Salford (H) Match Thread

Someone's got to start it.....

McKeown, Hewitt, Öhman, Idehen, Preston, Taylor, Clifton, Edwards, Williams, Tilley, Green.

Subs: Russell, Starbuck, Mohsni, Rose, Spokes, Gibson, Boyd.

Haven't heard it in ages but just took a quick listen to this (to get myself ready to watch it)  
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UTMM

No Waterfall??

Boiled urine incoming in 3-2-1....

Walsall already winning at Harrogate

Anybody else getting commentary from daleks

Taking the knee balderdash.
That's me turning my back on the players when we are allowed in.
flipping sick of all this excrement in sport.

Their player lucky he didn't score an own goal there.

Commentary repeating itself

Big chance for edwards

Proud of them for taking the knee. Black lives matter and anyone who thinks they don’t shouldn’t support the club

Edwards must score there.

Who put Edwards through?  Some nice touches by town but it seems they don't believe in themselves.

I hate JTs negativity........

Quoted from Hagrid

Big chance for edwards

Are you at the game Hagrid because you posted it before I saw it on iFollow?    

Really good game so far. Should be about 3-2.....

Edwards is a class act.

Making some good moves, end product for both teams not been there yet.

Quoted from TAGG

Taking the knee balderdash.
That's me turning my back on the players when we are allowed in.
flipping sick of all this excrement in sport.

lmao what a baby.

Bet you wanted James McLean to wear a poppy

Quoted from ska face

lmao what a baby.

Bet you wanted James McLean to wear a poppy

It's okay, times have changed and some people hate the fact that their way of life has become irrelevant. The world doesn't need them anymore. Hopefully our grandkids will live in a better world than our grandparents did.

Tllley is getting roasted

If it wasn't Salford there would be cards here. Ref will be getting a Beckham autograph in the mail for being lenient.

Quoted from Kris2

If it wasn't Salford there would be cards here. Ref will be getting a Beckham autograph in the mail for being lenient.

Agree Asante was very late on Ohman after the ball had gone out.

Thats where we miss fans being there. 2 yellows clear as day not given by the ref.    And PP i wish i was haha!

Superb save by salfords keeper to deny Green

Quoted from Mikoo

Proud of them for taking the knee. Black lives matter and anyone who thinks they don’t shouldn’t support the club

FFS we've all got the message by now. Isn't there another passing bandwagon for these twits to jump on

As long as we play the aerial game, they are muscling us out of eveything.  We get it on the deck and and they look vulnerable.

Lot of talent in Edwards and Preston, can see why they are so highly rated at their clubs.

Great run by Preston, Green unlucky not to score.

Salford look strong but we’ve had the two best chances, weird game.

No commentary on ifollow

Booking for them. Finally

Tilley is getting absolutely nothing from Salford left back

Quoted from Davec

Tilley is getting absolutely nothing from Salford left back

Very good player, looks to have some height on Tilley too but struggling on that side and need to move the ball elsewhere.

Quoted from AdamHaddock

Walsall already winning at Harrogate

Now 1-1

Scunny losing at Crawley    

balderdash

Penalty

0-1

What was Taylor doing>  He looks well sluggish.  COme on Macca!

Looked a massive dive to me. Where's VAR when you need it

It was Hewitt not Taylor

FFS, doing ok then gift them a lead.

Quoted from pontoonlew

That sums up Taylor’s game unfortunately

Very very unsure about him. His passing today has been terrible (he's kicked the ball out of play instead of finding a teammate several times) and now he's given them the opportunity to 'win' a penalty (still don't think it actually was one) through poor control.

That’s an awful penalty to give away...Macca looks terrified of the centre halves in front of him

It was hewitt

Taylor's not doing much and Edwards should have kept going rather than slowing it down. Crap game, don't think the wind is helping but again, no cohesion, can't keep chopping n changing like this.

Quoted from Chrisblor

Very very unsure about him. His passing today has been terrible (he's kicked the ball out of play instead of finding a teammate several times) and now he's given them the opportunity to 'win' a penalty (still don't think it actually was one) through poor control.

Being unsure of him is an extremely polite way of putting it

We’ve wasted some good opportunities to be fair but for the pen it looked like their player just ran across our player made contact and hit the deck.

