So how were we today?

[bladeinlondon]

Posh fans seem to think they were robbed according to BBC Sport. I couldnot be there so were we rubbish?
Personally I think we should take a leaf out of their book -they are positive in adversity
Lets get behind the lads -they won!
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[Foxy]

They were hardly robbed.

I thought we did alright, wasn't a classic, but 3 points is 3 points.

Wardy played well, Camara played like a striker should play and we made less mistakes.

 

[silverfox]

Nowt special......but Wardy was excellent and good from Camara and Williamson.

Thought Bunn was good in the secold half too.

 

[Oreyt]

Half-man half-plasticine-blob Iain Dowie thought Camara looked excellent.

 

[Houso]

First half very good.

Second half awful.

Blackwell continues to mystify.

 

[Bladesman]

Good 1st half should of wrapped the game up really and 2nd half same old crap. We invited pressure they got a penalty and thankfully for us Bunn saved it otherwise it would of probably been yet another draw.

 

[bladeinlondon]

Oh well some positives then - did we miss hendo?

 

[Guesty]

Oh well some positives then - did we miss hendo?

Not particularly actually. Evans again didn't pull up many trees but we looked decent enough going foward anyway.

 

[Foxy]

Oh well some positives then - did we miss hendo?

I think we'd have scored at least another goal with him in the side, some good crossing let down by poor headers/an inability to jump.

Evans was okay, was unlucky at times, but couldn't for the life of him jump for a header.

 

[Micalijo]

Missed Henderson badly for me, and that's not a direct pop at Evans and Camara who I thought were OK. Thought Peterborough were unlucky to lose on second half efforts but we desrved to be in front at HT. Hopefully it will spark us into a good run but I don't think so.

I thought Evans' strike off bar in first half was in. I sit level with 18 yard line so not perfect but it looked over. Probably not but anyone else see it better?

 

[mattbianco1]

Blackwell continues to mystify.

Why?

I thought his substitutions were correct.

Ward, just coming back from a long lay off. Ran his socks off so it was for fitness reasons.
Williamson, as above but had a longer layoff.
Camara, first start of the season, hasn't played a great deal for any team for about a year. So basically all knackered.

Also thought in the first half only Killa & Davies played hoofball.

2nd half........ Rubbish!

But as said earlier in the week i'd rather play badly and get 3 points than play well ie. Newcastle & Cardiff and get none.

What i can't understand is the crowd applaud them off vs. Newcastle & Cardiff then boo them off today. Whats that about?

 

[keenzy]

The referee was awful.
First half we did well.
Second half the tactical genius came through again!!!

 

[cooperblade]

First half good, second half poor. Most encouraging thing was the Evans/Camara partnership, i'd be really disappointed if Hendo starts the next game. Didn't look a pen to me so justice done with the save.

 

[Syko]

I thought we got shown another footballing lesson today and they were very worthy of a draw, maybe even the 3 points.

Biggest mystery for me today was how Quinn managed to get a full 90 mins. Has Blackwell ever subbed him??

Credit today goes to:

Bunn
Walker
Williamson
Ward
Camara

Not enough players in that list by a mile.

 

[Ballinpigpubs13]

Plus point of the day for me apart from winning was our corners.
We did'nt fart about doing short corners, we just whipped it in. Low and hard. We nearly scored from a corner today so that speaks volumes to me.

 

[Stafford Blade]

First half good, second half poor. Most encouraging thing was the Evans/Camara partnership, i'd be really disappointed if Hendo starts the next game. Didn't look a pen to me so justice done with the save.

nailed on pen coops. just seen it again on sky.

 

[alcoblade]

First half slightly above average, second half awful. Considering we were at home against the league's bottom club I'm now very worried, and was less pleased today than either against Cardiff or Newcastle, barring the lucky 3 points. The points soften the blow but I'm now sure that the best we can hope for is the occasional victory, prolonging the inevitable sacking of Blackwell. Going into next season with him in charge will be disastrous on the customer count.

Evans showed a couple of flashes of what "might be", but still looks like a player where we've been robbed, perming any combination of £750 - £3M fee's. Camara at least looks pacey and like he wants the ball. Drop Evans for Hendo for me.

Before today I was just falling off the fence. Today pushed me over. His time is up.



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[oaklandrdblade]

First half good, second half poor. Most encouraging thing was the Evans/Camara partnership, i'd be really disappointed if Hendo starts the next game. Didn't look a pen to me so justice done with the save.

