Out fought, out thought, out managed.

[BillyStubbsTears]

No doubt about it, we’re impotent against teams who ‘sit’. Not an attribute to take into the play-off’s!

Been saying it all season.

If you can play  a disciplined low block against us, we are truly clueless. It's happened week after week after week. Today was just that on steroids.

Week after week after week. Yet we can go 2nd if we win our next game. Interesting take.

Because we have enough to regularly batter the weaker sides in this division. But against well organised defences, we struggle every week.

[drfchound]

No doubt about it, we’re impotent against teams who ‘sit’. Not an attribute to take into the play-off’s!

Been saying it all season.

If you can play  a disciplined low block against us, we are truly clueless. It's happened week after week after week. Today was just that on steroids.

Week after week after week. Yet we can go 2nd if we win our next game. Interesting take.

No doubt about it, we’re impotent against teams who ‘sit’. Not an attribute to take into the play-off’s!

Been saying it all season.

If you can play  a disciplined low block against us, we are truly clueless. It's happened week after week after week. Today was just that on steroids.

What happened in all the games we won then against teams with a low block?
We’ve won a lot more than we’ve lost this season,
But listening to folk like tou, you wouldn’t believe it

Yep, agreed, only two teams have won more L2 games than us so far and if we win on Tuesday, no teams will have won more games than us.
Also, only three teams have scored more goals than us and we have only had two matches in which we have scored four times so the goals have been well spread.

[danumdon]

The big concern for me was our inability to see the problem in front of us and change the plan to deal with it.

They go down to 10 and we struggle to puncture their low block, we move the ball too slowly and to lateral to catch a break.

I'm not sure why we didn't swap our wide players about to get Mols into the game, he gets marked out of it, sulks and we struggle. We bring on a midfielder who then strugglers to make an impression? and then cap it off taking off the only player who has pace up front? we really do make it hard for ourselves and you have to question the rationale behind some of our decision making both on the park and certainly of it.

This team now needs to push on and ensure promotion as i just don't fancy our chances in the playoffs. The big problem then will be the close season rebuild because this team is too slow, too weak and has limited vision to ensure survival in the next tier.

Like BST has been saying every week, we have struggled against the better teams in this league, the best teams in this league would all be prime candidates to come straight back down under current performances.

A point from a game where we could of got none is a plus especially with the results elsewhere but we do like to make our fanbase suffer.

Typical Donny!

[drfchound]

I bet that fans of lots of clubs are saying just the same things dd.

[GazLaz]

No doubt about it, we’re impotent against teams who ‘sit’. Not an attribute to take into the play-off’s!

Been saying it all season.

If you can play  a disciplined low block against us, we are truly clueless. It's happened week after week after week. Today was just that on steroids.

Week after week after week. Yet we can go 2nd if we win our next game. Interesting take.

No doubt about it, we’re impotent against teams who ‘sit’. Not an attribute to take into the play-off’s!

Been saying it all season.

If you can play  a disciplined low block against us, we are truly clueless. It's happened week after week after week. Today was just that on steroids.

What happened in all the games we won then against teams with a low block?
We’ve won a lot more than we’ve lost this season,
But listening to folk like tou, you wouldn’t believe it

Look at the games we have won this season and how much possession we have had… the majority of our wins have come against teams that at least try to play a bit. Harrogate one I remember where we beat a team that camps in, struggled against teams like that generally tho.

[normal rules]

I bet that fans of lots of clubs are saying just the same things dd.

Except port vale. I’d imagine they are fairly chipper tonight.

[Stocksbridge Owl]

Wow! Some of the comments on here are truly mind boggling and seem to be completely divorced from reality.

You’re not vintage 1970 Brazil! You’re not going to batter teams every week, never mind teams fighting just as hard as you to get into automatic or play off places.

What you are is a very, very good League 2 side with a great manager, good owners and a very decent fan base that can create a great atmosphere.

You’re in a league position that most other teams in the division would kill for and it’s still all to play for.

I get that as football fans we’re often irrational and it’s easy to think that you should put in a performance every week, whoever the opponents but some of you need a serious reality check.

The bare facts are though that you must be doing something very right to be where you are right now.

[drfchound]

I bet that fans of lots of clubs are saying just the same things dd.

Except port vale. I’d imagine they are fairly chipper tonight.

Yes, they will be tonight but throughout the season it will have been plenty of moaning and groaning from their fans too.
They are the title favourites IMO now.

[dickos1]

Wow! Some of the comments on here are truly mind boggling and seem to be completely divorced from reality.

