Let's talk about the Grimsby Town game

[Chris Black come back]

TSL

Maxwell
Olowu
Anderson
Sterry

Bailey
Clifton
Kelly

Gibson
Ironside
Molyneux

No Crew? Rested in Palace match for this one.

You were right. He picked my side other than Crew in for Kelly.

[In the box]

Like the look of todays team, come on!!

Its second to everything today … not good enough up front all season ..

[GazLaz]

Grimsby are an improving side. They are now partnered with the analytics company behind Brightons success, who a firm I know well. Every chance they reach the playoffs on a very modest budget.

Bloody hell I’ve just thrown £40 down the drain on a Rovers victory.

I was thinking to myself  ‘In Olowu & Molyneaux we have two Championship quality players.

There’s not a better centre forward than Joe Ironside in holding the ball up then bring other attacking teammates into play in this division.

Sterry going forward has blistering pace & ball control, is getting to the byline now & putting crosses into dangerous areas.

Owen Bailey fights for possession like a terrier. He challenges for & wins more heading duels than his height & physical appearance would give him credit to do so.

In Charlie Crew we have a young diamond of a midfield holding player. He has an eye for a pass with vision way beyond his years.

In Gibson & Ennis we have two players on the opposite wide position to Moly who whichever one gets that berth on the day have pace to drive past defenders & create chances.

We have experience at the top in Billy Sharp & the same at the back in Tom Anderson. They’ve played in their respective positions all their careers & know what is required to be in areas where they can offer either a goal threat or a defensive shield.

Throw into that mix an improving Broadbent, a combatant in Paddy Kelly & a tiger is h Sbarra with an eye for a pass in the midfield areas.

Then we have another attacking option in Street who can go wide or ‘take on’ Joe’s role in winning headers & causing ‘a nuisance’ to opposing defenders.

James Maxwell in the left back role again has pace to get forward & track back. He’s playing with a pin in an ankle injury sustained at the end of last season but you can see he’s nearly back to his very best & can only improve in that position as his confidence & match games increase.

And yet you can blow all that positivity right out of the water because in my exuberance for my team I’ve stupidly not factored in the one thing we don’t have to support us & lead us to success.

Analytics.

Their winner scored by a player plucked from the Icelandic league using data.

[DonnyOsmond]

Grimsby are an improving side. They are now partnered with the analytics company behind Brightons success, who a firm I know well. Every chance they reach the playoffs on a very modest budget.

Bloody hell I’ve just thrown £40 down the drain on a Rovers victory.

I was thinking to myself  ‘In Olowu & Molyneaux we have two Championship quality players.

There’s not a better centre forward than Joe Ironside in holding the ball up then bring other attacking teammates into play in this division.

Sterry going forward has blistering pace & ball control, is getting to the byline now & putting crosses into dangerous areas.

Owen Bailey fights for possession like a terrier. He challenges for & wins more heading duels than his height & physical appearance would give him credit to do so.

In Charlie Crew we have a young diamond of a midfield holding player. He has an eye for a pass with vision way beyond his years.

In Gibson & Ennis we have two players on the opposite wide position to Moly who whichever one gets that berth on the day have pace to drive past defenders & create chances.

We have experience at the top in Billy Sharp & the same at the back in Tom Anderson. They’ve played in their respective positions all their careers & know what is required to be in areas where they can offer either a goal threat or a defensive shield.

Throw into that mix an improving Broadbent, a combatant in Paddy Kelly & a tiger is h Sbarra with an eye for a pass in the midfield areas.

Then we have another attacking option in Street who can go wide or ‘take on’ Joe’s role in winning headers & causing ‘a nuisance’ to opposing defenders.

James Maxwell in the left back role again has pace to get forward & track back. He’s playing with a pin in an ankle injury sustained at the end of last season but you can see he’s nearly back to his very best & can only improve in that position as his confidence & match games increase.

And yet you can blow all that positivity right out of the water because in my exuberance for my team I’ve stupidly not factored in the one thing we don’t have to support us & lead us to success.

Analytics.

Their winner scored by a player plucked from the Icelandic league using data.

Great, they'll be foaming at the mouth now you've said that word, cheers Gaz.

[Alan Southstand]

Woeful, clueless, abject!

[Padge_DRFC]

Their second goal is bad from Anderson there. Data will show run at Anderson you'll generally get beyond him.

[steve@dcfd]

Woeful, clueless, abject!

Yet we’ve had 16 shots 5 on goal all weak efforts and scored 1
Whether it was Hurst or Gibson or even Ennis we’ve never replaced Adelakun we’ve got no threat from the left. We rely on Molyneux when he’s off it then there’s nothing.
Midfield not progressive enough and today slow ponderous
Very poor.

[GazLaz]

Woeful, clueless, abject!

Yet we’ve had 16 shots 5 on goal all weak efforts and scored 1
Whether it was Hurst or Gibson or even Ennis we’ve never replaced Adelakun we’ve got no threat from the left. We rely on Molyneux when he’s off it then there’s nothing.
Midfield not progressive enough and today slow ponderous
Very poor.

Midfield is the absolute issue. We offer zero centrally. Bailey good off the ball and steady enough but apart from that we have very little. Couple that with the fact that GM doesn’t really want us playing in that area. It makes it difficult to control games.

