📝 This evening's #GTFC starting XI: Russell, Hendrie, Waterfall, Pollock, Hewitt, Rose, Clifton, Taylor, Edwards, Bennett, Gibson.

Subs: McKeown, Idehen, Starbuck, Khouri, Morton, Williams, Windsor.

Looks like Macca has fallen out of favour with Ollie, sounded like he had a dig at him in the pre-match interview.

So who’s captain, Hendrie ?

Kick up the backside for Macca it might just work or is he on the way out ?

Quoted from grimsby pete

Kick up the backside for Macca it might just work or is he on the way out ?

Last time he had competition he requested a transfer

Quoted from grimsby pete

Kick up the backside for Macca it might just work or is he on the way out ?

I would say it’s a reminder that no one is safe from being dropped, or worse.

Quoted from grimsby pete

Kick up the backside for Macca it might just work or is he on the way out ?

Your guess is as good as anyone's Pete

Just listening to RH and JT is saying Sam Russell is more able to play the ball out from the back than Macca....

Just seems a strange move but I'm not the manager and only he knows the score.... hopefully not a cricket one!  ::)

My first time on ifollow tonight ,following the purchase of a laptop! Any idea what time they start streaming?
Let's hope it's better than the last time I watched gtfc 'on screen' .that nightmare showing on bbc wales against tonight's opponents in the fa cup replay 12 months ago. Still makes me shudder

Quoted from Henryscat

Last time he had competition he requested a transfer

I can imagine he will be composing his transfer request as we speak.

Quoted from forza ivano

My first time on ifollow tonight ,following the purchase of a laptop! Any idea what time they start streaming?
Let's hope it's better than the last time I watched gtfc 'on screen' .that nightmare showing on bbc wales against tonight's opponents in the fa cup replay 12 months ago. Still makes me shudder

They've already started but not much point in tuning in yet since they just pump loads of adverts before it starts.

Maccas distribution on Saturday was awful. Every long ball went out of play or straight to them with nobody close enough to challenge.

Russell got one game last season then dropped, maybe same again...

It's not a line-up that jumps out at you as being capable of being the team currently top of the league, is it? Strange things do happen with Town, but I don't fancy us at all tonight. Happy to be proved wrong.

A sad sight to see Macca dropped for our 38 year old goalkeeping coach. If he leaves in Jan (and I can't imagine he'll be easy to shift on current form and his wages), it would be a real shame just a few months short of his 10 years at the club - not many players do that these days.

Whatever happens, his performances haven't been good enough this season but it shouldn't be forgotten what a great servant he's been to this club. And again, there aren't many players you can say that about over the past couple of decades.

Quoted from forza ivano

My first time on ifollow tonight ,following the purchase of a laptop! Any idea what time they start streaming?
Let's hope it's better than the last time I watched gtfc 'on screen' .that nightmare showing on bbc wales against tonight's opponents in the fa cup replay 12 months ago. Still makes me shudder

I think its usually 30 minutes before kick off, so any minute now.

Quoted from forza ivano

My first time on ifollow tonight ,following the purchase of a laptop! Any idea what time they start streaming?
MLet's hope it's better than the last time I watched gtfc 'on screen' .that nightmare showing on bbc wales against tonight's opponents in the fa cup replay 12 months ago. Still makes me shudder

It’s streaming now albeit with various adverts but as I type I’m watching both teams warming up. If you’re not on yet then a bit of advice, use Google Chrome because that’s what I was advised when I first started streaming our games. I was having problems at the time but since I’ve used Google Chrome all has been well. Best of luck.

Quoted from Cricklewoodmariner

I think its usually 30 minutes before kick off, so any minute now.

thanks, it actaully seems to be working, which is a minor miracle in itself, given the ifollow problems and my neanderthal approach to all things technical!

Holloway showing that he means action imho. it might be just a temporary kick up the arris to get him re focused, but ive thought for a couple of months now that i could easily see us getting a new keeper in January; if he were to go a) would we miss him that much onfield and b) it would free up a good amount of money to be spent on new players

Just bought the game, hope I haven't wasted my money   ??)

Be nice to see us score first for a change...UTM

Quoted from pen penfras

Maccas distribution on Saturday was awful. Every long ball went out of play or straight to them with nobody close enough to challenge.

Russell got one game last season then dropped, maybe same again...

Yeh, I’d imagine this could be a one time thing...

Thing is though, surely you’d just take Macca to one side in training and do some work with him? You don’t need to be a goalkeeping coach to teach someone to kick it really far...

Ollie having a bit of a rant about our players a the moment.

"They can't leave it all to me"

Sounds fed up with them.

As a shot stopper macca is one of best you will get at this level. His weakness for me is he doesn’t command his box enough and makes a few errors which are usually negligible due to amount of point winning saves he makes throughout season.

Under holloway his errors have become more prevalent due to this ‘play out from back’ ethos that the manager is trying to instil in team. Macca stated he struggles with it but the question should be can the club afford / attract as good a shot stopper as macca who can also play out to the standard required.. I don’t think we can , it’s pretty obvious we pay peanuts and I would rather keep macca and ditch the play from the back.

Quoted from aldi_01

Yeh, I’d imagine this could be a one time thing...

Thing is though, surely you’d just take Macca to one side in training and do some work with him? You don’t need to be a goalkeeping coach to teach someone to kick it really far...

Back in the day, Danny Coyne’s distribution was shocking for the level we were out (albeit we were a lot more adept at playing out from the back in those days).

I seem to remember that we brought in a specialist rugby kicking coach who had worked with the England team, and it improved no end.

