[Fit as a Nelson]

That was embarrassing. Just pass the ball

[Happ Hazzard]

It's just not good enough.

[Goku]

Top of the league and our only game plan is belting ball up to a striker we signed 3 minutes ago who barely won a tussle all afternoon what an utter farce. James Rowe explain those tactics please. Asante as a 10!! A TEN!!!

This post has been edited by Goku: 22 January 2022 - 05:15 PM

[Spireiteboy155]

Safe to say that we’re winning no league playing like that.

That was like watching us 3 years ago.

Goku, on 22 January 2022 - 05:15 PM, said:

Top of the league and our only game plan is belting ball up to a striker we signed 3 minutes ago who barely won a tussle all afternoon what an utter farce. James Rowe explain those tactics please. Asante as a 10!! A TEN!!!

This sums up this afternoon.

Rowe has some explaining and thinking to do after that.

[SuperJackyLester]

Just not good enough. Lots of up and downs to come but 4 points from Barnet, maidenhead and aldershot Will not be enough.

[turrhall]

Goku, on 22 January 2022 - 05:15 PM, said:

Top of the league and our only game plan is belting ball up to a striker we signed 3 minutes ago who barely won a tussle all afternoon what an utter farce. James Rowe explain those tactics please. Asante as a 10!! A TEN!!!

Exactly, he's great at what he does but he can't pass - Mandy was doing the usual Mandy things when he came on but would have been a much better choice to start imo.

Quigley has the Denton problem of getting in trouble for being fouled

A rare naive managerial performance from Rowe, hope he never tries that **** again

This post has been edited by turrhall: 22 January 2022 - 05:19 PM

[Fit as a Nelson]

Goku, on 22 January 2022 - 05:15 PM, said:

Top of the league and our only game plan is belting ball up to a striker we signed 3 minutes ago who barely won a tussle all afternoon what an utter farce. James Rowe explain those tactics please. Asante as a 10!! A TEN!!!

He wasn’t a 10, an 8 all day long which is even worse.

[metallilad]

It seems as though we started with plan B today which didn't work so instead of reverting to plan A he's changed the personnel.
I'm a plumber and I could see that hoofball was playing into their hands.
No width against a team that defended their 18yrd box like their lives depended on it, not even trying to play the ball behind their defence for arguably the best box striker in the league is criminal.

[calvin plummers socks]

Spikey start to the interview by Rowe !

[gordon_brittas]

We have not played well for a long, long time. I think the last best home performance is when we took apart Weymouth, and it could have been 10-0 that day. We struggle against any side that has no intention of attacking, and my worry is getting into the business end of the season, your Stockport's, Wrexham, Bromley's of this world will pick up on this and change their tactics to suit.

We used to criticise Paul Cook for having no Plan C, but sadly Rowe has doesn't have any Plan B at the moment.

[Spireiteboy155]

calvin plummers socks, on 22 January 2022 - 05:23 PM, said:

Spikey start to the interview by Rowe !

I hope he’s man enough to apologies to Asante as he stitched him up big time today.

[Exharboroughspireite]

gordon_brittas, on 22 January 2022 - 05:23 PM, said:

We have not played well for a long, long time. I think the last best home performance is when we took apart Weymouth, and it could have been 10-0 that day. We struggle against any side that has no intention of attacking, and my worry is getting into the business end of the season, your Stockport's, Wrexham, Bromley's of this world will pick up on this and change their tactics to suit.

We used to criticise Paul Cook for having no Plan C, but sadly Rowe has doesn't have any Plan B at the moment.

Best post all season.

[essexspireman]

Stockport 2 up after 5 mins

[spireitetoo]

Crap... just crap. Nuff said

This post has been edited by spireitetoo: 22 January 2022 - 05:34 PM

[SuperJackyLester]

We play better against the better teams but struggle against the teams that try and come here for a draw. I hate being a downer but no chance we are winning the league at the minute after the last 5/6 game performances.

[rodney]

hilly81, on 22 January 2022 - 04:36 PM, said:

We need competition for Weston. Guaranteed starter but absolutely garbage distribution.

Embarrassing display today. We had no centre midfield at all. Would love to know Rowe’s thoughts! Weston was shocking……wanted to block their players and not want the ball.

[Bonnyman]

The one thing james rowe does not practice is possesion football has not got a player who actually wants to get on the ball constantly,team is crying out for a morsy or jimmy ryan type player

[Westbars Spireite]

Bonnyman, on 22 January 2022 - 05:39 PM, said:

The one thing james rowe does not practice is possesion football has not got a player who actually wants to get on the ball constantly,team is crying out for a morsy or jimmy ryan type player

Weston is about done. He’s had a good career and if he can get us over the line then great, but we could really do with getting a younger and more mobile version.

[Spireiteboy155]

rodney, on 22 January 2022 - 05:34 PM, said:

Embarrassing display today. We had no centre midfield at all. Would love to know Rowe’s thoughts! Weston was shocking……wanted to block their players and not want the ball.

That was one of his worst performance for a long long time. Never found a blue shirt once.

[To the Winchester]

That. Was absolute Bunkum. Wrong tactics. Wrong selection. Come the end of February our battle for top spot will be over at this rate.