Strange game today

[bartman]

5 goals,Simmo didn't have any other save to make.They scored with their only 2 attacks of the first half. hit post twice in that first half and played some good stuff.

We seemed to lose imputus after Ched hit post again and we posed no attacking threat after Porter went off

Two footed tackle on Ched would see a red most games and there was a clear penalty not given in the first half when Porter was climbed on.

LJF proved today why Marcus Williams was brought in...out of position,passing poor and indecisive. Disappointed with Maguire today especially after his recent performances and it is the first time in ages that I had seen our midfield overrun like they were at times in the second half.

My Biggest gripe is against McDonald. They have an attacking throw. He decides to change his boot therefore he is not picking up his man. A few seconds later it is 3-2 scored by the man he'd been marking. DW is clearly givin McDonald an almighty bollocking after the goal was scored

I thought we ran out of steam in the 2nd half but Carlisle aren't a bad side and we were due to lose at some time.

 

[Kendal]

Can't disagree with any of that. Monty struggled out of position.
Their crowd was odd. Didn't hear a peep out of the held of the stand we were in until 5 minutes to go. Did feel sorry for the fans in the uncovered terrace opposite though.

 

[Bergen Blade]

How did Monty do at right back?


Zoko looked good when he came on at the Lane and scored twice today. Does he only play well against us (his goal record isn't great)?

 

[Northyorksblade]

Proved he's not a right back! Too slow and had a very poor game.

 

[Foxy]

I thought they looked more dangerous down the opposite side with LJF struggling.

 

[sitwell]

I thought they looked more dangerous down the opposite side with LJF struggling.

Was Quinn playing front of him by any chance ?

 

[Ollessendro]

The radio commentary and stats suggest that we should not have lost the game. I was not there, but it sounded like we were unlucky. After we hit the post the third time I knew it was not going to be our day. Edwards, Wilson and a mate who texted me after the game, said that their 2nd was offside also. We obviously created a lot of chances and apparently played pretty well. I think there are encouraging signs. It was a difficult place ot go to and clearly just not our day. That said, we need to cut out the silly mistakes and soft goals. All of them sounded easily avoidable and were apparently down to individual mistakes. We have not seen many of these in our recent winning streak and there is no conincidence. I remain confident. After the FA Cup game (a perfect chance to bounce back) then we've got a very winnable home game and a slightly trickier (but still winnable) away game before Charlton. I would have liked us top have gone into the Charlton game 12 undefeated (or straight wins) but would be happy if we strung a few more wins together before 21st of January. That day I think will give us an idication of whether we can finish in the top 2.

 

[Jehovah]

It sounded like a border line rape on the radio. We sounded ridiclously unlucky.

 

[Jim Chimmerney]

Just one of those days, if we hadn't created loads of chances, or defended well consistently recently then there'd be cause for concern but we just didn't get the rub yesterday. Next game, move on

 

[Bladesman]

Poor decisions and to me just sounded really unlucky.

Perhaps should of avoided hitting the post so much but seemed like one of those games.

At 2-2 you could tell they were somehow going to skank the winning goal and I think we had 2 players off the field or out of play when they did.

Sods law.

 

[SheepdipBlade]

Got to disagree about Monty. He put in at least 4 block tackles on Zoko which stopped dangerous looking situations developing. Some of his distribution was good enough to be commented on by people round us. As Foxy says - the danger came mostly on the other flank - which reflects well on Monty as their local paper reackons Zoko "Will set Division 1 alight" - especially as he was playing out of position.

As Bartman says - the midfield was over-run by Carlisle's 4-5-1. I felt their game plan worked well and they recognised our lack of attacking pace would mean the midfield would be key to our attacks (ie few out and out breaks by the strikers). By stifling midfield they knackered our attack - and other teams might do the same. I thought DW might have bought BT on with at least 20 to go and shifted to 4-3-3 - leaving a tighter midfield trio to deal with their midfield (where their 3rd goal came from) and played a bit of hoofball to our front 3, bypassing their mid 5.

Thought their groundsman's shenanigans with Simmo pre match paid off for them too - given he had no pre match warm up immediately prior to kick off and then conceded within 3 mins - and their ball boys also did their best to slow down getting the ball to Simmo once they were 3-2 up.

Would have been interesting to know what would have happened if the groundsman had actually contacted with Simmo with his fork pre match! What is the FA ruling about attcking the opposing keeper with a fork prior to kick off??

 

[2ndtenorblade]

Are the club to complain about groundsman's shenanigans? Do they do it to all visiting teams?

Was it deliberate? I thought other things show CUFC up as small time charlies, like deciding to let fans sit where they wanted and running out of programmes at 2-30.

 

[mpjacko]

Would have been interesting to know what would have happened if the groundsman had actually contacted with Simmo with his fork pre match! What is the FA ruling about attcking the opposing keeper with a fork prior to kick off??

If that was the case, Simmo should of got the team to take shots at him (the keeper) like they do in front of the Kop (breaking a number of chairs on the way). The groundsman would of moved then after being hit or nearly hit a few times

 

[Foxy]

(d) the goalmouth area shall be used by goalkeepers only if portable goals are not provided or for crossing practice and then only for not more than 20 minutes;

Portable goals weren't provided at this time.