Anyone elses audio excrement on ifollow?

just seen the line up, will save my tenner

Quoted from TAGG

Anyone elses audio excrement on ifollow?

got tondeur.but anyone how i can get the newport commentary, which might be a bit more informative!?

Waterfall captain.

Russell in goal, Clifton at left back, with Hewitt in midfield  hmmmmmm :B

Clifton Left back.  Bench looks weak. Can only see a mauling again

Minutes silence for Matt Tees.

err....uhoh!

They hit the post after a minute   ??)

Promising start ...... from the visitors 🙇🏻

Awful marking

Not much sign of the aggressive defending Holloway wanted!

Quoted from aldi_01

Yeh, I’d imagine this could be a one time thing...

Thing is though, surely you’d just take Macca to one side in training and do some work with him? You don’t need to be a goalkeeping coach to teach someone to kick it really far...

Well seeing as his kicking hasn't improved over the nearly ten years he has been with us, constantly being coached in the process, then I don't think having a quiet word will make much difference. I have consistently maintained that Macca was good at non-league level and ok for a lower level league 2 team but we need better if we aspire to achieving and maintaining league 1 status.

Clifton is not a left back

Tondeur thinks Town are playing Tranmere ?

Have we got out of our half yet?

We are going to get dicked

Have we got out of our half yet?

We are going to get dicked

Quoted from rancido

good at non-league level and ok for a lower level league 2 team .

Sounds just the fella we need

Tondeurs rubbish

Gibson come on man you can't spanner an effort THAT wide from that sort of position if you want to be a professional footballer ffs

My god gibson thats dreadful

Gibson *##:er

Great shot there from Gibson not, we need a decent striker asap.

Quoted from forza ivano

got tondeur.but anyone how i can get the newport commentary, which might be a bit more informative!?

Cog bottom right of screen, audio, then choose home or away

I’ve lost count of how many times Gibson has done that in front of goal

Quite a lot of fans have just commented on a Gibson chance that hadn't actually happened on my ifollow?/

Hewitt doing well, forwards looking second best to every forward ball, but at least weve had a good  5 minutes

Livened up after a shaky start

Good commentary from the Newport guys.

Quoted from Teestogreen

Quite a lot of fans have just commented on a Gibson chance that hadn't actually happened on my ifollow?/

Score prediction 5-0

10
27
29 penalty
33
86

Make a decision Waterfall and lead. Bin the playing out and let Russell have his area. Push out !

Bennet not tracking back AGAIN

Are we always this disorganised defensively and is Edward's distribution always this bad?

Quoted from forza ivano

Are we always this disorganised defensively and is Edward's distribution always this bad?

Yes,....and Yes  ;)

The back four look frightened to death

Our defenders look petrified of making a mistake and are just swinging a foot at the ball to clear it.

We haven't got the players to play it out from the back Ollie and we haven't got the money to buy them.

Never thought I'd miss the long ball to Monkhouse.

Colchester take the lead at Scunny   :)

We’ve done well to last this long......

Yellow card for Hendrie, stupid foul.

Promising start ...... from the visitors 🙇🏻

Bloody hell, joke.

Here we go again....

Thanks Hendrie.

Great wall

Not good enough from whoever it was in the wall. They should be taking a ball to the face to stop it going in, not half arsing their attempted block and deflecting it into their own net.

Nasty feeling we’re absolute shite

Barmy Army flag sums it up quite well.

Russell just caught one that McKeown would have punched

Quoted from psgmariner

Nasty feeling we’re absolute shite

We are shite.

Body language is poor, confidence and belief just not there

We simply do not look like a well coached or drilled team.

Ok Newport are top but we look so over the place. Basics of shape tracking back etc simply not there.

And no drive or incisive play going forward.

It's a relegation team this.

Great wall - not. Looks like this live incident happened a few minutes ago though !!!

Just a shame there’s no supporters allowed to cheer them on . ( tell them how shite they are)

Newport players are going over at the slightest challenge, we need to be more savvy.

Rose is getting booked soon

Players have no belief in this system. No leadership and can't pass water.

Fking hell Tondeur.....it clearly hit the wall and deflected past Rusell who had moved for the initial shot.....stop going on about it FFS

I know Newport are top but we are flipping really really bad.
Ollie needs to find a way to at least make us hard to beat.
We are playing the Ollie way and it's just not working.

JT talking rubbish again, it was an obvious deflection off the wall that left Russel stranded.

Disorganised defensively, midfield overwhelmed and forwards far too weak and slow to the ball.apart from that we are ok

FFS Clifton is not a left back in any shape!

This is shocking, we look clueless defensively and on the attack. Most concerning for me, it reminds me a lot of how clueless we were under Slade, maybe with a manager on the same trajectory...

Quoted from chipsandgravy

FFS Clifton is not a left back in any shape!

How dear you.
Ollie knows he is so thats that  ;)

Quoted from 123614

JT talking rubbish again, it was an obvious deflection off the wall that left Russel stranded.

To be fair I’ve watched it three times and it’s not clear that there was a deflection

I can see us being well adrift at the bottom before the January window.

I understand Newport are top, that they have front men that can actually finish but my god we are awful.

We’ve adjusted our shape and now look even more off kilter.

The goal took a deflection but the wall was all over the shop. We’ve got some serious problems, which I know are covids fault but dear me...

Sick of paying £10 to watch inept shite and sick of that flipping clicking noise on commentary

Just look like a relegation side. Barely any player doing their job. We’re just a easy three points for anyone decent. Look at Newport’s bench, we would have most of them in our starting lineup.

Quoted from pontoonlew

Sick of paying £10 to watch inept shite and sick of that flipping clicking noise on commentary

A lot of microphone static today too.

