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Post by markczgas on Mar 27, 2019 8:49:50 GMT
I was going to watch on I-follow but my son persuaded me to go tonight, I won't listen to him next time. That was fairly depressing stuff, players didn't seem to know what they were doing, there was no energy or movement and then not to change it at half time was just bizarre. I would revert to our winning formula for Saturday, get Kelly back and let's stick with Tom up front with JCH, that is undoubtedly our best combination. Absolutely. Even if Nichols can`t score to save his life, he does seem to be on the same wavelength as Harris. If he can help JCH to get the goals to keep us up, that`ll do me, even if he doesn`t score another one himself..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 8:55:25 GMT
I was going to watch on I-follow but my son persuaded me to go tonight, I won't listen to him next time. That was fairly depressing stuff, players didn't seem to know what they were doing, there was no energy or movement and then not to change it at half time was just bizarre. I would revert to our winning formula for Saturday, get Kelly back and let's stick with Tom up front with JCH, that is undoubtedly our best combination. Would you drop THD after one poor performance? He's been one of the few positives this season and it was unfortunate for DC that he wasn't fit for him. In my opinion THD is one of only about three or four technically gifted we have. |
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Post by markczgas on Mar 27, 2019 8:56:14 GMT
I was going to watch on I-follow but my son persuaded me to go tonight, I won't listen to him next time. That was fairly depressing stuff, players didn't seem to know what they were doing, there was no energy or movement and then not to change it at half time was just bizarre. I would revert to our winning formula for Saturday, get Kelly back and let's stick with Tom up front with JCH, that is undoubtedly our best combination. Well done to your son, proper Gashead  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 9:00:56 GMT
I’ve got no doubt he’s a great motivator, I wanted him to see us through to the end of the season during his caretaker role but how on earth he stuck with that tonight and didn’t change it is beyond me and has left me a bit worried about his tactical sense to be honest. Anyway like I’ve said he’s done bloody well so far overall I’m just gutted he changed it so much and it went so terribly wrong tonight. Worried now though, lose to Luton and we’re right in the poo and on a bad run. He got it wrong tonight admittedly but he must have a bit of tactical sense as we were 5 unbeaten in the league before tonight. For me, where he went wrong was he tried to change a system that was working for him, perhaps we got too confident about our form away from home but I was worried the moment I saw the team sheet because logic and reason would suggest a relegation threatened team playing 3 strikers away to a promotion chasing side isn’t exactly a recipe for success. Our biggest downfall however came from our soft defending and our midfields inability to get the slightest grip of the game which killed the game after 30 minutes, it looked as if we were still on the team coach. Had we managed to ride out the storm of a Doncaster team, who to be fair to them did come flying out the traps, we may have managed to get something, we aren’t a million miles off competing with top 6 teams. My suggestion for Saturday against Luton would be to go back to the diamond formation which has served us well over the couple of home games, play Kelly at full back and use THD’s attacking play to our advantage and don’t sit too deep against a dangerous Luton side, instead try to give service to the two strikers so that Clarke-Harris can continue his excellent run in front of goal. We aren’t far off securing our place in L1 next year, we just have to put in a few big performances when it matters. How would you accommodate THD in to a diamond? I could understand if we went to a flat 4-4-2 with THD on the left wing but the diamond is very narrow which GC has filled with central midfielders. i would stick with THD at left back and continue with the narrow diamond but replace Ollie Clarke with Lines to add some creativity and ability to retain possession. Nichols and JCH up front with Sercs behind although against Luton he will have to drop a little deeper early on. |
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Post by justin blue on Mar 27, 2019 9:01:35 GMT
I think GC is getting more than his share of the blame for that shambles the players all let theirselfs down last night. Reilly probably deserved his start after scoring a vital goal at Argyle, but the defense adjusted to Lock was probably a mistake though understandable. I think we should have started with the side that got us that draw last Saturday as a reward for a hard fought point there. At the end of the day GC put out a team of capable players and they let him and us down.
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Post by socrates on Mar 27, 2019 9:02:13 GMT
Absolutely. Even if Nichols can`t score to save his life, he does seem to be on the same wavelength as Harris. If he can help JCH to get the goals to keep us up, that`ll do me, even if he doesn`t score another one himself..
