Just Back

Coke has been well off the pace for virtually the whole season. Doesn't do anywhere enough in terms of winning back possession and slows down our forward play considerably, often choosing to go sideways when a forward pass is on. Good for us last season but has to be taken in to context that he was alongside the outstanding Matete and players like James Morton had been so bad that just doing basics was an improvement. However, he is nowhere near good enough to be starting in a team that has any realistic ambition of getting promoted from this league.

Quoted from lukeo

I assume you was at the game? Every corner before it was taken Pearson was shouting to the ref and showing him he wass being grabbed. Then the one that then lead to them going up to the other end and scored Pearson was going mental.

It's not a penalty though when he's grabbing you before the ball is back in play. When they went up the other end, the keeper was in no mans land and two players failed to head it into an empty net. Crocombe then had one thing to do all game and he ballsed it up.

Although Crocombe only had one thing to do, Halifax played well. They were very solid and we had to work very hard to score.

Bearing in mind we hadn't played for 16 days, reduced training during that period because of the Covid outbreak and the position of our opponents, I would have happily accepted a draw before kick-off. But, given those circumstances, I thought the performance was superb and a draw the very least we deserved. It's the sort of performance that might just kickstart a season.

Quoted from mariner91

Coke has been well off the pace for virtually the whole season. Doesn't do anywhere enough in terms of winning back possession and slows down our forward play considerably, often choosing to go sideways when a forward pass is on. Good for us last season but has to be taken in to context that he was alongside the outstanding Matete and players like James Morton had been so bad that just doing basics was an improvement. However, he is nowhere near good enough to be starting in a team that has any realistic ambition of getting promoted from this league.

I think this is a season too far for Coke. I said to someone earlier that it's easy to think someone is a good player when they are a poor player in a terrible team.

Encouraged to see the players playing with confidence , despite the run of form … shows they believe in what they are being coached and are backing themselves . Feel much after today , played really well .. hopefully the start of some momentum . Crowd backed the players too ..

Quoted from lukeo

He needs to be higher up the field.. 1-0 down he doesn't need to come next to or even behind the cbs to receive the ball... I think he's a very good passer no question but he needs to receive the ball higher up field.. Not one pass he did today Pearson couldn't have done.
I'm not saying he's excrement. I think Hunt would be class further up field slotting balls through etc.

In the games when Hunt hasn't played, our defenders just hit hopeful balls into the channels, generally leading to an immediate loss of possesion. Hunt taking the ball off the CBs and feeding good balls into midfield is the key to building better and more sustained attacking play.

I read someone on here this morning saying something along the lines "Hunt has been excrement, need to get rid" and I just shook my head in despair. I really hope he stays, but fear someone higher up will take him on loan for the 2nd half of the season.

No point in complaining about the ref, won't change anything and we'll certainly see a similar quality of officiating a few more times before the seasons out.. just have to live with it I'm afraid.

Looked rusty in the first 20 minutes. Seemed odd Halifax come out of the blocks so quick, thought they would try to take advantage of the lack of fitness later on in the game but seems as if their plan was to get an early goal then shut up shop.

Eftete seemed to make a few good runs first half at a time when no-one else was really doing a lot but the second half seemed like wave after wave of attack and was fantastic to see.

Crocombe's mistake wasn't great but felt like we was caught on the counter, following a quick throw that even we weren't ready for! The mistakes happen, at least it wasn't slipping through his fingers or anything daft like that. Would be harsh to lose his place though didn't think Macca did a lot wrong to lose his place either!

Not the win we needed, but the performance was enough to give us some hope considering we had a shot cleared off the line and hit the crossbar or post too. Probably our best performance without McAtee too.

Quoted from goldenfish

Encouraged to see the players playing with confidence , despite the run of form … shows they believe in what they are being coached and are backing themselves . Feel much after today , played really well .. hopefully the start of some momentum . Crowd backed the players too ..

I thought we'd played really well against Notts County & Chesterfield as well, and we were extremely unfortunate to have lost both. Appreciate that our away form has been abysmal, but our performances at home have been good all season - some better than others, but I can't think of any home match this season where I've walked away thinking that was poor.

With McAtee coming back, I still think we will make the play-offs. Just need to sort out the away form.

Quoted from Roast Em Bobby

Just need to sort out the away form.

We'll be OK, play-offs have a home leg and Wembley is our 2nd home  

Quoted from Jaws

We'll be OK, play-offs have a home leg and Wembley is our 2nd home  

Play-offs are one leg so it depends where we finish. Need to finish 2nd or 3rd to not play an away game before Wembley.