Thoughts on last night

Basically PG has 3 days to save our season by getting in a new/some new defenders. Although the thrill of actually seeing us win a penalty shoot out almost made it worth it last night was shambolic and any decent team would have put five or six past us. If we do not get it sorted now then we will be relegation candidates. A few thoughts:

1. Pg got the selection wrong. It should have been 4-4-2 from the start with lappin at left back. All our players look much more settled in that system.

2. Murray was absoultely terrible. Slow, weak and beaten by his man constantly. He looks like a player who has had viral arthritis for 2 years and has no stregth in his body at all.

3. The central defence - WW2 I hear you cry but my god were they awful. Doc should have been sent off and struggled all night (save for about 15 minutes after he got booked when he made some heroic blocks). Shackell was just as bad. I cannot decide if he is not good enough or just lacks confidence when Dion is not playing next to him but he is poor at the moment. if we get beyond the transfer window without sorting this part of the team we are in big trouble.

4. Both Brellier and Russell are much happier in a 2 man central midfield. JB was poor for an hour last night but grew as the game went on and was playing quite well towards the end.

5. Hucks is and remains a legend and was our main attacking threat all night despite having not played more than 45 minutes in 2 months. Hope he did not overdo it as we will need him on saturday.

6. Dion is still class. He looked much better than Brown. If only he was 5 years younger!

All in all good to win but a very worrying night. Rochdale will wonder how they lost.

Posted By: Jim on August 29th 2007 at 10:03:02

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Thoughts on last night (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 29, 10:03:02
- Brown... (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 29, 10:08:43
  - Their right winger was not good enough for Bradford City (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 29, 10:17:05
    - Bobby Zamora was not good enough for us. (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 29, 10:18:30
      - Bobby Zamora was about 3 when we released him (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 29, 10:24:34
        
        Dion Dublin then... (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, Aug 29, 10:25:44
        
        He was only 19 (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 29, 10:27:19
        
        Either way... (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 29, 10:30:00
  - Their right winger was quick as fuck. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Aug 29, 10:12:06
    - Nowhere near... (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 29, 10:16:45
      - He's jolly quick and as that tool that used to post on here would say... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Aug 29, 10:18:50
      - No. At the southampton game I was surprised by how quick he is. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Aug 29, 10:18:48
        
        It's backwards, it should be "saw". (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Aug 29, 10:26:33
        
        Now you're covering it up. Too late. We know your secret. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 29, 10:28:03
        
        AB, I never realised you were SWP. Do you change in a phone box ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 29, 10:25:28
        
        I wonder if he's ever been him dead. (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Aug 29, 10:26:56
    - No need to swear (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Aug 29, 10:13:12
      - Deal with it, wank face. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Aug 29, 10:15:20
        
        So common (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Aug 29, 10:19:08
  - a goal would do him the world of good (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Aug 29, 10:10:20
- Think the captaincy may be weighing heavily on Shacks ? (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Aug 29, 10:06:57
  - Nope... (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 29, 10:09:41
    - Fair point, he was definately in some discomfort though later in the match after the injur (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Aug 29, 10:11:48
    - He'll come good and if he doesn't he'll find himself on the bench at best (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Aug 29, 10:11:08
      - So, what you're saying is, he'll be good. Or he won't. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 29, 10:26:34
    - He'll come good and if he doesn't# he'll find himself on the bench at best (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Aug 29, 10:11:07
      - Semi-quack (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Aug 29, 10:11:30

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