That was really sloppy...poor control & then swinging a leg

Definitely a penalty but so easily avoidable

There were many on this forum who didn’t think we needed a striker on Wednesday...

Quoted from pontoonlew

There were many on this forum who didn’t think we needed a striker on Wednesday...

Sod a striker...I’d be happy with some ideas...

Quoted from aldi_01

That’s an awful penalty to give away...Macca looks terrified of the centre halves in front of him

No reason he should be...same pairing as last week and they gave a good account of themselves

Quoted from pontoonlew

There were many on this forum who didn’t think we needed a striker on Wednesday...

Well tbf we've missed a 1 on 1 and forced a great diving save out of their keeper, as well as a couple of other chances which have gone just past the post and bar. It's not been completely dire in an attacking sense, and we're only behind cos of an ill brained defensive member-up.

edit: still think we need someone with more presence up front like

Quoted from pontoonlew

There were many on this forum who didn’t think we needed a striker on Wednesday...

A fit striker would be handy. We've got Hanson, Sisay, Gibson and Jackson who are either injured or unfit.

Quoted from ska face

lmao what a baby.

Bet you wanted James McLean to wear a poppy

Proves my point.
All this excrement should be taken out of sport.
Will still turn my back.

OH Willaims! Really thought that was going in damn goal line clearance

Quoted from Chrisblor

Well tbf we've missed a 1 on 1 and forced a great diving save out of their keeper, as well as a couple of other chances which have gone just past the post and bar. It's not been completely dire in an attacking sense, and we're only behind cos of an ill brained defensive member-up.

edit: still think we need someone with more presence up front like

A better performance than last week for sure.  Salford a very physical and I think we had the edge until the goal.  ANother off the line!

Quoted from Chrisblor

Well tbf we've missed a 1 on 1 and forced a great diving save out of their keeper, as well as a couple of other chances which have gone just past the post and bar. It's not been completely dire in an attacking sense, and we're only behind cos of an ill brained defensive member-up.

edit: still think we need someone with more presence up front like

We’ve had 4 brilliant chances and not finished one of them, how on earth does that not scream needing a striker?

Create chances, miss chances, give away soft goal, repeat...

Quoted from TAGG

Proves my point.
All this excrement should be taken out of sport.
Will still turn my back.

Imagine getting wound up about someone standing up for something they believe in when you’ve paid to watch this flipping tripe.

If you wanna get wound up aim at the club and another half arsed performance...

Quoted from pontoonlew

We’ve had 4 brilliant chances and not finished one of them, how on earth does that not scream needing a striker?

Do you believe throwing another striker at the tons we already bought in will help? Who we going to bring in? What do you think they will do different to what we already have? We already missed out on 3 strikers, clearly we still can't compete with the clubs that have more than one person with money on the board or football celeb vanity projects like Salford. We need to live in reality and get what we have fit and develop them this season. "sign more players" is not the answer to everything, we've had too many bad seasons where we sign like 30 players and none make much difference.

I think people we have will come good and start producing, just need some patience and a reality check.

We've actually looked liked scoring, more so than the other games. Stupid pen, and the poor backpass almost made it 0-2, Sort of mistakes you make when players are not used to one another? Let's hope the lack of fitness doesn't lead to our usual second half dip.

Four observations,

1/ Salford = Agricultural football.
2/ Town= Toothless.
3/ What is Tilley doing ?
4/ Good god do we need a striker !

Should be winning, but silly mistake. Why is Macca hoofing the ball at Tilleys head?

For only having 9 men we have played ok, get Tilley and William's off and we should improve no end

Could have easily had 4 goals there and we’ve actually played well. Tilley needs to do more and Idehen worries me. He’s done well for a youngster, but let’s be honest, we’ll be better with Pollock or waterfall in there.

Keep this up and we should get a couple of goals. Nothing against the lad, but please don’t bring Boyd on as a sub again. Still not sure how it’s possible the both Jackson and Sisay aren’t on the bench.

Quoted from pontoonlew

We’ve had 4 brilliant chances and not finished one of them, how on earth does that not scream needing a striker?

Don't want to turn into one of those XG loving advanced football statistic nerds but creating regular chances is the most important part of scoring goals on a consistent basis. Yes, having more clinical attacking players helps with this, but if you keep carving out good opportunities like that (as we have all half) then sooner or later some of them are likely to end up in the net. And anyway you've completely brushed past the last sentence in my previous post.

