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Oldgobbin · 04-03-2007, 14:53

A lot of folks are talking a lot of sense in this thread. Yes, it is absolutely true that we were played off the park yesterday and, if anything, I think the scoreline flattered us! I also agree that it’s probably wrong to get the knives out against Coley, but surely he can see some of the areas which scream out for action. Perhaps running through yesterday’s starting line-up might focus the mind
PK He’s a young lad, who generally looks a bit nervy. (Not surprising considering what’s in front of him!) Nevertheless, he’s a good shot stopper and, in spite of his rather dodgy kicking, we could do worse
Cav. Before his injury, Cav was a yard off the pace at this level – now it’s 5 yards. If it’s lack of match fitness, then he shouldn’t have played. I can’t help wondering, though, if he reached his level in the Conference[/FONT][/SIZE]
Phil. Probably our best (or only) defender yesterday. Personally, I’d rather see him at full-back, though, especially when we had a central defender on the bench. I can only assume that there must be something dodgy about Almeida which only shows on the training ground.
Welchy. Yesterday he looked as if the last place he wanted to be was on that pitch. His confidence seems to have been rattled – I don’t know why, but at the moment he seems to be only half the player he was.
Rogers I don’t think any comment is necessary here. Suffice it to say that if I were in Leam Richardson’s boots I would be wondering if I must be suffering from leprosy or something not to be in the side.
Toddy. The usual 150%. What he may lack in skill, he certainly makes up for in effort and commitment. As Coley says, if only we had another 10 like him!
Proccy. Tried hard and, especially in the second half, showed a lot of determination. Again, not the most skilful player, but at least he played as if he wanted to win.
Grant. A disappointment.- and not for the first time. He seems a bit too laid back, especially when, as yesterday, we have our backs to the wall. I’d hoped he would be the kind of player to take a game by the scruff of the neck and make things happen. Alas, this is something we haven’t yet seen from him.
Shaun. The less said about yesterday’s showing the better! I think he has the makings of a very good player. Yesterday, though, he was predictable, and it was all too easy for the defenders to deal with him. Unfortunately he seemed to lack the versatility to attempt something a bit different.
Paul. As usual, ploughing a lone furrow, with lack of support. It is starting to worry me a little that he is not winning the amount of headers he used to, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say he’s past his peak, because I know he’s likely to prove me wrong! (at least I hope so!)
Rommy . A touch of class, as usual, but he can’t do it on his own, especially when he’s constantly having to change his position. I know Ian Craney used to talk to him and organise him when he played in the middle of the park. Now he has no-one to do this – and it shows.
Subs. Probably not fair to say too much about them. I thought Leam was 1000% better than Rogers had been, Mangy was a threat and got a deserved goal and Jay was his usual battlng self.
Okay. Those are only my humble opinions – and I’m there to be shot down. However, harking slightly back to last week, I will say that at least I stayed until the end, which is more than I can say for a certain RW who was heading hot-foot for the exit after Rochdale scored their penalty!
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Oldgobbin Full Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 554 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 57	Re: The official'Doing over the Dale' match thread. A lot of folks are talking a lot of sense in this thread. Yes, it is absolutely true that we were played off the park yesterday and, if anything, I think the scoreline flattered us! I also agree that it’s probably wrong to get the knives out against Coley, but surely he can see some of the areas which scream out for action. Perhaps running through yesterday’s starting line-up might focus the mind PK He’s a young lad, who generally looks a bit nervy. (Not surprising considering what’s in front of him!) Nevertheless, he’s a good shot stopper and, in spite of his rather dodgy kicking, we could do worse Cav. Before his injury, Cav was a yard off the pace at this level – now it’s 5 yards. If it’s lack of match fitness, then he shouldn’t have played. I can’t help wondering, though, if he reached his level in the Conference[/FONT][/SIZE] Phil. Probably our best (or only) defender yesterday. Personally, I’d rather see him at full-back, though, especially when we had a central defender on the bench. I can only assume that there must be something dodgy about Almeida which only shows on the training ground. Welchy. Yesterday he looked as if the last place he wanted to be was on that pitch. His confidence seems to have been rattled – I don’t know why, but at the moment he seems to be only half the player he was. Rogers I don’t think any comment is necessary here. Suffice it to say that if I were in Leam Richardson’s boots I would be wondering if I must be suffering from leprosy or something not to be in the side. Toddy. The usual 150%. What he may lack in skill, he certainly makes up for in effort and commitment. As Coley says, if only we had another 10 like him! Proccy. Tried hard and, especially in the second half, showed a lot of determination. Again, not the most skilful player, but at least he played as if he wanted to win. Grant. A disappointment.- and not for the first time. He seems a bit too laid back, especially when, as yesterday, we have our backs to the wall. I’d hoped he would be the kind of player to take a game by the scruff of the neck and make things happen. Alas, this is something we haven’t yet seen from him. Shaun. The less said about yesterday’s showing the better! I think he has the makings of a very good player. Yesterday, though, he was predictable, and it was all too easy for the defenders to deal with him. Unfortunately he seemed to lack the versatility to attempt something a bit different. Paul. As usual, ploughing a lone furrow, with lack of support. It is starting to worry me a little that he is not winning the amount of headers he used to, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say he’s past his peak, because I know he’s likely to prove me wrong! (at least I hope so!) Rommy . A touch of class, as usual, but he can’t do it on his own, especially when he’s constantly having to change his position. I know Ian Craney used to talk to him and organise him when he played in the middle of the park. Now he has no-one to do this – and it shows. Subs. Probably not fair to say too much about them. I thought Leam was 1000% better than Rogers had been, Mangy was a threat and got a deserved goal and Jay was his usual battlng self. Okay. Those are only my humble opinions – and I’m there to be shot down. However, harking slightly back to last week, I will say that at least I stayed until the end, which is more than I can say for a certain RW who was heading hot-foot for the exit after Rochdale scored their penalty! <o></o> Last edited by Oldgobbin; 04-03-2007 at 14:56.