Exiles thread vs Tranmere

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

63% possession. 0 Shot on target.

2 shots off target so not all doom and gloom.

[HenleyO]

In the main our attacking build up is a huge lump from Happe across field to Kemp. That hasn’t come off once.....

This formation sucks.

[redintheface]

Jobi booked.

Anyone else makes that challenge, it would have been a red.

Age discrimination.

[Eat The Rich]

In the main our attacking build up is a huge lump from Happe across field to Kemp. That hasn’t come off once.....

This formation sucks.

I get what you're saying but its desperate to call that build up. Its hit and hope.

[gshaw]

Brophy having a good game. Stupid to start blaming him. Freeman doing nothing again. If Johnson doesn’t score he is so bad.

Only useful when he's up pretending to be a winger, where he should be playing the whole time. Tranmere know what he's going to do and just popping ball over the top once it breaks down. Not blaming the player but the manager who puts him at LB.

[Bergen]

A little bit better than against Bradford, but we`ve only had one decent chance.

[cymruO]

HT and another frustrating Orient display. Can't say Tranmere are better than us but still can't see where a goal's going to come from.

[banqo]

Another 45 mins without a shot on target. Congratulations Ross the boss, objective achieved.

[BiggsyMalone]

With Jobi and Freeman in midfield, there’s no excuse to not be creating chances

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Brophy having a good game. Stupid to start blaming him. Freeman doing nothing again. If Johnson doesn’t score he is so bad.

Only useful when he's up pretending to be a winger, where he should be playing the whole time. Tranmere know what he's going to do and just popping ball over the top once it breaks down. Not blaming the player but the manager who puts him at LB.

You mentioned him in the goal when it had nothing to do with him.

Brophy at LB is not our problem. He’s our main way of moving the ball from back to front.

[ContrifibulatoryFred]

Half- time analysis ‘quite disappointing’

So incisive

I want whatever posi-drugs Wilkie is on.

Butler at least looks suitably dischuffed but then ruins it by saying that we ‘really need to try and score in the second half’

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

With Jobi and Freeman in midfield, there’s no excuse to not be creating chances

There is when they’re all so isolated, with nothing ahead of them.

[essexfootball]

One goal in seven, no in seven, almost like there is a constant trend of no goals and no wins but still doing exactly the same things for the last seven games

[BiggsyMalone]

With Jobi and Freeman in midfield, there’s no excuse to not be creating chances

There is when they’re all so isolated, with nothing ahead of them.

They have 3 players ahead of them. They’re not taking risky chances and the front 3 aren’t making runs. Everyone wants it to feet and their back to goal

[gshaw]

Brophy having a good game. Stupid to start blaming him. Freeman doing nothing again. If Johnson doesn’t score he is so bad.

Only useful when he's up pretending to be a winger, where he should be playing the whole time. Tranmere know what he's going to do and just popping ball over the top once it breaks down. Not blaming the player but the manager who puts him at LB.

You mentioned him in the goal when it had nothing to do with him.

Brophy at LB is not our problem. He’s our main way of moving the ball from back to front.

Just watching it at HT still think that first phase when the ball goes down towards the corner he's weak in the challenge which allows the ball to come back down the line, then inside for the cross. A proper LB puts a strong foot in.

Happe comes out very poorly too once the cross comes in, he's not been at it since returning from suspension.

Drop Wilkinson, play Brophy on the wing where he should be the whole time. That's where he's dangerous, so frustrating.

[Stowaway]

Someone earlier in the week pointed out that Tranmere were absolute dogshit at their place earlier in the season. They have the same squad and a new manager, and now look at them. Just saying.

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Exactly the same as the last few games. We’ve had all the ball but failed to create anything other than two shots which Brophy and Wilko created for themselves from nothing.

The only change Ross has made is switching Kemp and Wilko over to opposite wings. Brophy and Kemp had looked like forming a decent partnership last game, so he’s stopped that and we now have Happe booming cross field balls to a 5 foot nothing midget. Genius.

[essexfootball]

Exactly, it's so obvious Brophy is a good winger for this level, stick him there, his pace and running frightens teams, Akinola and Thompson look two very good CB's and played well together, how about playing them, no other club would stick their second best CB at RB

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

One goal in seven, no in seven, almost like there is a constant trend of no goals and no wins but still doing exactly the same things for the last seven games

But they don’t.

The ‘front’ 3 are so far apart, there’s only ever one forward option near them.

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Only useful when he's up pretending to be a winger, where he should be playing the whole time. Tranmere know what he's going to do and just popping ball over the top once it breaks down. Not blaming the player but the manager who puts him at LB.

You mentioned him in the goal when it had nothing to do with him.

Brophy at LB is not our problem. He’s our main way of moving the ball from back to front.

Just watching it at HT still think that first phase when the ball goes down towards the corner he's weak in the challenge which allows the ball to come back down the line, then inside for the cross. A proper LB puts a strong foot in.

Happe comes out very poorly too once the cross comes in, he's not been at it since returning from suspension.

Drop Wilkinson, play Brophy on the wing where he should be the whole time. That's where he's dangerous, so frustrating.

The right winger tries to cross. Brophy blocks it. Brophy blocks it so well the ball doesn’t go for a throw or a corner, it’s deflected 20 yards away from goal towards the halfway line. That is textbook full backing.

The full back then picks it up. The issue is with Wilko and mainly Cisse for letting that ball come in, then the centre halves and Akinola for switching off.

[gshaw]

Exactly, it's so obvious Brophy is a good winger for this level, stick him there, his pace and running frightens teams, Akinola and Thompson look two very good CB's and played well together, how about playing them, no other club would stick their second best CB at RB

This

[ContrifibulatoryFred]

Willie concludes by revealing that ‘if you don’t start moving you ain’t gonna score a goal’
MOTD beckons

[Horient]

One goal in seven, no in seven, almost like there is a constant trend of no goals and no wins but still doing exactly the same things for the last seven games

You are 100% correct. We just do the same thing constantly thinking something might change when in reality it’s producing the same awful results. We almost rely on the opposition to mess up and that is our chance.

Ross has shown a real lack of ambition and has shrunk as soon we found ourselves in a decent position in the table. Being 6th and then setting up not to lose is an odd outlook.

We need a grown up manager to manage grown up players.

[gshaw]

Commentators still trying to clutch at the "we've had more possession" straw

Wilkie hits it on the head "show some ******* guts" well played avoiding the swear live on air haha.

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Exactly, it's so obvious Brophy is a good winger for this level, stick him there, his pace and running frightens teams, Akinola and Thompson look two very good CB's and played well together, how about playing them, no other club would stick their second best CB at RB

If you play Brophy on the left wing, who is going to get the ball to him?