Marquis

[selby]

Steve, agreed the midfield have been poor in the last few games.Bishop did a job on Copps,and Rowe is out on the left wing,Kongolo was poor in the first half,but was a little better in the second,the rest of them carry no threat at all.
  Teams have got our number,they scored after 10 minutes,from a corner after attacking Blair down the right flank.In them 10 minutes every goal kick,set piece and attack were down our right flank,which consists of a young rucky player and a converted winger who is poor in defence.It has been repeated in most games this season.
  I  posted last week that we had to match them in midfield and not be sloppy with the ball,we didnt and paid the price.Bishop ran the show for the third game against us,and did it by being cute in the tackle and closing our space down.We have nobody that can do that job.

[esdailles left foot]

anybody is better than (stoke) Mandeville. Kid is never a striker.

[Jonathan]

Marquis had a bit of a nightmare at times, however we carried even less threat as a team after he went off. Even when he's playing badly (and he did today - he'll know it) he at least makes a nuisance of himself, shows for the ball and gives the opposition something to think about. After he went off we offered utterly no threat at all.

[phil old leake]

I don't care how bad they're playing.  Cheering other players names when one goes off or booing them leaving the field won't help

Neither will singing for Marosi when Lawlor has the ball.

Remember calling for Marosi really improved Etheridge.   Sorry it fxxxed his confidence and probably his career.  Let's be a bit more supportive during games at least.  To me it's obvious that DF is insisting on playing a certain way which isn't working. The players appear scared to express themselves. If that's the case it's all down to him.  If it's not we are obviously not good enough.   At the end of the day the board have supported him.  Hopefully Baudrey and Mccullough will be back soon and Houhjton will be the player he was last season. 

[DonnyOsmond]

I don't care how bad they're playing.  Cheering other players names when one goes off or booing them leaving the field won't help

Neither will singing for Marosi when Lawlor has the ball.

Remember calling for Marosi really improved Etheridge.   Sorry it fxxxed his confidence and probably his career.  Let's be a bit more supportive during games at least.  To me it's obvious that DF is insisting on playing a certain way which isn't working. The players appear scared to express themselves. If that's the case it's all down to him.  If it's not we are obviously not good enough.   At the end of the day the board have supported him.  Hopefully Baudrey and Mccullough will be back soon and Houhjton will be the player he was last season. 

Out fans are shit.

[RedJ]

Our manager is shit.

[MrFrost]

The performance today deserved to be boo'd.

[dickos1]

Seen far worse, thought 2nd half we were unlucky

[selby]

No it didnt Mr Frost,we didnt score and very rarely looked like doing so,but I didnt see us pack in trying,or lack of effort.We got beaten by a more solid,experienced team,if you cannot see or accept that,and think it is worth booing,dont go to the Arsenal game mate, because it could be a long night for you,your Knowledge of football may cause you  to have a sore throat booing all night.

[MrFrost]

No it didnt Mr Frost,we didnt score and very rarely looked like doing so,but I didnt see us pack in trying,or lack of effort.We got beaten by a more solid,experienced team,if you cannot see or accept that,and think it is worth booing,dont go to the Arsenal game mate, because it could be a long night for you,your Knowledge of football may cause you  to have a sore throat booing all night.

Do one pal, you haven't got a clue.

[murham]

There is no argument
All as bad as each other
Shooting practice please ,they had 1 shot on target
Down to the manager now I think?

[Not Now Kato]

He hit the inside of the post
Can't get much closer to scoring

Which I acknowledged, but as I already said, that one moment aside did he even touch the ball in the penalty box? It's a fair question.

No because he's trying to do what the midfield should. If I was him I'd stop around the box and let the pathetic midfield do their work.

Indeed.  Last season Marquis was finding space to run into and getting good service = goals.  This season he's chasing the ball = not in the right place to score goals.
 

[selby]

No I have not got a clue how to get down to your level Frostie,Whats the one you want me to do?

[Bentley Bullet]

Seen far worse, thought 2nd half we were unlucky

I thought we were unlucky in both halves..........