Be nice to have a shot on target

I know we’ve said it many times but just what are we hoping to achieve by playing out from the back.

We never make it to the half way line before we concede possession. Might just as well let the keeper get it up over the half way line if we’re going to give the ball away

Oh for a Monkhouse head as a target before we let the opposition take control. At least that’s half way into their half before we lose the ball

Can’t defend to save our lives. Think if we want to stay in the EFL we need to get rid of Ollie and bring in a manager that will help us keep us shape.

None of these players dare to even attempt an incisive pass. We've just gone from having the ball on the edge of their box, played countless sideways passes when the option was available at times to knock it through a gap or into the feet of a player further forward, and ended up aimlessly lumping it forward from our own half and losing possession. It's cowardly play and screams a lack of confidence amongst the entire squad.

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

I know we’ve said it many times but just what are we hoping to achieve by playing out from the back.

We never make it to the half way line before we concede possession. Might just as well let the keeper get it up over the half way line if we’re going to give the ball away

Oh for a Monkhouse head as a target before we let the opposition take control. At least that’s half way into their half before we lose the ball

The concept of playing it out is fine as it draws the opponent onto you and in theory creates space further up the pitch. Sadly we just aren’t very good at it. Oh for Josh Benson and Billy Clarke, who could both hold the ball under pressure and link up with other team mates.

Crofty and Tondeur talking about a plan B...that’s assuming we have a plan A...

Free kick again in the same position. Sake.

Quoted from pontoonlew

Sick of paying £10 to watch inept shite and sick of that flipping clicking noise on commentary

That clicking noise is Dolphin speak for we are excrement

So many no shows it is unbelievable, but tactically it is all over the place as well. Hope we can get to half-time with the same score because at the moment it looks like we could get another hammering Utm

I wonder what Mr Fenty is thinking watching this, he'll never get his money back if we end up back in the tinpot.

Quoted from blundellpork

The concept of playing it out is fine as it draws the opponent onto you and in theory creates space further up the pitch. Sadly we just aren’t very good at it. Oh for Josh Benson and Billy Clarke, who could both hold the ball under pressure and link up with other team mates.

I get the theory behind it but either we don’t have the nous to work it upfield with intelligent movement or else we don’t have the ability

All I see is us playing the ball around our penalty area inviting pressure on ourselves as the opposition chase us down, cutting down any options we have to move upfield before we then lose the ball

Wtf are you doing rose.

Rose giving away a penalty. Absolute joke.

Penalty.bloody useless ,stupid tackle

BBC Sport just popped up 2-0

Long long time since I have seen a team play with such a lack of confidence and ability!

Penalty in the 45th minute

Suicidal challenge

Podge scores.... of course he does!

What a flipping moronic tackle. Only someone with two brain cells would lunge in like that. The sort of tackle a player makes when they're only bothered about picking up a paycheck and not arsed about anything else. Pathetic

Quoted from promotion plaice

I wonder what Mr Fenty is thinking watching this, he'll never get his money back if we end up back in the tinpot.

Hopefully the same as me 'For felicitations sake Holloway DO something or urine off!'

0-2 Newport....game over.

Rose giving away ANOTHER penalty. He gave one away the other week.

This is a flipping shambles. Im disgusted in this team

We look like a flipping Sunday League team
Amateur hour.

Sorry Ollie this ain't working mate. This team is going down unless change is made

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Penalty in the 45th minute

Suicidal

Podge scores

balderdash I had it 0-1 at halftime on my POM

A penalty hasnt happened yet on my Live screen - looking forward to it!1

Quoted from davmariner

To be fair I’ve watched it three times and it’s not clear that there was a deflection

You're kidding me!!! It was so obvious, look where the ball ended up, in the bottom corner opposite side  to where Russel was diving.

I'm done ...last time I pay to watch or listen... ifollow subscription cancelled tomorrow....looking like the conference is our destination for 2021...see ya later boys n girls..

Rose seems to have got confused between being “committed “ and just throwing himself around in stupid situations

We’re going down. Game is going off and the club won’t be having my £10 until something changes

Frree kick to Newport outside the box

No flipping shots again. No anything. We look like hopeless strangers

Quoted from Ipswin

balderdash I had it 0-1 at halftime on my POM

You and me both Swin 😉

The game is once again lost. There's more chance of Jesus returning than us coming back from this.

Sod this. Absolute joke.

Maybe we’ll improve with fans in 🤨

We are passing it around the back vut we dont have the players to do it, so many mistakes panicking then hoofing it up for it to come straight back then were under pressure.
Its as bad as ive seen in a good few years we have nothing up top to hold the ball up too much inexperience too many loan players signed.

Quoted from GrimRob

The game is once again lost. There's more chance of Jesus returning than us coming back from this.

If he did Holloway would probably play him out of position

The decision not to offer Podge a proper contract continues to be one of the most perplexing, frankly bonkers decision this club has made.

What a load of rubbish, off the scale bad and could easily be another hammering. Ashamed to be a town fan at this point and deeply regret buying a season ticket, the way I feel at the moment it will be my last

Every time Podge scores against us I lose a little bit more respect for Fenty which is difficult as I didn’t have much for him in the first place.

Holloway is responsible for the players signed and organisation of these players on the training pitch and match day . Failed on all counts so far .

Quoted from Ipswin

If he did Holloway would probably play him out of position

My patience is wearing the with Holloway now swin...he's looking as clueless as the squad he's built in afraid...

Quoted from GrimRob

The game is once again lost. There's more chance of Jesus returning than us coming back from this.

Could have told you that at 0-1

Another one like the Exeter game in that we've fallen to pieces just before half time to make the second half nigh on impossible. Newport have been better but a raggy deflection and a stupid penalty are difficult to take.

