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Bergen wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:46 pm Much better 2nd half. Deserved to win.

Unfortunately we still haven’t grasped the concept that the game lasts 90 minutes not 45.

What did their keeper do?

Entertaining finish to that, bit of quality coming into the box when JMD came on. Ruel looked really lively too. Although Wilkinson disappeared when made the target man.

yumyumO wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:48 pm the FA will have a look at that and a fine will be on its was.
Sadly lacking discipline

Bollox.

Their bloke strangled JMD to kick it all off.

redintheface wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:48 pm

Bergen wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:46 pm Much better 2nd half. Deserved to win.

Unfortunately we still haven’t grasped the concept that the game lasts 90 minutes not 45.

It wasn’t even 45 mins. A draw may have just about been warranted.

Surprised to hear we looked better with our best midfielder and in form young striker on the pitch

RedO wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:50 pm

redintheface wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:48 pm

Bergen wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:46 pm Much better 2nd half. Deserved to win.

Unfortunately we still haven’t grasped the concept that the game lasts 90 minutes not 45.

It wasn’t even 45 mins. A draw may have just about been warranted.

I like to be charitable!

Another disappointing performance. Another draw. We did improve once Ross was left with no choice but to open us up and allow us to play our football. Ross isn't learning.

yumyumO wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:48 pm the FA will have a look at that and a fine will be on its was.
Sadly lacking discipline

Sadly they will, even though it was instigated by the Northampton player.

Apple Wumble wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:51 pm Surprised to hear we looked better with our best midfielder and in form young striker on the pitch

Eat The Rich wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:52 pm Another disappointing performance. Another draw. We did improve once Ross was left with no choice but to open us up and allow us to play our football. Ross isn't learning.

And this is a big problem. We'll start with the same formation on Saturday and give Newport a head start.

RedO wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:49 pm

yumyumO wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:48 pm the FA will have a look at that and a fine will be on its was.
Sadly lacking discipline

Bollox.

Their bloke strangled JMD to kick it all off.

True dat

RedO wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:49 pm

yumyumO wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:48 pm the FA will have a look at that and a fine will be on its was.
Sadly lacking discipline

Bollox.

Their bloke strangled JMD to kick it all off.

They will look at the incident as a whole but then assess us as repeat offenders. Northampton will get a a lighter penalty despite clearly instigating it.

Hopefully Embleton will finally wake up and realise that 4-4-2 is the way to go. We always concede anyway so packing the midfield isn't exactly helpful.

Wilkinson and Angol (or Sotiriou) up-front and JMD and Brophy on the wings, it's not rocket science.

Also what is the Northampton player doing having a go like that? Understandable reaction from our players.

At the end of the day..Well done O’s!! I was expecting a defeat

I’ve read every message in this thread and it looks like we got out of jail tonight. I’ll take that especially as most seem to say we were very poor. With the line ups people provided along with the changes made it’s quite clear even from just reading this Ross is clueless and is just trying and doing anything to get us over the line.

A point is a point and will be valuable in our quest to stay up.

First half was national league standard from Orient and Northampton were all over us - second half we played it on the floor and ran them ragged. If we play like that (second half) on Saturday we'll be okay

Attacking players = attacking football = goal(s)

Not f*cking rocket science is it?

Eat The Rich wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:24 pm

eagwgw wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:21 pm Ain't this the same as Saturday?

We waited until we were 1-0 until we started having a go.

Can the players be blamed for that? It seems like the buck stops with the manager.

We've got enough evidence to be able to say that this is a characteristic of Ross's tactical style. He's a safety first manager.

Scared of his own shadow.

Eat The Rich wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:29 pm

Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:26 pm Sounds like Harrold has fared as well tonight (before being subbed) as Angol has recently. Almost like one up front restricts us massively.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, 1 up top does not have to be negative and does not have to be one dimensional. The problem is that we're playing one up top as a defensive strategy not a balanced strategy. There seems to be little consideration given to how we're going to use the target up front. Where are the supporting players? where are the runners?

Come on, this is all basic stuff, Ross despite going on so many coaching courses just does not grasp the very basics of football tactics.

Yep, of course he has no idea.

We managed a draw against an in-form side currently in the playoff places. All the hysteria is slightly misplaced.

Attendance 3774, reflects the utter sh*te that has been on offer, finally people voting with their feet.
Whilst I am grateful for a point, Embleton has once again proved he is no Manager !
Be interesting to see what the attendance is on Saturday after yet another woeful performance with tactics dictated by Embleton.

Millennial Snowflake wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:42 pm Yep, of course he has no idea.

We managed a draw against an in-form side currently in the playoff places. All the hysteria is slightly misplaced.

Northampton should have been out of sight by half time - they were all over us. It must have been Ross's team talk at half time that turned it around.

PoundhillO wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:58 pm Attendance 3774, reflects the utter sh*te that has been on offer, finally people voting with their feet

It doesnt explain anything other than you being a twaghead as you dont understand that midweek attendances are lower, that they fluctuate and that people would also have been put off by the weather.

Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 11:01 pm

PoundhillO wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:58 pm Attendance 3774, reflects the utter sh*te that has been on offer, finally people voting with their feet

It doesnt explain anything other than you being a twaghead as you dont understand that midweek attendances are lower, that they fluctuate and that people would also have been put off by the weather.

Yeah of course, nothing to do with people refusing to watch anymore of the dire football on offer due to Embletons tactics and where we are in the table.

PoundhillO wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 11:09 pm

Smendrick Feaselberg wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 11:01 pm

PoundhillO wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:58 pm Attendance 3774, reflects the utter sh*te that has been on offer, finally people voting with their feet

It doesnt explain anything other than you being a twaghead as you dont understand that midweek attendances are lower, that they fluctuate and that people would also have been put off by the weather.

Yeah of course, nothing to do with people refusing to watch anymore of the dire football on offer due to Embletons tactics and where we are in the table.

The quick straw survey I did in the LOSC pre game was that 99.9% of supporters think that
Poundshop is indeed a 99p full time twonkathon