Can Albion put us to the Sword? Home to Burton Sat Oct 19th 3-0' clock/.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

John McGinlay saying it as it is. Always looking to beat another man before getting the ball into the box.

In the case he was talking about, Dempsey sat their lad on his arse then politely waited for him to get up again.

Have been combing Twitter, purely because I dearly want to see a clip of their lad clearing it off our line, and these posts (the second a reply to the first) seem to sum up the general atmosphere:
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[Worthy4England]

We might beat the 23rd Club in the Division in the second half. We were fed a load of bullshit about how little time at season opening we'd had to work with some players. We've had about 15 international breaks since then. I'm drifting from "think he should have gone in summer," towards "he needs to go, now. Taxi for Mr Evatt."

That was a shitshow 45.

[Mar]

Relatively happy with that first half. Certainly should be a goal up. Didn't get any better than the opening ten minutes, looked like we were finishing strong and faded through the midpoint of the half.

Same problem persisting every week. Lack of quality into the box from out wide, simple as that.

Best chances coming from the left you say? We've had 6 passes from the right, 3 from the left. If we're thinking the best chances are coming from the left, our play certainly isn't reflecting that. Mind you, you can't really account for the sort of misqueued pass that McAtee came out with to Charles.

[officer_dibble]

The fact we’ve got those three forward players on the ball so little is criminal. Mcatee and Collins started to drop deep but Randell, Schon and Sheehan need to do so much better in possession. It’s criminal how shite we are in the final third. And we always look like conceding.

[TANGODANCER]

Against a side with strikers who could shoot we may have well been three down at halftime. We can't shoot tin ducks on a fairground. Get Vic on for Collins. When we stop kidding ourselvers we're special and learn to play ale-house football, we might finish top half. Right now...?

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Honestly the most depressed I’ve been watching a Bolton team ever. The most depressing style of football we’ve ever played. Paint drying is absolutely more entertaining than this. And that’s free to watch on YouTube.

This is two poor league one sides with little to offer between them thus far.

Again second half can only be better because that’s as bad as it gets. Awful.

I've been more depressed before, in a few different decades. But I will fully agree that neither of these sides looks like an automatic promotion contender.

To be fair to Burton they dug in and defended, and as McG says don't look like a side that hasn't won all season. But that may be because we look like polite unpenetrative hosts. If Randell insists on cutting back in on his left, he offers no more penetration than JDC - actually less, at least JDC overlaps and tries to cross (and usually hits the first man). Front three look like strangers making strained small talk in a lift.

Play like this against Birmingham and it could be really really painful.

[Mar]

John McGinlay saying it as it is. Always looking to beat another man before getting the ball into the box.

In the case he was talking about, Dempsey sat their lad on his arse then politely waited for him to get up again.

That just a case of lack of passing options perhaps? He's sat the lad on his arse, looked up for a pass, realised its not on but not gone for the cross and then realised he's got to do it all over again. Where's the option from midfield coming forward?

Seems like Dempsey ended up wide, looked to pass to the position he's just vacated and then realised that no-one ended up in that position to cover for his movement.

3 up top yet again, playing like 2 up top. Very disappointed in Dion Charles' involvement today, we've not managed to get him into the game at all. He was immense for Northern Ireland in midweek, the drop off is noticeable.

[BWFC_Insane]

Relatively happy with that first half. Certainly should be a goal up. Didn't get any better than the opening ten minutes, looked like we were finishing strong and faded through the midpoint of the half.

Same problem persisting every week. Lack of quality into the box from out wide, simple as that.

Best chances coming from the left you say? We've had 6 passes from the right, 3 from the left. If we're thinking the best chances are coming from the left, our play certainly isn't reflecting that. Mind you, you can't really account for the sort of misqueued pass that McAtee came out with to Charles.

No offence but if you are relatively happy with that first half then I’d suggest football isn’t a sport for you.

If that level of awful turgid display has you relatively happy then I despair.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

John McGinlay saying it as it is. Always looking to beat another man before getting the ball into the box.

In the case he was talking about, Dempsey sat their lad on his arse then politely waited for him to get up again.

That just a case of lack of passing options perhaps? He's sat the lad on his arse, looked up for a pass, realised its not on but not gone for the cross and then realised he's got to do it all over again. Where's the option from midfield coming forward?