Penalty - just happened. - must be a 5 minute delay

Southend away soon gulp  absolute rubbish Town

FFS, it’s in times like this when we need to be the one consistent thing about our club. Yes we are crap at the minute but we cannot abandon them, they need us. Keep goingTown and we will turn things around #UTM. BTW JT doesn’t help my mood with his terrible commentary.

No need for rose to tackle at all. He’s having a bad game.

Edwards might be fast, tricky and exciting but I’m afraid that’s all he’s got.

Bennett looks nothing like the player he’s been against us in the past.

Quoted from Northbank Mariner

My patience is wearing the with Holloway now swin...he's looking as clueless as the squad he's built in afraid...

He's all bullshit and mad ideas I'm afraid, out of his depth really needs to go quietly asap

I bet every time Podge plays against us he must thank his lucky stars we let him go on to better things

Should have put some money on him scoring....it’s almost a given 😐

Quoted from Ipswin

balderdash I had it 0-1 at halftime on my POM

I didn't  ;)

This is awful ☹️ Players look totally confused, commentary team confused, I’m confused and Newport take advantage of a disheveled team. Not good enough players to get out of this mess and I think they are close to being totally demoralised 😡

Quoted from bawarmy

Every time Podge scores against us I lose a little bit more respect for Fenty which is difficult as I didn’t have much for him in the first place.

Why did Honest John give the penalty away?

Did JT call them Tranmere just after calling Amond McKeown?

Rose not doing the job he was brought for. No example to younger players. Waterfall unable to show leadership and fashion a response to Newport's press. Hendrie hiding. We know they are under Ollies instruction but as senior players they should be able to put their stamp on the game . E.g. Launch it Harry!
Or just give away free kicks, pens. throw ins etc.

yellow cards, reds and resignations to follow.

I’m pleased we never offered Amond good terms, definitely unproven at this level...

Seriously though, I’m struggling to find a positive in that half...

The obvious point is that we look like a boys team in a men's league. No devil or will to win whatsoever.

Still playing on mine -presumably its half time for everyone else?

A point would have been a massive result and I felt sorry for the players for the first goal to be fair. The penalty came from an experienced (also know in Town terms as past it) player who should know best.

Overall though the players seem to have no structure, direction, belief or plan, If you where to describe our on the field performance in that half it would sound like a Holloway press conference - lots of energy expelled for no real meaning.

The Board have under funded the club for years but not all of the nonsense we're seeing at the moment is coming from a GTFC press release, look away from the board room and to the dug out and you'll see a fair % of the problem.  

Quoted from Henryscat

Did JT call them Tranmere just after calling Amond McKeown?

He did yes. He has been all over the place - just like the team!

Quoted from Boris Johnson

Why did Honest John give the penalty away?

No but he didn’t offer him a two year extension . Keep up Bo Jo

Quoted from Fishy clapper

Score prediction 5-0

10
27
29 penalty
33
86

Close

I don't see the point of playing a way that does not suit the squad we have, most of which was acquired by the person who wanted to play that way. Most of our best players were the ones that were already here. So we end up buying a load more players who probably won't be able to play that way either and then get relegated. We'd be better of getting a manager who can get something out of the players we do have.

Even the fouls we give away are pathetic. Theure not even 'committed'fouls  they're stupid half arresed attempts to look busy

Push the boat out Mr Fenty for a change and get Hurst back in asap before it's too late.

I hope we get something out of the next 4 games.....

When Jolley got us out of the scrape we were in last time he simplified everything. We went to a simple formation, played to our strengths and didn’t fanny around. I think Oli needs to take a leaf out of that book. We don’t have the players to play like Liverpool.

Oh and Fenty needs to put his hand in his pocket for once and buy a striker.  Gibson is National League North Standard and Green and Hanson have had it.

Quoted from Henryscat

No need for rose to tackle at all. He’s having a bad game.

Edwards might be fast, tricky and exciting but I’m afraid that’s all he’s got.

Bennett looks nothing like the player he’s been against us in the past.

I think Rose is just frustrated, off the ball i have seen him venting several times when someone hits a stupid pass when a simple one is there and i think his frustration is boiling over.

They have looked sharper, better drilled and all that but a deflection and stupid penalty is all they had have to show, yes its 2 goals but Russell hasnt had much to do in all fairness.

Our issue again is transitioning between defense/ midfield to the front line. Gibson not holding anything up and we arent keeping the ball long enough to move forward as a unit.

As for the formation(s) then i have no idea who is where now.

On the button Louth n south My ten year old daughter has more natural skill than this lot  she can trap it shoot and guess what only play  the ball out from the back  get a friggin grip of this shambles

Didn't ever imagine I'd see a team worse than Slade 2, but here it is.

This is awful. So weak across the team, dreadfully organised, and that has to be landed at the door of Ollie. FFS

I've said before that if Ollie wants to play out from the back using the keeper then we have to bite the bullet and acceot Macca is not the keeper we need (worrying that Ollie thought it could be). Having seen what we are like playing out from the back with a keeper that can do it - well it's no better is it. We can't do it. Accept it Ollie. Get a grip FFS

Lot better so far  just hit the bar from windsor free kick

gibson can't even score when the ball falls to him 6 yards out with an entire open goal in front of him - he does NOT belong in the football league

Good save from the keeper from freekick

Great free kick, very unlucky

The goals we concede are laughably bad. Opposition don't have to play well, just keep the ball and we will find a way to concede for them.

Then we fail to score from chances other teams would bury with glee.