First half thoughts
Tilley needs to put more effort in. Beaten to ball by fullback numerous times early on by just being less interested. Edwards really showing his need for better decision making. I've still not seen anything in Taylor. Preston looked good again. Clifton really surprised and impressed me for first 20 mins then disappeared.
Definitely a penalty.
So unlucky to have balled cleared off line on 45 mins. Probably should have scored or at least done better on a couple of occasions.
They probably should have had a man sent off for 2 yellows at least, neither of which were given.
Towell for them has bossed everything.

Quoted from Kris2

Do you believe throwing another striker at the tons we already bought in will help? Who we going to bring in? What do you think they will do different to what we already have? We already missed out on 3 strikers, clearly we still can't compete with the clubs that have more than one person with money on the board or football celeb vanity projects like Salford. We need to live in reality and get what we have fit and develop them this season. "sign more players" is not the answer to everything, we've had too many bad seasons where we sign like 30 players and none make much difference.

What do they have that we don’t already have?

I’m glad you asked, are you forgetting how utterly woeful Green was last year? 2 goals in the league for an entire season, now he’s our best option. I’m sure he’s a nice bloke and might do well, but he’s not league standard anymore IMO.

Our other 3 options haven’t played a league game and Hanson is injured yet again.

You can see it as negative, I’d like to think I’m a fairly realistic fan but to see our striking options and to be happy is completely and utterly naive.

To be fair that was a great save from Green’s header. Not sure any other striker would have scored.

Come out second half guns blazing and we might sneak this.

Further proof, not that we ever needed it, that those morons who were calling others ‘snowflakes’ all this time have been the real snowflakes all along. Imagine crying because some people are exercising their rights

As most have said Tilley is really struggling against Tourey he's being out muscled, beaten in the air and struggling to cover him defensively.

2 half games in I don't see what Taylor brings to the side. Opening 10 minutes bad pass after bad pass after bad pass, then he's completely disappeared for the last 35 minutes. Can't wiat for Rose to be fully fit thought he did a great job in the holding role against Morecombe.

We could easily be winning this but its just not happening for us in that final third of the pitch. Idehan and Ohman once again impressing Idehan especially he looks alot calmer this week thought he looked a little jittery last weekend.

Well whatever we think about the need for a new striker, IH stated in his interview that he is looking for an experienced one to help us, so he obviously feels that we do.

Quoted from Henryscat

To be fair that was a great save from Green’s header. Not sure any other striker would have scored.

Come out second half guns blazing and we might sneak this.

Head it down he scores, he didnt and ....he didnt

Quoted from pontoonlew

What do they have that we don’t already have?

I’m glad you asked, are you forgetting how utterly woeful Green was last year? 2 goals in the league for an entire season, now he’s our best option. I’m sure he’s a nice bloke and might do well, but he’s not league standard anymore IMO.

Our other 3 options haven’t played a league game and Hanson is injured yet again.

You can see it as negative, I’d like to think I’m a fairly realistic fan but to see our striking options and to be happy is completely and utterly naive.

I notice you do not have a flipping clue who we could bring in that has something we don't already have. Says it all really, you just want a new striker because it's exciting for the fans to see a new face and hope they'll be good. Not even going to entertain the whining about Green or that Hanson has an injury.

Name a player who is available, will come here now, we can afford and is better than what we have. You can even go ahead and suggest it to the GTFC board and IH as you clearly know more about what we need and what's available.

Quoted from Ipswin

FFS we've all got the message by now. Isn't there another passing bandwagon for these twits to jump on

I've said it before and I'll say it again - I'd be interested to hear you state this particular point directly to our black players , whom  I suspect have had very different life experiences to you, and see what they have to say with regards this 'bandwagon' you think they have all jumped on.

To suggest we've all 'got the message' now is bonkers in the extreme. I think what you are actually saying is please stop upsetting my delicate white sensibilities. Red cross away guys, each one is another example of how we certainly haven't all 'got the message' yet.

Quoted from sonofmadeleymariner

As most have said Tilley is really struggling against Tourey he's being out muscled, beaten in the air and struggling to cover him defensively.

