That should have been double figures

[Filo]

Great result but we have to be more ruthless with these gilt edge chances

[andysly]

Certainly deserved 5 or 6. But 3-1 returned me £36 on correct score bet so alls good

[Northants Nomad]

3-0 up - understand the subs to get people some game time, but definitely weaker as a result of them.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

I didn't mind the subs but why oh why, do we start messing around at the back v 10 men? So unnecessary, so silly, so lazy.

We just didn't use our brains well enough but even then, 4 or 5 goal margin should have been achievable.

[Spud]

5 or 6-0 would have been a fair reflection of the game, frustrating but take the win & hope we take the chances on boxing day.

[Filo]

I didn't mind the subs but why oh why, do we start messing around at the back v 10 men? So unnecessary, so silly, so lazy.

We just didn't use our brains well enough but even then, 4 or 5 goal margin should have been achievable.

V 10 men and we bring everyone back at corners, surely leaving one up takes an already short on numbers another couple of players out of the box

[ravenrover]

4 very good saves by their keeper 2nd half and a vital one by TSL 1st half

[donnievic]

I didn't mind the subs but why oh why, do we start messing around at the back v 10 men? So unnecessary, so silly, so lazy.

We just didn't use our brains well enough but even then, 4 or 5 goal margin should have been achievable.

it wasn’t silly though as they need to come and close us down and can pass through them with 10 men it’s when you try and do a 40 yard millionaire pass across the back line but it’s ok it was McGrath so will be swept under carpet

[coventryrover]

I do think Gibson and Luke should have done better with their one on ones.   Even if it was to put more power on the shot

[DollyRover]

I was worried first half, they seemed to be able to get through us (thankfully without end product). Especially with that linesman who i can only assume got lost on his way to the away end.
But in the end the quality showed and we were comfortable. On to the next and try and get a run of results

[DonnyBazR0ver]

I didn't mind the subs but why oh why, do we start messing around at the back v 10 men? So unnecessary, so silly, so lazy.

We just didn't use our brains well enough but even then, 4 or 5 goal margin should have been achievable.

it wasn’t silly though as they need to come and close us down and can pass through them with 10 men it’s when you try and do a 40 yard millionaire pass across the back line but it’s ok it was McGrath so will be swept under carpet

Let me clarify, I don't mind the playing out from the back. The silly part was McGrath having 2 or 3 opportunities in quick succession to play a simple pass to Close, but stood there like he was Beckenbaur....just give the pass...then he tries the silly long pass when there's no need.

He had a couple of wobbles today which shows he is still a bit naive. Thankfully, he's still got plenty to admire.

There of course were times when multiple players gave the ball away without being under too much pressure.

On the positive side, there was some good passages of play and I was impressed with my first close up viewing of Emmanuel.

[Spud]

Mention for Broadbent today, steady performance, always looks to pass forward, & they usually find their man. Would rather have him on the pitch than Close tbh.

[drfchound]

Mention for Broadbent today, steady performance, always looks to pass forward, & they usually find their man. Would rather have him on the pitch than Close tbh.

Agreed on Broadbent.
He was good again today.

[Lesonthewest]

Cracking 3 points, thought both full backs were excellent today along with Kelly, not the perfect performance but signs we are improving with better forward play. Onwards & upwards.

[Padge_DRFC]

Mention for Broadbent today, steady performance, always looks to pass forward, & they usually find their man. Would rather have him on the pitch than Close tbh.

He seems late to a lot of things and looks like he's running on sand. Frustrates me a lot to be honest.

[Butchers Red]

Mention for Broadbent today, steady performance, always looks to pass forward, & they usually find their man. Would rather have him on the pitch than Close tbh.

He seems late to a lot of things and looks like he's running on sand. Frustrates me a lot to be honest.

Quite the opposite to me - he get's sold some short passes yet manages to make up the ground and recover the situation, only my opinion but I thought he had another very solid game today.

[monkeytennis]

I do think Gibson and Luke should have done better with their one on ones.   Even if it was to put more power on the shot

Agreed. Thankfully we had Kelly and Hurst there to show them what to do when one on one. Hope they took notice.