Having not bothered much this season, I've bitten the bullet tonight Nd decided to watch on ifollow, what a pitiful performance though. In the 40 + years of following town, this must be one of the worst teams we ve ever had.  Can't seem to string two passes together, no shape, and chasing shadows. Surely we aren't as bad as this? but unless things improve dramatically I fear the worst for this side... UTM

Quoted from Henryscat

Did JT call them Tranmere just after calling Amond McKeown?

Yes he did.

Quoted from Zmariner

What a load of rubbish, off the scale bad and could easily be another hammering. Ashamed to be a town fan at this point and deeply regret buying a season ticket, the way I feel at the moment it will be my last

Already is another hammering

Quoted from Henryscat

No need for rose to tackle at all. He’s having a bad game.

Edwards might be fast, tricky and exciting but I’m afraid that’s all he’s got.

Bennett looks nothing like the player he’s been against us in the past.

I think Rose is just frustrated, off the ball i have seen him venting several times when someone hits a stupid pass when a simple one is there and i think his frustration is boiling over.

They have looked sharper, better drilled and all that but a deflection and stupid penalty is all they had have to show, yes its 2 goals but Russell hasnt had much to do in all fairness.

Our issue again is transitioning between defense/ midfield to the front line. Gibson not holding anything up and we arent keeping the ball long enough to move forward as a unit.

As for the formation(s) then i have no idea who is where now.

Hendrie and now Taylor on 5 yellow and out next game.

Not sure what the answer actually is ....but i know it isnt Gibson

I was actually optimistic after the last 20 minutes at Colchester the other night, positive even but I'm back where I normally am by half time tonight

Holloway is yesterday's man, clueless, rambling, living on past glories and what he sees as interesting eccentricity, he must go NOW or we'll be at Kings Lynn next season (if they stay up of course)

Every time, right near the box and we're passing it and then it goes behind the line. Just have a shot fs.

Where the intercourse did Gibson come from.
He's never a footballer.
The Woods relegation side would have given this lot a fuckin tanking.

This lot is Ollies fault end of.. he signed this sunday morning team  well most of it. ita about time someone held a mirror up to him . and told to look in it .. The one that has under performed up to now is Ollie

Expecting Holloway’s resignation at the end of this game

Quoted from wiggers

Expecting Holloway’s resignation at the end of this game

We can hope

Quoted from TAGG

Where the intercourse did Gibson come from.
He's never a footballer.
The Woods relegation side would have given this lot a fuckin tanking.

They certainly would have drunk them under the table  ;D

I'm watching Town with one eye and Scunny with the other.
They are 1 down but are by far the better side, looking a this they too will give us a good hiding.

You can usually judge a team on their goal difference, worst three:

Morecambe  -8
Town  -13
Southend  -23

Quoted from moosey_club

They certainly would have drunk them under the table  ;D

;D  ;D  ;D

Why on earth did Russell pass that rather than kick it out?

And more stupid fouls.

I’m not convinced we will go down and I don’t think getting rid of Holloway is helpful but we don’t half look like a relegation side...

Think Ollie will stay untill the scunny game . and if we lose  his position will be untenable and will walk

That labadie has always been a girl private but wish we had him

IFollow is out of sync isn’t it

JT and Crofty discussing whether Waterfall would get yellow or red & I’d already had a update saying yellow

I'd like him to stay until January and see what he does in the window. Sounding from the board though he's not able to do much.

Can we just hold off with the resignation bollox until we play the next 4 games against some of the other excrement teams. Then we’ll really see how bad we are or whether we will make it through.....

Quoted from wiggers

Expecting Holloway’s resignation at the end of this game

Not a chance!

Quoted from denni266

Think Ollie will stay untill the scunny game . and if we lose  his position will be untenable and will walk

Best get his Chris Rea CD out 💿

Driving home for Christmas 🎄

Quoted from Hagrid

That labadie has always been a girl private but wish we had him

Tbf I don’t think he tried to make too much of that, no replay shown so hard to see how bad it was

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

Best get his Chris Rea CD out 💿

Driving home for Christmas 🎄

;D ;D ;D

Nearly a magic goal by amond.....

Quoted from BenBB

I'd like him to stay until January and see what he does in the window. Sounding from the board though he's not able to do much.

When do we ever do anything in January??

Mr Successful won't spend at the start of the season so we have no chance.

Podge giving a great display of what a striker should be doing.... movement in and around the box, making something out of nothing


If only we had such quality..... 🙄

I dont know what the answer to the goalkeepingbproblemmis  but it certainly ain't russell

We’ve got so many similar players - Williams, Windsor, Edwards, Tilley, Scannell all do basically the same thing.

Quoted from TAGG

When do we ever do anything in January??

Mr Successful won't spend at the start of the season so we have no chance.

Hence my second statement, the board won't let him do much.

In fairness I never expected us to get anything out of tonight but I just hoped to see us put a few passes together and have a few good spells where we held our own and looked like a team if it was only for 10 minutes or so. We did it at Colchester (the finishing was shite though) but tonight has been back to the awful stuff we have sadly got used to under Holloway. I know Newport at top of the league but surely we could match them in the occasional situation

Pleased Edwards has gone off, JT might stop calling Bennett, Edwards now. JT is terrible.

Quoted from horsforthmariner

We’ve got so many similar players - Williams, Windsor, Edwards, Tilley, Scannell all do basically the same thing.

urine poor you mean

Have me made the keeper make a save yet ....i really cant remember one.

Quoted from horsforthmariner

We’ve got so many similar players - Williams, Windsor, Edwards, Tilley, Scannell all do basically the same thing.

What's happened to Tilley? Haven't seen him for ages.

Quoted from BenBB

What's happened to Tilley? Haven't seen him for ages.

Injury I think

Not the collapse I thought it could have turned out to be......at the moment anyway....

