Carlisle (H) Match Thread

Quoted from Croxton

If you mean me then you must think Crofty is a girl private too?

No I didn’t mean you

Quoted from grimsby pete

We got a point and the scunts lost happy days  

That's it Pete A glass half full.... not going to disagree with that at all  

UTM

Quoted from Oly1987

Wasteful I think is the best way to describe the game. We were absolutely awful from set pieces aside from the one half decent one that resulted in the goal.

Hope the injuries to Clifton and Tilley aren't too serious.

Morton and Taylor were pretty anonymous, nothing terrible but nothing too brilliant either.

Williams was pretty terrible today. Just wasn't in great positions to get the ball and when he did his passing and set pieces weren't up to scratch.

When Green came on we looked much more threatening on the left with his hold up play being a particular highlight.

Hope looked very lost when he first came on. Grew into the game a bit but I dont think he's knocking on the door of a first team spot.

Windsor showed a lot of spirit and some good touches but seemed to want to run away from the goal when he did get the ball.

Not suprised Hope looked a little lost......it was Starbuck  

Quoted from Henryscat

There really are some girl privates on this board.

More on the pitch

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

That's it Pete A glass half full.... not going to disagree with that at all  

UTM

Prem teams get caught out playing it around at the back.  Why do we do it? We are not good enough.

Our passing and crossing still needs to improve.  We give so many free kicks away that invite direct pressure on our goal.

I usually use a moderate tone when talking about players.  However, I am exactly with Rancido on Macca.  Being a long and loyal servant of the club is irrelevant.  2 basic unavoidable awful errors have given the opposition 2 goals which effectively cost us 4 points in less than a week.

Making worldie saves is also irrelevant in my view.  Such saves only highlight the massive performance difference from the inexplicable and unexplainable member-ups.  

The analogy being the frustration anyone would feel about a maths professor who could not add 2 plus 2.

Kicking is his weak area.  A key part of a keeper’s role these days.  I would like to see a serious challenge to his place from a viable alternative.  

(Macca has always been prone to making inexplicable errors that result in goals.  Anyone remember that friendly against Sheff Wed, I think?  Macca kicked the ball out of his hands at the Pontoon end.  It ricocheted against their attacker in front of him straight into the net).

Morton, Taylor, Starbuck, Williams scored 8/10  -------------------------------2 each

pretty poor for me today....

Quoted from ska face

Not sure about that. He’s guaranteed to throw one in probably 3-4 times a season in a manner you’d expect a keeper to only do once in a career. He’s rash, too slow across his line from distance, poor in the air and doesn’t inspire confidence.

I’d be more inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt if he hadn’t spat his dummy out over Henderson and then again after Jolley’s first season.

Spot on.
Don’t forget if Ollie wants to get another keeper Macca will throw his toys out the pram and threaten to leave the club, so I hope all you Macca fanboys are ready for this.

I’ve always said he’s a decent non league keeper, a good shot stopper but poor on crosses and very poor distribution and now Ollie clearly wants us to play from the back his flaws are plainly there to see, time and time again passing to defenders who are clearly not in a safe position to receive the ball i.e poor decision making.

I’ve never understood the “legend status” of Macca at the club, a good loyal servant for us in the non league years and got well paid for his services but clearly not good enough and consistent enough for a team wishing to get out of league 2, Why we gave him a very generous 3 year deal I do not know.

Quoted from grimsby pete

We got a point and the scunts lost happy days  

You'll be happy to finish 23rd providing Scunthorpe finish 24th then Pete?