[Pancho Regan]

I didn't mind the subs but why oh why, do we start messing around at the back v 10 men? So unnecessary, so silly, so lazy.

We just didn't use our brains well enough but even then, 4 or 5 goal margin should have been achievable.

it wasn’t silly though as they need to come and close us down and can pass through them with 10 men it’s when you try and do a 40 yard millionaire pass across the back line but it’s ok it was McGrath so will be swept under carpet

Can’t disagree with that donnievic, it was a dreadful attempt at a ‘Hollywood’ pass by Jay which gift-wrapped a goal for Tranmere.

But he’ll learn from mistakes like that.

A 5-0 win would not have flattered us and would have sent us all home skipping and dancing in our Santa hats but hey, 3-1 is a good win and the performance was excellent.

[donnievic]

I didn't mind the subs but why oh why, do we start messing around at the back v 10 men? So unnecessary, so silly, so lazy.

We just didn't use our brains well enough but even then, 4 or 5 goal margin should have been achievable.

it wasn’t silly though as they need to come and close us down and can pass through them with 10 men it’s when you try and do a 40 yard millionaire pass across the back line but it’s ok it was McGrath so will be swept under carpet

Can’t disagree with that donnievic, it was a dreadful attempt at a ‘Hollywood’ pass by Jay which gift-wrapped a goal for Tranmere.

But he’ll learn from mistakes like that.

A 5-0 win would not have flattered us and would have sent us all home skipping and dancing in our Santa hats but hey, 3-1 is a good win and the performance was excellent.

he will I’m sure but if it had been say Anderson or sterry trying it they would of of been slaughtered for it

[StocksArmy]

Strange game in my opinion. I think the result masked a hell of a lot of poor play. Thought Gibson and Moly in particular were woeful and Tranmere could argue if they scored first we would have struggled to break them down with how things were going before Olowu scored. I thought we were flat and barring Kelly trying to grab a hold of the game we were shocking and that continued until we got the second. Having said that there is no denying that it really should be double figures and we did score 3 good goals. Just think there are a lot of players under performing at the moment.

[The Dav]

I couldn’t have put that summary better myself, I said to my mate at half time if performances don’t improve in the next half a dozen games or so then Grant will potentially start to lose the support of our fans ! Just my opinion like.

[TheFunk]

I completely agree. I walked away yesterday feeling flat and underwhelmed. So many easy passes went astray and so many poor first touches. It was a game that highlighted our lack of killer instinct and hopefully our inferior goal difference doesn't deny us at the end of the season.

[drfchound]

The other thing that didn’t help the cause, in my opinion of course, was that the crowd was very quiet for most of the game.
Only a couple of renditions of “we’ve got McCann” as well.

[selby]

  The next game will be a better game to see where we are at, and winning a game while not at your best is normally the sign of a good side, which we have the potential to be.

[Dutch Uncle]

I completely agree. I walked away yesterday feeling flat and underwhelmed. So many easy passes went astray and so many poor first touches. It was a game that highlighted our lack of killer instinct and hopefully our inferior goal difference doesn't deny us at the end of the season.

While I agree to an extent, it is clear we do have the quality, and just maybe this win and the three goals is what was required to give a desperately needed boost of confidence. Let's hope so 

[selby]

  The win yesterday was more important than the performance, something to build on. while we have some players of potential and others that have reached their ceiling as individuals and if we go up may not be of the right calibre.
  That is now the managements job, mainly everyone we bring in needs to be better than what we have now, or potentially have it in them to be so with good coaching.
  We stagnated for two to three seasons, we cannot afford for it to happen again.

[RoversInSpain]

Think our expectations have gone a bit weird.
Lots of critical comments about yesterday.
Did we really score 3 goals, hit the post twice and in addition have 10 shots on target, with some very good build up play, plus their keeper was probably man of the match.
Apparently we’re 3rd now, with an appetite to add players (with some physicality??) in January… enjoy it more folks!

[GazLaz]

Teams score less good chances than people imagine/ think they should. It was an improved awaking effort against a really poor side that ended up going down to 10 men to compound that. We need to build on that against better teams.

[ravenrover]

Take Liverpool last night could have been 8 or 9 with the chances they created, it's not just at our level