Quoted from lee65

Injury I think

Shame, thought he was pretty good.

Getting into some positions now but afraid to shoot......

Williams a bit brighter

Quoted from oochiad

Getting into some positions now but afraid to shoot......

Frustrating to watch, great positions and then they pass and lose possession.

Quoted from BenBB

What's happened to Tilley? Haven't seen him for ages.

Was he the promising young lad where Holloway went to Brighton and chatted his parents into letting him sign for us with all sorts of promises about how Holloway would coach him and turn him into a great player

Bet they're regretting agreeing to it now

Quoted from moosey_club

Have me made the keeper make a save yet ....i really cant remember one.

Tipped it onto the crossbar from our free-kick if I remember right.

No attacking threat whatsoever.

At least Clifton had a shot on target.

Tbf weve looked a lot better this half, trouble is it's too late, and Newport look like theyve took the foot off the pedal

Quoted from BenBB

At least Clifton had a shot on target.

Hope no sodomist scores now I pommed 0-2

Quoted from forza ivano

Tbf weve looked a lot better this half, trouble is it's too late, and Newport look like theyve took the foot off the pedal

No wonder, 2-0 up and we daren't shoot. They've probably just turned on cruise control in 1st gear.

Quoted from forza ivano

I dont know what the answer to the goalkeepingbproblemmis  but it certainly ain't russell

Why?  What has he done wrong?

Taylor injured now? At this rate Holloway will have to turn out Perhaps he will be able to actually demonstrate what he's on about

No way I am paying £10 to watch this rubbish on Saturday.

Come Saturday I know I will though, fool me.

Quoted from Ipswin

Taylor injured now?

Won't make any odds if he is.

Quoted from Ipswin

Taylor injured now?

Dave Moore must have his own ward in Scartho by now.

All the money's going to paying for those hospital TVs.

Excuse my ignorance but who the fook is Morton??

Cheating illegitimate he never touched him

Quoted from BenBB

Dave Moore must have his own ward in Scartho by now.

All the money's going to paying for those hospital TVs.

So long as they don't have to watch this shite. Could put your average patient's recovery back weeks

Quoted from TAGG

Excuse my ignorance but who the fook is Morton??

excrement midfielder from bristol city

Quoted from TAGG

Excuse my ignorance but who the fook is Morton??

On loan from Bristol City.

He was on loan at FGR last season.

Quoted from Hagrid

excrement midfielder from bristol city

Cheers mate
Being a ST holder I should have known  :B

Quoted from TAGG

Excuse my ignorance but who the fook is Morton??

Another ineffective loan midfielder. Think Taylor with a different shirt.

Crofty sums it up very well there....

trying our best but we dont look like threatening which is a worry.

Full time.thank god it wasnt a battering

Quoted from Ipswin

So long as they don't have to watch this shite. Could put your average patient's recovery back weeks

Hopefully the Mighty Mariner had the heart to block the EFL app on those iPads that were heartwarmingly crowdfunded at the start of the first lockdown.

Toothless.  No confidence.  No fight.  Too much chopping and changing.  Fed up.

FT got away with it at only 0-2 Almost a victory really Holloway will no doubt point out we drew the second half

At least it’s not too hard predicting our score on the POM!!

Right, that was shocking. Some easier games coming up though, we better win em!

At this rate I would have Mighty Mariner up front.

I don't want to accept this, but the reality is we were never gonna beat Newport tonight so this result changes nothing.

I'm not happy about saying that, but it's true they are just lightyears in front of us at the moment.

Terrible but some easier games now so I’m hoping we get our excrement together , we best get some points on the board.....

Quoted from Swansea_Mariner

I don't want to accept this, but the reality is we were never gonna beat Newport tonight so this result changes nothing.

I'm not happy about saying that, but it's true they are just lightyears in front of us at the moment.

We gave Chelsea more of a game than we did Newport. Newport could easily have scored more if they really wanted to.

Quoted from fiveallive

At this rate I would have Mighty Mariner up front.

Probably more mobile than some of our forwards from what I've seen

Always pretty nifty when celebrating our winning goals.... remember them?  ::)

Quite an achievement to have such a huge squad yet end up with a 40+ goalkeeping coach on the pitch along with a right footed centre mid at left back.

Quoted from horsforthmariner

We’ve got so many similar players - Williams, Windsor, Edwards, Tilley, Scannell all do basically the same thing.

No end product ?

Well that was pretty inadequate only positives Hewitt decent, Clifton and Hendrie ok.
Passing woeful, and usually too slow. Need to splash out big time on a midfielder, striker and central defender.

If Jackson Jr and Sisay can't displace Gibson in the team then they must be garbage.

Quoted from fiveallive

If Jackson Jr and Sisay can't displace Gibson in the team then they must be garbage.

They are  ;)

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

Quite an achievement to have such a huge squad yet end up with a 40+ goalkeeping coach on the pitch along with a right footed centre mid at left back.

He’s 38.

Quoted from fiveallive

If Jackson Jr and Sisay can't displace Gibson in the team then they must be garbage.

Thinking similar , two opportunities fell to him tonight and the result....... not a decent connection with either. Outside of those two he didnt really offer alot either in hold up play or assisting in chances.
If the other two really are that far behind that sort of showing then just chuck Adlard in.

We take that long getting out of defence The opponents would have time to build the Siegfried line. No one running through the channels - just passes to a marked man with his back to goal - easy meat. Don't we practice anything besides picking the ball out of the net. Absolutely diabolical and getting diabolicer by the minute. Absolute disgrace.

Quoted from Tinymariner

He’s 38.

Oh that's great then, just coming into his prime.

