Lineup for today

[BoniO]

Where did you get stats ?

BBC Sport website

[corkeireorient]

Where did you get stats ?

Bet 365

[gshaw]

Clay on the bench is madness.

Did you not watch him last Saturday? Looked completely shot physically, needs some time out the starting XI.

Yeah, because he has to do the job of an attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder and cover for Josh Wright who is incapable of holding position or sensing danger. He's not out the team because he needs a rest (6 weeks into the season ), he's out the team because Josh Wright is undroppable, despite being poo poo.

Either of our CMs are basically undroppable because the club still hasn't recruited that position correctly for the best part of 2 seasons now. Says it all that our best hope of a combative CM is a kid on loan from Spurs.

Aside from Wright being slated (seems to get a lot more stick for his surname as much as his football) Clay hasn't been bursting upfield and flying back, he just looks leggy and can't keep up with play. Given most of our squad don't look particularly fit either I'm leaning towards that being the issue more than him doing the work of two men.

Solution today, put 3 men in the place of 2 and at least try and address the CM problem. Fingers crossed it works.

[i8ubutler]

Bugger.

[BoniO]

Well that was coming I guess as they've had a lot more shots on goal than us.

[corkeireorient]

1-1

[Real Al]

Had a shot now.
1-1

[i8ubutler]

Yay !
Angol.

[BoniO]

Whoop whoop whoop whoop

[gshaw]

Woop at least we can score playing this way come on O's

[Bergen]

Poor first half, but good finish by Angol.

Marsh has played well, Ling and JMD....hmm.

[point nine one eight]

Clay on the bench. Terrible decision.

Ling has paid his subs for the next month to guarantee his starting place then.

Clay on the bench is madness.

Must agree with you about Clay, he would be in any of my starting 11 version

[Top of the JES]

Lucky to be 1-1 tbh.

We have been combative in midfield and Marsh has been our best midfielder by a distance. Gorman and Wright have been less than average, getting a foot in but nothing creative coming from our CM's.

JMD has done OK in a wide right position and Dennis started well but but absolutely no end product from either of them.

Exeter's goal was coming they get behind the full backs and cause problems with their pace breaking forward much as Swindon did last week. their crossing is so much better than ours. why their disallowed goal was ruled out is a bit of a mystery, It looked OK.

Angols goal came out of nothing really, crap effort by Gorman fell nicely to him but he tucked it away well and he has battled well for us with little support.

Would bite your hand off for a point as it stands.

[Disoriented]

Lucky to be 1-1 tbh.

We have been combative in midfield and Marsh has been our best midfielder by a distance. Gorman and Wright have been less than average, getting a foot in but nothing creative coming from our CM's.

JMD has done OK in a wide right position and Dennis started well but but absolutely no end product from either of them.

Exeter's goal was coming they get behind the full backs and cause problems with their pace breaking forward much as Swindon did last week. their crossing is so much better than ours. why their disallowed goal was ruled out is a bit of a mystery, It looked OK.

Angols goal came out of nothing really, crap effort by Gorman fell nicely to him but he tucked it away well and he has battled well for us with little support.

Would bite your hand off for a point as it stands.

Sounds like a draw would be a great result.

[DonaldRocks]

Sounds like a draw would be a great result.
[/quote]

A draw would be a great result.

[Top of the JES]

Blimey

Louis Dennis 2-1

[BoniO]

yeehaaaaaaaa

[DonaldRocks]

2-1 now Dennis, Get in.

[Real Al]

Arf arf arf!

[i8ubutler]

Blimey !

[Fisch]

The superstitious idiot part of me doesn't want to leave this thread for fear of jonahing the whole thing.

[Byways1]

Obviously a flat back 4 is working.

[Real Al]

We've confused them by being totally sh*t and lulled them into a false sense of security.

[gshaw]

Obviously a flat back 4 is working.

More the 3 in the middle and then as a result having to make the most of our attacking assets in JMD, Dennis and Angol rather than aimless hoofball.

Keep going O's, all about game management now and watching for anyone tiring.

[Omygawd]

The superstitious idiot part of me doesn't want to leave this thread for fear of jonahing the whole thing.

The Peoples Court is watching mate!