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We were poor. Coke is ponderous and there were too many 5/10 tonight. Sousa was not effective , Amos had a lot of poor first touches and Taylor looked tired. Effete looks better going forward than our forwards, No panic but we look a bit mid table to me and it was very dull. JMD is needed urgently and why do we not sling a few crosses in late in the game as oposed to passing sidewards.
Truthfully did not recognise Scannel when he came on. He actually worked hard but where was Wright again. On to the next one , cannot be any worse

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

Looks like it was a nailed on penalty not given.

https://twitter.com/danl1977/status/1491182728704045057?t=fQi2oAMz8GdUXQCd4PqhDA&s=19

We'd probably have missed the penalty anyway, given our record!

King's Lynn came to do a job and did whatever was necessary to get a point; including a blatant handball. From their point of view that risk paid off.

They had the best chances I thought and how they missed one of them especially I do not know. Great save by their keeper from Clifton and McAtee hitting the post just about summed our night up. Whilst we were too slow in our build up play, they were disciplined and didn't come out of position much for us to cut them open. Taylor looked shattered to me from the start and for a man who is normally very good in the air, their 24 who was the smallest man on the pitch kept beating him in the air.

Disappointing result and with Fox out for 2 months we need another man in the middle because Coke slows us down far too much.

Well there goes the late winner at Notts Co with those points dropped tonight. Had to follow up Saturdays great performance with a result there.

I don’t think he is the reason we didn’t win but Coke really needs upgrading. Hurst is holding on to these last two loans but he can’t afford to especially now Fox is out. We need a good central midfielder fast.

Classic Hurst tonight leaving it until the last 15 to change things at home against second bottom. Compare that to Bromley away to us last month. 1-1 with 30 minutes to go and they stick another centre forward on to go for the winner…

Bit baffled by KL's time wasting when they're about 100 points off safety.

About the most non league game I've watched in a while. A team who came to frustrate and slow the game down successfully getting a point off us at home gives memories of many a drab affair. We were unlucky not to score one and if one of those chances went in I doubt they would have been able to offer an equaliser which makes it all the more frustrating. Also most blatant handball in some time completely not given, the guy legit palmed the ball away.

I see the overreacting is in full force as usual, if we win, lose or draw there are overly positive or negative reactions to be had. A frustrating night for sure but if people expected us to stomp everyone because we got a win out of Notts County then they are setting themselves up for disappointment when games like this roll around.

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

I thought we played well. We did everything but score. We set out to pass them to death and tire them out, but credit to them that they held on.

We were incredibly on top when the subs were made and I think they actually hindered us and we could not get our rhythm back. Had we not made subs Hurst would have been slaughtered so he cannot win.

I was sure MacAtee's shot that hit the post was going in, but it faded at the last second. Just one of those frustrating nights.

I know people are as frustrated as I am, but there is no longer the aimless hoofs and we are trying to do everything the right way, which is the way to go.

Sorry but you are on a different planet to me. If a team sets up a bank of nine let’s you have all the ball and you pass it sideways for 90 minutes and don’t score it doesn’t mean you have played well.

Quoted from HerveJosse

Sorry but you are on a different planet to me. If a team sets up a bank of nine let’s you have all the ball and you pass it sideways for 90 minutes and don’t score it doesn’t mean you have played well.

I'm on the same planet as you for a change.

It was obvious they weren't going to get impatient and break from their defensive structure to close us down so we should have tried something different.

Deep into 6 minutes of added time and we still had no urgency to put the ball in the box. Thought it was harsh of the ref to blow just as the ball finally got into the box though at the end.

Echo everything said about Taylor and Cokes impact but what I found strange was Sousa being given a licence to move inside and across rather than work the line with Efete. We lacked width so won too few corners or free kicks in wide positions.
When we had the chance to cross we made yet another unnecessary pass. If Sousa doesn't want to be a winger providing assists let Scannel or Abrahams try to get round the full backs. On the few occasions we had the chance of an overload out wide the cross was terrible like most of the corners. Easy game for their keeper.
The entire Youngs Upper could see the futility of carrying the ball towards a crowded penalty area and were demanding a change but Hurst just had to keep Coke on the pitch. In fact, at the start of the first half, Coke was pushed forward to step things up a gear ironically! Turgid confirmation that our squad is shallow and mid table at best.
Harry tried his best to push forward at pace but his touch let him down and McAtee, for all his skills and energy, made some poor decisions in good positions. We were nearly caught out a couple of times with back passes and we looked vulnerable when they whipped several crosses in. I don't know why we have both Raikhy and Burgess when we need a replacement for Max's pace and crosses.

Quoted from crusty ole pie

Thank intercourse the pre match meal in steels was ace

Looks like our players had theirs in there too