He’s just said it was a good performance. What the intercourse are you talking about man!?

Holloway says the performance was very good.

Quoted from fiveallive

If Jackson Jr and Sisay can't displace Gibson in the team then they must be garbage.

At this rate I'd rather play Ray Parker Jr

Quoted from Madeleymariner

Well that was pretty inadequate only positives Hewitt decent, Clifton and Hendrie ok.
Passing woeful, and usually too slow. Need to splash out big time on a midfielder, striker and central defender.

Hewitt yes but Clifton and Hendrie unable to drive forward or switch play. Instead, passing responsibility by going sideways and backwards. Pollock not a shadow of previous standards. Looks very unhappy, slower in thought and deed with every game like many others. Some seem to resent the challenge to show the 'character' Olly wants. Looks like this window could be carnage.

We cant beat a team with a 16yr old making his debut at right back last time, and tonight cant stop a team with a 57 yr old playing on the left wing. Shocking.(anger4)

Quoted from Davec

Holloway says the performance was very good.

he's lost the plot.

Dear Ollie there is a specksavers in town  take a visit there get some glasses and use them to go back down where you came from . Never heared such deluded ramblings in my life.. Cant tell if he has lost it naturally or coming here has tiped him over the edge

Quoted from Andy

At this rate I'd rather play Ray Parker Jr

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If Town turn in performances like that when crowds allowed back Ollie will certainly know about it! I genuinely think this squad is as bad as I’ve seen. Depressing times.....again :'(

Quoted from Teestogreen

Still playing on mine -presumably its half time for everyone else?

You must be 30 mins. behind turn off now to stop the suffering

All the hard work the club did with Hurst I wasn't his biggest fan but we finally got promotion and that core team left.

And we ruined it the following season and we have never recovered or built a team since to challenge where Lincoln and Bristol Rovers kept there core team.

I think there are some positives to take from tonight. Owara Edwards again particular looked dangerous  going forward but his end product needs improving. For me Grimsbys best player. Montel Gibson I looked the look of as well. Very athletic looking player.

I think though Croft on the commentary summed it up best. To many players of the same ilk. To be fair I think all the players put the effort in though .

Its hard as well to make a proper analysis of the team without seeing them live. Watching them on the I follow is ok but isnt the same.

Quoted from Rick12

I think there are some positives to take from tonight. Owara Edwards again particular looked dangerous  going forward but his end product needs improving. For me Grimsbys best player. Montel Gibson I looked the look of as well. Very athletic looking player.

I think though Croft on the commentary summed it up best. To many players of the same ilk. To be fair I think all the players put the effort in though .

Its hard as well to make a proper analysis of the team without seeing them live. Watching them on the I follow is ok but isnt the same.

That's not true about any of our players in virtually any game this season. And therein lies the problem when you have a shaky defence as well.

Quoted from fiveallive

If Jackson Jr and Sisay can't displace Gibson in the team then they must be garbage.

I suspect we'll see Sisay as often as we saw Jermaine Palmer.

Quoted from mariner91

That's not true about any of our players in virtually any game this season. And therein lies the problem when you have a shaky defence as well.

Yes. I would love the likes of Siriki Dembele to be still here. In defence I wouldn't mind more of the type of  Sean Pearson back as well . Real warrior type of player for me.

I thought windsor improved things, but couldnt understand why he played so deep when he was supposed to be the centre forward

Quoted from golfer

We take that long getting out of defence The opponents would have time to build the Siegfried line. No one running through the channels - just passes to a marked man with his back to goal - easy meat. Don't we practice anything besides picking the ball out of the net. Absolutely diabolical and getting diabolicer by the minute. Absolute disgrace.

I’m giving that a like just for the use of the word ‘diabolicer’.

Lost to top of the table by a deflection and a pen, had we anything up front to score goals it would have been a better result, having said that unless things change in the next four matches Ollie will go, on his own win, or pushed

Quoted from Rick12

I think there are some positives to take from tonight. Owara Edwards again particular looked dangerous  going forward but his end product needs improving. For me Grimsbys best player. Montel Gibson I looked the look of as well. Very athletic looking player.

I think though Croft on the commentary summed it up best. To many players of the same ilk. To be fair I think all the players put the effort in though .

Its hard as well to make a proper analysis of the team without seeing them live. Watching them on the I follow is ok but isnt the same.

Usain Bolt is a very athletic looking person , doesnt mean he is a good League 2 striker....Gibson really is useless with a football.

Edwards i am afraid has already dipped over the horizon for me....looked very exciting at first....but with each passing game i have got less and less excited to the point i no longer bother getting excited when he gets the ball, i now just try and predict at which point he will waste/lose possession, immediately...after the first man is beaten, maybe the second, maybe he will beat 3 men this time before knocking it for a throw in.
Zero end product.

Montel Gibson should be nowhere near pro football. And if Jackson Jr and Sissay arent gonna get a look in send them on their way too

Quoted from moosey_club

Usain Bolt is a very athletic looking person , doesnt mean he is a good League 2 striker....Gibson really is useless with a football.

Edwards i am afraid has already dipped over the horizon for me....looked very exciting at first....but with each passing game i have got less and less excited to the point i no longer bother getting excited when he gets the ball, i now just try and predict at which point he will waste/lose possession, immediately...after the first man is beaten, maybe the second, maybe he will beat 3 men this time before knocking it for a throw in.
Zero end product.

I dont know where our budget fits with other teams in this division  but I try to take a pragmatic view . Make and try to get the best out of the players we have.

Hopefully Edwards will improve. Has some spark there and I always like watching him.

Quoted from Rick12

I dont know where our budget fits with other teams in this division  but I try to take a pragmatic view . Make and try to get the best out of the players we have.

