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Galbraith is bullied and too small and weak in this league he needs 2 big lads in there for what he could do. At least he offers something with the ball. I really fail to see Wellens obsession with Smith.
Quote from: Padge_DRFC on October 17, 2021, 04:12:21 pmGalbraith is bullied and too small and weak in this league he needs 2 big lads in there for what he could do. At least he offers something with the ball. I really fail to see Wellens obsession with Smith.RW has not got too many options has he. It’s 3 out of 4 for those 3 midfield positions. Who do you suggest plays, Greaves, Ravenhill or Hasani?
Quote from: Campsall rover on October 17, 2021, 04:19:41 pmQuote from: Padge_DRFC on October 17, 2021, 04:12:21 pmGalbraith is bullied and too small and weak in this league he needs 2 big lads in there for what he could do. At least he offers something with the ball. I really fail to see Wellens obsession with Smith.RW has not got too many options has he. It’s 3 out of 4 for those 3 midfield positions. Who do you suggest plays, Greaves, Ravenhill or Hasani? Gets someone in, in January as a priority.
I'm really starting to worry about Wellens ability as a manager, he talks a good game, but the team he puts out & the way we play are a million miles from what says we will do. When & if he makes it to January he needs to sort out the shambles of a defence. He has not improved us defensively from last season at all, in fact we look even worse. We simply have to tighten up at the back against the top sides & make us hard to beat, at the minute we are hopeless defensively, & teams know it. Centre half & left back required in January. I'd give my right arm for a Rob Jones right now.
I don't recall seeing any of our players actually run with the ball before the subs came on and showed them how to do it.
I was reading on here a few weeks ago about the tough run of fixtures contributing to where we are in the league, at the time it was said we had played most of the top 10, yesterday I think I saw it quoted that we had played most of the top 15, how long does it take before that excuse runs out, most of the top 23? We are shit, most signings have been shit and I do not see one player wearing his heart on his sleeve! It will not be long before we are cast adrift
First Post.I came as a neutral yesterday to support my disabled brother. We were in the south stand. Can I just say, lovely fans, staff and facilities! Everyone was very kind to us both and I'll definitely be back.General comments : Wycombe had a game plan, granted it was ugly but it worked. They played to their strengths and exposed your weaknesses. I follow Newcastle so I was curious about Vilica, but my suspicions appear proven. Lightweight, but decent first touch.Your defence was poorly organised and one lad kept giving the ball away constantly (the left center back). Neither was up for a header. Ball retention until the subs in the second half was pretty bad. Midfield pretty absent in general play. Hiawa(sp?) was lively and the lad from Watford was a decent pivot. Generally though you were lacking in ideas and penetrative intent.What's the deal with the club atm? Was that your best 11?
Quote from: Sulphurite on October 18, 2021, 01:59:12 pmFirst Post.I came as a neutral yesterday to support my disabled brother. We were in the south stand. Can I just say, lovely fans, staff and facilities! Everyone was very kind to us both and I'll definitely be back.General comments : Wycombe had a game plan, granted it was ugly but it worked. They played to their strengths and exposed your weaknesses. I follow Newcastle so I was curious about Vilica, but my suspicions appear proven. Lightweight, but decent first touch.Your defence was poorly organised and one lad kept giving the ball away constantly (the left center back). Neither was up for a header. Ball retention until the subs in the second half was pretty bad. Midfield pretty absent in general play. Hiawa(sp?) was lively and the lad from Watford was a decent pivot. Generally though you were lacking in ideas and penetrative intent.What's the deal with the club atm? Was that your best 11? Thanks for the post - some perceptive comments there.Deal with us is that we are in a reight mess. Up until recently, we had carefully and quite skillfully built a very good squad for this division over several years, added to with some excellent loan signings. That has pretty much fallen apart over the past 8 months. Most people agree that recruitment in 2021 has been woeful. Vilca seems to fit into that pattern. He's clearly got some thing about him in terms of his basic ability, but that's way short of being enough at this level - he looks like a kid in a man's game and I've aboslutely no idea what he's supposed to bring to the mix.The left sided central defender you mentioned is Tom Anderson. Up until January, under ex-boss Darren Moore, we played a system of short, crisp passes from the back. That was focussed on Ben Whiteman, our defensive midfielder/playmaker and Anderson fitted in well to that role. He was also as physically dominant a centre half as you'd see at this level. Since losing Whiteman to the Championship in January, I honestly haven't got a clue what style of football we are trying to play, and I agree that all too often we end up with the ball at Anderson's feet and no option but a hopeful punt up field. Also, around the time that we lost Whiteman, Anderson was knocked out by a punch from our own keeper. It was a sickening impact nad he was out for a while. He's looked a shadow of his former self since returning, not helped by the fact that he has much weaker colleagues in the back four than we had a year ago.On top of all of that, we've had some pretty poor luck with injuries and that has turned a weak situation into a desperate one. I've said since Day 1 I'd snap you hand off for 5th bottom on goal difference at the end of the season. Feels like a long way off at the moment.
