That is it in a nutshell and it is intensely frustrating. When we had our run of wins, it was on the back of solid defence with dangerous attacks. More or less, we still looked dangerous - even yesterday we had plenty of shots and chances to score - but we have been leaking so many goals from simple crosses.
I did not see players failing to put in the effort but I did see players losing it when the third goal went in. To their credit, they did resettle the ship and carried on until the end.
One good thing, possibly the only one, was that Jellis looks to have potential. He obviously works hard and demonstrated he has some skill too. He could turn out to be a very astute signing.
Nope not on the field team wise .yet ,start next season in same league.missed opportunity playoffs this year .poor last 10 games ,solid base for next season grave reservations. await the retaining list .then Iâll tell you my thoughts on Trivela and any difference.
I think thatâs a very telling statement. I would concur that the club is âsoftâ. Pushovers on and off the pitch. Nice people with no backbone win nothing.
The problems were arising more so when people had left their tickets with someone they were with still in their seats, which is quite common, and then they werenât allowed back inside to go back to their seats.
DJ not being able to sign was a real sliding doors moment for Flynn, DJ, and us. Iâm adamant Flynn would probably still be here now if he had, and weâd have had a much better season overall last season.
There are 3 responses that Iâd like to make to this perceptive observation, @Bags10:
1.) when Sadler rolls out his usual nonsense of âWhen weâre good, weâre very goodâ and âThatâs not like usâ, why canât journalists reply with, âwell, actually Matt, thatâs not the case.â
2.) to play devilâs advocate, the players need to accept some accountability because Iâm sure that Sadler and his analyst can see what supporters can see.
3.) in the cold light of day, its probably just as well that itâs the end of the season because, in all honesty, when I saw the starting eleven yesterday (with Matt up top and Farq back in the fold) I thought that it was the right team to face a âdirectâ Wimbledon outfit.
Point being, what else could have been done? Maybe the summer transfer window will reveal how ruthless the management team (including OâKelly) can beâŚ
By the way, I think Big Dave knows Donervan from his WBA days and wouldnât be surprised if he offered him a way out of Walsall to join Port Vale âfor a nominal feeâ in the summerâŚ
I was one of the very few who thought we should have stuck with Mick at the end of last season, there were a number of abnormal circumstances he had to deal with, that doesnât mean the latter knockings of last season were in any way acceptable but I also donât believe every time we find a performance or a rubln of form unacceptable the managers head should always be on the block.
Itâs been and gone now and here we are with Sadler and as such if the board are happy with the progress we are making,and the statement goes much further than being happy, by all accounts they are delighted with Mats work. So as such we need to be a united force and rally behind our gaffer and his players. Our chances of success are diminished hugely if there is a papable sense of dissatisfaction coming from the audience.
Foulkes was targeted last week and for how well heâs played in the last 2 months, Iâm not convinced by Allen as a centre half, especially against these physical sides.
He gives us balance being left footed, gets forward well and has a decent set piece delivery, but as a centre half he isnât going to put his head through everything.
Farquharson and Daniels are fine on that part, but theyâre obviously not 100% fit at all and they both need abit of time off now to go again next season fully fit.
I hope that Sadler gets the wages from releasing some of the high earners, to attract some new signings who start, rather than supplement the squad.
If you think about it, Evans, Matt and Riley will be on a good wage.
If we could find buyers for DJ and Donervan (eg Port Vale or Chesterfield), plus if Wrexham go in for Hutch, thatâs frees up a massive percentage of the playing budget.
I agree with a lot of that, much stronger defending balls into the box required.
There is something not right about our system though. Sadler insists on this high press, or basically players chasing around like crazy, but if you watch us we defend really deep, too deep often and stand offish. There is no cohesion between the different parts of the team and it often leaves big gaps. Iâm not a football expert, just an observation. Defenders still need to do their jobs regardless though.
I also wonder whether we could play more âtraditional full backsâ behind Liam Gordon and possibly, Knowles.
As OâKelly alluded to, we might need to rethink the formation and get rid of the 3 at the back âexperimentâ.
For example, a fit Harry Williams and McEntee would be perfectly acceptable centre halves in a flat back four.
If Hutch does leave, it does give the manager a bit more freedom to look at a 442 or 4411, or even a 433, given the players that remain in the squad. Ironically, fewer defenders might make us tighter at the back, because playing 3 is only doing what a good 2 could do, without deficiencies (that Donervon, Okagbue and arguably, Allen, blatantly had).
Not being funny, but if we had bought a bleeding right back in the summer or in January, we probably wouldnât have shipped in so many goals from crosses!!!
Attended a family 60th birthday Saturday son-in -law a mad Blue Nose and his entire family also his dad for 70years they all have a mad passion for blues half the birthday presents weâre blues related my daughter had a massive blues banner but across the house .so you can imagine the atmosphere particularly when I mentioned Villa had won 6-0 on the morning .I did my best to convince them all Bradford would give us Walsall I right pasting and Cook will score a hat trick to make them feel a bit better .then kick off 3 oâclock arrived they go down 2-0 to Norwich.everyone is checking there phones for results i keep jumping up and down when we score Iâm a right party pooperâ:joy:there a great bunch of lads though .spoke to a guy there who runs Romulus Fc had Taylor Allen there for 3 years said no way is he a CB .wing back or midfield.
