Is Lewis Holtby still playing?

That’s an understatement!!

Sorry but they are anything but good enough. Much too lightweight and easily muscled off the ball. Too many not interested in receiving the ball or putting a tackle in.

Surely we couldn’t afford the additional salary required.

There is no point having loads of forwards on if there is nobody to provide the chances. Clueless!!

We needed midfield players to create things, but the whole game we were light weight there. You have to win the midfield battles and create pressure, we couldn’t do that because we had too many forwards on who just weren’t good enough. Travis was working his nuts off and Davenport did well whilst he was on, but why take him off?!! Elliot hasn’t been good enough for a few games now, it’s like playing with 10 men when he doesn’t perform. What formation was TM playing? He is a bit clueless at times. Throwing a load of forwards on and hoping they will come up with something is not tactics. Why have we gone back to hoof ball when the pitch seemed in decent nick. It meant that we couldn’t get a decent head of speed going. Dack was also completely ineffective. Maybe I should really have calmed down before I posted, but I feel so frustrated right now. No real tactics so we got what we deserved. Nothing!!

If it gets us close then I will still consider it a success as we will be more likely to attract good signings (permanent) in the future to enable another crack at promotion. Also losing games playing our young players who are not ready might bring fears of relegation and have the opposite effect on future player recruitment.

Totally agree, the CH loans are only there to cover a disaster of an injury crisis in that position. It will also set us up well for any future star player loans. We can’t afford to buy quality permanent signings so it serves us well to get these players in. If our youngsters were currently good enough they would be playing. They still need to develop further before they can play in the first team. If Pickering is an upgrade he should be playing for helping us get promoted rather than being loaned back.

I agree he is way too soft. The amount of money he wastes by being “a decent sort of caring manager” we could have made up the difference in value with the Pickering deal. It’s very frustrating. I don’t think any of the 30 plus year olds should be given new contracts as their legs will not be able to provide the high intensity that our play demands. Any money should be used to protect our young assets.

Is Elliot still on the pitch!

We are second to every ball!! Unbelievable.

Travis is way off being match fit, he seems rooted to the floor all the time.

There is no bite in our midfield, we are too slow to react. We look one paced.

I think Buckley is a bit like, for those who can remember him, Lee Mackel. He was highly talented and arrived with great expectations, but sadly never fulfilled his promise.

Not if he is only costing us £2K per week- cheap at the price.

Totally agree, an absolute must!!

Armstrong can’t pass to save his life.

I think Douglas is slower than Mulgrew!!

Gallagher tries hard but is absolutely clueless.

Douglas is crap.

Yes, don’t rate Douglas on his last few performances.

How many times did Ayala try to handball it in that match!! Unbelievable how he got away with it.

It was a pitiful performance where we could not string two passes together. I thought that it was Halloween it was so scary to watch. However, I was sick and tired of being the better side in matches and yet still losing. Gaining a point in an ugly way was at least gratifying. We didn’t have strikers on the pitch who can score goals so it was always going to be difficult, but the team as a whole defended manfully and for once luck was on our side even if the games officials weren’t!! we need our best players back and fast so that we can start winning games and get our confidence back. Fortunately there is still a long way to go so will remain hopeful for the future.

Cheers. Hopefully it will be automatic. ?

Thank you. ?