I felt robbed after that game. Not robbed by Wycombe; robbed by DRFC after having paid £22 to watch that rubbish.This defence would not have cut it in the Conference. And forget midfield creativity because they don't have the brainpower or touch to create anything. The only time they could pass it about with any fluency was when Wycombe were playing six across the back, 2-0 up and in full control, and even then Rovers felt compelled to pass it back. Dodo summed it up when he went down like a sack of coal just outside the box, looking for a foul, instead of trying to beat his man.This team is soulless. They lack muscle and lack heart. Yesterday only needed Tracy Austin up front and I would have believed that I'd been transported back to Belle Vue in 1982-83. At least back then the pies were cheaper. Time to start rebuilding now for next season's League 2 campaign, which means a good clear out of this sorry lot.
Quote from: Standanista on October 17, 2021, 06:15:17 pmI felt robbed after that game. Not robbed by Wycombe; robbed by DRFC after having paid £22 to watch that rubbish.This defence would not have cut it in the Conference. And forget midfield creativity because they don't have the brainpower or touch to create anything. The only time they could pass it about with any fluency was when Wycombe were playing six across the back, 2-0 up and in full control, and even then Rovers felt compelled to pass it back. Dodo summed it up when he went down like a sack of coal just outside the box, looking for a foul, instead of trying to beat his man.This team is soulless. They lack muscle and lack heart. Yesterday only needed Tracy Austin up front and I would have believed that I'd been transported back to Belle Vue in 1982-83. At least back then the pies were cheaper. Time to start rebuilding now for next season's League 2 campaign, which means a good clear out of this sorry lot.My opinion is that this “ sorry lot” are actually next seasons league 2 champs , this season being one of learning and consolidation……
Quote from: Lesonthewest on October 17, 2021, 12:21:05 pmI'm really starting to worry about Wellens ability as a manager, he talks a good game, but the team he puts out & the way we play are a million miles from what says we will do. When & if he makes it to January he needs to sort out the shambles of a defence. He has not improved us defensively from last season at all, in fact we look even worse. We simply have to tighten up at the back against the top sides & make us hard to beat, at the minute we are hopeless defensively, & teams know it. Centre half & left back required in January. I'd give my right arm for a Rob Jones right now.God yeah! a Rob Jones and a Chris Brown, just a couple of proper Misters who don’t get blown off the ball. A bit of organisation would be nice as well so you don’t have say Kyle Knowle marking Anthony Stewart on a corner! Jesus wept, these guys are professional, makes your blood boil![/quotePossibly just a couple of experienced players at this level away from holding our own in this division & we all know if we're desperate for a defensive midfielder . This season was always going to be transitional so if we can manage not to get cast adrift at the bottom and strengthen in January we should hopefully be ok
I'm really starting to worry about Wellens ability as a manager, he talks a good game, but the team he puts out & the way we play are a million miles from what says we will do. When & if he makes it to January he needs to sort out the shambles of a defence. He has not improved us defensively from last season at all, in fact we look even worse. We simply have to tighten up at the back against the top sides & make us hard to beat, at the minute we are hopeless defensively, & teams know it. Centre half & left back required in January. I'd give my right arm for a Rob Jones right now.
We should be more stable defensively when Cameron John comes back, whenever that will be. Whatever happened to the days when injured players were generally only out for one game instead of half a season like nowadays!
Quote from: Bentley Bullet on October 18, 2021, 06:00:45 pmWe should be more stable defensively when Cameron John comes back, whenever that will be. Whatever happened to the days when injured players were generally only out for one game instead of half a season like nowadays! Any updates on John, time wise?
I’d like to know what the talent identification guy saw in Williams
Quote from: Lesonthewest on October 17, 2021, 12:21:05 pmI'm really starting to worry about Wellens ability as a manager, he talks a good game, but the team he puts out & the way we play are a million miles from what says we will do. When & if he makes it to January he needs to sort out the shambles of a defence. He has not improved us defensively from last season at all, in fact we look even worse. We simply have to tighten up at the back against the top sides & make us hard to beat, at the minute we are hopeless defensively, & teams know it. Centre half & left back required in January. I'd give my right arm for a Rob Jones right now.Not sure you’re starting to doubt wellens, you’ve been doubting him for months