by Stranded » 04 Oct 2023 09:24
by stealthpapes » 04 Oct 2023 09:26
by Royal Monkey » 04 Oct 2023 09:29
Snowflake RoyalRoyal Monkey If he don’t bring NGW back in on Saturday now then he is a total joke. Mola is not even a footballer.
God knows what he does at right back tho, Mbengue injured, Yids suspended and Binden clearly not a right back.
Kelvin Abrefa or Tivonge Rushesha or Tom Holmes.
by Stranded » 04 Oct 2023 09:30
paultheroyal Take away those 3 dreadful goals let in by Button. Was it a bad performance? First half yes, second half alot better but could not be any worse.
There is a player in Femi but just looks shot to pieces. Other thing that got me, and Knibbs was certainly one of them, is that chance with ball in the box, get yourself in there, throw your body on the line, it just looked half arsed. Midfield and down the wings we are just cut open with ease.
Someone made the valid point that we do have to understand its U21s versus grown men. The Premier League U21's are getting turned over in the PJT. I just cant see any of this changing whilst we have the current owner. That is the first thing that needs to happen and no point targeting Selles otherwise whole club is then toxic and we have a total split camp.
Dai gone (we hope) new owners in, and then we look to pick up the best out of contract players we can find. There are still quite a few out there. Enough to pick up the 14 wins we are going to need to survive in this division.
But yes, last night and this morning incredibly grim.
by Royal Monkey » 04 Oct 2023 09:39
by WestYorksRoyal » 04 Oct 2023 09:45
Norfolk Royal Musing a bit so bear with, but struck me last night how what goes round often comes back round in football. By that I mean there is a good chance we're going back to the old fourth division, from whence we came.
First started supporting RFC in the early 70s in the old fourth division days at Elm Park, which in the year we won it or got promoted, I remember well.
It struck me last night after the latest debacle, whether the current team we have is even as good as the team from those days.
Try this, Say a defence comprising Steve Death in goal, Gary Peters right back, Mark White left back, Hetzke and Martin Hicks centre halfs.
Just a thought but my feeling is that the current team might play a whole match just against those five and still fail to score. Am I right?
by Royal Monkey » 04 Oct 2023 09:47
by Royal Monkey » 04 Oct 2023 09:53
Norfolk Royal Musing a bit so bear with, but struck me last night how what goes round often comes back round in football. By that I mean there is a good chance we're going back to the old fourth division, from whence we came.
First started supporting RFC in the early 70s in the old fourth division days at Elm Park, which in the year we won it or got promoted, I remember well.
It struck me last night after the latest debacle, whether the current team we have is even as good as the team from those days.
Try this, Say a defence comprising Steve Death in goal, Gary Peters right back, Mark White left back, Hetzke and Martin Hicks centre halfs.
Just a thought but my feeling is that the current team might play a whole match just against those five and still fail to score. Am I right?
by Hound » 04 Oct 2023 09:53
Royal Monkey Also any explanation on the Mola second yellow and sending off then changing his mind ?
On the highlights he definitely books Mola (unless it was Abbey) before the challenge where Mola is sent off
by Elm Park Kid » 04 Oct 2023 09:56
Snowflake RoyalElm Park Kid I said this on Saturday - I don't think you can talk about this as though it's a 'normal' situation. Yes, we can all play armchair manager and think we know better than Selles, but I just think he's in a lose-lose situation. How do you build spirit to go out and get a result when you have no idea if those results will be meaningful? Yeah, the youngsters are no doubt keen to prove themselves regardless, but subconsciously it's still going to affect them. This is the team of players we could scramble together between transfer embargoes, not a team that Selles built.
I've defended managers in the past just as I think it takes time to really learn what they're about. But this is even different to that - there is literally no point in changing managers because I don't think anyone can do anything different given what is hanging over us.
They could:
1) Play a shape that doesn’t expose our weaknesses and nullify our strengths
2) Pick players to play in their best position
3) Get their staff and players under some form of discipline.
by Hound » 04 Oct 2023 09:57
Strandedpaultheroyal Take away those 3 dreadful goals let in by Button. Was it a bad performance? First half yes, second half alot better but could not be any worse.
There is a player in Femi but just looks shot to pieces. Other thing that got me, and Knibbs was certainly one of them, is that chance with ball in the box, get yourself in there, throw your body on the line, it just looked half arsed. Midfield and down the wings we are just cut open with ease.
Someone made the valid point that we do have to understand its U21s versus grown men. The Premier League U21's are getting turned over in the PJT. I just cant see any of this changing whilst we have the current owner. That is the first thing that needs to happen and no point targeting Selles otherwise whole club is then toxic and we have a total split camp.
Dai gone (we hope) new owners in, and then we look to pick up the best out of contract players we can find. There are still quite a few out there. Enough to pick up the 14 wins we are going to need to survive in this division.
