the vs Fleetwood match thread

Kiwi John · 30-03-2019, 14:09

C'mon Stanley

mab · 30-03-2019, 14:48

Ugly game of football ⚽

Kiwi John · 30-03-2019, 14:59

Ugly till we hit the front.

Kiwi John · 30-03-2019, 15:16

%$#^%$@$%##*i&^&*^%$#&%$@^!!!

Kiwi John · 30-03-2019, 15:35

FFS, get one STANLEY

Kiwi John · 30-03-2019, 15:42

All over them on BBC stats machine.

Kiwi John · 30-03-2019, 16:02

..another grumpy Sunday....

chevyfire · 30-03-2019, 16:12

Disappointed is my over riding feeling, even game first half. The change to 4 3 3 interesting although Fleetwood looked weak on wings which maybe we could have exposed, they score and we pen them and deserved a equaliser but lacked the quality to get it. We struggled to create against a defensively strong side. It was horrible to watch but the fisherman time wasted the game out well. Some ugly scenes of fighting outside ground at the end. Not good for encouraging kids to come the game again. I have funny feeling we will put in a good performance against Sunderland. Will have to see.

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Simpson · 30-03-2019, 16:58

2 wins in our last 15 league games. Change of formation may we’ll be interesting but just shows we are currently clueless.

After Sunderland we have a run of 3 games against teams that if we lose to any of them, they overtake us. We then run into a sequence of teams either fighting automatic promotion, or the title (Luton whom I’m sure won’t enjoy giving it to us !) and finally play off position.

We seem to have run out of ideas, steam and anything else.

Chrisr · 30-03-2019, 17:04

To say it was a poor scrappy game is a understatement. We deserved a draw at least. Our goal should have stood. Sadly we are lacking finishing quality. Things picked up when we made a couple of substitutions. We are out of sorts and I don't know why. Some players are just not playing to the standard we know they can. On the positive side I thought Harvey Rodgers put a good shift in and looked like he is almost back to his old self. Sykes had a great game and it was good to see him back in the team. We go again Wednesday and we need a win.

yonmon · 30-03-2019, 17:12

My over-riding feeling today was why, oh why do our midfield and defence keep on giving the ball away by passing, sorry ,..kicking the ball !, without even looking before they complete the action.
This must surely be a recipe for failure if ever one existed !.

Having said that the Reds could possibly have got something out of the game seeing that Fleetwood's finishing was so poor !..

And so to bed !..

accybeme · 30-03-2019, 19:04

I thought Fleetwood were far the better team until they scored their goal then we woke up and had some good chances to score, the don given motm was a joke, Sykes was my motm, good news is hard to come bye last week clark got his 10th yellow incurring him a two match ban, followed by McConville receiving his 10th yellow today incurring a two match ban

AccyMad · 30-03-2019, 19:09

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Originally Posted by mab

Ugly game of football ⚽

Didn't expect anything else, team of thugs & cheats created in their manager's image - we weren't good but at least played with honesty, maybe too much. We need to get a bit more guile about us when playing such teams.
Came away feeling flat & almost like I hadn't been to a football game - please God let it be better on Wednesday. Hope Paul Smyth is ok after his battering today

Lord Love Rocket · 30-03-2019, 19:12

How can the Dom get MOTM when he can't even cross with his left foot shocking.sykes MOTM all day and I bet his mum egrees with me.she'll be putting it on Twitter as we speak ��

Lord Stiffupperlip · 30-03-2019, 19:37

Something smells fishy - have Stanley had their chips?
We can bemoan missed chances, unfair decisions by officials & well rehearsed gamesmanship by our opponents till the boat comes in.
The fact is that, based on today's performance, we're sinking faster than the Titanic.
This was the day we were going to win & sail up the league. Instead, Fleetwood came with a game plan & we were done up like a kipper.
Devoid of any creativity from a static midfield, we seemed unable to make any impact until, too late in the day, we finally made some substitutions.
Barlaser improved the midfield & little Sousa injected some pep down the wing. If only this had been done at half-time, the result may have been different.
Alas, it proved too little too late.
Against a well drilled League 1 outfit, our deficiencies stood out like sore thumb. Too many of our squad are just not up to the job at this higher level.
For once, our defence were not the main culprits. IMO both Sykes & Rodgers played well, although Donacien had a nightmare game.
We just can't buy a goal at the moment, due largely to our players inability to find any space beyond the half-way line, unlike opponents, who always seem to find acres.
Oh how we missed Jordan Clark.
Unless we start scoring goals, I fear that Davy Jones' Locker awaits.
PS. If you can think of any more fishy puns, let minnow!