Just back

Left it a while before commenting as couldnt help feeling a bit disappointed at the final whistle. Post match spoke to a few of their fans out and about in Meggies and they all seemed over the moon with a point and clean sheet which reinforced my disapointment.
Not sure from what I have seen to date with the friendlies and first game that us shape and the system that has been used is going to reap the quantity of goals we want and likely need.
Decent additions around the team certainly and technically good but like many other posters no particular goal threat from our play. I think we only really cut them apart once in the game ,first half  down the left with Glennons cross just too high for Rose. Other than that ..3 efforts from range that worked the keeper. Not alot on the balance of play.
Would have liked to have seen a change in approach the longer the game went on to give their back line something to think about as just having Rose to deal with was fairly comfortable for them.

On reflection I am more disappointed than I was in real time, as it were.

Where ARE the goals going to come from? We haven't signed prolific strikers and seem to be banking on sharing the goals out, but apart from the odd long range effort there was no evidence of that either.

We have got good technical players and the defence looks very good, but I think we might struggle to score goals, especially at home.

It will be interesting to see if this team performs better away from home once we settle in to the season but it will be frustrating if we have spent to get better players but still don't score enough.

Can’t argue with Green’s yellow card to be honest…  

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On reflection I am more disappointed than I was in real time, as it were.

Where ARE the goals going to come from? We haven't signed prolific strikers and seem to be banking on sharing the goals out, but apart from the odd long range effort there was no evidence of that either.

We have got good technical players and the defence looks very good, but I think we might struggle to score goals, especially at home.

It will be interesting to see if this team performs better away from home once we settle in to the season but it will be frustrating if we have spent to get better players but still don't score enough.

I think we’ve all got to remember that yesterday’s eleven represented a pretty significant rebuild with a view to us having more firepower all over the pitch. Whilst we didn’t get the result we wanted, most saw positive intent to play a better brand of football.

Let’s see what the next few weeks bring and I’m sure it will be tweaked if necessary.

Said to mates after game in post we will struggle to win games altho think will be harder to beat , i reckon wont beat top 11 hope am wrong

Remember we had Khan and Wilson out yesterday. With Gnahoua lacking in match sharpness and Pyke only just back from injury. It's also a very newish forward line and midfield with only two of the starting six yesterday being here last year. I agree that we may struggle with firepower a bit as it stands but things should improve as they gel a bit and we at least have some players with technical ability and it's an improvement on last season. Add that to improvements at the back and hopefully we will be competitive at the very least.

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Can’t argue with Green’s yellow card to be honest…  

No you can't,  but we certainly argue with Conteh's yellow. He won the ball and got carded for it.

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I have to ask, please somebody remind me of the hatred some (lots!) have for Harry Pell? I cannot remember where it stems from. I seem to remember he came in loan for a bit, and was on the losing side against us in the playoff semi for Eastleigh, but other than that my memory is hazy about the need for all this booing……

He was unremarkable on loan to the point I can't even remember him in any game but the hatred started later than that. He's just a bit of a twit who likes to wind the crowd up and behaves as such during games. This was the most quiet I've seen him in years tbh, he didn't do too much in the game to warrant his reputation but in the past he's a massive cheat and wind-up merchant. Is gigantor but goes down like a sack of spuds anytime somebody comes near him. A couple of incidents against us I can actually recall is charging toward Macca on a pass back and shouting as he's about to kick the ball and I'm sure I recall him scoring against us and celebrating in front of the fans like he'd just scored the winning goal in the FA Cup final.

Wilson to come back from injury as well, don't forget. I suspect he's a sort of a plan B player there for when it isn't working for Rose. Reportedly quite quick and strong in possession, even if he's not the biggest guy.

I thought our passing looked better than last season. When the new players settle in this should improve further

With long range shooting we could have won. Or lost with the penalty.

Hunt was playing with new players - and Clifton off form. Some of the criticism seems harsh.  In the second half he had the ball and there was no movement ahead of him. Everyone was marked.  He opened his hands communicating that a pass was not on and that he was frustrated.