, unchallenged headers and basically just head it as far forward as they can, even if it ends up nowhere near any of our players. On numerous occasions we do this, just giving the ball away instead of trying to lay it off to one of our players in midfield. All of our central defenders are guilty of this, from what I've seen. If under pressure, I understand you often just have to get it clear, but we just try and put it as far forward as possible every time, even when in plenty of space.

I agree about the unchallenged headers going nowhere near our players, I think that applies to when it was just booted aimlessly into the oppositions half as well!  My son, who came with me and doesn't go very often, wondered if they actually practice that! Does Hirst instruct them to boot it or head it anywhere, so it then comes straight back and creates more pressure!
My 260 mile round trip today cost maybe £100 for the two of us, I don't mind that if I can see a performance that shows committment and some promise even if they lose. But it was awful... we don't seem to be able to pass it 5 or 10 yards to our own players.. Arnold was maybe the main culprit..... and when it was booted forward for one of our players to head on.. it's headed into no one.. it's hit and hope! Surely it's better to pass it from one of our players to another, I know that sounds a radical idea!!...  but it was awful!
And I know it's been said earlier, but with a good crowd in today how many will be put off by that lack of a performance.. I know my son and I will.
I'd rather stay at home and worm the cat!

Quoted from Mariner Ronnie

That means the defence is doing the job when they have to resort to long range shots, but to be honest, today's and Telford's where imo near to impossible to save.

Shame they didn't do their job for the other two.

Well *just* got back home after a lengthy slog back down the M1. Pretty galling day for me really having spent about 8 hours all told in cars to get to and from the game, only to watch that.

Not sure if it's just the usual stage fright we seem to get when we get a big crowd in, but nothing to add beyond what's already been said here. We just didn't seem to turn up. I'm more convinced than ever that we need a change of leadership. I think we're going to need to see out this season as I think it'd be crazy to change the manager now but this has to be his final season.

I think we have the players - they just need some motivation and new direction.

Quoted from mariner91

Today showed we are in desperate need of a winger, CM and a striker if we want to get out of this godforsaken league.

Spot on apart from we need two wingers because the two he is playing at the moment are no where near good enough.

Quoted from Mariner Ronnie

A good win Thursday will help put this behind us.

And a good sleep tonight .

Quoted from arryarryarry

Spot on apart from we need two wingers because the two he is playing at the moment are no where near good enough.

Think they would be if they were play as wingers . Spread the game use the space , we were to narrow with no where to go . However they are playing to the managers instructions .

Quoted from DocTower

Think they would be if they were play as wingers . Spread the game use the space , we were to narrow with no where to go . However they are playing to the managers instructions .

Exactly this......playing defensive 1st...2nd and 3rd

He bought in forward thinking players this season and it's now been coached out of them

Quoted from Mariner Ronnie

I don't think he's been fully fit since he's been injured to be honest, but as always lets blame hurst!

So if he is not fully fit, how come he started at Macclesfield?

Really can't wait for some of you to wake up tomorrow and see the nonsense you've written. Stop acting like a Lincoln game is a rivalry by the way. That would suggest respect for what I class as a little club who bring 800 away fans to their biggest day of the season! The second we consider this more than a bad performance against a lesser club and no worse than the Southport etc results the more we can look at the bigger picture. We're in the playoffs and have the potential to get promoted, which is our goal. We won 1-0 with an excellent defensive display against Macc on the 26th. Losing on the 1st to a more relevant team would be a bigger blow, a single bad performance days after playing a bigger game to a team who see this as their FA Cup final is not worth calling an entire season off for.