...Having to sit and watch that shite.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Marquis had a bit of a nightmare at times, however we carried even less threat as a team after he went off. Even when he's playing badly (and he did today - he'll know it) he at least makes a nuisance of himself, shows for the ball and gives the opposition something to think about. After he went off we offered utterly no threat at all.

I was really frustrated by this. Chasing the game when clearly you need a target and he took him off. He wasn't playing greatly at all but still was our closest to scoring and still is an outlet.

I didn't understand Williams going off either. We were on top at that point. Bizarre.

[5minstogo]

Williams looked the most likely to score  to me.

I don't think Mandeville is a striker.  A number 10 yes but he's too slow to play up top.

[dickos1]

Most likely to score?
How.
He fluffed a one on one and cocked up drom 6 yards out.
Marquis hit the inside of the post

[CJK]

Give the strikers some chances to convert and then we can start having a conversion about how well they are doing. Williams could have potentially done a bit better with that chance in the second half and Marquis hit the post, but that was it from memory? The final third just isn't bearing fruit at the moment.

[steve@dcfd]

Give the strikers some chances to convert and then we can start having a conversion about how well they are doing. Williams could have potentially done a bit better with that chance in the second half and Marquis hit the post, but that was it from memory? The final third just isn't bearing fruit at the moment.

We are critical of our strikers today yet Scunthorpe scored from a a set piece and realistically did nothing after that. If we had taken both chances we had then the story would have been different.

[dickos1]

Correct
The buck rightly stops with the manager, but the players need to be held accountable.
It's. It fergusons fault that someone forgot who he was marking for their goal nor was it his fault Williams missed two very good chances.

The book stops with Fergie but the players are letting him down too

[bobjimwilly]

Most likely to score?
How.
He fluffed a one on one and cocked up drom 6 yards out.
Marquis hit the inside of the post

Got to agree with dickos1 here; Williams is showing game after game why Fergie wanted to let him go in the summer

[steve@dcfd]

Most likely to score?
How.
He fluffed a one on one and cocked up drom 6 yards out.
Marquis hit the inside of the post

Got to agree with dickos1 here; Williams is showing game after game why Fergie wanted to let him go in the summer

The problem was unless a club had come in for him and taken him and wages then we had to keep him. DF realised the cost of a striker to replace him was more than our budget could afford I think, he did say he couldn't believe how much players wanted now and had drastically changed in the last two years.

[since-1969]

And Marquis is showing why he had his contract lengthened? Strange how things turn out for some players . On common link
DF .. get shut

[Alan Southstand]

I think JM was hooked due to him being on a yellow. Williams, on the other hand, was totally ineffective, but there were others.

[5minstogo]

Williams effort over the bar was a lot harder than Marquis' off the post. He'd made the space himself and I don't think Marquis would have got himself into that position.

[wing commander]

  Marquis was hooked because DF lost patience with him..He gave the ball away in there half and luckily it popped back to him..Without really looking he turned round and played it backwards...Straight to there player...Ferguson threw up his hands,turned round,said something and Mandeville was up and stripping off.....
   I took a bit of stick earlier when I said I wouldn't be held to ransom by Marquis as I didn't think he had proved himself at this level but I'm going to defend him here..DF can have a go at our strikers all he wants but the service they are getting is awful,maybe if they only had to worry about there own jobs they would do better but they are getting dragged all over the park due to our total lack of creative width just to get the ball...

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Williams effort over the bar was a lot harder than Marquis' off the post. He'd made the space himself and I don't think Marquis would have got himself into that position.

Exactly, it was hardly a tap in.  He beat his man, then it sat up and he overhit the shot, but it was great play to get himself there.

Taking him off was a bad decision, we were on top at that point.

[the vicar]

May always causes problems when he is on the pitch

[Filo]

May always causes problems when he is on the pitch

Everyone loves a tryer, but May will never play any higher than he is now, he's just too lightweight

[Bentley Bullet]

May always causes problems when he is on the pitch

Everyone loves a tryer, but May will never play any higher than he is now, he's just too lightweight

Thank god you weren't the scout who gave judgement on Lionel Messi!