But yes, last night and this morning incredibly grim.
The goals were dreadful errors from a GK who has looked more than solid to date - however, it is the attacking side that is concerning me and as you point out the lack of will on some players to take a chance. I nearly threw my phone against the wall for the Knibbs "chance", Elliott had no right to get the ball there and you can tell the 2 Northampton defenders had switched off as a result, if Knibbs had just tried to get any touch on it, unless it goes directly at the keeper, we are back to 2-2 with a few mins to go againt a tiring side, and whilst we probably wouldn't have won, we wouldn't have lost. We could also take the momentum of coming back from 2 down into the Orient game on Saturday.
Instead, we are pointless from 5 games on the road and pressure just continues to crank up with 2 more away games to come before we play at home again.
by Royal Monkey » 04 Oct 2023 09:57
HoundRoyal Monkey Also any explanation on the Mola second yellow and sending off then changing his mind ?
On the highlights he definitely books Mola (unless it was Abbey) before the challenge where Mola is sent off
Yeah booked twice but they didn’t record tbe first one. So fair chance he’ll get the suspension
by Sutekh » 04 Oct 2023 10:03
Snowflake RoyalSutekhSnowflake Royal Kelvin Abrefa or Tivonge Rushesha or Tom Holmes.
Fingers crossed that Mola's sending off is found to have been the correct decision.
God knows what Selles does if he is.
Carson can't cope in front of noisy League One fans in men’s football and NGW is either injured or Selles has him out in the cold for no reason. McIntyre injured.
by Royal Monkey » 04 Oct 2023 10:09
HoundStrandedpaultheroyal Take away those 3 dreadful goals let in by Button. Was it a bad performance? First half yes, second half alot better but could not be any worse.
There is a player in Femi but just looks shot to pieces. Other thing that got me, and Knibbs was certainly one of them, is that chance with ball in the box, get yourself in there, throw your body on the line, it just looked half arsed. Midfield and down the wings we are just cut open with ease.
Someone made the valid point that we do have to understand its U21s versus grown men. The Premier League U21's are getting turned over in the PJT. I just cant see any of this changing whilst we have the current owner. That is the first thing that needs to happen and no point targeting Selles otherwise whole club is then toxic and we have a total split camp.
Dai gone (we hope) new owners in, and then we look to pick up the best out of contract players we can find. There are still quite a few out there. Enough to pick up the 14 wins we are going to need to survive in this division.
But yes, last night and this morning incredibly grim.
The goals were dreadful errors from a GK who has looked more than solid to date - however, it is the attacking side that is concerning me and as you point out the lack of will on some players to take a chance. I nearly threw my phone against the wall for the Knibbs "chance", Elliott had no right to get the ball there and you can tell the 2 Northampton defenders had switched off as a result, if Knibbs had just tried to get any touch on it, unless it goes directly at the keeper, we are back to 2-2 with a few mins to go againt a tiring side, and whilst we probably wouldn't have won, we wouldn't have lost. We could also take the momentum of coming back from 2 down into the Orient game on Saturday.
Instead, we are pointless from 5 games on the road and pressure just continues to crank up with 2 more away games to come before we play at home again.
On basic stats we’ve been in every away game bar Blackpool.
One thing I don’t really understand is how we can look so open in CM with this formation, it’s the whole point as far as I can see to limit all the space in the centre
I think maybe Hutch/Wing for a few games with Knibbs and maybe Savage or Eliott ahead of them.
This to me is the biggest failing of the team atm.
by Stranded » 04 Oct 2023 10:12
by Royal Monkey » 04 Oct 2023 10:17
Stranded I know we all know how bad our away form is but since 2015, we have won a total of 19 away games. 19!
That works out at just over 2 per season on average.
by WestYorksRoyal » 04 Oct 2023 10:19
Stranded I know we all know how bad our away form is but since 2015, we have won a total of 19 away games. 19!
That works out at just over 2 per season on average.
by windermereROYAL » 04 Oct 2023 10:21
Royal MonkeyStranded I know we all know how bad our away form is but since 2015, we have won a total of 19 away games. 19!
That works out at just over 2 per season on average.
It’s bizarre how we’ve been so consistently bad away for so long under what, 7 different managers in that time ?
by Stranded » 04 Oct 2023 10:22
WestYorksRoyalStranded I know we all know how bad our away form is but since 2015, we have won a total of 19 away games. 19!
That works out at just over 2 per season on average.
Since the end of 16/17 we must have the worst EFL record in the country. Bottom 5 at best.
by Royal Monkey » 04 Oct 2023 10:25
windermereROYALRoyal MonkeyStranded I know we all know how bad our away form is but since 2015, we have won a total of 19 away games. 19!
That works out at just over 2 per season on average.
It’s bizarre how we’ve been so consistently bad away for so long under what, 7 different managers in that time ?
We won 10 2016/17
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