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One positive for me was Thompson. The one player in our team that would make their first eleven. He is going to punish mediocre National League teams.
The biggest negative for me was that their main threat to us was obvious in the first 5 minutes but for the next 85 minutes we did nothing to address it.
Their right winger had Leake on toast all day. We dropped deep into a shape to try and make life difficult for them but 90% of their free possession either side of the half way line ended up with an easy pass to the feet of their most dangerous player who spent the whole game without Leake (or any other Iron player) within 10 yards of him. He then either took Leake on directly very much his own terms or played a simple ball through to his full back or midfield runner who were invariably not tracked leading to an unchallenged cross.
Net result was a steady stream of quality balls across the box from their right hand side that produced 4 goals and could easily have produced 4 more.
Common sense says if you are a full back and your winger is beasting you 1 to 1 then you mark the fecker so tightly that his team stop trying to pass to him. Takes you out of the game but also takes him out of it.
Someone on or off the field should have been screaming instructions to the young lad from the 7th minute at least to get tight and stay tight.
They would probably still have beaten us because they are a very good football team but at least we would have made them work for it.
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Best of luck to Jai. Always gave his all and looked like he cared.
Not helped that his variety of coaches could never decide what position was his best – centre back, full back or midfield.
He will have more chance of a successful career if he decides which position he enjoys most and sticks to it.
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If they allowed bullshit as a specialist subject he would probably do OK.
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I think you will find none of those worked for the BBC.
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Not so surprised he started with one up top but certainly surprised he finished the game that way.
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Bunker the only player to come out with much credit from Saturday for me.
A few that were not there seem to think he should be dropped though.
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Jimmy confirmed in the last interview that Fewster was still at the club and that him, Taft and Shields had not made the squad.
Unlike many managers of the Swann era it seems Jimmy picks the team based on what he sees rather than who brought them to the club.
He is big enough to admit the likes of Wilson, Butterfield. Beestin and Pugh are better options than some of the new signings right now.
Keep it up Jimmy.
Has anyone noticed how Pugh has come very close to scoring in both of the last 2 games?
He never looked like scoring in his previous 20 odd games. Also Butterfield running about like a spring chicken all of a sudden.
Signs of some coaching and motivation happening?
We can but hope.
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Agree Awaywego it suggests that – would want to be sure before parting with my £1889 though.
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Suggest the club start a Q&A page on the OWS to save them from having to answer the same questions 500 times.
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