You’re not vintage 1970 Brazil! You’re not going to batter teams every week, never mind teams fighting just as hard as you to get into automatic or play off places.

What you are is a very, very good League 2 side with a great manager, good owners and a very decent fan base that can create a great atmosphere.

You’re in a league position that most other teams in the division would kill for and it’s still all to play for.

I get that as football fans we’re often irrational and it’s easy to think that you should put in a performance every week, whoever the opponents but some of you need a serious reality check.

The bare facts are though that you must be doing something very right to be where you are right now.

Again, exactly right!
You will find this forum is full of folk who can’t wait to complain and be negative
One point off automatics with a game in hand and anyone would think we’re about to be relegated

[adamtherover]

Wow! Some of the comments on here are truly mind boggling and seem to be completely divorced from reality.

You’re not vintage 1970 Brazil! You’re not going to batter teams every week, never mind teams fighting just as hard as you to get into automatic or play off places.

What you are is a very, very good League 2 side with a great manager, good owners and a very decent fan base that can create a great atmosphere.

You’re in a league position that most other teams in the division would kill for and it’s still all to play for.

I get that as football fans we’re often irrational and it’s easy to think that you should put in a performance every week, whoever the opponents but some of you need a serious reality check.

The bare facts are though that you must be doing something very right to be where you are right now.

well said...

[ForsolongaRover]

Wow! Some of the comments on here are truly mind boggling and seem to be completely divorced from reality.

You’re not vintage 1970 Brazil! You’re not going to batter teams every week, never mind teams fighting just as hard as you to get into automatic or play off places.

What you are is a very, very good League 2 side with a great manager, good owners and a very decent fan base that can create a great atmosphere.

You’re in a league position that most other teams in the division would kill for and it’s still all to play for.

I get that as football fans we’re often irrational and it’s easy to think that you should put in a performance every week, whoever the opponents but some of you need a serious reality check.

The bare facts are though that you must be doing something very right to be where you are right now.

The point here Stocksbridge is that if we were commenting on where we are in the league and in relation to our rivals such unhappiness would seem “irrational”. But for fans like we all are, each match is the latest episode in the journey and we go into it with hope and in this case come away with disappointment. As a fan we could stay at home and contemplate where we are in the Table and relish the woes of our rivals, but we crave good football and convincing performances that boost our pride in our team. We might get home after a good win and find that we have not improved our position in the table, but the true fan is more content than if his team have played dismally yet not lost ground in the Table. That would be scant consolation. But

Today we were disappointed as we have been all too frequently this season and we can see that in a sense we are where we are by default.

We certainly are not “negative” we are vibrantly positive in our hopes and ambitions and see those who regard themselves as “positive” on the back of mediocrity as the odd men out.

[redarmi66]

I bet that fans of lots of clubs are saying just the same things dd.

Except port vale. I’d imagine they are fairly chipper tonight.

Yes and last week it was Bradford. Plenty of twists and turns left yet! We are right in the mix.

[Herman Hessian]

The bare facts are though that you must be doing something very right to be where you are right now.

don't let facts get in the way of a good moan though - perceived wisdom on here is that the only reason that Rovers are in their current position is that the rest of the teams in the division are all shite...

[dickos1]

We are where we are by default
If that’s not a comment to end all negative comments then I don’t know what is

[BillyStubbsTears]

Wow! Some of the comments on here are truly mind boggling and seem to be completely divorced from reality.

You’re not vintage 1970 Brazil! You’re not going to batter teams every week, never mind teams fighting just as hard as you to get into automatic or play off places.

What you are is a very, very good League 2 side with a great manager, good owners and a very decent fan base that can create a great atmosphere.

You’re in a league position that most other teams in the division would kill for and it’s still all to play for.

I get that as football fans we’re often irrational and it’s easy to think that you should put in a performance every week, whoever the opponents but some of you need a serious reality check.

The bare facts are though that you must be doing something very right to be where you are right now.

SO

The issue is that we are bankrolled this season to a very generous level for L2, but we've picked up just 4 points against top 10 opponents in the past 11 games stretching back almost 6 months.

We are a very, very ordinary side plus Luke Molyneux. When he has an off day like today, we are a very, very ordinary side.

[Ryaldinhio]

We are where we are by default
If that’s not a comment to end all negative comments then I don’t know what is

How do you know it's a very generous level for L2?

I've been asking this for a while.

I appreciate TB backing but who knows what has been spent and what scale to judge it against?

For me I would say its among the top 4-6 in the league and we performing around that, maybe slightly above that?

