We’re much better this half and still much worse than SFU

Kamenski massive saves. Ash looks like he’s a 17 year old playing a man’s game.

Khadra makes so many bad decisions

Pickering with two horrible crosses in a row.

Dack looking on the the bench must be going mad

From a corner we go short and play it all the way back to Kamenski….criminal.

Gally has been our second best player after Ayala. And he’s been bang average.

Agreed. The only passes we put together are slowly playing it back to Kamenski to the hoof it long. Nothing forward connects.

Seems JDT “style” is to press and win the ball in midfield quickly counter. We did that 2 times in the first 5 min but haven’t pressed or won a ball outside of our last 1/3 since. We’re much to deep and give them way too much space.

Phillips saved one off the line and Kamenski had to make a save from 6 yards out. They could easily have 3 that half.

We don’t look like a championship side.

Szmodics chasing the game like a child. His bad foul after being run by leads to a goal.

As bad as you can imagine. Should be down 3

Play it all the way back from the first third to the keeper just to hoof it long? We really miss Wharton’s ability to play forward passes through the middle.

There seems a lack of belief in teammates winning the ball or keeping the ball. Very reactive instead of anticipating the play.

Weee getting battered at the moment. Should be down 1 or 2 possibly 3 by now

Excellent reaction by Kamenski. Could easily be down 1. Really need to sort out defending set pieces.

That has to be a yellow.

Or in order to convince AP to sign, we are going to ensure him first team time...which would be harder to do if we brought in another guaranteed 30 matches.

To be fair most on here wanted to keep Rothwell to give it a go…obviously that didn’t work. But all 3 had offers on the table and none signed. We had to decide, while sitting in automatic promotion position, sell 3 of the starting 11 that got us there or take a shot at promotion by keeping the side together. Would have been better to tie all three down 18 months before but that option had already passed

Feel Morton should have come on for Buckley at the half. Bucko put in a massive shift on Sunday. Worked hard in the middle then under pressure for the second half at right back. We should have a solid rotation there between Trav, Bucko and Morton. It was obvious he was off it today.

None of it matters if your front 4 cant hold the ball up for the first 45 min. We couldn't get out (wide or in the middle) because everytime the ball went forward it came right back at us.

There seemed to be a genuine lack of trust from both him and Travis in anticipating and moving to the spaces between the press. First time I’ve seen it from them. They were a step off the pace, reacting to the pass instead of instinctively moving into space. Not sure if they were knackered from Sunday, concerned with being caught out of position or just off of it. But they were poor. Hedges has gotten a lot of praise for his 3 assist but his play in the middle has been littered with give aways. Today was no different. Szmodics seems best suited to press and attack from winning the ball up the pitch…today there was no press so he was useless. I understand Dolan and Vake to start as we need to be able to rotate players when the matches come this close but neither of those two looked like championship players. As many matches that are to come we desperately need better alternatives.

The squad is simply too thin. The likes of Vale, Dolan, Edun can’t be relied upon. Pickering, Gally, Hedges should be cover cover. 3 days ago we had 2 players off with exhaustion, Gally out of his feet and the rest staggering to the finish line. No wonder the lot looks a step off it. The only one who looked to give a toss was Ayala and we know he doesn’t have to train. Reading had an extra day off without travel. bottom line is the 18 isn’t deep enough. We need 2 center halves, competition at left back, cover at right back and an attacking player.

Absolutely shite. Should have been 5-0. Second best all across the pitch. Simply not good enough. with that said still too if the league. Take a lashing from the gaffer and come back better Saturday