Chill Out

[Jimmy Fleck]

We're in a relegation battle for a reason. Even on Saturday, when the football going forward was joyous, we had a bit of glass jaw. Games like tonight, when it doesn't all click at one end, the defence will let us down and cost us points.

We aren’t in a relegation battle ffs, but the defending today was piss poor, Davies injury has cost us 2 points.

 

[Guesty]

We aren’t in a relegation battle ffs, but the defending today was piss poor, Davies injury has cost us 2 points.

One point off the drop as it stands...

 

[oldblade]

One point off the drop as it stands...

Which is one point further away from the drop than we were before kick off.

 

[CPB]

As Fulham and Watford fans have said, SJ needs a bit of time to sort the wheat from the chaff.

And alot to work with too.
He's only brought in 5 players. (Massively needed though!) Of which 2 started last night and 1 on Saturday.

 

[robbiez666]

We're in a relegation battle for a reason. Even on Saturday, when the football going forward was joyous, we had a bit of glass jaw. Games like tonight, when it doesn't all click at one end, the defence will let us down and cost us points.

Is this a joke? After 7 games?

 

[Bladezz]

We drew a game we deserved to draw against a tough team.

Apart from a certain plastic scouse LCB, some players didn't have the best game but some of the reactions are a bit much.

There will be nights like this. It's a tough league. I think people forget after the weekend. They're still getting to know each other. Half the starting eleven have played less than 10 games for us.

This is the same team that competed for most part against teams like Man Utd / City etc

Now Preston at home who are like 15th is a tough game

 

[MJM]

We're in a relegation battle for a reason. Even on Saturday, when the football going forward was joyous, we had a bit of glass jaw. Games like tonight, when it doesn't all click at one end, the defence will let us down and cost us points.

Baby out with the bath water after 7 games.

If we're still where we are after the October fixtures, I'll take a slice of that humble pie. For now though, lets just calm the fuck down shall we?

 

[blade too long]

I'm in a cold barn.
In the middle of nowhere.
With a pregnant goat.
Can't even phone a takeaway.
It puts things into perspective.

playing the long game you at least get some feta cheese out of it

 

[knowsnowt]

playing the long game you at least get some feta cheese out of it

And fetal remains. Free!

 

[PokerBlade]

A lot of the time I think "taking the positives" means trying to find a good spin for a shit game. Last night though, I think we have to look at it in the context of last season and how we've started this one.

We've been an utter shambles all ways round. Couldn't defend, couldn't buy a goal. We had players who looked dead and buried, and we were looking at the squad wondering where the spark could come from.

That's two games back to back where we've looked good coming forward. We had a quiet spell last night but some of the one touch passing was superb. Fleck bursting forward again, Ndiaye with a bit of trickery, Gibbs-White causing problems, even the crossing looks to have gone up a notch. Scored two and it should've been three or four. We're going to have to keep those standards up but in terms of attacking play we look a different class.

The goals were poor to concede. Especially the first one is a colossal error. No idea what the keeper thinks he's doing since he's not even close to getting the ball nor is the striker likely not to get a touch on it. But if we can keep the attacking play going then we've finally after a season or more got something going that we can build on. It's a foundation we can work from and playing like that we've a fair chance of outscoring a few.

Gutted by the result, especially with a late blow like that (daft foul from Billy, daft defending to follow it up) but we have to look at that performance and say it's streets ahead of even a week ago.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

I think we've got every chance of at least making the playoffs.
Keep the faith Blades

 

[frechyblade]

I thought we played ok but they came with a plan. Knowing we defend quite narrow there out ball was a lump to there #32 he, along with a number of there team, seemed taller than the blades player they were opposing, in this case Baldock.

I also think we got caught out to easily on the counter with too many of us left in attacking positions.

They set the tone with the first tackle on Ndiaye, which would have been a booking later in the game!

Overall we seem to be making progress which is great to see and has got me looking forward to seeing how far we can go.

UTB