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Is this the new get out clause ? How many seasons shall we indorse this kind of mentality ??All ways remember Southend United was nearly no more.Need time Come on you Blues.
Is this the new get out clause ? How many seasons shall we indorse this kind of mentality ??All ways remember Southend United was nearly no more.Need time Come on you Blues.
Yes I agree with this , although I love the energy commitment and desire from Kendall and he’s clearly an asset to us I’m not sure he is as good as people seem to think , we now have Crowther and Gubbins one of them should be looking to replace him, the majority of our goals conceded seem to be based around Kensdale loosing a marker or falling asleepHopefully Adam Crowther will soon be given a start. He is a capable centre back and crucially scores goals from set peices, his record at King's Lynn was good and is way better than Taylor and Kensdale who scored just one between them last season. These possible extra goals can be crucial in the long term. Obviously as most agree we also desperately need midfielders who can contribute to the goals tally.
Yep walkers strength is phenomenalMaybe Kev did have a plan to tire them out before bringing on Husin and Bridge and i guess it nearly worked when they went down to 10 men. Nevertheless we were shocking first half with that team set up and the only player that had any spark was Walker.
In the end we should of won the game but for the same old story of missed chances. I guess a point is a point but we have to do much better. I am not sure what Morton is all about and Gubbins is an accident waiting to happen. Stop trying to put square pegs in round holes please Kev.
MOTM for me was Walker with Husin a close second.
Really? Last season we scored 46 goals at home - only 5 teams scored more home goals in the NL. We won 13 games out of 23.Attacking wise I decided not to go to about 6-7 games at home last year because it just depressed me it was boring lethargic null of any attacking flair
Walker clearly a level above his peers at the moment. Plays like a football league forward with the use of his body, manipulation of space, touches, etc.Yep walkers strength is phenomenal
reminds me of a slightly less polished version of Antoine Fortune. Holds the ball up well and makes clever runs. Probably faster than the ageing fortune but with less experience.Yep walkers strength is phenomenal
YesDid you actually ever see Maher play?
Agree to an extent, but you must pick the best combination of defenders. Any goals are a bonus.Hopefully Adam Crowther will soon be given a start. He is a capable centre back and crucially scores goals from set peices, his record at King's Lynn was good and is way better than Taylor and Kensdale who scored just one between them last season. These possible extra goals can be crucial in the long term. Obviously as most agree we also desperately need midfielders who can contribute to the goals tally.
Let's not also gloss over his fantastic run and show of strength to tee up Coker. That's where the FL part (lack of) comes into play when finishing off such a good piece of play. Fair play to Coker, he was on the end of it, which meant he made the run. It's just that crucial last part we are missing. Unfortunately, that's what costs the big money.Walker clearly a level above his peers at the moment. Plays like a football league forward with the use of his body, manipulation of space, touches, etc.
If he got the right service we'd be laughing.
Whilst it wasn’t a great spectacle before the sending off the referee spoiled the match when he sent Waterfall off. The ref admitted to our coach at half time that he had made a mistake in booking him for dissent when as captain he was entitled to talk to the ref. Before Luke fouled your lad for the second yellow the ref should have called a foul seconds prior on one of your players. You can see Mancini remonstrating with the ref asking him why he didn’t call for a foul on him before as he was brandishing the red card. With 40 minutes left playing with 10 men I would have taken a point & was pleased with the way the lads dug in to achieve that.I watched the game via the National League stream and was again more than satisfied with the quality of the product.
I thought we were much better than last week if no other reason that, unlike seven days ago, this time we finished the game much stronger than our opponents.
Did anyone think we were guaranteed three points on our visit to Hartlepool? Obviously we could have won yesterday's game but I would predict some of our rivals will leave there pointless. I was expecting Hartlepool to be well organised, physical and to take no prisoners and the first half showed they were all of that.
The commitment and physicality displayed by both sides made the first half a less than compelling spectacle but the game was sufficently competitive to hold my interest despite the many moments of huff and puff. In the first forty five minuted I thought we put in a good defensive shift, and, that if we were going to concede, it would be through one of the too many misplaced passes we were guilty of.
We were under pressure and just about coping at the end of the first half and were probably glad to see it it end but the second half was a different matter altogether. Even before the sending off we seemed to have more space and time on the ball but after the dismissal we dominated the game and often looked good.
The introduction of Husin and Bridge made an immediate impact with the former looking to me by far the best player on the pitch. Bridge was also lively but I suspect both substitutes benefited from being fresh legs facing a team who were not only a man down but were also unable to maintain the very high tempo that characterised their first half performance. Although spending much less time on the pitch than he did seven days ago Bridge was way more influential. Would he have been as involved had he started? We can never know but it seems to me that the way the first half unfolded he would not have seen the ball anything near as much as he did once he came on.
