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Hoover Attack wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:16 pm

CharlieO wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:03 pm

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 7:24 pm

I'm very pleased with the 3 points but I have to agree Blackpool did look the better side . In my opinion their number 11 , Josh Bowyer looked the best player on the pitch . Does anybody know why every time Bowyer touched the ball our fans were booing him . I'm just curious, do we have any history with this player .Also I think the way we were set up today made us harder to break down but somewhat nullified our attacking threat . We've played better this season at home and lost so all I care about is we won . Also I thought Akhamrich and Kabia looked poor today and didn't really influence the game . However I thought Dobra and Wellens looked good when they came on .

For those not at the game, Bowyer was booked for diving in the Orient penalty box in the first half, and accordingly booed every time he got the ball after that. Was indeed the best player on the pitch first half though.

Thought Morris did ok to limit his output.

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:07 pm

Hoover Attack wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:16 pm

CharlieO wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:03 pm

For those not at the game, Bowyer was booked for diving in the Orient penalty box in the first half, and accordingly booed every time he got the ball after that. Was indeed the best player on the pitch first half though.

Thought Morris did ok to limit his output.

Thought Morris was back to almost his best today. Made good decisions, committed and aggressive

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:07 pm

Hoover Attack wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:16 pm

CharlieO wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:03 pm

For those not at the game, Bowyer was booked for diving in the Orient penalty box in the first half, and accordingly booed every time he got the ball after that. Was indeed the best player on the pitch first half though.

Thought Morris did ok to limit his output.

Thought Morris was back to almost his best today. Made good decisions, committed and aggressive

Hoover Attack wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:14 pm

Top of the JES wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 4:03 pm Playing "wing backs" and two wide players in front of them does not work, it just leaves a lack of bodies and a hole in central midfield. Blackpool have put in two or three great crosses and we are surviving at the moment.

Wrong analysis.

We played with wing backs, both Yusuf and Alan played narrow. Those crosses came in because they were overloading the wide areas (because we didn't have wingers supporting the wing backs).

We did at least try to put Yusuf out wide by inverting Stevens after a bit in the first half.

Top of the JES wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:24 pm

Hoover Attack wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:14 pm

Top of the JES wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 4:03 pm Playing "wing backs" and two wide players in front of them does not work, it just leaves a lack of bodies and a hole in central midfield. Blackpool have put in two or three great crosses and we are surviving at the moment.

Wrong analysis.

We played with wing backs, both Yusuf and Alan played narrow. Those crosses came in because they were overloading the wide areas (because we didn't have wingers supporting the wing backs).

We did at least try to put Yusuf out wide by inverting Stevens after a bit in the first half.

If that's how you saw it fine, we saw it differently. Connolly was wide in the first half Yusuf was too to start with but ineffective and got pulled inside midway through the first half, Yusuf and Connolly are never going to double up with our full backs no matter what the formation.

Hoover Attack wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:09 pm Great result, awful performance. I understand why we're having to do what we're doing but it ain't pretty to watch. If we're going to persist with the narrow 5-2-2-1, we somehow need to keep both Yusuf and Alan out wide.

Outstanding shift from the defensive unit, Forrester and Stevens the pick of the bunch yet again.

Literally no idea how Competition Winner got on the bench and got some minutes once more. Laughable contribution from him yet again. Can you imagine being Clare or Theo or Mitchell or Oyekunle or (is that it?) stuck at home for that?

The Reverend wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:01 pm Am I the only one who thought Blackpool were a bit naff? They could have played for 3 more hours and not scored.

Their corners were especially bad.

All in all a pretty poor match. A win is a win but we saw two teams who will be lucky to hit mid-table this season.

Top of the JES wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:24 pm

Hoover Attack wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:14 pm

Top of the JES wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 4:03 pm Playing "wing backs" and two wide players in front of them does not work, it just leaves a lack of bodies and a hole in central midfield. Blackpool have put in two or three great crosses and we are surviving at the moment.

Wrong analysis.

We played with wing backs, both Yusuf and Alan played narrow. Those crosses came in because they were overloading the wide areas (because we didn't have wingers supporting the wing backs).

We did at least try to put Yusuf out wide by inverting Stevens after a bit in the first half.

If that's how you saw it fine, we saw it differently. Connolly was wide in the first half Yusuf was too to start with but ineffective and got pulled inside midway through the first half, Yusuf and Connolly are never going to double up with our full backs no matter what the formation.

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:53 pm

Top of the JES wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:24 pm

Hoover Attack wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:14 pm

Wrong analysis.