JCH creates his own goals of late, but yeah Nichols keeps the ball better than Reilly and Jak. Reilly and Jak don’t keep the ball full stop. Reilly does nothing except score the odd goal and Jakubiak is a dreadful player who just puts his head down and runs with the ball straight in to trouble near enough every time. They might well improve with time but that’s how I see them so far. |
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Post by Rod1883 on Mar 27, 2019 9:03:07 GMT
I was going to watch on I-follow but my son persuaded me to go tonight, I won't listen to him next time. That was fairly depressing stuff, players didn't seem to know what they were doing, there was no energy or movement and then not to change it at half time was just bizarre. I would revert to our winning formula for Saturday, get Kelly back and let's stick with Tom up front with JCH, that is undoubtedly our best combination. Would you drop THD after one poor performance? He's been one of the few positives this season and it was unfortunate for DC that he wasn't fit for him. In my opinion THD is one of only about three or four technically gifted we have. He wasn't on it defensively at Plymouth either. There is a role to play as a winger/left side midfield - maybe as an impact sub, but on the evidence of the last two games, he isn't as steady as Kelly at left back imo. Perhaps he isn't fully fit as he doesn't seem to bust a gut to get back at the moment. |
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Mar 27, 2019 9:11:53 GMT
They weren’t at it last night. Very sluggish in the first half an hour. They have done a lot of travelling in the last few days and it’s not surprising they were heavy legged. To then let in a shocker of an early goal and grant a Donny side who had a point to prove, easy momentum, just compounded things. Had Bonham not made that shocking mistake then who knows, we may have settled and made a game of it. As it was, we were all at sea and we gave a good side confidence. Every game has its own set of circumstances. Let’s move on and bounce back against Luton.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 27, 2019 10:38:53 GMT
I think GC is getting more than his share of the blame for that shambles the players all let theirselfs down last night. Reilly probably deserved his start after scoring a vital goal at Argyle, but the defense adjusted to Lock was probably a mistake though understandable. I think we should have started with the side that got us that draw last Saturday as a reward for a hard fought point there. At the end of the day GC put out a team of capable players and they let him and us down. Reilly has just had the one decent game v Coventry when he starts, Nichols is generally on his game even if he's not scoring, it seemed harsh dropping him last night, although GC has said previously him & Sercs cover the most ground so perhaps he had no choice. |
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Post by purdownpoacher1 on Mar 27, 2019 11:15:40 GMT
gc .dont mess about with a a side that has been picking up results- utg
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Post by markczgas on Mar 27, 2019 11:24:12 GMT
gc .dont mess about with a a side that has been picking up results- utg He knew our opponents, Luton, have a full 7 days to rest and prepare for the game Saturday but we had a long trip to Donnie - I think he deliberately rested Sercs and Nichols and had a go at beating Donnie (playing Jak and Reilly) as it was a free hit (game in hand) - Unfortunately for him his keeper and backline were asleep for most of the first half. |
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Post by purdownpoacher1 on Mar 27, 2019 11:29:39 GMT
Yes you are probably right markczgas— but boy did it backfire spectacularly.utg
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Post by northridinggas on Mar 27, 2019 11:37:15 GMT
I was going to watch on I-follow but my son persuaded me to go tonight, I won't listen to him next time. That was fairly depressing stuff, players didn't seem to know what they were doing, there was no energy or movement and then not to change it at half time was just bizarre. I would revert to our winning formula for Saturday, get Kelly back and let's stick with Tom up front with JCH, that is undoubtedly our best combination. Would you drop THD after one poor performance? He's been one of the few positives this season and it was unfortunate for DC that he wasn't fit for him. In my opinion THD is one of only about three or four technically gifted we have. I wouldn't disagree about his being a gifted player Eric but both last night and at Plymouth he looked a weak link and at the moment grinding out results is the priority. I would be happy to see him play in front of Kelly by the way |
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Post by northridinggas on Mar 27, 2019 11:40:44 GMT
I was going to watch on I-follow but my son persuaded me to go tonight, I won't listen to him next time. That was fairly depressing stuff, players didn't seem to know what they were doing, there was no energy or movement and then not to change it at half time was just bizarre. I would revert to our winning formula for Saturday, get Kelly back and let's stick with Tom up front with JCH, that is undoubtedly our best combination. Well done to your son, proper Gashead That wasn't the word I used for him Mark, especially when we somehow got lost in Donny on the way home 😊 |
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Post by Wimborne Gas on Mar 27, 2019 11:42:05 GMT
JCH creates his own goals of late, but yeah Nichols keeps the ball better than Reilly and Jak. Reilly and Jak don’t keep the ball full stop. Reilly does nothing except score the odd goal and Jakubiak is a dreadful player who just puts his head down and runs with the ball straight in to trouble near enough every time.They might well improve with time but that’s how I see them so far. Very harsh. Based on last night you are right, but he's shown what he can do in certain games (Oxford springs to mind) and it wasn't that long ago you wanted us to spend good money on him in January! |
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Post by twertonboy on Mar 27, 2019 11:59:45 GMT
I knew certain fans would get on gc’s Back when we lost..absolutely ridiculous after what he’s done,
Remember he’s inherited this team and when he had a window and January rarely being a successful one had brought in two good players..
