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Post by kuffdam72 on Aug 13, 2019 22:04:02 GMT 1
in Barrow we trust 😂
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Post by philharvey on Aug 13, 2019 22:06:07 GMT 1
Coventry could'nt
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Post by BlueAndAmber50 on Aug 13, 2019 22:08:42 GMT 1
Awful evening.
My highlight was however the 75 year old lady next to me who called their striker Vassell , Carlton Morris for the entire game and I couldn’t bring myself to tell her.
Okenbirhie and Morrison both poor - we need 2 strikers signing in my opinion and that isn’t just based off this evening. Okenbirhies general play is poor and he usually contributes nothing yet grabs a goal.
Also need to utilise Giles better as he is a class above , her him higher up the pitch in a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 .. we don’t have the midfield for 5-3-2 and with Williams missing the back 5 needs changing
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Post by salop999 on Aug 13, 2019 22:10:15 GMT 1
Calm down guys. Heavy loss yes, but lots of changes made to the starting 11, including two first year pros. We’ve invested to much time and money to be talking about another sacking so early on. Early on?
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Post by Pilch on Aug 13, 2019 22:13:53 GMT 1
the only positives from that is it has to be a big wake up call for those involved
we were never going to beat rotherham with the side we fielded
and I've never seen us 2-0 down after 2 minutes before so it was game over before it started
I did think the first goal was offside and 2 & 3 we saw some shocking keeping
not really bothered about tonight but any like that in the league would be a disaster
and we need number 9 to arrive pdq
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Post by theNOTORIOUSfbs on Aug 13, 2019 22:19:02 GMT 1
Graham Barrow aka 'Grandpa Chester' as caretaker manager of STFC is nailed on. The waiting game. It's just a question of guessing the right month. Late September maybe? I'm going for October though. Serious question though. Why didn't you take the Cup tonight seriously? 'Squad rotation' from Sammy The Snake in what's proved to be a lucrative competition? Or is he resting players...after 3 games in a new season? Baffling. Second question. Why didn't you fans take it seriously? Attendance: 2,830 (164 Rotherham fans) Despite the shaky start for the romantic side up the road, across the border, 5,200 of us turned up. Attendance: 5,517 Away: 307 Is the League Cup off your radar? 1960–61 is the last time you did anything.
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Post by RBA on Aug 13, 2019 22:19:47 GMT 1
Talking of sacking SR is very premature- However he does need to explain why there were 8 changes from Saturday. Strange decision After a decent win and a narrow loss surely this was the time to build confidence not to meddle excessively with the starting line up ? 3 howlers for the first 3 goals and the replaceccents don't inspire confidence Important to bounce back quickly on Saturday
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Post by socrates1974 on Aug 13, 2019 22:22:59 GMT 1
I'm one of the few people that would have liked us to win and treat the cup with respect. We're two games into the season and we're resting players. Dear me.
Hopeless performance and team selection and none of the players warrant more than 3 out of 10.
Concerned about the front two who have no service and don't seem to be on the same wavelength. Fey looks off the pace completely.
I do find this epidemic of resting players for cup games tiresome, particularly for lower league sides. As someone mentions above , it's all a bit head up own arse.
Pressure on Ricketts to get a result on Saturday now.
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Post by theNOTORIOUSfbs on Aug 13, 2019 22:23:03 GMT 1
Talking of sacking SR is very premature- However he does need to explain why there were 8 changes from Saturday. Strange decision After a decent win and a narrow loss surely this was the time to build confidence not to meddle excessively with the starting line up ? 3 howlers for the first 3 goals and the replaceccents don't inspire confidence Important to bounce back quickly on Saturday 'Talking of sacking SR is very premature' Should really give it till late September. And look at the wider picture.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2019 22:29:34 GMT 1
As pointed out, tonight has shown up a total lack of strength in depth.
I don't think I have ever seen such a toothless attack.
And I mentioned after Pompey that I hope we don't set-up to concede possession every game. Mmm.
Interesting to see how go about our business Saturday.
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Post by shrewsace on Aug 13, 2019 22:35:02 GMT 1
Was never quite on board with the post-Pompey euphoria.
It was a solid, hard-working but somewhat disjointed performance given a hugely flattering sheen by Giles' wonder goal.