[dickos1]

It’s totally irrelevant who we’ve picked the points up against, we’ve got 5 games left and win our game on Tuesday and we go 2nd, yet people like you keep going on about how ordinary we are etc etc, it’s great that someone from the outside has come in taken a look and told you all how pathetic you’re all being

[Ryaldinhio]

It’s totally irrelevant who we’ve picked the points up against, we’ve got 5 games left and win our game on Tuesday and we go 2nd, yet people like you keep going on about how ordinary we are etc etc, it’s great that someone from the outside has come in taken a look and told you all how pathetic you’re all being

Not sure if that's for me Dickos? Hope not because I have been saying all season that we are up there!

Tuesday is massive now, not be all and end all, but 3 points would be a big step in the right direction.

[Draytonian III]

Before today’s kick off what position were Wimbledon in  ?

[dickos1]

It’s totally irrelevant who we’ve picked the points up against, we’ve got 5 games left and win our game on Tuesday and we go 2nd, yet people like you keep going on about how ordinary we are etc etc, it’s great that someone from the outside has come in taken a look and told you all how pathetic you’re all being

Not sure if that's for me Dickos? Hope not because I have been saying all season that we are up there!

Tuesday is massive now, not be all and end all, but 3 points would be a big step in the right direction.

No mate,
Was replying to the negative chap who posted before you

[BillyStubbsTears]

It’s totally irrelevant who we’ve picked the points up against, we’ve got 5 games left and win our game on Tuesday and we go 2nd, yet people like you keep going on about how ordinary we are etc etc, it’s great that someone from the outside has come in taken a look and told you all how pathetic you’re all being

It isn't irrelevant though is it?

Because four of our final 5 games are against sides currently in the top 10. And we are still showing no sign of improvement against those sides.

We MIGHT still step up, but you are being wilfully blind and trusting to luck if you ignore that record.

[Draytonian III]

Before today’s kick off what position were Wimbledon in  ?

Anyone know

[DonnyBiz]

5th

[Lesonthewest]

In GM interview he talks about overloading down the sides with Sterry and Senior get further and doubling up. But Grant what about trying to Molyneux on the left and Gibson on the right using their natural foot getting behind the defence putting in crosses. Could have had Ironside and Street together especially after they went down to 10.

Never mentioned today!
But he came on against 10 men last week with 13 mins to go with the score at 0-0 and we won 2-0. With him being heavily involved in one of the goals and playing well.
Of course if you’re a manager with the same scenario you’d try it again
But just because you have some kind of negative onsession as you do with most of our players then you go on about why we shouldn’t of brought him on 

Just to confirm it's obsession not onsession, & also should have, not should of. You are also creating things in your head again to try to back up your argument, it's a complete & utter phallacy that I have a negative, (there's your favourite word again) obsession with most of our players, complete & utter rubbish. He didn't play well last week, & he didn't today. No big deal, just the wrong substitution in my opinion. Crack on making things up & throwing out your little insults.

In your opinion he didn’t play well last week,
In mine and the managers he did!
And deserved a go again today,
In the minutes he’s played over the last two games we’ve scored 3 and conceded none, in those same games when he’s been on the bench we’ve scored zero and conceded 1.
Seems to me he’s made an impact, if he came on and scored a hat trick you’d find an excuse why.

And don’t pretend you aren’t negative, you’re up there with the most negative on this forum and have been for years

Never mentioned today!
But he came on against 10 men last week with 13 mins to go with the score at 0-0 and we won 2-0. With him being heavily involved in one of the goals and playing well.
Of course if you’re a manager with the same scenario you’d try it again
But just because you have some kind of negative onsession as you do with most of our players then you go on about why we shouldn’t of brought him on 

Just to confirm it's obsession not onsession, & also should have, not should of. You are also creating things in your head again to try to back up your argument, it's a complete & utter phallacy that I have a negative, (there's your favourite word again) obsession with most of our players, complete & utter rubbish. He didn't play well last week, & he didn't today. No big deal, just the wrong substitution in my opinion. Crack on making things up & throwing out your little insults.

In your opinion he didn’t play well last week,
In mine and the managers he did!
And deserved a go again today,
In the minutes he’s played over the last two games we’ve scored 3 and conceded none, in those same games when he’s been on the bench we’ve scored zero and conceded 1.
Seems to me he’s made an impact, if he came on and scored a hat trick you’d find an excuse why.

