You’re allowed to be pissed off after such a s**t evening. No one there, terrible game, limp defeat to non-worldbeaters. When we came out I was looking for positives - some very amusing results. But I’m sick of us being overrun in midfield and i hate the three at the back - no width, no outlet, no excitement. What is RR’s position? And Burey looked rubbish.I get really fucked off how knee jerk everyone is after a defeat!
Yes it wasn’t a great game but is it the end of the world? No!
We are going to lose more games this season as well, even games that we should win but guess what, we will also win more games that we lose and win games we don’t deserve to.
I think anyone would bite their hand off if someone said we would be in the top 6 after 27 games! Especially since we have had just 1 striker and a long line of bad injuries.
We have Goodwin to come in, we will make more signings before next week as well.
After last season this wasn’t going to be a quick fix, especially when the manager you bring in fucks off at the 1st opportunity.
The knee jerk hysterics isn’t needed or helpful.
Rant over.
The team hardly inspired the crowd in the first 70 minutes.
Boring boring Oxford comes to mind.
Sums it all up well. Pace, that's the word. We don't have any. No impetus to get forward until it's all too late. I'm all for building from the back and good passing moves but, the moment we get pressed, it all goes to pot.I don’t recall a more lacklustre first 70 minutes at home all season. This is off the back of 10 days off, too!
Buckingham has stated that Long starting was pre-meditated and pre-determined before Saturdays postponement. If that is the case, based upon who Barnsley have upfront (Cole & Cosgrove), then it can go down as nothing other than naivety. On what planet, did he think Long would be sharp enough to come into a back 3 and marshall either of them effectively? Long certainly didn’t.
Elliot Moore and Brown were both way off the pace. I’ve not seen Elliot Moore miss more headers and Brown misplace more passes all season.
Brannagan was head and shoulders above every other player in yellow.
People are communicating that the conditions made it a lottery. If that is the case, we didn’t buy the right ticket, as our in game management was not up to the standard of Barnsley’s.
For the first time, I’m finding myself really question if this squad has what it takes to get into the play offs this season. Since Des came in, we’ve taken 1 point from 12 against those in the top 6. It’s not knee jerk or reactionary to say that a return like that, is not going to be sufficient to secure a play off place.
We’ve a soft under belly in midfield and in the CF area. We are too easy to dominate when playing the stronger sides in this league and have been for some time. That isn’t a ‘Desism’ but he needs to address it to get us more bite in the middle.
The next 10 days are huge. 6 points are an absolute minimum requirement.
Final word for the crowd. Fair play if you were one of the other 6400 or so home fans that bothered tonight . Shame the atmosphere was absolutely garbage.
Yes you !Goodrham was very poor this evening
there's an ignoramus on here
That was Nicky Cadden, ex target of ours. If you’re going to play wingbacks you need players like that.He definitely wasn't the reason we lost but despite time apart, Stevens and him still looked poor together. The amount of time and space they gave that number 7 in the first half was criminal. He lacked pace but had a sweet left foot and they decided to just leave him free time and time again.
They went out with a trench coat, woolly fleece, brolly, hat and scarf while we limped out there in a vest and flip flops. Only one winner.Can’t imagine the crowd inspired the players either, tbh.
Can’t imagine the crowd inspired the players either, tbh.
Yeh the back passing and tip tappy waste of time football really lifted the spirits and got the crowd going. I think the throws in half way in the opposition half and almost every single time thrown backwards and within 2 or 3 touches going back to our own keeper really had everyone excited and on the edge of their seats.Can’t imagine the crowd inspired the players either, tbh.
I don’t recall a more lacklustre first 70 minutes at home all season. This is off the back of 10 days off, too!
Buckingham has stated that Long starting was pre-meditated and pre-determined before Saturdays postponement. If that is the case, based upon who Barnsley have upfront (Cole & Cosgrove), then it can go down as nothing other than naivety. On what planet, did he think Long would be sharp enough to come into a back 3 and marshall either of them effectively? Long certainly didn’t.
Elliot Moore and Brown were both way off the pace. I’ve not seen Elliot Moore miss more headers and Brown misplace more passes all season.
Brannagan was head and shoulders above every other player in yellow.
People are communicating that the conditions made it a lottery. If that is the case, we didn’t buy the right ticket, as our in game management was not up to the standard of Barnsley’s.
For the first time, I’m finding myself really question if this squad has what it takes to get into the play offs this season. Since Des came in, we’ve taken 1 point from 12 against those in the top 6. It’s not knee jerk or reactionary to say that a return like that, is not going to be sufficient to secure a play off place.
We’ve a soft under belly in midfield and in the CF area. We are too easy to dominate when playing the stronger sides in this league and have been for some time. That isn’t a ‘Desism’ but he needs to address it to get us more bite in the middle.
The next 10 days are huge. 6 points are an absolute minimum requirement.
Final word for the crowd. Fair play if you were one of the other 6400 or so home fans that bothered tonight . Shame the atmosphere was absolutely garbage.
Brannagan failed to spot Leigh on a number of occasions when in so much space. Choosing to turn inside. Leigh was visably frustrated. I thought Leigh was the best player in yellow followed by Smith.I don’t recall a more lacklustre first 70 minutes at home all season. This is off the back of 10 days off, too!
Buckingham has stated that Long starting was pre-meditated and pre-determined before Saturdays postponement. If that is the case, based upon who Barnsley have upfront (Cole & Cosgrove), then it can go down as nothing other than naivety. On what planet, did he think Long would be sharp enough to come into a back 3 and marshall either of them effectively? Long certainly didn’t.
Elliot Moore and Brown were both way off the pace. I’ve not seen Elliot Moore miss more headers and Brown misplace more passes all season.
Brannagan was head and shoulders above every other player in yellow.
People are communicating that the conditions made it a lottery. If that is the case, we didn’t buy the right ticket, as our in game management was not up to the standard of Barnsley’s.
For the first time, I’m finding myself really question if this squad has what it takes to get into the play offs this season. Since Des came in, we’ve taken 1 point from 12 against those in the top 6. It’s not knee jerk or reactionary to say that a return like that, is not going to be sufficient to secure a play off place.
We’ve a soft under belly in midfield and in the CF area. We are too easy to dominate when playing the stronger sides in this league and have been for some time. That isn’t a ‘Desism’ but he needs to address it to get us more bite in the middle.
The next 10 days are huge. 6 points are an absolute minimum requirement.
Final word for the crowd. Fair play if you were one of the other 6400 or so home fans that bothered tonight . Shame the atmosphere was absolutely garbage.
Brannigan failed to spot Leigh on a number of occasions when in so much space. Choosing to turn inside. Leigh was visably frustrated. I thought Leigh was the best player in yellow followed by Smith.
The conditions made it hard for the CBs to judge balls in the air, it was exactly the same for the Barnsley CBs who made some howlers too so I think it is harsh to judge Moore and Browne on that. I agree about Brown's passing though!!
Sums it all up well. Pace, that's the word. We don't have any. No impetus to get forward until it's all too late. I'm all for building from the back and good passing moves but, the moment we get pressed, it all goes to pot.
Too many players just not playing to their expected level. A frustrating and irritating evening.