Still lots of question marks over this squad and manager - hope we can show a bit more on Saturday.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2019 22:38:19 GMT 1
Talking of sacking SR is very premature- However he does need to explain why there were 8 changes from Saturday. Strange decision After a decent win and a narrow loss surely this was the time to build confidence not to meddle excessively with the starting line up ? 3 howlers for the first 3 goals and the replaceccents don't inspire confidence Important to bounce back quickly on Saturday 'Talking of sacking SR is very premature' Should really give it till late September. And look at the wider picture. Late August would suit better
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Post by Valerioch on Aug 13, 2019 22:43:48 GMT 1
As pointed out, tonight has shown up a total lack of strength in depth. I don't think I have ever seen such a toothless attack. And I mentioned after Pompey that I hope we don't set-up to concede possession every game. Mmm. Interesting to see how go about our business Saturday. 3/3 games we have done so now... we wouldn’t score in a month of Sunday’s playing like that. Truly inept, not just individually (Waterfall, Beckles, Walker plus more), but as a team. If we’ve spent all summer practicing 3-5-2 and we play like that... it’ll be a long old season. Shambles of a way to play that system. It was a flat back 5 with 3 midfielders sat deep and narrow. Truly awful football on show tonight
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Post by Exkeeper on Aug 13, 2019 22:45:46 GMT 1
Well that's the post Portsmouth optimism done away with. Even with the context of the injuries and rested players that was an inept display all round. Less said about the defense on the opening 5 minutes the better, but it was school boy defending at best. I remain unconvinced about the 3 at the back and certainly with Waterfall and Beckles playing there its a recipe for disaster. Probably more worrying is how poor the midfield was, and as such the strikers had nothing to work from. Its still hard to judge them but so far the front two look like they have yet to be introduced. Felt for the young lads introduced to the team as the senior players round them really let them down tonight. The big worry is that the supposed strength in depth in the squad was shown up to be a bit of a sham tonight, and with any injuries to key first team players we look really light weight all over the pitch. Add in Ricketts odd tactics and apparent lack of a game plan, plus the mystery around Grant and the signs point to a tough season. Still plenty of time to turn it round but many more performances like we saw in the first half will see big pressure on Ricketts future Be careful mentioning our No 6 in anything other than glowing terms or you will upset old Bob. I thought this forum was a place to give an honest opinion, but if you do it is translated as a vendetta. Someone close to me, a Man City season ticket holder, compared OB to that well known, limited defender, Don Key. I don’t think he has a vendetta but there we are.
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Post by TheFoz on Aug 13, 2019 22:45:53 GMT 1
I didn’t see the game but it’s one result, let’s not panic just yet.
Wake up call indeed and shows we need another CM and a striker.
Plenty of time left to get those two players in.....
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Post by chameleon on Aug 13, 2019 22:48:07 GMT 1
No need to panic. Ricketts said there were quite a few players carrying knocks from Saturday so fully understand he doesn’t want to risk them. Norburn and Laurent we do miss in midfield, be glad when they’re back. Let’s get behind them on Saturday, COYB.
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Post by kuffdam72 on Aug 13, 2019 22:48:27 GMT 1
Graham Barrow aka 'Grandpa Chester' as caretaker manager of STFC is nailed on.  The waiting game. It's just a question of guessing the right month. Late September maybe? I'm going for October though. Serious question though. Why didn't you take the Cup tonight seriously?  'Squad rotation' from Sammy The Snake in what's proved to be a lucrative competition? Or is he resting players...after 3 games in a new season? Baffling. Second question. Why didn't you fans take it seriously?  Attendance: 2,830 (164 Rotherham fans) Despite the shaky start for the romantic side up the road, across the border, 5,200 of us turned up.  Attendance: 5,517 Away: 307 Is the League Cup off your radar?  1960–61 is the last time you did anything. I'm predicting mid November and that's nowt to do with tonight you old sheep rimmer.
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Post by gtismygod on Aug 13, 2019 22:50:00 GMT 1
PASSENGERS. We wont get results if we play with passengers. Okenabirhie was a passenger for most of the game tonight, and Brad Walker was also a passenger. First time I've seen Walker but he certainly doesn't look ready for League One football, he didn't look sharp and didn't seem to get about. Beckles made a few errors but he certainly didn't hide like others did tonight.
I've been wrong about us not needing a centre-forward - we do. Possibly two. There was absolutely no danger of us scoring at any point tonight.
It was men against boys in terms of organisation, physicality and fitness. We just couldn't compete. We barely had the ball for the last half an hour.
Whalley looked up for it when he came on, he has to start on Saturday. Rowland looked good on the ball. That's about it for positives.
Fans behind the goal were excellent as well.
