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Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 6:19 pm Miz was nowhere near his best today imo and Theo had a weak second half. I think everyone other than Cooper, Graham and Happe deserved 6.5s, we looked good without ever pressing that advantage and were poor in the final third. We were tactically really well set up and overall pleased with the performance, so don't want to sound negative. We are a decent league 1 team based on the first quarter of season.

God loves a trier and i really want the guy to succeed, but f*ck me drinan does not look up to it.
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Not sure I agree. I thought the game was really high quality and the fact we competed and indeed, should have won, shows how far we have come and high marks deserved. El Miz ran the midfield. Anyway, game of opinions!

The Reverend wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 6:28 pm 7 for Graham + Theo is a bit generous. Wellens absolutely lost his sh*t at Theo in the build up to their goal for not getting back quick enough. Graham isn’t fantastic defending either.

Piggot has a specific job: win in the air and hold the ball up. He’s getting better and better at it each week. Deserves credit for slotting away the pen as well.

Agree entirely about Cooper. Excellent signing. He single handedly got their player sent off. Very amusing.

Also agree about the ref and linos. We’re all quick to come on here and slaughter officials when they are cack but this afternoon they all had a good game.

Barnsley goal was a great finish. Decent side but I seem to be in the minority in that I didn’t think they were that amazing. We arguably should have won that game.

Joe315 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 6:56 pm Very dissapointed not to have won that today, we really need some more shots on target in & out of the box. Someone needs to grab it by the scuff of the neck & start forcing oppo keepers into scrambling round more. We were 7th in the live league then they scored. 2 points dropped for me.

Joe315 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:10 pm We need Lisbie here as a shooting coach. Blew a massive chance to be 7th tonight.

MrB wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:19 pm

Joe315 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:10 pm We need Lisbie here as a shooting coach. Blew a massive chance to be 7th tonight.

Or on the pitch!!

Cheshunto wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:51 pm I thought that today was an excellent advert for League One football. We seemed to play ‘forward ‘ a lot more, ie less endless square passing and created far more chances than we usually do. The problem is we have a limited strike force and badly need Dan Agyei to get fit ASAP and / or bring in another striker after Christmas.

We created so many openings before Barnsley equalised and I think a second goal would have seen us win.
Drinan looked hapless when he came on, totally short on confidence and surely Forde deserves a bit more pitch time than Drinan.
Fcuk knows on who brought Brandon Cooper to E10, but he was outstanding again today and well worth the MOTM award……….praise for Lingy maybe, but Cooper has been a superb signing.

Beradogs wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 6:12 pm Brynn. 6. Dropped one to present them with a good opportunity. No chance with the goal.
Cooper. 8. MOM. Got to be find of the season. Very little gets past him. Decent on the ball. Wound up there big lump for a deserved red.
Happe. 7.5. Great game alongside Cooper.
Hunt. 7. Plenty of hustle and bustle. Just lacks a little on the ball.
Graham.7. Chose a few wrong options when in good positions but also put in some decent crosses.
El Miz. 8. As good as anything in this division. Always finds time on the ball.
Brown. 7.5. Getting better every week.
Galbraith. 6. In what was a great team effort he was probably the weakest link. He didn’t play badly per se but never looked like he would hurt the opposition with that killer ball.
Theo 7. A few good crossed combined with high workrate.
Ruel 7.5. Head down as soon as he receives the ball but it was working this week as his runs had them backing off and backing off. Has he started to become a more rounded player?
Pigott. 6.5. Scored the pen but his control wasn’t the best. Lost the ball in some really poor positions.

Subs. Drinnan. 5.5. Shanked a cross shot for a throw in and looked completely out of his depth. Others 6

Wellens. 7. Higher marks than the win at Carlisle despite only a draw. I just thought it was a really high quality game and showed that we can compete with anyone. The one thing missing, despite playing so well, we never look like scoring more than one or two goals. Shades of last season.

Barnsley. 7. You can tell they are a good side for this level but dare I say it, so are we

Ref. 8. Let the game flow and there was barely a free kick. Pen probably the right decision with current rules.

Beradogs wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 6:12 pm Brynn. 6. Dropped one to present them with a good opportunity. No chance with the goal.
Cooper. 8. MOM. Got to be find of the season. Very little gets past him. Decent on the ball. Wound up there big lump for a deserved red.
Happe. 7.5. Great game alongside Cooper.
Hunt. 7. Plenty of hustle and bustle. Just lacks a little on the ball.
Graham.7. Chose a few wrong options when in good positions but also put in some decent crosses.
El Miz. 8. As good as anything in this division. Always finds time on the ball.
Brown. 7.5. Getting better every week.
Galbraith. 6. In what was a great team effort he was probably the weakest link. He didn’t play badly per se but never looked like he would hurt the opposition with that killer ball.
Theo 7. A few good crossed combined with high workrate.
Ruel 7.5. Head down as soon as he receives the ball but it was working this week as his runs had them backing off and backing off. Has he started to become a more rounded player?
Pigott. 6.5. Scored the pen but his control wasn’t the best. Lost the ball in some really poor positions.

Subs. Drinnan. 5.5. Shanked a cross shot for a throw in and looked completely out of his depth. Others 6

Wellens. 7. Higher marks than the win at Carlisle despite only a draw. I just thought it was a really high quality game and showed that we can compete with anyone. The one thing missing, despite playing so well, we never look like scoring more than one or two goals. Shades of last season.

Barnsley. 7. You can tell they are a good side for this level but dare I say it, so are we

Ref. 8. Let the game flow and there was barely a free kick. Pen probably the right decision with current rules.

BoniO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:46 pm Reading through all this I agree with a lot but I struggle to see how anyone can be positive about Pigott. He’s really not very good at all. Real shame but can’t see him ever coming good.

BoniO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:46 pm Reading through all this I agree with a lot but I struggle to see how anyone can be positive about Pigott. He’s really not very good at all. Real shame but can’t see him ever coming good.

Loin Cloth Lenny wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:03 am I don’t know what Brynn was doing coming out of area to take a free kick in last moments then goes to pass it back towards a defender behind him until he realised what he was doing.

Was a great match and in the first half we pressurised them a great deal but just couldn’t put it to bed.

Loin Cloth Lenny wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:03 am I don’t know what Brynn was doing coming out of area to take a free kick in last moments then goes to pass it back towards a defender behind him until he realised what he was doing.

Was a great match and in the first half we pressurised them a great deal but just couldn’t put it to bed.