[Fit as a Nelson]

Waller is my hero, on 15 February 2025 - 05:23 PM, said:

He never points out players?.but clearly frustrated at Sheckleford there

Disagree, he said he was clearly struggling but we kept giving the ball to him. Not really calling him out personally more the whole team.

[Westbars Spireite]

A couple of the replacement referee's decisions were dreadful (Pepple penalised for having his shirt pulled for example) but it doesn't excuse our complete lack of tempo, decision making and aggression in the second half. For 20 minutes in the first half we knocked it around beautifully and were comfortably on top.

[azul]

Waller is my hero, on 15 February 2025 - 05:23 PM, said:

He never points out players?.but clearly frustrated at Sheckleford there

I thought he was more frustrated by his team mates giving Sheckleford the ball all the time when he was being targeted. It was truly unbelievable how they ignored the other side

[newwhitblue]

DMU Blue, on 15 February 2025 - 05:21 PM, said:

Cook is fuming on 1866.

Absolutely raging.

I bet he is not as mad as the town fans streaming out of walsall,the book stops with him.

[essexspireman]

Waller is my hero, on 15 February 2025 - 05:23 PM, said:

He never points out players?.but clearly frustrated at Sheckleford there

Although he blamed the rest of the team who kept putting him under pressure

[Fit as a Nelson]

azul, on 15 February 2025 - 05:29 PM, said:

I thought he was more frustrated by his team mates giving Sheckleford the ball all the time when he was being targeted. It was truly unbelievable how they ignored the other side

Our left side can play football, right side.. can?t.

[gordon_brittas]

This passing back malarkey needs to stop next season if we are serious out going up next season. Completely kills any sort of momentum and one of the many reasons for allowing Walsall to win a game that at half time they looked at loosing easily.

[Siberian Spireite]

Walsall were well aware of how we pass backwards at the first sign of pressure and made hay by pressing us up top.

This post has been edited by Siberian Spireite: 15 February 2025 - 05:35 PM

[azul]

Fit as a Nelson, on 15 February 2025 - 05:31 PM, said:

Our left side can play football, right side.. can?t.

The lefthand side has always been stronger and it still is - a lot of that is down to Dobra favouring the left side

[Fit as a Nelson]

azul, on 15 February 2025 - 05:37 PM, said:

The lefthand side has always been stronger and it still is - a lot of that is down to Dobra favouring the left side

The triangle of Sheckleford, Williams and Naylor terrifies me at times.

[prolurker]

Our way of play is one thing but 10 mins added and passing about the back is criminal.

Naylor could also do with a break I think?

This post has been edited by prolurker: 15 February 2025 - 05:44 PM

[jack bauer]

Very disappointing 2nd half after a very comfortable 1st half, subs didn't help today, still not sure about metcalfe, just not seen anything to convince me he's better than akinola,

[60s 70s Spireite]

Johnnyspireite7, on 15 February 2025 - 03:26 PM, said:

Be nice if Gillingham could score v Crewe, we'd be 3 points off joint 7th (Salford, Crewe & Grimsby) with game in hand over Salford and Grimsby and 2 games in hand over Crewe with a far superior goal difference over all 3.

Never ever count chickens on here. Please.

[clarevoyant.]

Westbars Spireite, on 15 February 2025 - 05:28 PM, said:

A couple of the replacement referee's decisions were dreadful (Pepple penalised for having his shirt pulled for example) but it doesn't excuse our complete lack of tempo, decision making and aggression in the second half. For 20 minutes in the first half we knocked it around beautifully and were comfortably on top.

Watching from afar,thankfully, the ridiculous free kick given against Pepple was game changing when some seconds later a clear push in the back was ignored. Town players (wrongly)" lost concentration. Walsall get the ultimate reward from the refs cock up and an adrenaline boost and our head drop.
Perhaps its me supping crap ale but when Duffy was through and the ref pulled a fetlock wouldn't that challange have resulted in a free kick anywhere else on the pitch, perhaps the refs plight was causing him to many problems and didn't want to depart on a controversial note.

[prolurker]

Second Ref was god awful but ultimately we?ve been undone by giving national league players minutes in league football. Draw a line under and we go again.

[To the Winchester]

Fair play to cook for being so angry for that absolute shambles. The ref made no difference to how **** we were.

jack bauer, on 15 February 2025 - 05:44 PM, said:

Very disappointing 2nd half after a very comfortable 1st half, subs didn't help today, still not sure about metcalfe, just not seen anything to convince me he's better than akinola

You won't be convinced. He isn't. Neither will be here next season

This post has been edited by To the Winchester: 15 February 2025 - 05:52 PM

[Tha Knows...]

Agree with Cook that the game was there for the taking. We were the better side 1 up,then Pepple missed a sitter and Duffy screwed up. Then it's the f ups at the back that are never far away and we are suddenly behind and Walsall have confidence. Game over. We don't do clean sheets so we don't do promotion this season.

[Westbars Spireite]

clarevoyant., on 15 February 2025 - 05:45 PM, said:

Watching from afar,thankfully, the ridiculous free kick given against Pepple was game changing when some seconds later a clear push in the back was ignored. Town players (wrongly)" lost concentration. Walsall get the ultimate reward from the refs cock up and an adrenaline boost and our head drop.
Perhaps its me supping crap ale but when Duffy was through and the ref pulled a fetlock wouldn't that challange have resulted in a free kick anywhere else on the pitch, perhaps the refs plight was causing him to many problems and didn't want to depart on a controversial note.

Wasn't the tackle in the box?

[clarevoyant.]

Westbars Spireite, on 15 February 2025 - 05:54 PM, said:

Wasn't the tackle in the box?

Yes

[warfey is a spireite]

**** sheckleford madden and Thompson off .did madden even touch it ,Jamie Matt shows how it's done ,not won in seven Walsall and we cave in like that,I'm blimey fuming .