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Think we need a reset in the transfer window. I would let Pepple and Simmonds go back to their clubs and try to bring in a quality striker to partner or play in front of Mcatee, who looked woefully isolated today.
I don't know what Richardson has to do to get a run in the first 11. He has good tight control and is direct and looking forward to goal and yet we can't get him in the squad/team. He would have given us something different today.
As an attacking unit we are offering nothing yet look defensively strong which is why it's even more frustrating when we come out with a 1-0 reverse.
Fine tuning needed in January

Quoted from Stew0_0

Think we need a reset in the transfer window. I would let Pepple and Simmonds go back to their clubs and try to bring in a quality striker to partner or play in front of Mcatee, who looked woefully isolated today.
I don't know what Richardson has to do to get a run in the first 11. He has good tight control and is direct and looking forward to goal and yet we can't get him in the squad/team. He would have given us something different today.
As an attacking unit we are offering nothing yet look defensively strong which is why it's even more frustrating when we come out with a 1-0 reverse.
Fine tuning needed in January

I think Richardson is injured but in reality he’s not the answer either.

Wasn't there today, but it's remarkable how similar the way this season has panned out in comparison to the last. Good start this year (compared to a remarkable start last year), but not because we were brilliant at any point in either season, we just nicked the goals when we needed them. That was followed by a period (both last and this season) where injuries weakened us to the point where we just couldn't/can't get the results.

Hopefully, the return of players after injury and some new arrivals can give us a much-needed boost before too long.

Quoted from Maringer

Wasn't there today, but it's remarkable how similar the way this season has panned out in comparison to the last. Good start this year (compared to a remarkable start last year), but not because we were brilliant at any point in either season, we just nicked the goals when we needed them. That was followed by a period (both last and this season) where injuries weakened us to the point where we just couldn't/can't get the results.

Hopefully, the return of players after injury and some new arrivals can give us a much-needed boost before too long.

You're quite right about the similarities between last season and this one. I hope it all pans out the same way with promotion again.

only an opinion but i think it affected not only the team but also the result we looked a threat with michee on the pitch when he went off & this isn't having ago at maher we lost our way down that side of pitch , hope he's ok because after the bromley match today football doesn't seem that important life & health are precious

I actually thought Maher had a very good game.

We lacked any cutting edge, played well in patches, especially first half but didn't create enough chances to score more than 1

PH said everything I wanted to about the game. It was a fair assessment.

QR codes on away tickets whenever possible from now on please..Chaos yesterday getting into the ground..

Poor game, can't complain about the result really. They took one of their chances, we didn't take any of ours. Not overly worried, we're still looking solid just not clinical at all. Agree with the post earlier in the thread about McAtee currently being wasted in his current role.

I've been highly critical of Hurst's Simmonds/People preference, however I thought Simmonds did alright when he came on. He didn't tear it up but he was at least positive. Pepple on the other hand was merely a passenger. I just don't get what Hurst sees in him and why he continues to use him. I don't know how much more Pepple I can take.

Main positive of the day was the support. Phenomenal effort to hit 4 figures for a 9 hour round trip kicking off at 12.30. Shame we weren't treated to a win. And yep also agree with the above, the ticket situation was a farce. £28.50 for League Two football. Absolutely shocking.

To be fair I think that’s tenge first time Pepple has played in ages? He was so ineffective when he came on though.

Simmonds on the other hand I thought looked dangerous. He’s got good control, can beat a man and looks fairly strong for a young lad.

Quoted from sam gy

To be fair I think that’s tenge first time Pepple has played in ages? He was so ineffective when he came on though.

Simmonds on the other hand I thought looked dangerous. He’s got good control, can beat a man and looks fairly strong for a young lad.

Yeah true. He's been injured and has seemingly come straight back in though, which I don't get. Orsi has had about 15 minutes in the league during that time and we actually scored then (vs Stevenage). I know Orsi has had a few niggles as well but I just don't get why we've seen Pepple over him so often. I understand that Hurst values application and attitude, often at the expense of technical merit, but he's pushing it with Pepple for me. He can't look at Pepple's performance on Saturday and defend him. He was completely anonymous. Was he even up front, as in centrally? I honestly couldn't tell. I think the only times I noticed him, he was out wide on the right? If you're JMD, Orsi, Richardson or Wearne (when he was here) and you're behind these performances in the pecking order, I dread to think what's going through your head.