And don’t pretend you aren’t negative, you’re up there with the most negative on this forum and have been for years

Never mentioned today!
But he came on against 10 men last week with 13 mins to go with the score at 0-0 and we won 2-0. With him being heavily involved in one of the goals and playing well.
Of course if you’re a manager with the same scenario you’d try it again
But just because you have some kind of negative onsession as you do with most of our players then you go on about why we shouldn’t of brought him on 

Just to confirm it's obsession not onsession, & also should have, not should of. You are also creating things in your head again to try to back up your argument, it's a complete & utter phallacy that I have a negative, (there's your favourite word again) obsession with most of our players, complete & utter rubbish. He didn't play well last week, & he didn't today. No big deal, just the wrong substitution in my opinion. Crack on making things up & throwing out your little insults.

In your opinion he didn’t play well last week,
In mine and the managers he did!
And deserved a go again today,
In the minutes he’s played over the last two games we’ve scored 3 and conceded none, in those same games when he’s been on the bench we’ve scored zero and conceded 1.
Seems to me he’s made an impact, if he came on and scored a hat trick you’d find an excuse why.

And don’t pretend you aren’t negative, you’re up there with the most negative on this forum and have been for years

Never mentioned today!
But he came on against 10 men last week with 13 mins to go with the score at 0-0 and we won 2-0. With him being heavily involved in one of the goals and playing well.
Of course if you’re a manager with the same scenario you’d try it again
But just because you have some kind of negative onsession as you do with most of our players then you go on about why we shouldn’t of brought him on 

Just to confirm it's obsession not onsession, & also should have, not should of. You are also creating things in your head again to try to back up your argument, it's a complete & utter phallacy that I have a negative, (there's your favourite word again) obsession with most of our players, complete & utter rubbish. He didn't play well last week, & he didn't today. No big deal, just the wrong substitution in my opinion. Crack on making things up & throwing out your little insults.

In your opinion he didn’t play well last week,
In mine and the managers he did!
And deserved a go again today,
In the minutes he’s played over the last two games we’ve scored 3 and conceded none, in those same games when he’s been on the bench we’ve scored zero and conceded 1.
Seems to me he’s made an impact, if he came on and scored a hat trick you’d find an excuse why.

And don’t pretend you aren’t negative, you’re up there with the most negative on this forum and have been for years

No doubt about it, we’re impotent against teams who ‘sit’. Not an attribute to take into the play-off’s!

Been saying it all season.

If you can play  a disciplined low block against us, we are truly clueless. It's happened week after week after week. Today was just that on steroids.

Week after week after week. Yet we can go 2nd if we win our next game. Interesting take.

No doubt about it, we’re impotent against teams who ‘sit’. Not an attribute to take into the play-off’s!

Been saying it all season.

If you can play  a disciplined low block against us, we are truly clueless. It's happened week after week after week. Today was just that on steroids.

What happened in all the games we won then against teams with a low block?
We’ve won a lot more than we’ve lost this season,
But listening to folk like tou, you wouldn’t believe it

Never mentioned today!
But he came on against 10 men last week with 13 mins to go with the score at 0-0 and we won 2-0. With him being heavily involved in one of the goals and playing well.
Of course if you’re a manager with the same scenario you’d try it again
But just because you have some kind of negative onsession as you do with most of our players then you go on about why we shouldn’t of brought him on 

Just to confirm it's obsession not onsession, & also should have, not should of. You are also creating things in your head again to try to back up your argument, it's a complete & utter phallacy that I have a negative, (there's your favourite word again) obsession with most of our players, complete & utter rubbish. He didn't play well last week, & he didn't today. No big deal, just the wrong substitution in my opinion. Crack on making things up & throwing out your little insults.

In your opinion he didn’t play well last week,
In mine and the managers he did!
And deserved a go again today,
In the minutes he’s played over the last two games we’ve scored 3 and conceded none, in those same games when he’s been on the bench we’ve scored zero and conceded 1.
Seems to me he’s made an impact, if he came on and scored a hat trick you’d find an excuse why.

And don’t pretend you aren’t negative, you’re up there with the most negative on this forum and have been for years

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Exactly, my opinion. You really do struggle to to read other posters opinions without posting little insults don't you. Pretending? Oh dear how sad & immature can you get. No negativity here (there's your word again), just my opinion on the game. Keep going with your petty insults to posters.

[Sammy Chung was King]

Hardly anything to lose sleep over. There's a reason they have only conceded 31 before today. They're a tough nut to crack.