2 half games in I don't see what Taylor brings to the side. Opening 10 minutes bad pass after bad pass after bad pass, then he's completely disappeared for the last 35 minutes. Can't wiat for Rose to be fully fit thought he did a great job in the holding role against Morecombe.

We could easily be winning this but its just not happening for us in that final third of the pitch. Idehan and Ohman once again impressing Idehan especially he looks alot calmer this week thought he looked a little jittery last weekend.

Idehan nearly cost us another goal with a rash decision and we are giving away too many fouls. I think they look anything but calm when Salford come forward lol.

I expect a lot of gamesmanship from Salford.  

Offside from a freekick....come on.....properly basic stuff this

Quoted from Kris2

I notice you do not have a flipping clue who we could bring in that has something we don't already have. Says it all really, you just want a new striker because it's exciting for the fans to see a new face and hope they'll be good. Not even going to entertain the whining about Green or that Hanson has an injury.

Name a player who is available, will come here now, we can afford and is better than what we have. You can even go ahead and suggest it to the GTFC board and IH as you clearly know more about what we need and what's available.

We were actively trying to sign Omar Bogle, so there is clearly scope to bring someone in. It's down to the management to identify an appropriate striker, not the job of the fans.

Attacking the Pontoon always gives us a lift

Please take Tilley off.  Green's having a good game.  Playes some smart passes.

‘The war was over 100 years ago, we’ve got the message by now’ would rightly be a ridiculous thing to saw at the start of November when the country has a ‘who can wear the biggest poppy’ competition btw.

Got away with one there - Ohman properly clattered their player, didn't look to get any of the ball to me.

They’re a bunch of cheating illegitimates aren’t they? And the EFL/refs pander to them because of their owners.

Any shout from Mckeown?. NO leader on the pitch or communication.

Quoted from WetFlannel

‘The war was over 100 years ago, we’ve got the message by now’ would rightly be a ridiculous thing to saw at the start of November when the country has a ‘who can wear the biggest poppy’ competition btw.

So lets all just drop to our knees with a raised clenched fist and listen to yet another whine from Lewis Hamilton on one pre-designated day a year. I could live with that but prior to every sporting event?  Not for me.

Is Taylor a footballer?

Quoted from aldi_01

Is Taylor a footballer?

Rose is.

For an apparent set piece expert Williams's set pieces are terrible

Didn’t realise Williams was playing...

Tilley off Gibson on

It’s definitely more than one day a year btw, we have the last week of October and about 2 weeks of November. Not that I’m complaining in case theres any weird ultra nationalists here. And I’d complain even less if there were people who had died during WW1 on the field. Imagine being a black player taking a to show solidarity for the things he and some of those he knows have to go through still, and there’s a bunch of little dweebs booing and deciding to talk excrement. That in itself proves exactly why the knee exists, because there’s flipping morons still moaning about equality. It’s literally before the game even starts, you could tune in on 00:00 and see nothing and still there’s snowflakes moaning.

Quoted from cardiffmariner

I've said it before and I'll say it again - I'd be interested to hear you state this particular point directly to our black players , whom  I suspect have had very different life experiences to you, and see what they have to say with regards this 'bandwagon' you think they have all jumped on.

To suggest we've all 'got the message' now is bonkers in the extreme. I think what you are actually saying is please stop upsetting my delicate white sensibilities. Red cross away guys, each one is another example of how we certainly haven't all 'got the message' yet.

I would love to explain in full to all our black players that I’m fully in support of ending racism in all forms but can’t support a movement that wants to defund/abolish the police.

We hear a lot about fitness levels but do we not practice set pieces ? Woeful !!!!!!

Quoted from WetFlannel

It’s definitely more than one day a year btw, we have the last week of October and about 2 weeks of November. Not that I’m complaining in case theres any weird ultra nationalists here. And I’d complain even less if there were people who had died during WW1 on the field. Imagine being a black player taking a to show solidarity for the things he and some of those he knows have to go through still, and there’s a bunch of little dweebs booing and deciding to talk excrement. That in itself proves exactly why the knee exists, because there’s flipping morons still moaning about equality. It’s literally before the game even starts, you could tune in on 00:00 and see nothing and still there’s snowflakes moaning.

Fuc off, start another thread.... this is the match thread!

Pipe down dweeb. We’re all watching and it’s 1-0