Let's talk about the Shrewsbury Town game

[RedRover45]

I think the conversation was more to do with how many were actually there tonight! I’d guess between 5 and 6,000.

Then you'd be a long way off Alan

[drfchound]

My take on the game is it was one of the best team performances of the season up to press.
  The defence organisation with our back four and a bank of four in front  breaking up play and Ennis also giving a great display tackling back when needed, broke up Shrewsbury's attack in front of goal, and with Dieng showing his calm catching ability and handling we looked the real deal defensively.
   The back four unit, the central defenders and full backs are as good on this form as anything in this division surely.
  Sheaf is growing with experience into a very good player and alongside Coppinger and Whiteman are a class engine room to the team.
  The front three Sadlier Taylor and Ennis on their game are dangerous  going forward and all have that bit of flair that upsets defences.
  The coaching of the team set up is now coming to fruition, the organisation when we didn't have the ball was the most outstanding thing to me in the game, as soon as we lost the ball, we put their player with the ball under pressure, but the other players immediately took up positions in two defensive banks of four between the man with the ball and our goal, sounds simple but in practice in the past we have not been that good at it.
  We have enough flair and skill when fielding our best eleven to worry most teams at our level going forward, now we have to improve our back up to these players so that illness and injury is not so drastic to our quality.
  I like the fact that Watton is being nursed through, hopefully to be followed by a couple of others, Blair coming back to fitness is a plus  Gomes is fast improving, but up front Ennis is our only bright spark at the moment, and another class act like him is required, everyone knows it. And hopefully a cover wide player for Sadlier and Taylor who is capable of pushing for a start.

I see that this new lad, Watton, keeps getting a mention.

[drfc1951]

My take on the game is it was one of the best team performances of the season up to press.
  The defence organisation with our back four and a bank of four in front  breaking up play and Ennis also giving a great display tackling back when needed, broke up Shrewsbury's attack in front of goal, and with Dieng showing his calm catching ability and handling we looked the real deal defensively.
   The back four unit, the central defenders and full backs are as good on this form as anything in this division surely.
  Sheaf is growing with experience into a very good player and alongside Coppinger and Whiteman are a class engine room to the team.
  The front three Sadlier Taylor and Ennis on their game are dangerous  going forward and all have that bit of flair that upsets defences.
  The coaching of the team set up is now coming to fruition, the organisation when we didn't have the ball was the most outstanding thing to me in the game, as soon as we lost the ball, we put their player with the ball under pressure, but the other players immediately took up positions in two defensive banks of four between the man with the ball and our goal, sounds simple but in practice in the past we have not been that good at it.
  We have enough flair and skill when fielding our best eleven to worry most teams at our level going forward, now we have to improve our back up to these players so that illness and injury is not so drastic to our quality.
  I like the fact that Watton is being nursed through, hopefully to be followed by a couple of others, Blair coming back to fitness is a plus  Gomes is fast improving, but up front Ennis is our only bright spark at the moment, and another class act like him is required, everyone knows it. And hopefully a cover wide player for Sadlier and Taylor who is capable of pushing for a start.

I see that this new lad, Watton, keeps getting a mention.

He was a good full back in our championship side of 1965/66

[idler]

My take on the game is it was one of the best team performances of the season up to press.
  The defence organisation with our back four and a bank of four in front  breaking up play and Ennis also giving a great display tackling back when needed, broke up Shrewsbury's attack in front of goal, and with Dieng showing his calm catching ability and handling we looked the real deal defensively.
   The back four unit, the central defenders and full backs are as good on this form as anything in this division surely.
  Sheaf is growing with experience into a very good player and alongside Coppinger and Whiteman are a class engine room to the team.
  The front three Sadlier Taylor and Ennis on their game are dangerous  going forward and all have that bit of flair that upsets defences.
  The coaching of the team set up is now coming to fruition, the organisation when we didn't have the ball was the most outstanding thing to me in the game, as soon as we lost the ball, we put their player with the ball under pressure, but the other players immediately took up positions in two defensive banks of four between the man with the ball and our goal, sounds simple but in practice in the past we have not been that good at it.
  We have enough flair and skill when fielding our best eleven to worry most teams at our level going forward, now we have to improve our back up to these players so that illness and injury is not so drastic to our quality.
  I like the fact that Watton is being nursed through, hopefully to be followed by a couple of others, Blair coming back to fitness is a plus  Gomes is fast improving, but up front Ennis is our only bright spark at the moment, and another class act like him is required, everyone knows it. And hopefully a cover wide player for Sadlier and Taylor who is capable of pushing for a start.