Was the way we were able to play in the second half a result of what we did in the first? Is Bridge likely to be a more effective player for us if he is on the field in the final thirty minutes (especially away from home)?
Using Bridge mostly as a sub for the final thirty minutes is unlikely to advance KM in the popularity stakes but it is a course of action that would tempt me.
While he was on Husin reminded us of what we were missing. Hopefully he will be soon starting games for us again as in this team he is a difference maker. Last night (Perth time) I took a slight time out while watching the second half to allow myself to dream and saw a future starting midfield of Miley, Husin and Moncur. Pretty good they looked too!
Good and bad news for those who saw yesterday's result as some kind of disaster. The bad news is that during the course of this season we will surely play worse than yesterday and we will lose. The good news is that to qualify for the play offs or even win this league it will not be necessary to go through the season unbeaten. Some days we will play badly and I am sure we will lose more than at least five games during the season but that need not disqualify us from contending, or, even achieving promotion.
Final word on yesterday's match: not an easy game to officiate as both sides were 'at it' but in the circumstances I thought the ref did a decent job. Firm without being fussy I can say without fear of contradiction we have all seen worse at a higher level than this.
Whilst it wasn’t a great spectacle before the sending off the referee spoiled the match when he sent Waterfall off. The ref admitted to our coach at half time that he had made a mistake in booking him for dissent when as captain he was entitled to talk to the ref. Before Luke fouled your lad for the second yellow the ref should have called a foul seconds prior on one of your players. You can see Mancini remonstrating with the ref asking him why he didn’t call for a foul on him before as he was brandishing the red card. With 40 minutes left playing with 10 men I would have taken a point & was pleased with the way the lads dug in to achieve that.
As I said, not a great match but it’s just great to be back, seeing the same old faces standing in the same spot on the terraces. Your fans were fantastic yesterday, getting behind your team non stop, good luck for the season.
I understand that mate, my point is that he shouldn’t have been on his first yellow card as the ref admitted he got that decision wrong, so the shirt pulling incident should have been his first yellow.Sorry mate but Walker was clearly pulled back so Waterfall deserved his second yellow and only has himself to blame. Our lad Miley, who loves tackle, was booked very early. He is very disciplined on yellow, even when teams are desperate to con the ref for second.
Agree with all that. ,cards actually looks the best we have seen him but so far completely void of servicereminds me of a slightly less polished version of Antoine Fortune. Holds the ball up well and makes clever runs. Probably faster than the ageing fortune but with less experience.
Really hope he and cards click because I think they could be a league leading duo.
Husin just coming back from injury - would you 'must start' him or let him come back at a more gradual pace?. Bridge & Husin must start as we looked so much more creative with their introduction albeit against 10 men.
I get the frustration but you can't rest on should have's and maybe's. He knew he was on a yellow, deserved or not, and he decided to pull back a player. As captain, he should know better. As already mentioned, Miley was rightfully booked and played a very assured game thereafter. He never gave the ref an opportunity to give him a second yellow. If any ref was going to dish out a second yellow, it was him. Waterfall should have realised that.I understand that mate, my point is that he shouldn’t have been on his first yellow card as the ref admitted he got that decision wrong, so the shirt pulling incident should have been his first yellow.
Maybe Maher can hire you as his glass half-full optimism coach?Same old Maher. Dont lose a goal. Gubbins played because of this with a standard back 5. 2 maybe 3 attacking players out of 11 on the pitch. This had 0-0 all over it.
Yes we have a club to be proud of. But football is about entertainment, hope, winning - like religion fans place their faith in this to provide elements which may be missing in their lives to create happiness and fulfillment.
I didn't see this game but did watch v York. It was dire. Banks of players defending hoping for a break up front from a long ball.
Maher as we should all know now is a a glass half empty manager. I absolutely love what he's done for the club and team and should be rewarded. However his style of football is not entertaining, constantly based on hope of a team that might nick a goal and winning is about preventing loss.
Personally I think our players are good enough and I'm not convinced that more players are going to make a difference other than having options from the bench.
I don't believe - and it's my opinion - that we will progress with the current state, mentality and tactics employed by Maher. That's not a Maher out comment. - and I'm a classic football sofa fan with little knowledge - but an observation over time of his approach and football thinking.
in addition after 30 years of watching sufc, I've also seen some wonderful attacking football and therefore benchmarks of entertainment, hope and winning under managers like webb, fry, tilson and Thomson.
I don't see it ever happening with Maher. Yes we will win some games get hopeful but I can't see us progressing with this style of football.
At this point even forget formations etc as they are fluid but continue to employ a strategy of packing a team with defensive players, not taking any risks, defensive approach to playing and hope to nick a goal at the end... I don't see the light.