mrsblue
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I don't rate Woody at this level and fear Fred has become nothing more than a bit player mainly due to his injured knee,Woodrow may or may not make the grade but ATM he just can't hack it.
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Post-Match Thread and Ratings Nam 1 Southend United 1
I don't rate Woody at this level and fear Fred has become nothing more than a bit player mainly due to his injured knee,Woodrow may or may not make the grade but ATM he just can't hack it.
yogi bear up the cagire
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All sounded pretty flat from where I was sitting (at home listening to BP) last night and from what I heard a draw was probably a fair result. As I wasn't there I frame my 'observations' in terms of questions rather than statements. The supply of crosses last night sounded less effective than usual and both Straker and Corr appeared to have off nights......this seems to happen more regularly with the former. This leads me to ask whether, contrary to majority opinion, we do need to bolster our midfield with a wide, quick player to provide competition for Straker, who doesn't always seem to fire on all cylinders? I think that not many people would disagree with the substitution of Corr but ironically, there sounded a chance, very close to the end when , was it Woodrow? failed to get his head on one of the better crosses of the night and I thought to myself .........if it had been Corr in that position????
Don't envy PB his selection headache for Friday night, which will probably have to be made on tiredness rather than form of his players. Perhaps the bad weather will help us out with a postponement? The situation with Barnard is 'catch 22' if you play him, he may well be slow and off the pace......but if you don't play him, he's never going to get back to match fitness.
Don't envy PB his selection headache for Friday night, which will probably have to be made on tiredness rather than form of his players. Perhaps the bad weather will help us out with a postponement? The situation with Barnard is 'catch 22' if you play him, he may well be slow and off the pace......but if you don't play him, he's never going to get back to match fitness.
Silencer
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In hindsight I reckon that PB will look back and think that he should have freshened things up ahead of last night, now with Friday's 3pts even more important, he has to make a few changes imho
Despite having the majority of the possession first half, we lacked that final ball and bit of quality in and around the area, especially a certain Mr Straker. Lenny had a great run and lacked that final finish but is was a very huff and puff like performance first half.
The defence looks ok, maybe a few question marks over Phillips legs (3 games in six days) and Thompson as a regular starter but for me it's in midfield and up top were we need to freshen up.....the good thing is despite PB working under an Embargo he still has strength in depth.
Atkinson would be my first man to give way, despite his energy levels he lacks that bit of quality and last night he wouldn't have been able to trap a bag of cement. Maybe a rest in favour of Marc Laird would work, the difference in Lairds passing skills could be an advantage - I just fear that PB would opt for Clifford ahead of Laird!!!
My second change would be Straker, not a witch hunt but just my preference. He is hot and cold but for me is too cold too often, maybe resting him can see a change of formation if need be.
Corr would be my final change, the guy is running on empty and actually deserves a rest. Throw in Barnard and Freddy which is a mouth watering prospect and have Corr in reserve should we need to change it up!!! Woodrow is a no no for me.
Back to the game and a draw was a fair result in the end, another point gained and another game unbeaten in the league. The fans have been great of late both at home and away and there is a real togetherness forging at the club.
Up the Blues!!!
Despite having the majority of the possession first half, we lacked that final ball and bit of quality in and around the area, especially a certain Mr Straker. Lenny had a great run and lacked that final finish but is was a very huff and puff like performance first half.
The defence looks ok, maybe a few question marks over Phillips legs (3 games in six days) and Thompson as a regular starter but for me it's in midfield and up top were we need to freshen up.....the good thing is despite PB working under an Embargo he still has strength in depth.
Atkinson would be my first man to give way, despite his energy levels he lacks that bit of quality and last night he wouldn't have been able to trap a bag of cement. Maybe a rest in favour of Marc Laird would work, the difference in Lairds passing skills could be an advantage - I just fear that PB would opt for Clifford ahead of Laird!!!
My second change would be Straker, not a witch hunt but just my preference. He is hot and cold but for me is too cold too often, maybe resting him can see a change of formation if need be.
Corr would be my final change, the guy is running on empty and actually deserves a rest. Throw in Barnard and Freddy which is a mouth watering prospect and have Corr in reserve should we need to change it up!!! Woodrow is a no no for me.
Back to the game and a draw was a fair result in the end, another point gained and another game unbeaten in the league. The fans have been great of late both at home and away and there is a real togetherness forging at the club.
Up the Blues!!!
yogi bear up the cagire
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In some respect, yes, but Freddy does have a well publicised 'situation' with his knee and presumably you have to leave it to PB to decide if and when we use him. With Barnard, he must have recovered from his ankle surgery (he did have a medical before signing......I imagine there was more to that than peeing in a bottle and reading some letters on a chart?!) so it's just a question of his rustiness. The problem for PB is that there is so much pressure from all quarters for results that it must be difficult to afford the time and luxury to 'ease' someone back into match fitness.....one can bemoan the absence of reserve football............perhaps another rapidly arranged 'closed door' friendly?
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We will always struggle if the midfield is so much as a notch below on song. Our attackers lacks pace and are dependent on the mids flying up. Our defence also struggles against pace and again is reliant on the covering mids.
The majority of our success this season is based on industry and the weekend game against 'ull would have taken its toll on the physical and mental elements of our players and a tweak/freshen up may have paid dividends last night.
It was still a point won, the unbeaten league run continues and the team are well placed. At this point in the season it may just require more use of the squad as a whole.
The majority of our success this season is based on industry and the weekend game against 'ull would have taken its toll on the physical and mental elements of our players and a tweak/freshen up may have paid dividends last night.
It was still a point won, the unbeaten league run continues and the team are well placed. At this point in the season it may just require more use of the squad as a whole.
united we stand
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I really don't rate Thompson. Granted he was good against Hull, his best match by some margin, but last night he was poor. At half time a friend commented that they will have seen this and would swap Hines for the second half, and thats exactly what they did. Hines had far more joy vs Thomson than he did vs Coker, and Coker also offers something going forward where as Thomson offers little
davewebbsbrain
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As Paul Smith didn't even make the bench
A) He is injured
B) He is one of the out of favour players on his way out
A) He is injured
B) He is one of the out of favour players on his way out
Bolton Shrimper
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Sounds like we should be grateful we got something from the game and move on.
OldBlueLady
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No, really not. We should have had the game won in the first half!
From the commentary it was an even game and both sides could have won it.
dannypav
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Yes , he did ok against Hull , but would add :
Apart from 'diving in' wildly , which gave Fryatt an easier passage to goal for their opener..............
Ayrshire Blue
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If we'd shot when we had the chances to then maybe but we seemed very reluctant to pull the trigger, very frustrating.
ozzy-shrimper
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How they didn't score at the end is beyond me. Last ditch defending saved us! Take the point.
dannypav
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I like the use of this word alongside your profile picture.
Ditto. Exactly why I believe we won't be able to challenge for the autos. We are far too soft for League 2 still IMHO. Every side we face is cynical, physical, brutal and, sides like Scunthorpe are simply more clinical in the final third. Some of our dithering and decision making in the final third this season has had me spitting feathers.
We did well to get a point IMHO...made a very average side look much more threatening than we should have.
chapperzUK
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Fully entitled to your opinion, but I just can't see how you think Corr "can't hold the ball up" when about 95% of the time he gets the ball he controls it, plays it back to a midfielder and starts an attack.
leeblue
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A pacy wide player is needed. If hurst and straker are not playing well then our system is screwed. Need options.
OldBlueLady
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What we need is to play two strikers up top!
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