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#1 User is offline   DOUGLAS JARDINE 

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Posted 25 August 2024 - 09:06 AM

Overall a solid 7 out of 10

3 games in and we have not looked in any danger of losing a game of football, disappointing to throw away 2 points yesterday but this is going to be what it is now we are a damn good team and just not going to get things our own way

We have quality all over the pitch with key players to return. My guess is that there will be at least 2 more additions this week and then some of the old warriors will be loaned out

Good start unbeaten and lots of positives

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Posted 25 August 2024 - 09:32 AM

View PostDOUGLAS JARDINE, on 25 August 2024 - 09:06 AM, said:

Overall a solid 7 out of 10

3 games in and we have not looked in any danger of losing a game of football, disappointing to throw away 2 points yesterday but this is going to be what it is now we are a damn good team and just not going to get things our own way

We have quality all over the pitch with key players to return. My guess is that there will be at least 2 more additions this week and then some of the old warriors will be loaned out

Good start unbeaten and lots of positives

In Cook we trust

Agree with all of that. A big compliment to our team is how both away teams have setup against us so far. Both complete anti football and just trying not to lose as they know if they open up we will murder them. There will undoubtedly be ups and downs but we?ve got a great season ahead.
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 09:39 AM

I know its early days, but next week should be a good test, Gills are predicted to be in the mix at the end and are currently also unbeaten, and top of the league. Lets see how that goes and how things look after 10 games...
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 09:43 AM

Corners have been quite poor at home this season, we were spot on with them last season. We need to use them more effectively when you come across Boreham Wood/Solihull anti-football outfits.

Also think we are crying out for a very very pacy striker, who can latch onto through balls.
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 09:46 AM

View Postgordon_brittas, on 25 August 2024 - 09:43 AM, said:

Corners have been quite poor at home this season, we were spot on with them last season. We need to use them more effectively when you come across Boreham Wood/Solihull anti-football outfits.

Also think we are crying out for a very very pacy striker, who can latch onto through balls.

They were great at Crewe. I agree we need a striker but not sure we play through balls!!
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 10:02 AM

View Postgordon_brittas, on 25 August 2024 - 09:43 AM, said:

Corners have been quite poor at home this season, we were spot on with them last season. We need to use them more effectively when you come across Boreham Wood/Solihull anti-football outfits.

Also think we are crying out for a very very pacy striker, who can latch onto through balls.

We've been missing Mandeville's set piece delivery, which is superb.
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 10:30 AM

Too early to draw conclusions yet, but it's really frustrating that we've looked dominant enough to have won both games and be on 9 points topping the league. I put the two goals we've conceded down to the fact that we've brought in a lot of new players who still need time to build an understanding of who does what. Both goals against us arose from a fast attack down our right hand side/centre, with nobody quite sure of who should be doing what, so for both we backed off and dithered till it was too late. Hopefully, that will improve as the players become more used to each other. The other point I picked up, especially v Salford, is that Dobra was in pockets of space approaching the opposition goal numerous times without a teammate spotting him and giving him the ball. Dobra is virtually unstoppable when he's got the ball in the attacking third and runs into the opposition penalty area, so we need to get it to him more often in those positions. We are, IMO, good enough to get automatic promotion, but we just need time to become a more cohesive unit.

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Posted 25 August 2024 - 10:46 AM

View Postgordon_brittas, on 25 August 2024 - 09:43 AM, said:

Corners have been quite poor at home this season, we were spot on with them last season. We need to use them more effectively when you come across Boreham Wood/Solihull anti-football outfits.

Also think we are crying out for a very very pacy striker, who can latch onto through balls.

What through balls ?
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 10:47 AM

View Postmartatcross, on 25 August 2024 - 10:46 AM, said:

What through balls ?


We played some through to Berry, no point playing through balls for Grigg most of the time.
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 11:01 AM

View PostGoku, on 25 August 2024 - 10:47 AM, said:

We played some through to Berry, no point playing through balls for Grigg most of the time.

Agreed, but we should play the ball into Grigg's feet more often. There seems to be a reluctance to do it.
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 01:20 PM

Only two preventable goals stop us sitting top of the league with a hundred percent record.

And after playing the beautiful football for which Cook's renown for much of the time.

Though that might be tempered by the knowledge our first three opponents are placed in the bottom five of the embryonic league table.