I'm sure there should be a rule on ballboys tackling players too.

 

[2ndtenorblade]

If that was the case, Simmo should of got the team to take shots at him (the keeper) like they do in front of the Kop (breaking a number of chairs on the way). The groundsman would of moved then after being hit or nearly hit a few times

The problem was that they left the sprinklers on in the goal area nearly up to kick off.

 

[Pinchy]

It's never Monty's fault. None of his many deficiencies matter - just create a special, nay unique, job description that excuses him any task requiring football skills. He gets the run around? No problem - he's out of position. Meet Lee Williamson: He's spent most of his Blades career out of position to accomodate your favourite mediocrity. Be sure to mention it every time he has a bad game won't you?

Staggering hypocrisy.

 

[Foxy]

It's never Monty's fault...

I'm assuming you were at the game to compare the performance of our full backs?

You wouldnt just be deciding who did what based on their name would you?

 

[grafikhaus]

It sounded like a border line rape on the radio. We sounded ridiclously unlucky.

But Ched didn't score...

Sorreee

 

[super_pig]

cat's out of the bag.. you're the one that started that chant last week grafik??

 

[chipsncake]

I'm assuming you were at the game to compare the performance of our full backs?

You wouldnt just be deciding who did what based on their name would you?

I wasn't at the game but I've seen enough of Monty to know he shouldn't be earning a living as a pro footballer - we will never make true progress as long as he is anywhere near the first team squad.

 

[bartman]

It's amazing that Messrs Warnock,Robson,Blackwell,Speed,Carver,Adams and Wilson thought different.....obviously all of them have no idea about football

 

[Highbury_Blade]

It's amazing that Messrs Warnock,Robson,Blackwell,Speed,Carver,Adams and Wilson thought different.....obviously all of them have no idea about football

Well at least 2 of them didn't

 

[Pinchy]

It's amazing that Messrs Warnock,Robson,Blackwell,Speed,Carver,Adams and Wilson thought different.....obviously all of them have no idea about football

The only one that matters now is DW. Monty's not being selected and we'll snatch the hand off anyone daft enough to take him! For completeness sake he was never a regular first choice under Warnock and Speed subbed him on a couple of occasions. Carver didn't stay long enough to count. Robson failed. Quickfix Mickey and Former Non-League Keeper? You've answered your own question.

DW has no intention of clinging to mediocrity. Perhaps some of you would care to join us in the 21st century?

 

[Latters]

The only one that matters now is DW. Monty's not being selected and we'll snatch the hand off anyone daft enough to take him! For completeness sake he was never a regular first choice under Warnock and Speed subbed him on a couple of occasions. Carver didn't stay long enough to count. Robson failed. Quickfix Mickey and Former Non-League Keeper? You've answered your own question.

DW has no intention of clinging to mediocrity. Perhaps some of you would care to join us in the 21st century?

Am I right in recalling that Warnock actually put him on the transfer list (possibly on a couple of occasions). Strangely, no bids were received, which is odd, considering some on here claim he's beating off potential suiters with a shitty stick to stay and fight for our cause.

 

[super_pig]

as i've said many times, the guy is a massively devisive element among the fans.. for that reason alone..

 

[Sirius]

It's never Monty's fault. None of his many deficiencies matter - just create a special, nay unique, job description that excuses him any task requiring football skills. He gets the run around? No problem - he's out of position. Meet Lee Williamson: He's spent most of his Blades career out of position to accomodate your favourite mediocrity. Be sure to mention it every time he has a bad game won't you?

Staggering hypocrisy.

Hi Pinchy and a Happy New Year. Serious question. If Monty left,is there any one else you would constantly criticise. Please bear in mind I have not seen any of the games this season but surely Monty cannot be so far behind the others in skill and committment.

 

[SheepdipBlade]

I wasn't at the game but I've seen enough of Monty to know he shouldn't be earning a living as a pro footballer - we will never make true progress as long as he is anywhere near the first team squad.

Even though he largely neutralised their "star" player once he'd moved out to the wing? Seems a bit of a strange view. (Didn't Carlisle start with a 4-4-2 with Zoko up front?). I'm more than aware that Monty has his weaknesses - hence my noting people commenting on his good distribution for once - - but simply banging on about his weaknesses is simple anti-Monty bias and fails to see the wider picture. He was worth his place at Carlisle - even out of position.

 

[ghandi]

I'm assuming you were at the game to compare the performance of our full backs?

You wouldnt just be deciding who did what based on their name would you?

I was and Monty was much worse than LJF. If we can get rid of him for a free transfer in the JTW it will be the best bit of business we've done for years.

 

[bartman]

I was and Monty was much worse than LJF. If we can get rid of him for a free transfer in the JTW it will be the best bit of business we've done for years.

Can't agree with you there,Ghandi. LJF was awful in every aspect of his game and Carlisle found it easy to get behind him. Collins was forever covering him as he was drifting out of position. Considering Monty was playing out of position,he did ok be this has exposed a weakness in our squad as we have no decent cover in that position.

I expect Williams to be first choice left back from now on with JLF cover for that position and centre half

 

[Bergen Blade]

he largely neutralised their "star" player

This was after Zoko had ran past him and scored though... Those that went seem to disagree somewhat on how he did, but that's the same whenever he plays!