Possibly wasn't a penalty but was a stupid challenge, their player was going to go nowhere, just needed to stand up but went to ground and their player took advantage of that fact.

The ref started off well but seemed to lose it a bit second half, their number expected a booking after bringing down Reid, then there was the bizarre decision to stop the game for their bloke down with a leg injury that he came straight back on after.

 

[Micalijo]

First half slightly above average, second half awful. Considering we were at home against the league's bottom club I'm now very worried, and was less pleased today than either agaisnt Cardiff or Newcastle, barring the lucky 3 points. The points soften the blow but I'm now sure that the best we can hope for is the occassional victory, prolonging the inevitable sacking of Blackwell. Going into next seasosn with him in charge will be disasterous on the customer count.

Evans showed a couple of flashes of what "might be", but still looks like a player where we've been robbed, perming any combination of £750 - £3M fee's. Camara at least looks pacey and like he wants the ball. Drop Evans for Hendo for me.

Before today I was just falling off the fence. Today pushed me over. His time is up.



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Agree with that. It was nice to see two midfielders in red and white both of whom can trap a ball, turn and pass it simple. Not saying they were that good and they will not dominate games for us but it was better to watch for me.

Very hard to believe that side is capable of putting a run of wins together

 

[alcoblade]

Agree with that. It was nice to see two midfielders in red and white both of whom can trap a ball, turn and pass it simple. Not saying they were that good and they will not dominate games for us but it was better to watch for me.

Very hard to believe that side is capable of putting a run of wins together

they could dominate games for us, in a team that was setup to play football. Even if Blackwell has taken the hint, it's not in his toolbox to deliver a passing team, of that I'm now sure.

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[bladesman3]

who gave away the pen?

 

[cooperblade]

Possibly wasn't a penalty but was a stupid challenge, their player was going to go nowhere, just needed to stand up but went to ground and their player took advantage of that fact.

All the blame on Morgan and Killa for not clearing it first for me. The ball should've never got into our box in the first place.

 

[oaklandrdblade]

I agree that it was 'joint effort', just thought Davies was silly, I had just been saying to the bloke next to me who hadn't seen him before that he really worries me the way he challenges in general. People complain about Hendo wanting to wrestle but I think he takes it onto a whole new plane and could be pulled up just about every time he goes for the ball.

 

[davidpinder]

why can't we just hammer someone??

 

[Worksop II]

why can't we just hammer someone??

Well, I think we are ready for Kettering now

 

[kivoblade]

Thought camara was decent got good close ball control,williamson had some good touches ,davies frightens the life out of me always looks like he's gonna make a mistake,evans is crap could,nt win a header all match think hendo and camara would link up well ,bunn had a good game.Anyone think it was a weird atmosphere today,not alot of singing from kop,worst this season.

 

[silverfox]

why can't we just hammer someone??

Surely a narrow win is better than a one sided game?

Or is it all about winning than the football?

 

[Bladesman]

Thought camara was decent got good close ball control,williamson had some good touches ,davies frightens the life out of me always looks like he's gonna make a mistake,evans is crap could,nt win a header all match think hendo and camara would link up well ,bunn had a good game.Anyone think it was a weird atmosphere today,not alot of singing from kop,worst this season.

The atmosphere changed alot after half time when we suddenly started playing poor again despite being infront. Evans, Harper, Davies and Killa all very poor 2nd half.

Camara man of the match for me showed some great skill and linked up well. Ashame he didnt play out the full 90 mins as he looked our main threat especially the way he linked up with Ward.

 

[Flatulent_Bob]

Loving all the Wardy had a great game while Evans was disappointing.
I think I watch a different match, Quinny and Wardy tucked inside making Evans have to go wide to try and find some space time and time again. Plus I didn't see one opportunity created for Evans by our midfield he has to do everything himself as did Wardy when he was put up top. Evans was tracking back all game and putting himself about because nothing was happening up front. Hoofball was also back.

Walker had another stinker and was caught at least 4 times in possession in defence and numerous times played poor passes to Harper/Evans/Williamson in the second half giving away the ball on the halfwayline. We also had another passenger on the other side with Killa pulling out of 50/50's and not looking too interested.

I just don't understand the tactics we set up 4-4-2 and then play two central players out wide who just want to come inside and give us no width. It makes no sense.
One final comment on the penalty and was up top I it was a stuck on penalty.

 

[torridon]

i thought we were two different sides today, a distinctly average championship side in the first half, and a very very poor one in the second. i have tried to remain positive over the recent weeks but the pull of the dark side is getting stronger.