He went with a attacking team and we conceded a lot early on due to us not being up for it enough and probably being over confident with our recent away form and donny came out the blocks flying..which this team struggle with..
We haven’t got enough quality in midfield or defence to cope with that.
Upson is a waste of time to me, he never picks players up and sits too deep.
Nichols isn’t the answer for us next season and we need wide men.
I could feel a big defeat coming as we’ve done well but rhode our luck recently and not marking and giving them space to receive a ball and then give them space to turn? Your stuffed as a defender in this situation.
I’ve said it before if Flynn came to us we wouldn’t be so critical and still hailing him a hero and as it’s GC who’s still classed as backroad staff who’s winging it is the wrong attitude to have,
People have short memories as if it wasn’t for him we would still have payne and bottom of the league
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Post by purdownpoacher1 on Mar 27, 2019 12:11:01 GMT
I personally really like and support gc as I did dc . 3points next game . Utg
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Post by lastminutewinner on Mar 27, 2019 12:13:23 GMT
I thought my playing days were over at 40 but after seeing a 38 year old stick 2 past us last night I am reconsidering coming out of retirement!
Awful performance against a team dogged with injuries to their better players and just got tonked at the weekend. Hopefully we can have a similar reaction although I very much doubt Luton will as easy as we made it for Donny.
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Post by singupgas on Mar 27, 2019 12:45:19 GMT
I knew certain fans would get on gc’s Back when we lost..absolutely ridiculous after what he’s done, Remember he’s inherited this team and when he had a window and January rarely being a successful one had brought in two good players.. He went with a attacking team and we conceded a lot early on due to us not being up for it enough and probably being over confident with our recent away form and donny came out the blocks flying..which this team struggle with.. We haven’t got enough quality in midfield or defence to cope with that. Upson is a waste of time to me, he never picks players up and sits too deep. Nichols isn’t the answer for us next season and we need wide men. I could feel a big defeat coming as we’ve done well but rhode our luck recently and not marking and giving them space to receive a ball and then give them space to turn? Your stuffed as a defender in this situation. I’ve said it before if Flynn came to us we wouldn’t be so critical and still hailing him a hero and as it’s GC who’s still classed as backroad staff who’s winging it is the wrong attitude to have, People have short memories as if it wasn’t for him we would still have payne and bottom of the league Is anyone really getting on his back, few people including myself are suggesting it was wrong to play 3 up front away from home. We were never going to make it to the end of season without losing a game, but no reason things can be put right again on Saturday. Get back to 442 and do the basics right, we certainly dont have the strength imo to play 3 in midfield. |
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Mar 27, 2019 13:01:00 GMT
I knew certain fans would get on gc’s Back when we lost..absolutely ridiculous after what he’s done, Remember he’s inherited this team and when he had a window and January rarely being a successful one had brought in two good players.. He went with a attacking team and we conceded a lot early on due to us not being up for it enough and probably being over confident with our recent away form and donny came out the blocks flying..which this team struggle with.. We haven’t got enough quality in midfield or defence to cope with that. Upson is a waste of time to me, he never picks players up and sits too deep. Nichols isn’t the answer for us next season and we need wide men. I could feel a big defeat coming as we’ve done well but rhode our luck recently and not marking and giving them space to receive a ball and then give them space to turn? Your stuffed as a defender in this situation. I’ve said it before if Flynn came to us we wouldn’t be so critical and still hailing him a hero and as it’s GC who’s still classed as backroad staff who’s winging it is the wrong attitude to have, People have short memories as if it wasn’t for him we would still have payne and bottom of the league p21 4 5 12 -8 17 p18 7 7 4 +5 28 |
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