I see that this new lad, Watton, keeps getting a mention.

Ahh Jim lad.

[scawsby steve]

My take on the game is it was one of the best team performances of the season up to press.
  The defence organisation with our back four and a bank of four in front  breaking up play and Ennis also giving a great display tackling back when needed, broke up Shrewsbury's attack in front of goal, and with Dieng showing his calm catching ability and handling we looked the real deal defensively.
   The back four unit, the central defenders and full backs are as good on this form as anything in this division surely.
  Sheaf is growing with experience into a very good player and alongside Coppinger and Whiteman are a class engine room to the team.
  The front three Sadlier Taylor and Ennis on their game are dangerous  going forward and all have that bit of flair that upsets defences.
  The coaching of the team set up is now coming to fruition, the organisation when we didn't have the ball was the most outstanding thing to me in the game, as soon as we lost the ball, we put their player with the ball under pressure, but the other players immediately took up positions in two defensive banks of four between the man with the ball and our goal, sounds simple but in practice in the past we have not been that good at it.
  We have enough flair and skill when fielding our best eleven to worry most teams at our level going forward, now we have to improve our back up to these players so that illness and injury is not so drastic to our quality.
  I like the fact that Watton is being nursed through, hopefully to be followed by a couple of others, Blair coming back to fitness is a plus  Gomes is fast improving, but up front Ennis is our only bright spark at the moment, and another class act like him is required, everyone knows it. And hopefully a cover wide player for Sadlier and Taylor who is capable of pushing for a start.

I see that this new lad, Watton, keeps getting a mention.

He was a good full back in our championship side of 1965/66

Brian Kelly right back, Jim Watton left back.

Good team.

[drfchound]

My take on the game is it was one of the best team performances of the season up to press.
  The defence organisation with our back four and a bank of four in front  breaking up play and Ennis also giving a great display tackling back when needed, broke up Shrewsbury's attack in front of goal, and with Dieng showing his calm catching ability and handling we looked the real deal defensively.
   The back four unit, the central defenders and full backs are as good on this form as anything in this division surely.
  Sheaf is growing with experience into a very good player and alongside Coppinger and Whiteman are a class engine room to the team.
  The front three Sadlier Taylor and Ennis on their game are dangerous  going forward and all have that bit of flair that upsets defences.
  The coaching of the team set up is now coming to fruition, the organisation when we didn't have the ball was the most outstanding thing to me in the game, as soon as we lost the ball, we put their player with the ball under pressure, but the other players immediately took up positions in two defensive banks of four between the man with the ball and our goal, sounds simple but in practice in the past we have not been that good at it.
  We have enough flair and skill when fielding our best eleven to worry most teams at our level going forward, now we have to improve our back up to these players so that illness and injury is not so drastic to our quality.
  I like the fact that Watton is being nursed through, hopefully to be followed by a couple of others, Blair coming back to fitness is a plus  Gomes is fast improving, but up front Ennis is our only bright spark at the moment, and another class act like him is required, everyone knows it. And hopefully a cover wide player for Sadlier and Taylor who is capable of pushing for a start.

I see that this new lad, Watton, keeps getting a mention.

He was a good full back in our championship side of 1965/66

I remember Jim.
He was one of my favourite players at that time.
Just looked on wiki, he is still with us, aged 83.
Interestingly it doesn’t show him as having any other involvement in league football since he left us.

[selby]

   Pancho, I was not trying to big us up at all, just describing what I saw in the game.
   I have always had the opinion of a team plays as well as the other team lets them, The past great Argentinian world cup sides being some of the best examples, nowhere near as good as some other sides, but found a way to win football games.
 Last night our club did that, although our side is a match for Shrewsbury, but the management got our tactics spot on, the players implemented the tactics, and it was the most complete game management display of the season, as the Shrewsbury attacking stats show.
  None of our players could be said to have had a poor game, everyone did their job, we were organised at the back and hard working all over the pitch, and kept our shape in defensive situations when we did not have the ball.
  We found a way to win a game, and were on top of our game throughout the match.

[NewDonny]

Spot on Selby