GreasyChipBeattie
Well-Known Member
They broke away and John Egan stood and watched.
Only when they were into our half did he bust a gut to try and get back, and obviously it was waaaayy too late.
Rant not over. Rant nowhere near f******g over.
Every week on a Sunday morning you can hear, 'GO WITH THE RUNNERS'
Us? Professionally, well-trained footballers? We don't do that.
We leave players in so much space it's criminal.
Add to that the pathetic way we mostly lump it away, lump it out of play, tit about and lose possession or run it out of play, and we can be awful to watch.
We have very little composure and what looks good when we play one touch pass and move and it comes off, but that's far too rarely the case, and when it breaks down, we look sooo vulnerable.
Yes, I think we'll still go up, but man do we need to make some changes.
It's easy to fall into the trap of seeing a decent performance by an individual or team effort and think it's an off day when they don't perform.
The reality is that recently, non-performances are the norm, and it's more that there are 'on days' from time to time.
We're going to limp over the line if we're lucky, and if we do manage it, we need to make some serious changes.
Just from those playing today:
Wes - Sorry, we'll need better when it comes to facing Premier League team's attackers.
Osborn - Insufficient skill. can't take a man on.
Egan - Too slow and error prone. Still can't head a ball on target.
Bash - Lost it and it ain't coming back, certainly not at levels needed for the Prem.
Robinson - I'd keep
Bogle - Will probably struggle too much against top players.
Lowe - Will struggle even more against top players
Fleck - It's over.
Norwood - Way too inconsistent and lacking in pace, wants to stand and pass when not under pressure rather than push forward at pace.
Berge - Flatters to deceive. Not strong enough mentally or physically. Too predictable.
Billy - Breaks my heart to say no.
This isn't a gut reaction to a disappointing display.
Blackburn were poor today. I think they gave the ball away almost as much as we do, but we didn't have enough, and certainly won't for next season without some serious investment.
Only when they were into our half did he bust a gut to try and get back, and obviously it was waaaayy too late.
Rant not over. Rant nowhere near f******g over.
Every week on a Sunday morning you can hear, 'GO WITH THE RUNNERS'
Us? Professionally, well-trained footballers? We don't do that.
We leave players in so much space it's criminal.
Add to that the pathetic way we mostly lump it away, lump it out of play, tit about and lose possession or run it out of play, and we can be awful to watch.
We have very little composure and what looks good when we play one touch pass and move and it comes off, but that's far too rarely the case, and when it breaks down, we look sooo vulnerable.
Yes, I think we'll still go up, but man do we need to make some changes.
It's easy to fall into the trap of seeing a decent performance by an individual or team effort and think it's an off day when they don't perform.
The reality is that recently, non-performances are the norm, and it's more that there are 'on days' from time to time.
We're going to limp over the line if we're lucky, and if we do manage it, we need to make some serious changes.
Just from those playing today:
Wes - Sorry, we'll need better when it comes to facing Premier League team's attackers.
Osborn - Insufficient skill. can't take a man on.
Egan - Too slow and error prone. Still can't head a ball on target.
Bash - Lost it and it ain't coming back, certainly not at levels needed for the Prem.
Robinson - I'd keep
Bogle - Will probably struggle too much against top players.
Lowe - Will struggle even more against top players
Fleck - It's over.
Norwood - Way too inconsistent and lacking in pace, wants to stand and pass when not under pressure rather than push forward at pace.
Berge - Flatters to deceive. Not strong enough mentally or physically. Too predictable.
Billy - Breaks my heart to say no.
This isn't a gut reaction to a disappointing display.
Blackburn were poor today. I think they gave the ball away almost as much as we do, but we didn't have enough, and certainly won't for next season without some serious investment.
