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Bl**dy hell we have scored from a sort of set piece

1 - 0 down …… no surprise there. Commentators said it was pathetic defending !!

somersetgull wrote: ↑15 Oct 2022, 16:24 What knowledge does he have of coaching under 23s.?

It seems very little so why, despite possible budget restrictions, did he recruit so many of them ?

This half time talk will show whether GJ is in fact one of the best Managers in this league …….. jury is out for me this season,

This is beginning to feel like the Roberts/Kubik era

1 - 3 !!!!
How the hell are we going to put right whatever mistakes that must have been made in the close season recruitment?
I am sure Clarke won’t be keen to throw more money at the problem that has been created.

Now 1 - 2 ( 2 Woking goals in as many minutes)
Please someone make this stop

We were 1 up for a couple of minutes !!!.

Halstead
Lapslie
Moxey

Offside goal - so what do I know

Sounding like Bromley have picked up where Halifax left off !! =Z =Z

UnitedinDevon wrote: ↑30 Apr 2022, 18:02 - no cutting edge up front

And nothing on the bench to turn a game.

There seems to be little prospect of us making the play offs when Johnson is consistently saying in post match interviews that "we had number of players not quite on song" or similar.

In addition, I feel the lack of using recognised forwards doesn't help. we have Lolos and Holman (who operates best in a 2 not as a single striker) and maybe Koszela, but Johnson seems reluctant to give them any sort of run in the team. Putting someone on for the last 10 to 30 minutes every few games is hardly going to allow them time to integrate with the team - we have been lucky since Wright's injury that we have managed to find goals from the midfield and makeshift strikers, but that will not be enough to gain the points required to make a play off position.

I am not advocating that any of those players have the requisite skill level, but they do train as a striker and need time in a team to develop. They are unlikely to become prolific just training.

I also agree with P78 & Chris66 that we do not have the nucleus of a squad that would succeed in League 2 and that would require a major overhaul of the players with the cost that brings.

Johnson was either too slow or too reluctant to make changes ....until the 85th minute ! Holman seemed to be playing as a solo striker (with some support from CLE) and was struggling badly in the second half. It needed Lolos to come on and give him some help.

Once the first goal was conceded we just seemed to lose any remaining shape and structure.

McDonald
Lewis
Moxey
Wearne