Crawley match thread

Quoted from Chrisblor

The team doesn't function properly with Dennis and Thomas playing together up front. They have absolutely no chemistry and playing them means we have a man less in midfield and keep getting completely overrun. We'd be far better served with Vernam or Embleton playing in an advanced midfield / supporting striker role with Thomas or Dennis up front on their own and an extra man (Clifton) back in midfield.

Can't blame the front 2 the rest after our goal have been absolute shite.

Cook on to help out the midfield Dennis off
Clifton on Embelton off he's been very jaded last 2/3 games

Playing 5 across the middle just encourages Town to play the ball sideways.

Dennis and Thomas not 100% on that partnership but it’s hard to tell when the supply is so poor.

If MJ thinks Ring is an adequate replacement for Fox he needs to give his head a wobble.

We need early changes in the 2nd half to get back into the game

Quoted from headingly_mariner

This!!!! We can’t get out of our half as the ball is coming straight back. They don’t look a good pairing.  

They have hardly had a decent pass since the goal, the midfield and defence are looking as weak as urine.

And Palmer is taking the urine.

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

At half time I'd sub Woolly for Clifton hes not in the game and we need some bite in midfield. Collins as his inclusions means we defend from the 6 yard box and the number of times he's been tight to a player only to run away from him when he got the ball is shocking get RHJ in for some much needed pace and attacking threat. I'd even go as far as to sub Davis as hes been no better either but to use all three subs at once is just inviting trouble.

Thing is that Collins doesn't mark so Davis and Ohman are man for man and DC is forever drawn to the edge of our six yard box even if play is fifteen/twenty yards outside our box. What's worse is that their forwards are coming off our back three around the box and being closed down by our midfield three who are facing our own goal. Our back three end up marking nobody having a free ride. Really bad habits that leave our midfield three chasing the shadows of five Crawley men. Danger signs were there when they hit the bar unchallenged twice early on. Happens all the time, we just have streaky games when we get away with it and the odd game against a really poor side when it doesn't really affect the game.

Were simply too deep, big gap between defence/midfield as we have no pace anywhere, no one has even had chance to run at a central defeder yet and apart from Hendrie the only players to have touched the ball in their pen area are the strikers. Wing backs wont work unless they have face to get round the back which ours dont, and if you dont have a target man why does every goal kick just get hoofed up into the air by Mckeown. Ohman (what a great strong powerful player, personally think hes great) is a red card waiting to happen.
And yes the ref is dire, gives freekicks to Crawley if they fall over and nothing to us, Collins is quicker accross the grass than this guy.
Unless we change personnel/tactics. quick we are going to get absolutely hammered.  

NO changes for the second half  

Clive Wigginton just said that it's the worst he's ever seen us play in his time watching us as a summariser yet we've not changed anything. I don't get it?

Clive Wiggington saying it's the worst Town performance he has seen since he has been co-commentating.

Palmer should be booked for a disgraceful dive. Weak refereeing.