It’s a good point South, that they are solid defensively. The team we have can’t move the ball quick enough to catch these type of teams out. We have an over reliance on Molyneux to create the spark. If teams keep him quiet then usually it’s game up for us.
We haven’t got anybody in midfield that controls the game, that is why we can’t turn those draws into wins at times.

A bit of perspective, we have drawn with a side that are just behind us in the playoffs .
I thought our supporters had seen a lot of seasons coming towards the end in the past. When have results gone to plan?
The end of the season always springs up funny results, odd happenings, like Billy Sharp getting sent off.

It would be great if we had a Sean O’ Driscoll style team, playing great football but we don’t have that. We found a way to get something out of the game. I’m disappointed we are not top, I thought by now we would be, but there isn’t a lot between any of the top four.
What I don’t understand is how Sbarra has been turned into a midfielder with no goal threat, the guy has been banging goals in for a few years now. A fair few teams wanted him.

I see us still going up as champions but it’s going to be tight. Just as we’ve dropped points, Port Vale and the others will.
We need other options than just relying on Molyneux. Somehow we have to get a midfield that can run a game. We have a decent side as shown by being fourth. It’s all down to the players whether they want it enough to go up as champions.

[Avsuptem]

I am the eternal optimist but like many on here I have waited all season for us to really click into gear and it just hasn't  happened. The fact is the only reason we are in the mix at all is because it is an unusually low points tally for all the top 6, in another year we might be languishing in 7th or 8th place with 71 points at this stage. At the same time we have been desperately close to a different picture, if only Walsall had not equalised, if yesterday's referee had played the extra time he should have in the 1st half yesterday when we were mullering them, we might easily have won by 2 clear goals based on dominance / shots on goal. In which case we would be sitting pretty now and looking good for no. 1 spot. There is an element of one man team about us this season with most oppo doubling  or trebling up on Mols to keep him out of the game, they couldn't do that last year when we had Adelakun as well. It's been the oddest of seasons, Sharp's stupidity yesterday doesn't help and the loss of Olowu for these last games is a major factor. My heart says top 3 but my head says different, whichever it will be it sure is a hell of a gripping ride.

[wilts rover]

No doubt about it, we’re impotent against teams who ‘sit’. Not an attribute to take into the play-off’s!

Been saying it all season.

If you can play  a disciplined low block against us, we are truly clueless. It's happened week after week after week. Today was just that on steroids.

Week after week after week. Yet we can go 2nd if we win our next game. Interesting take.

What happened in all the games we won then against teams with a low block?

Which games are you talking about? Where we have beaten teams playing a low block?

[dickos1]

No doubt about it, we’re impotent against teams who ‘sit’. Not an attribute to take into the play-off’s!

Been saying it all season.

If you can play  a disciplined low block against us, we are truly clueless. It's happened week after week after week. Today was just that on steroids.

Week after week after week. Yet we can go 2nd if we win our next game. Interesting take.

What happened in all the games we won then against teams with a low block?

Which games are you talking about? Where we have beaten teams playing a low block?

Carlisle, Tranmere, harrogate, Gillingham, Accrington, Morecambe, Newport

[GazLaz]

It’s totally irrelevant who we’ve picked the points up against, we’ve got 5 games left and win our game on Tuesday and we go 2nd, yet people like you keep going on about how ordinary we are etc etc, it’s great that someone from the outside has come in taken a look and told you all how pathetic you’re all being

It isn't irrelevant though is it?

Because four of our final 5 games are against sides currently in the top 10. And we are still showing no sign of improvement against those sides.

We MIGHT still step up, but you are being wilfully blind and trusting to luck if you ignore that record.

It’s not irrelevant if we are in the playoffs also.

[Filo]

I am the eternal optimist but like many on here I have waited all season for us to really click into gear and it just hasn't  happened. The fact is the only reason we are in the mix at all is because it is an unusually low points tally for all the top 6, in another year we might be languishing in 7th or 8th place with 71 points at this stage. At the same time we have been desperately close to a different picture, if only Walsall had not equalised, if yesterday's referee had played the extra time he should have in the 1st half yesterday when we were mullering them, we might easily have won by 2 clear goals based on dominance / shots on goal. In which case we would be sitting pretty now and looking good for no. 1 spot. There is an element of one man team about us this season with most oppo doubling  or trebling up on Mols to keep him out of the game, they couldn't do that last year when we had Adelakun as well. It's been the oddest of seasons, Sharp's stupidity yesterday doesn't help and the loss of Olowu for these last games is a major factor. My heart says top 3 but my head says different, whichever it will be it sure is a hell of a gripping ride.

Last season we finished 5th on 71 points