L 3-2 vs Bradford City (H) - League Two - Sat 20th April, 3pm

Hard to describe that game. Was mightily close, but there is no points for being close. Some decisions could be better and that hurts. So, next season.

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Gutted how it’s ended like that :pensive:

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I actually believe we had the players this year just let down by the manager.

I don’t rate him and he’s not liked by a few

Trivela need to consider how we move forward.

Twonil up at home in a game we need to win - come on indefensible - get rid

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Sadler is the common denominator. He is devoid of any tactical nouse.

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If Doncaster win midweek they will have 70 points even if we win on Saturday we can only get 68

It’s frustrating but there are clear things to do now to get right for August.

As you say identify an RWB similar to Gordon and get them in early for pre season. No messing around with Knowles there anymore.

Play McEntee in central defence. It’s not hard Mat.

Sign Faal or that type on a permanent. This is where Trivela also need to step up.

Sure they’ll be other issues but that would be an o.k starting basis for August and what’s looking a much weaker league 2 than this season.

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I’ll sleep on it before reserving true judgement, our game management today was exceptionally poor, but we still created enough chances to win that game. After our fabulous winning run i make it 11 points from our last 10 games and that’s bottom 6 form. It’s very much been in our hands, even average form would have us in pole position going into next week but we’ve come up a bit short ultimately.

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The required subs wasn’t made when we was was getting exposed in defence , anything in the air they was a threat ,so what does Sadler do wait till we go behind instead of combatting the physical and aerial threat ,

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Sadler out. We are only in the mix cause our goalkeeping coach knows his set pieces.

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As the chant goes ā€œ2 nil and we fooked it upā€

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In the last 3 games we have created enough chances to win 10 games :joy:

If only we had a natural finisher on our books! Not sure its that simplistic but I just don’t get it. Need some quality forward additions because DJ is off.

I hope its not something we look back on and regret. But, in Trivela we trust

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Thats proper bolloxed my weekend that has. Was so confident at 2-0. That’s what makes it worse.

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I repeat.

That style of football will not get us promoted.

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@Thanatos Agreed.

Imagine this group COACHED and MANAGED RIGHT.

With someone with a bit of tactical nouse.

May Sadler has failed. No better than any other manager we have had in Div 4. Just clueless.

Hang around in this Division too long and you land yourself in trouble. We need to get out of this Division NOW.

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Very much a showcase of the season.

Promising, flattered to deceive - no end product or backbone when it mattered.

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What’s worse is Bradford were awful, genuinely poor but our defensive work was equally poor.

Faal has a nice scoring ratio…6 in 19 and he certainly could’ve scored more with actual composure.

You sign him. This is on Trivela now as it’s something Peterborough would do with his age and potential so if you’re looking to start a similar model at this club he’s right on the doorstep.

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Exactly this for me. Hope we go into next week with something to play for, but if not then we’ve been as close as we have been since relegation so we’ve got to see that as progress.

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The problem is i don’t think Sadler knows how to get good players into this club…

He hasn’t got the contacts and probably the know-how to persuade decent players to Walsall.

Without that we are gonna get average players and stay in Leauge 2.

We need a manger who can attract good players here.