[Osborne again]

Goku, on 30 December 2024 - 03:47 PM, said:

You will probably be unsurprised to hear this given your frequency zany formation/personnel suggestions, but our management team massively disagree with you by virtue of:

1) Not even registering Horton until a few games ago
2) Danny Webb (I think) described him as one of our most consistent players and somebody who was showing POTY form prior to his injury.

Having played both left full back and throughout the left side of midfield, many moons ago, I may add, I feel that Lewis Gordon is lightyears in front of Horton at left back, at least as a defender. Horton has the edge on the attacking side of the game, but he loses concentration and positional awareness while defending. He has improved, but if we are to keep him,he needs to go up a level.
Gordon is a solid full back who I'm surprised we've been able to bring in.

[Paul Fisher]

lindave, on 30 December 2024 - 01:56 PM, said:

Horton is the Best LBwe have at the club, Gordon's pace, like Harvey catches them outtoonoften.

Gordon was arguably player of the season prior to injury.

[OneDecentLester]

lindave, on 30 December 2024 - 01:56 PM, said:

Horton is the Best LBwe have at the club, Gordon's pace, like Harvey catches them outtoonoften.

What a horrendous opinion that is. Horton isn?t anywhere near Gordon, who?s been a standout performer for us all year.

Also, just trying to work out how having pace means you get caught out?

[DIFH]

Although we benefitted in the main I thought the ref ?killed? the flow of the game ? Every fowl was called and the impetus lost, the one time we neeeded a play on he pulled it back.

This benefitted Bradford because they looked out on their feet and our fast tight passing was cutting them to pieces, spoilt the game even though I loved our performance BRADFORD GOT AWAY WITH ONE THERE.

Well done the travelling blue army !!!

[60s 70s Spireite]

Dapets, on 30 December 2024 - 02:19 PM, said:

Naylors fault for both Fleetwood goals imo

So Araujos shank and then, not for the first time, his failure to follow the runner was all because of Naylor?

[Westbars Spireite]

OneDecentLester, on 30 December 2024 - 05:24 PM, said:

What a horrendous opinion that is. Horton isn?t anywhere near Gordon, who?s been a standout performer for us all year.

Also, just trying to work out how having pace means you get caught out?

To be fair to Dave, his opinions have been wild for years!

[lindave]

Goku, on 30 December 2024 - 03:47 PM, said:

You will probably be unsurprised to hear this given your frequent zany formation/personnel suggestions, but our management team massively disagree with you by virtue of:

1) Not even registering Horton until a few games ago
2) Danny Webb (I think) described him as one of our most consistent players and somebody who was showing POTY form prior to his injury.

Horton was injured until then.
Get this one Goku, on the way to Bradford I suggested playing Grimes as a makeshift CF.

[Goku]

lindave, on 30 December 2024 - 07:22 PM, said:

Horton was injured until then.
Get this one Goku, on the way to Bradford I suggested playing Grimes as a makeshift CF.

You weren?t the only one!

[OneDecentLester]

lindave, on 30 December 2024 - 07:22 PM, said:

Horton was injured until then.

No he wasn?t. Believe it or not he?s one of the very few that?s avoided any injuries this year.

[JonB]

OneDecentLester, on 30 December 2024 - 08:50 PM, said:

No he wasn?t. Believe it or not he?s one of the very few that?s avoided any injuries this year.

He was injured initially I think but featured in the Efl trophy way before he was registered once Gordon got injured

[Dapets]

60s 70s Spireite, on 30 December 2024 - 05:44 PM, said:

So Araujos shank and then, not for the first time, his failure to follow the runner was all because of Naylor?

Naylor missed the first contact from the long ball

[hilly81]

Westbars Spireite, on 30 December 2024 - 02:08 PM, said:

Gordon is better than Horton.

By a considerable margin.

[60s 70s Spireite]

Dapets, on 30 December 2024 - 09:12 PM, said:

Naylor missed the first contact from the long ball

So just him to blame then?

[Dapets]

60s 70s Spireite, on 30 December 2024 - 10:40 PM, said:

So just him to blame then?

For those goals yes

[Fact Checker]

Blaming Naylor for those goals is some stretch. Grimes steps in unnecessarily for the first and gets schooled, then his poor touch was the sole cause of the second.
Naylor rightly held his position when chasing back for the first until Shecks was back covering the box - he could have maybe narrowed the gap slightly but it?s a stretch and a half.

I also just spat out my cornflakes reading Lindaves opinion about our POTY so far, Gordon - what an opinion that one is.

This post has been edited by Fact Checker: 31 December 2024 - 04:12 AM

[60s 70s Spireite]

Dapets, on 30 December 2024 - 11:23 PM, said:

For those goals yes

Interesting line of thought

[clarevoyant.]

Watched the extended highlights and at our corner in the final minutes, can anyone spot the foul we were penalised for?

A case of make one up, cos "I don't want to give owt contentious, get me out of here"

This post has been edited by clarevoyant.: 31 December 2024 - 02:13 PM