[drfchound]

I really hate to say this but Sharp doesn’t offer much to our attack.
He struggles with holding the ball up, doesn’t win much, if anything, in the air and even when we get a ball into the six yard box (which is quite rare) he doesn’t ever seem to be on the end of it.
On Tuesday we need to start both Ironside and Street.

[Chris Black come back]

If it is any minor consolation, McCann said in the after match press interview that he thought that was the worst performance of the season.

[Spilsby Red]

I agree about sharp unfortunately.
Today. Even first half but Grimsby wanted it more. We were destined to lose against them at some point. Second half we were shocking. But we move on bits a tight league.
On the ref. I actually thought he had a decent game. Time wasting happens. We do it when we are winning.

[phil o sophical]

If it is any minor consolation, McCann said in the after match press interview that he thought that was the worst performance of the season.

Wouldn't disagree with him on that, we made them look like a poor mans Real Madrid. The decision making and lack of quality in the final third is killing us.

[i_ateallthepies]

Their winner scored by a player plucked from the Icelandic league using data.

Didn't realise Olowu came from the Icelandic league...

[Reg of the Rovers]

It's surely now time to questions Grant's infallibility.

Poor signings, contract extensions to injury prone under-performing players, loans are more of the same when we needed central midfield muscle and match-winning flair. No idea what our system is, no idea what our team will be game to game. No evidence we are motivated to battle or fight - today was limp and gutless against a local rival pushing for our promotion spot. He's twice shown us he's not got the minerals for the playoffs.

He told us at the start of the year that the aim has to be to win the league. And this is the worst League 2 in years. He's not made the signings, developed a system or winning mindset to do that. At this point we are much more likely to slide down the league than climb back up it. He needs a big kick up the arse from the Board, and if we're still in this league next season, we need a fresh start with someone who has the stomach to fight their way out, even if we can't play our way out. Must do much much better.

[thumper]

The issue with sharp is i think he needs to play up top with someone. Completely agree about our midfield, even with 3 in there at times we just look so off it.

Street for me looks like a striker, get him playing centrally.

We're having 15 plus shots most games but scoring is so difficult

[Pancho Regan]

Grimsby are an improving side. They are now partnered with the analytics company behind Brightons success, who a firm I know well. Every chance they reach the playoffs on a very modest budget.

Their winner scored by a player plucked from the Icelandic league using data.

Who, Olowu?

[scawsby steve]

Grimsby are an improving side. They are now partnered with the analytics company behind Brightons success, who a firm I know well. Every chance they reach the playoffs on a very modest budget.

Their winner scored by a player plucked from the Icelandic league using data.

Who, Olowu?

Mr Pies will be suing you for plagiarism, Pancho. LOL.

#72.

[Filo]

Woeful, clueless, abject!

Yet we’ve had 16 shots 5 on goal all weak efforts and scored 1
Whether it was Hurst or Gibson or even Ennis we’ve never replaced Adelakun we’ve got no threat from the left. We rely on Molyneux when he’s off it then there’s nothing.
Midfield not progressive enough and today slow ponderous
Very poor.

I thought we had even less threat from the left when Senior replaced Maxwell

[GazLaz]

Grimsby are an improving side. They are now partnered with the analytics company behind Brightons success, who a firm I know well. Every chance they reach the playoffs on a very modest budget.

Bloody hell I’ve just thrown £40 down the drain on a Rovers victory.

I was thinking to myself  ‘In Olowu & Molyneaux we have two Championship quality players.

There’s not a better centre forward than Joe Ironside in holding the ball up then bring other attacking teammates into play in this division.

Sterry going forward has blistering pace & ball control, is getting to the byline now & putting crosses into dangerous areas.

Owen Bailey fights for possession like a terrier. He challenges for & wins more heading duels than his height & physical appearance would give him credit to do so.

In Charlie Crew we have a young diamond of a midfield holding player. He has an eye for a pass with vision way beyond his years.

In Gibson & Ennis we have two players on the opposite wide position to Moly who whichever one gets that berth on the day have pace to drive past defenders & create chances.

We have experience at the top in Billy Sharp & the same at the back in Tom Anderson. They’ve played in their respective positions all their careers & know what is required to be in areas where they can offer either a goal threat or a defensive shield.

Throw into that mix an improving Broadbent, a combatant in Paddy Kelly & a tiger is h Sbarra with an eye for a pass in the midfield areas.

Then we have another attacking option in Street who can go wide or ‘take on’ Joe’s role in winning headers & causing ‘a nuisance’ to opposing defenders.

James Maxwell in the left back role again has pace to get forward & track back. He’s playing with a pin in an ankle injury sustained at the end of last season but you can see he’s nearly back to his very best & can only improve in that position as his confidence & match games increase.

And yet you can blow all that positivity right out of the water because in my exuberance for my team I’ve stupidly not factored in the one thing we don’t have to support us & lead us to success.

Analytics.

Their winner scored by a player plucked from the Icelandic league using data.

Having thought that their man’s shot went straight in at the time of writing this you now what I mean!

[i_ateallthepies]

Grimsby are an improving side. They are now partnered with the analytics company behind Brightons success, who a firm I know well. Every chance they reach the playoffs on a very modest budget.

Their winner scored by a player plucked from the Icelandic league using data.

Who, Olowu?

Mr Pies will be suing you for plagiarism, Pancho. LOL.

#72.

I'll let him off this time, SS

[DRFCCOLSY]

when was the last time we turned a game around from a losing position? we almost certainly lose after going 1-0 down