Match Thread Barnsley

Quoted from MuddyWaters

Were you the bloke in the Main Stand who, on Saturday, said that Hunt was excrement against Mansfield? He didn’t seem to realise that Hunt didn’t play in either Mansfield game.

No
Just because I'm saying what I think of his performance tonight does not mean I'm having a go.
Tell me what player you would drop in the first 11 for him at the moment?
I'm just saying he's got no chance of a first team game on this form.

Easy to blame Cartwright as his confidence has gone, but he is one of those players that will read the comments on here. Calling him a liability or telling him what he’s doing wrong just because you played in goal in the 4th year at school isn’t helping him. Personally  I think the whole team have been poor tonight. Very boring. We could play till tomorrow morning and wouldn’t score. It’s a rubbish cup but tip tapping around with no passion whatsoever. Not good enough.

Safe journey home to all the fans who turned up.

No threat up front at all.

Efete having the most of some poor attacking play.

Bramwell and Khouri have had quiet but reasonably solid games.

Barnsley did just sufficiently to be mostly in charge, and Town have created very little up front.

Minutes in squad legs are really tbe only good points !

The club should play kids in this joke of a competition

Quoted from ginnywings

I'm in a pub in Scarborough and have no idea what is going on, but then I'm 90 per cent drunk.

Jeez, does anybody really give this competition any credence?

The players obviously don’t . Enjoy your night

Quoted from TAGG

No
Just because I'm saying what I think of his performance tonight does not mean I'm having a go.
Tell me what player you would drop in the first 11 for him at the moment?
I'm just saying he's got no chance of a first team game on this form.

I’m not saying I would drop anyone but I’m not sure what Hunt can do to get in an eleven that isn’t stacked with forward movement. For as long as we play with a fairly static target man, Hunt’s passing ability is pretty wasted and he is pretty much guaranteed to stay on the bench.

Quite enjoyed the game to be honest. Obviously not a thriller in any sense of the word but being the competition it is it's been watched almost with a neutral mentality without any real bother about what the result is.

New system that looked like it had some positives with Efete and Glennon picking up some high positions. It's a different proposition to use that system in the league with what would be our first 11 but I liked how we moved the ball in general.

The glaringly obvious shortfall is the complete lack of any chances at all. In that regard I didn't really like Pyke this evening, did a few things well but not really in the game as much as he could have been.

Gnahoua keeps getting better each time I see him and I'm really starting to like him. Khouri didn't really do much wrong without making a real impression to boost his first team chances.

Really liked Bramwell, thought for a youngster he handled the game well and I'm hopeful we might see more of him later in the season if circumstances allow it.

Don't agree with those who said Hunt has been poor. I think his desire to want the ball is great, I think he just needed better movement ahead today as he often went back and sidewards with nothing to really go for up top.

Andrews I think won't look out of place with us throughout the season, certainly doesn't look to be a 'squad filler' in the mould of some of last seasons additions.

All in all, nice to see some of the other players get chance to show what they're about, liked the controlled manner of play and if this is a system that can work to our advantage in the league with the first 11 then it's a beneficial trial. If it is used with the first team in the league then hopefully a little more tempo might result in greater chances being created, guess we'll wait out on that one.

I thought Gnahoua showed what he could do likewise Khouri. Pyke was a disappointment to me and when Gardner came on I could see little difference between them. Bramwell did well and should secure a start soon, as did Efete as a wingback.

On the whole, we huffed and puffed but created little, if anything, in the last 3rd. Glennon seems to go from bad to worse for some reason and was nowhere near the previous form he had.

Onwards to Bradford and a different team selection and a win.

Quoted from louth_in_the_south

The club should play kids in this joke of a competition

Is this the same competition that we took 30 000 fans to Wembley for back in the 90s?