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Post by shrewswolf on Aug 13, 2019 23:01:41 GMT 1
Except for a ‘strong’ 20 minutes in the second half at MK, it’s been a dull use of 3 5 2 so far, that’s for sure. We have very little get out and our plan seems to be 8 behind the ball, disrupt & hope to nick something. Giles did on the opening day.
We’re either choosing to play this way tactically or our midfield tonight or in the opening 2 games simply isn’t good enough to retain possession & allow Giles/Love to get up the pitch. Same with Barnett tonight. Golbourne? Well there’s just no point, he’s still the has been useless waste of wages he was when he signed last season. He brought back memories of his horror show at Plymouth tonight.
If that’s what we have in reserve, it’s going to be a bumpy ride. Especially as the entire squad appears dead on their feet according to Ricketts ‘the fit ones played’.
Walker needs to go & go now. It’s never going to happen for him.. so poor.
I’m at a loss so far. None the wiser and I think Ricketts may feel the same.
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Post by jimmelrosesjaw on Aug 13, 2019 23:03:06 GMT 1
Did our manager share a laugh and a joke with his Rotherham counterpart?
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Post by SeanBroseley on Aug 13, 2019 23:04:07 GMT 1
A very poor performance, barely professional in fact.
A makeshift side when we are thin on the ground in certain departments. I assume that Morison and Fey were chosen because they need to build up an understanding. They still do.
The stock of any player not on the pitch will have risen just by not being involved, included John-Lewis.
Will be interesting to see how the new signings react to this. Do they have the professionalism to dig in and fight now that they realise how bad things are?
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Post by philharvey on Aug 13, 2019 23:06:10 GMT 1
Graham Barrow aka 'Grandpa Chester' as caretaker manager of STFC is nailed on.  The waiting game. It's just a question of guessing the right month. Late September maybe? I'm going for October though. Serious question though. Why didn't you take the Cup tonight seriously?  'Squad rotation' from Sammy The Snake in what's proved to be a lucrative competition? Or is he resting players...after 3 games in a new season? Baffling. Second question. Why didn't you fans take it seriously?  Attendance: 2,830 (164 Rotherham fans) Despite the shaky start for the romantic side up the road, across the border, 5,200 of us turned up.  Attendance: 5,517 Away: 307 Is the League Cup off your radar?  1960–61 is the last time you did anything. I'm predicting mid November and that's nowt to do with tonight you old sheep rimmer.
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Post by thesensationaljt on Aug 13, 2019 23:06:52 GMT 1
At my age I probably haven't got that many nights left. I certainly don't want to waste them watching s**t like that.
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Post by philharvey on Aug 13, 2019 23:07:09 GMT 1
Yes and we lost to Rotherham in that one too ( semi final ) .
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Post by vixenshrew on Aug 13, 2019 23:14:16 GMT 1
I haven't got much to say. Young Rowland my man of match he worked his socks off, made so,e good passes ( yes and a few not so) and my goodness he can move down that pitch. I hope not to see many more games like that this season. So much for shropshire star interview with Whalley wanting to get one over on Rotherham. Let's hope we can beat them in the league. Don't know what we going to do when Pierre goes on his national break we haven't got anyone else who can block like he does. Ah well look forward to Saturday COYB
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2019 23:17:55 GMT 1
Did our manager share a laugh and a joke with his Rotherham counterpart? Yes, when he handed in the team sheet.
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Post by venceremos on Aug 13, 2019 23:21:46 GMT 1
I wouldn't make too many unenforced changes if I were Ricketts. It's not as if we've settled yet and they need games to build as a team. Perhaps just a couple of Murphy, Walker, Golbourne, Eisa or Udoh to start, but nothing too dramatic. This is still a game that's worth winning, even if we are repeating last season's demotion of the competition to Checkatrade status by closing the biggest stand. Smart fella. I bet he wouldn’t have bothered going if he knew there were going to be 8 changes.
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Post by claphamshrew on Aug 13, 2019 23:21:52 GMT 1
Good to see the match report on the official website is seemingly inkeeping with the performance on the pitch; disjointed, unprofessional and riddled with errors.
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Post by venceremos on Aug 13, 2019 23:23:09 GMT 1
Buffet bar run out of coffee.......unbelievable It wasn’t all bad news tonight then.
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Post by socrates1974 on Aug 13, 2019 23:28:08 GMT 1
No need to panic. Ricketts said there were quite a few players carrying knocks from Saturday so fully understand he doesn’t want to risk them. Norburn and Laurent we do miss in midfield, be glad when they’re back. Let’s get behind them on Saturday, COYB. Nobody is panicking, just calling it as it was. An unprofessional shambles.
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