Match Thread - Walsall (A)

Quoted from ginnywings

I'm all for youth, but playing a 15 year old in a league 2 game is a bit too strange a decision for me, especially when we have signed a load of strikers. Surely one of them could have given 30 mins as a sub?

Absolutely agree especially when the game was crying out for a bit of Cliftons eneregy!!

Quoted from mimma

Idehen had a good game,  maybe MOM. Looks composed, doesn't panic good on the ball, wins all his duels. Considering his age, he played well.

No not really MOM at all, he was OK, did well for his age and experience, but bullied by their strikers who obviously targetted him with lots of jumping in on high balls.

Quoted from Boris Johnson

This of course will be Holloway's excuse, but Im assuming Watefall and Pollock where not as fit as others?  If they were fit, this is shocking management

Taylor is a load of excrement, Williams the same.

Your usual tactful self i see. 1 game in and you've already decided 2 players are sh1t. One has very little experience, the other feeling his way back into the game after a serious injury.

Sheesh!

Quoted from Boris Johnson

This of course will be Holloway's excuse, but Im assuming Watefall and Pollock where not as fit as others?  If they were fit, this is shocking management

Taylor is a load of excrement, Williams the same.

I must remember to skip past your posts as what you put as it's usually a load of bollox! You're an idiot!!

Looked like a team of strangers, getting in each others way and gave the ball away far too often trying deft chips that weren't coming off.
Do worry where our goals are coming from this season, Gibson offside too much and needs to learn to read the game better.
And, if I'm brutally honest, Rose is nowhere near as good as Hessenthailer was at protecting the defence.
Hate to say it but based on that this season is going to be a slog, one thing I do think is we have a solid defence, be it today's back 4 or with Pollock and waterfall. We move on..

We were poor today, Walsall out played us, never let us get going, passed the ball round us when they wanted to. Lots of poor individual performances really disappointing after the last two games

Quoted from ginnywings

Your usual tactful self i see. 1 game in and you've already decided 2 players are sh1t. One has very little experience, the other feeling his way back into the game after a serious injury.

Sheesh!

Excuses only go so far, there is an element about Holloway that worries me.  Every side has been in the same position re lockdown/squad fitness etc. etc.  There were better players on the bench, and unless they were not fit, then thats a poor team selection. If your fit enough for the bench. you are fit to play.  Yes we have had to go shopping at Poundland, and bring some kids into the squad i accept that, but he did not play his strongest team available.  Its a fair question to ask why

Gibson is not a central attacker whereas Scannell has played there. Williams so disappointing. Harry or Tilley needed to be on much earlier. Pointless use of Boyd.
Are they told to pass it around in our own box when losing? Just how unfit are Jackson and Sissay if Gibson is judged to be more ready? Well done Ludvig, Idehen, Edwards and Hewitt for your 94 minutes endeavour.

Disappointing but not unexpected result. Think our lack of fitness is a concern, especially as all other teams have had the same problems to contend with as we have, but we are clearly behind other sides in that regard. Gonna take a while to bed everyone in and get a settled side working together.

Quoted from Boris Johnson

This of course will be Holloway's excuse, but Im assuming Watefall and Pollock where not as fit as others?  If they were fit, this is shocking management

Taylor is a load of excrement, Williams the same.

Never ceases to amaze me the amount of people who watch football, but haven’t a clue about it.

I’d take up another hobby pal, cos you clearly no nothing about football!