Throw in’s

[Filo]

We must be the worst team in the league at throw in’s, no one shows for the ball and it takes ages for us to complete a throw in before we just lob it to the opposition

[sedwardsdrfc]

I’ve seen us be worse at throw ins than today. But we are without fail very slow taking them.

When we play quickly we look good but too often we slow it down and throw ins are one area we always take ages on

[BillyStubbsTears]

It's another dimension of how poor our squad is.

We have a squad full of players who don't have the mesterliness to take responsibility. Everyone is waiting for someone else to do something.

We can keep on complaining about selection and tactics, but none of this is going to change until we sign better players.

[Branton Red]

We've been poor at throw ins since Coppinger retired. He always made himself available for them and knew where to move to. Having a great first touch was a help too of course.

I know he has a desk job but can't he spare a day to coach the team on this?

[sedwardsdrfc]

Thinking about this it’s another areas where we are trying to play which is why it’s taking so long. Bradford just lined it and played from the second ball. We don’t have the players for that and the manager wouldn’t want it. So we have to be extra careful with the throw

[Donnywolf]

Another similar failing is Free kicks where you see opposition players trying to steal even inches towards their opponents goal . They are persistent and even if the Ref points exactly where the ball should be placed (if it's miles from goal) they will still spin the ball forward and then maybe swap kickers

What to we do ? 9 times out of 10 we take the kick miles behind where the offence was committed.

I hate all the black arts in Football but he'll if we don't match such awful tactics the opposition win both ways

[sedwardsdrfc]

The free kick that was just before their goal was given for a foul (it wasn’t a foul) way on the touch line. Clayton took it 10 yards inside.

Our players need to get nastier and do it themselves and get on the ref when they do it. Was so blatant

[drfchound]

Agreed with the two posts above.
We need to add shithousery (is that a real word) to our game.
We as fans often complain about other teams doing it to us and it is often because we have been beaten by a team who employ those tactics.
We must be seen as a soft touch by lots of other clubs.

[roversdude]

Totally agree with the throw ins, been mentioning this for years now - I don’t think we were that good when Copps was in his last few years either. I often think when we get a throw in we may as well just let the opposition take it as more often than not we put it out close to the original throw

[Leedsrover]

Not only do we not show for our throw ins - we do not mark and challenge on the opponents throw -yesterday we just let them have it at almost every throw.

[WantleyDragon]

It's another dimension of how poor our squad is.

We have a squad full of players who don't have the mesterliness to take responsibility. Everyone is waiting for someone else to do something.

We can keep on complaining about selection and tactics, but none of this is going to change until we sign better players.

100% agree .
Only problem is, better players cost more money.

[i_ateallthepies]

What is also poor about our throw-ins is that the thrower puts in no effort to make receiving the ball easier for our player.  Too often the ball hits the ground half distance to the player and reaches him at chest height and he then has to first get it under control before he can do anything with it.  It gives his marker an even chance of robbing him of the ball, which is often what happens.

[Usher down the wing.]

If you have a big, tall striker he would be the obvious one to aim the throw in to so he could head it on & have quicker players around him to seize on the second ball.

Either that or play it to his feet & as he’s big & strong he can hold the ball up & shield it from defenders until a pass was on.

We haven’t had that type of player since Brownie left for Blackburn.

[hamiltonrover]

We've been poor at throw ins since Coppinger retired. He always made himself available for them and knew where to move to. Having a great first touch was a help too of course.

I know he has a desk job but can't he spare a day to coach the team on this?

Said the same yesterday, Copps was the outlet for pretty much every throw in when he was playing, often it was a simple touch back to the thrower or a stop and turn, but we have nobody making those runs or moving into space. We may as well just launch it down the line and gain extra yards.

[Donnywolf]

.... agree , once we have cribbed 15 to 20 yards before the Throw

[ForsolongaRover]

It may be an obvious point, but don’t the players want the ball? I often wonder why they don’t cover more ground. Running around gives the opposition more to think about with or without he ball. Or are they drilled to hold fast in their tactical formations? It seems a possibility.

[drfchound]

.... agree , once we have cribbed 15 to 20 yards before the Throw

Tommy Rowe tried to pinch about 20 yards to take a throw on the East side in the second half but the ref ordered him back.

[Silkscarf]

.... agree , once we have cribbed 15 to 20 yards before the Throw

Tommy Rowe tried to pinch about 20 yards to take a throw on the East side in the second half but the ref ordered him back.

There was a lot of nonsense like this. Bradford not quite kicking it back far enough so that Tommy had to walk 10 yards to get the ball. So he just took the throw from there. Got away with that one.

[Sammy Chung was King]

Something to work on for the squad.

[Thorney]

Problem we have is nobody look to get in space. And when the ball is thrown to a player it either bounces of them because of poor control or they panic and then it finds the opposition.

This is where Lee tomlin was better than the rest this season. Could control the ball under pressure and had the vision to move it on to a teammate in space.

[drfchound]

Losing Tomlin has been our biggest loss this season.
We haven’t been able to get anyone near his level to replace him.

[Bentley Bullet]

Losing Tomlin has been our biggest loss this season.
We haven’t been able to get anyone near his level to replace him.

True. He wasn't just head & shoulders above everyone else, he was torso, arse, thighs, shins and ankles above them also.