Playoffs going to plan so far…

[alcazar]

Both NLN and NLS finals will be second vs third.
Will ours follow the pattern?

[BigLeftToe]

No, keep the faith!

[Deereyme66]

Be a cavernous Wembley next Sunday. How many fans will Boreham Wood take? 200?

[alcazar]

Looks like we’re back to normal: 1-0 down after three minutes,🙄

[IronIronIron]

So much for playing like we did against Southend……

[alcazar]

Evans, MoM against Southend, own goal on three minutes.
What ill luck

[Iron-awe]

Ewing was motm against Southend but Evans was outstanding on the night.

[Iron-awe]

Congratulations to Boreham Wood what a season for them, bet Mark Hughes’s is having a right old sulk.

[Deereyme66]

Can’t see where Evans touched that tbh. Should have been given to the Dale player

[Siderite]

So far it is clear why Rochdale amassed so many more points. A better team in control with good structure. The stop-start nature isn’t helping us, but we have rarely threatened and only occasional moments from Jones or Roberts deliver some kind of hope, butn their final product hasn’t always been great.

[alcazar]

Siderite wrote:

So far it is clear why Rochdale amassed so many more points. A better team in control with good structure. The stop-start nature isn’t helping us, but we have rarely threatened and only occasional moments from Jones or Roberts deliver some kind of hope, butn their final product hasn’t always been great.

So our attack isn’t functioning?
Never mind, Butler can bring on either of our extra defenders…oh…wait…

[Deereyme66]

Too many misplaced passes

[Deereyme66]

Game over

[Siderite]

Our midfield has been completely neutered all game. Credit to Rochdale, but that aspect has been really disappointing. Poor defending for both goals – story of the season with these lapses in concentration.

[Ironawe]

Shame, our leaky defence was always going to catch up with us. Rochdale deserve to go up anyway

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alcazar

[alcazar]

And here we go: on 65/6 minutes, as ever, like for like substitutes.

[Deereyme66]

Deereyme66 wrote:

Game over

Game’s not over

[Deereyme66]

Season over.

[mistertonmick]

Sad to say it was back to a 75% performance, very different to Tuesdays performance

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[Iron-awe]

I’m sure we would rather play Rochdale twice next season then that long journey to Boreham Wood so I will be rooting for the underdog at Wembley. Close but no cigar for us but we half expected what the outcome would be, just need the retained list sorted asap so we can start planning next season quickly.

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alcazar

[lesgeo]

Well. Signings, releases, extensions are going to be here to look out for in the coming week.
Well done AB. Well done you Iron!

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[Ironawe]

Please God let’s get an experienced keeper can’t go through another season with 4 inadequate keepers

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[alcazar]

Ironawe wrote:

Please God let’s get an experienced keeper can’t go through another season with 4 inadequate keepers

No, no, I’m sure you’re wrong.
That nice Mr Butler assured us Maison was our number one for the season…

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[Siderite]

Rochdale stamped their mark on the game early on and we seemed over-awed. I don’t know what the game plan was; there was never any urgency. Often just lazy lumps up forward and hope for the best.

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[Northumbiron]

Good to see anti-positivity Alcazar back firing on all cylinders!

[BigLeftToe]

Very disappointing display really. That 2nd goal we seemed to just stop, watch and let Rodney have a crack at goal.

Didn’t seem like we had much of a game plan, no real clear cut chances other than the goal which was a lump it and hope from the keeper.

Hoping we can kick on next season but that’s probably Roberts, Ewing, Westbrooke (and maybe Evans) that we’ll never see again…a decent spine of the team. If Roberts goes that’s 31% of our goals gone from this season which he’s either scored or assisted.

[Deereyme66]

Evans just saying on Humberside he’s hoping to sign this week.

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[barriethomas]

In my opinion our right back position has been a problem most of the season, today was no exception. UTWI I can take defeat but today for me it was a damp squib

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[alcazar]

Northumbiron wrote:

Good to see anti-positivity Alcazar back firing on all cylinders!

I’m positive I’d like to see Butler gone.
I didn’t want him appointed.
I thought giving him his first two year contract was a mistake. I still think so.
I think giving him ANOTHER two year deal was beyond the pale.
The guy cost us the championship last season with his arrogance, naivety and stubbornness.
He’s done the same again this season. NINETEEN points dropped after the 88th minute?
INSISTING we didn’t need a goalie.
Curious, to say the least, substitutions…
Of all the above, I’m POSITIVE.

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[Deereyme66]

‘NINETEEN points dropped after the 88th minute?’

Agreed it’s a shocking statistic. Not convinced it’s more Butler’s fault than the defenders though tbh.

Clear to see in today’s match and the Dale V York match last week that they have better players. I don’t like undermining our own players but it’s the truth, as far as I see it.

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