I don't think we've anything to worry about. The arrivals are all an improvement on what we had, Berry's announced himself in the EFL with confident strikes, we've proven quality in reserve or to return from injury whilst the squad will continue to evolve.

The Tairn fan in me who's had his knackers kicked by too much hope far too often would settle for ninth here and now.

However the bloke watching his lifelong club grow before his very eyes wonders if another special season might be on the cards...
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 01:29 PM

We should have 9 points and be thumbing our nose at the rest of the league.

Yesterdays goal was a sickener as it was so against the run of play and completely avoidable.

B+ is the grade from me.
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 01:38 PM

View Postsophocles, on 25 August 2024 - 10:30 AM, said:

Too early to draw conclusions yet, but it's really frustrating that we've looked dominant enough to have won both games and be on 9 points topping the league. I put the two goals we've conceded down to the fact that we've brought in a lot of new players who still need time to build an understanding of who does what. Both goals against us arose from a fast attack down our right hand side/centre, with nobody quite sure of who should be doing what, so for both we backed off and dithered till it was too late. Hopefully, that will improve as the players become more used to each other. The other point I picked up, especially v Salford, is that Dobra was in pockets of space approaching the opposition goal numerous times without a teammate spotting him and giving him the ball. Dobra is virtually unstoppable when he's got the ball in the attacking third and runs into the opposition penalty area, so we need to get it to him more often in those positions. We are, IMO, good enough to get automatic promotion, but we just need time to become a more cohesive unit.


I would argue that both goals against us would have been prevented if we had been as callous as the opposition we were playing and brought the goal scorer down at the earliest opportunity.
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 01:58 PM

As has been mentioned, annoying to drop points in both home games - I think there's going to be a bit of jarring feeling for fans dropping any points this season, especially when we shouldn't, due to high standards expected carrying on from last season.

For me, it's important to remember that if we are going to challenge at the top this season (and based on how we've dominated all 3 league games, I can see no reason why not) there is going to be much more wiggle room for dropping 2 points here and there with the extra auto spots. In the NL you need to be near perfect to get out as champions, in L2 you don't have to be such a relentless winning machine.

Obviously we can't do it every game, but hopefully lessons are learnt going forward. Next few will give us a very good idea of where we are after we've played a couple of the other teams expected to do well.

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Posted 25 August 2024 - 02:28 PM

View Postdtp, on 25 August 2024 - 01:38 PM, said:

I would argue that both goals against us would have been prevented if we had been as callous as the opposition we were playing and brought the goal scorer down at the earliest opportunity.

At the time I was really peeved that Naylor had backed off so much for their goal, it felt similar to the Swindon goal in there not being a challenge put in. Looking at the highlights it doesn't look as bad I thought.
And Berry's goal came from lots of backing off from the tubby right back. Defenders are reluctant to commit in case they get done, but it ends up with the attacker in shooting range.
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 02:34 PM

View PostTown_Fan, on 25 August 2024 - 01:29 PM, said:

We should have 9 points and be thumbing our nose at the rest of the league.

Yesterdays goal was a sickener as it was so against the run of play and completely avoidable.

B+ is the grade from me.


It's early days, but 3 games in and playing in a new division we are already demonstrating that we can compete and push the opposition. A lot of the new players are still establishing themselves in the side and we can look forward to a number of players returning from injury.

I think how well we've done so far can be measured by the lack of criticism from the unhinged section on here. Long may it continue!
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 03:58 PM

10 games is usually a good yardstick, but 3 games in and holding our own in a new League with a better/higher class of opposition, still undefeated and unlucky not to be on 9pts. Id say we are doing ok. Next weeks game at Gillingham is a tester. If we win there, 8pts from 4 and suddenly we are back on track with the avg 2pts per game.
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 04:03 PM

Unbeaten in 3 is excellent whatever league
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Posted 25 August 2024 - 04:13 PM

Solid start and something to build on, and it shows what both Salford and Swindon think of our club when they play as they did against us. A decent ref yesterday, and Salford could have seen more than one red card during the afternoon.
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Posted 26 August 2024 - 09:36 AM

View PostOsborne again, on 25 August 2024 - 04:13 PM, said:

Solid start and something to build on, and it shows what both Salford and Swindon think of our club when they play as they did against us. A decent ref yesterday, and Salford could have seen more than one red card during the afternoon.

Has anyone seen a replay of the Dobra tackle?
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