Hopefully Edwards will improve. Has some spark there and I always like watching him.

we have had Edwards type players in the past, Dembele, the lad last year, name forgotten  no end product, but worth keeping for the odd moment of quality,

Quoted from Rick12

I dont know where our budget fits with other teams in this division  but I try to take a pragmatic view . Make and try to get the best out of the players we have.

Hopefully Edwards will improve. Has some spark there and I always like watching him.

We have a salary cap, so the same as everyone else, supposing we've spent to the limit. Board say we haven't or have, depending on which interview you listen to.

Quoted from ginnywings

We have a salary cap, so the same as everyone else, supposing we've spent to the limit. Board say we haven't or have, depending on which interview you listen to.

if that squad is anywhere near the salary cap, Im the Prime Minister,

Quoted from moosey_club

Usain Bolt is a very athletic looking person , doesnt mean he is a good League 2 striker....Gibson really is useless with a football.

Edwards i am afraid has already dipped over the horizon for me....looked very exciting at first....but with each passing game i have got less and less excited to the point i no longer bother getting excited when he gets the ball, i now just try and predict at which point he will waste/lose possession, immediately...after the first man is beaten, maybe the second, maybe he will beat 3 men this time before knocking it for a throw in.
Zero end product.

With moosey on this one. Edwards has become increasingly frustrating and wasteful. He can beat as many players as he wants but it currently counts for jack shitt as his final ball/decision making is little better than appalling.

We are pathetically poor up front right now.

Quoted from Boris Johnson

we have had Edwards type players in the past, Dembele, the lad last year, name forgotten  no end product, but worth keeping for the odd moment of quality,

Players like Dembele can make things happen though. I love a player that can take on a opponent.

Quoted from ginnywings

We have a salary cap, so the same as everyone else, supposing we've spent to the limit. Board say we haven't or have, depending on which interview you listen to.

Thanks for the information.

Quoted from Boris Johnson

if that squad is anywhere near the salary cap, Im the Prime Minister,

Well Boris, we have a massive squad, so if it's not gone, it can't be far off.

Loads of 5/10 meh player performances moulded into a 3/10 team performance ending in a 2-0 home defeat to a team that don't really look to have the quality of a table topping side..

Quoted from Bigdog

Loads of 5/10 meh player performances moulded into a 3/10 team performance ending in a 2-0 home defeat to a team that don't really look to have the quality of a table topping side..

It wasn't a 3/10 performance. Granted, it wasn't very good, but we lost to the team that's top of the league and they created one chance from open play after 1 minute and that was it. Yes, we self inflicted it with daft fouls and didn't deserve a goal, but it wasn't terrible. Sides lower down won't press as hard as Exeter and Cheltenham have done, so our style of play might be more successful with a bit more time for players to make decisions.

My biggest problem is this side reminds me so much of Slade a couple of years ago. Big squad, pass it around ok in the middle of the park, give away soft goals, never look like scoring a goal first, best football comes when we're behind and the opponents can sit back.

Can't even pass the ball when hitting it only 5 yards, that's about all the players.

Stop hoofing it past midfield thinking you are passing it to Vardy to run onto, you aren't

Someone tell Edwards he isn't Sterling even if he thinks he is. Send him on an intensive, "How to keep your balance course" Then preferably pass it to one of our own players, instead of losing it 9 times out of 10

Shoot when you get a chance, the goal is the rectangle thing with a net behind it.

The number of fouls we gave away last night was ridiculous. 20 is a joke

Succesful crosses, zero. Corners please oh please try to hit it past the first defender.

When playing it out from the back and it isn't working you could always try another way.

Hitting it past a defender is wonderful if you have the speed to outrun him, you don't so stop it.

Quoted from Mariner John

Can't even pass the ball when hitting it only 5 yards, that's about all the players.

Stop hoofing it past midfield thinking you are passing it to Vardy to run onto, you aren't

Someone tell Edwards he isn't Sterling even if he thinks he is. Send him on an intensive, "How to keep your balance course" Then preferably pass it to one of our own players, instead of losing it 9 times out of 10

Shoot when you get a chance, the goal is the rectangle thing with a net behind it.

The number of fouls we gave away last night was ridiculous. 20 is a joke

Succesful crosses, zero. Corners please oh please try to hit it past the first defender.

When playing it out from the back and it isn't working you could always try another way.

Hitting it past a defender is wonderful if you have the speed to outrun him, you don't so stop it.

I would add, stop making dodgy tackles in the penalty area (Rose please note)

Quoted from Rick12

I dont know where our budget fits with other teams in this division  but I try to take a pragmatic view . Make and try to get the best out of the players we have.

Hopefully Edwards will improve. Has some spark there and I always like watching him.

Budget is another matter , how much we pay Gibson or paid for him or the length of contract he got is irrelevant in some ways..... the point is he struggles to do some very basic things that i would expect of a professional footballer and one that plys his trade as a striker....ie kick the ball in the direction he wants it to go.  
His goal for all the world looked like a scuffed effort that deceived the keeper, he is either offside, gives the ball away trying a first time lay off or loses it on his second/ third touch and in front of goal it would appear he just shuts his eyes and swings his leg.

The one thing that did impress me was some of his dead ball strikes but he doesnt even have the rights on those now with Rose, Bennett, Williams and Windsor muscling in. Would love to support him and believe in him fully but i just dont see "it" in him.

Regards Edwards, he has the skill running with the ball which is great , but his passing/ distribution is pretty poor and he overcooks it more often than not.  Improvements in this could come in time and come with playing regularly in a position with constant partners around him to build understanding.  More hopeful with him but not sure i or we have the time and patience to wait.