We played with wing backs, both Yusuf and Alan played narrow. Those crosses came in because they were overloading the wide areas (because we didn't have wingers supporting the wing backs).

We did at least try to put Yusuf out wide by inverting Stevens after a bit in the first half.

If that's how you saw it fine, we saw it differently. Connolly was wide in the first half Yusuf was too to start with but ineffective and got pulled inside midway through the first half, Yusuf and Connolly are never going to double up with our full backs no matter what the formation.

No, it’s not opinion, it’s fact. We started with Yusef and Aaron as two tens, playing narrow behind Kabia. Yusef basically didn’t touch the ball for the first twenty mins and went wide where he got a bit more of the ball albeit being doubled up on and shown outside. Connolly drifted wider a few times but stayed relatively central.

Top of the JES wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:24 pm

Hoover Attack wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:14 pm

Top of the JES wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 4:03 pm Playing "wing backs" and two wide players in front of them does not work, it just leaves a lack of bodies and a hole in central midfield. Blackpool have put in two or three great crosses and we are surviving at the moment.

Wrong analysis.

We played with wing backs, both Yusuf and Alan played narrow. Those crosses came in because they were overloading the wide areas (because we didn't have wingers supporting the wing backs).

We did at least try to put Yusuf out wide by inverting Stevens after a bit in the first half.

If that's how you saw it fine, we saw it differently. Connolly was wide in the first half Yusuf was too to start with but ineffective and got pulled inside midway through the first half, Yusuf and Connolly are never going to double up with our full backs no matter what the formation.

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:40 pm

Hoover Attack wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:09 pm Great result, awful performance. I understand why we're having to do what we're doing but it ain't pretty to watch. If we're going to persist with the narrow 5-2-2-1, we somehow need to keep both Yusuf and Alan out wide.

Outstanding shift from the defensive unit, Forrester and Stevens the pick of the bunch yet again.

Literally no idea how Competition Winner got on the bench and got some minutes once more. Laughable contribution from him yet again. Can you imagine being Clare or Theo or Mitchell or Oyekunle or (is that it?) stuck at home for that?

I'll say one thing for you Hoover , you're bloody consistent . In fact when Charlie came on I thought he improved us and made us more of an attacking threat.

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:07 pm

Hoover Attack wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:16 pm

CharlieO wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:03 pm

For those not at the game, Bowyer was booked for diving in the Orient penalty box in the first half, and accordingly booed every time he got the ball after that. Was indeed the best player on the pitch first half though.

Thought Morris did ok to limit his output.

Thought Morris was back to almost his best today. Made good decisions, committed and aggressive

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 10:20 pm

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:07 pm

Hoover Attack wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:16 pm

Thought Morris did ok to limit his output.

Thought Morris was back to almost his best today. Made good decisions, committed and aggressive

I thought Morris had his hands full today with Bowyer but he did very well against him .

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2026 9:53 am

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 10:20 pm

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:07 pm
Thought Morris was back to almost his best today. Made good decisions, committed and aggressive

I thought Morris had his hands full today with Bowyer but he did very well against him .

Wasn’t his name Bowler?

Red_Army wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2026 12:41 pm I actually think you're all wrong in terms of the formation. It looked to me like it was a 5 2 1 2, with Connolly and Kabia through the middle and Akhamrich as a 10. Connolly drifted wide left and Akhamrich wide right.

Hoover Attack wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:09 pm Great result, awful performance. I understand why we're having to do what we're doing but it ain't pretty to watch. If we're going to persist with the narrow 5-2-2-1, we somehow need to keep both Yusuf and Alan out wide.

Outstanding shift from the defensive unit, Forrester and Stevens the pick of the bunch yet again.

Literally no idea how Competition Winner got on the bench and got some minutes once more. Laughable contribution from him yet again. Can you imagine being Clare or Theo or Mitchell or Oyekunle or (is that it?) stuck at home for that?

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2026 9:53 am

RedDwarf 1881 wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 10:20 pm

Rich Tea Wellin wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2026 9:07 pm
Thought Morris was back to almost his best today. Made good decisions, committed and aggressive

I thought Morris had his hands full today with Bowyer but he did very well against him .

Wasn’t his name Bowler?

Red_Army wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2026 12:41 pm I actually think you're all wrong in terms of the formation. It looked to me like it was a 5 2 1 2, with Connolly and Kabia through the middle and Akhamrich as a 10. Connolly drifted wide left and Akhamrich wide right.