Seems like Dempsey ended up wide, looked to pass to the position he's just vacated and then realised that no-one ended up in that position to cover for his movement.

That onrunning midfielder would be Dempsey. Maybe he could cross to himself.

If we have three strikers and none of them are visible than yeah maybe it's not Dempsey's fault. Maybe they were all hiding behind Sweeney, stood on each other's shoulders like three pigs in a trenchcoat.

[officer_dibble]

Dempsey is the only one trying to force the issue. He’s not as technically gifted as Collins, Charles, Sheehan or McAtee but out of all of them he’s the only one who can be said to be having a go.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Relatively happy with that first half. Certainly should be a goal up. Didn't get any better than the opening ten minutes, looked like we were finishing strong and faded through the midpoint of the half.

No offence but if you are relatively happy with that first half then I’d suggest football isn’t a sport for you.

If that level of awful turgid display has you relatively happy then I despair.

Why not? If he's enjoying it?

Just because you disagree with him, it negates his right to even watch, let alone express an opinion? I think you're better than that, mate. Or if you're not, and other folks' reactions are making you "despair", then maybe it's not Mar that should try a different pastime...

[Mar]

Relatively happy with that first half. Certainly should be a goal up. Didn't get any better than the opening ten minutes, looked like we were finishing strong and faded through the midpoint of the half.

Same problem persisting every week. Lack of quality into the box from out wide, simple as that.

Best chances coming from the left you say? We've had 6 passes from the right, 3 from the left. If we're thinking the best chances are coming from the left, our play certainly isn't reflecting that. Mind you, you can't really account for the sort of misqueued pass that McAtee came out with to Charles.

No offence but if you are relatively happy with that first half then I’d suggest football isn’t a sport for you.

If that level of awful turgid display has you relatively happy then I despair.

We can't all be as miserable and negative as you. If football makes you anything other than happy, i'd suggest football isn't a sport for you. If anything, maybe content would've been a better word to describe how I feel after that first half. Relatively happy is just putting a positive spin on things.

We've had chances, of a decent quality, we've just not taken them and dropped off.


8 touches for Charles in that first half. That's not good.

[Worthy4England]

Relatively happy with that first half. Certainly should be a goal up. Didn't get any better than the opening ten minutes, looked like we were finishing strong and faded through the midpoint of the half.

Same problem persisting every week. Lack of quality into the box from out wide, simple as that.

Best chances coming from the left you say? We've had 6 passes from the right, 3 from the left. If we're thinking the best chances are coming from the left, our play certainly isn't reflecting that. Mind you, you can't really account for the sort of misqueued pass that McAtee came out with to Charles.

No offence but if you are relatively happy with that first half then I’d suggest football isn’t a sport for you.

If that level of awful turgid display has you relatively happy then I despair.

It does feel a bit like contemplating what the band are going to play next, whilst the iceberg widens the hole in the hull.

Yes, we had chances. You'd expect a team with our budget and players to have chances. Were any closer than the one they cleared off our line?

Has that taxi turned up yet?

[Mar]

Relatively happy with that first half. Certainly should be a goal up. Didn't get any better than the opening ten minutes, looked like we were finishing strong and faded through the midpoint of the half.

No offence but if you are relatively happy with that first half then I’d suggest football isn’t a sport for you.

If that level of awful turgid display has you relatively happy then I despair.

Why not? If he's enjoying it?

Just because you disagree with him, it negates his right to even watch, let alone express an opinion? I think you're better than that, mate. Or if you're not, and other folks' reactions are making you "despair", then maybe it's not Mar that should try a different pastime...

I'm taking it in the spirit of a chat in the pub. Thing's will be lost in context like it'd be lost with beer soaked glasses. Methinks I got Insano's eye's rolling despairingly . Oh and Insano, certainly no offence taken

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Yes, we had chances. You'd expect a team with our budget and players to have chances. Were any closer than the one they cleared off our line?

Has that taxi turned up yet?

Nope and nope

Just missed another international-break chance to clear his desk, can't imagine now that it'll happen unless we get maybe three losses in a row

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Relatively happy with that first half. Certainly should be a goal up. Didn't get any better than the opening ten minutes, looked like we were finishing strong and faded through the midpoint of the half.

No offence but if you are relatively happy with that first half then I’d suggest football isn’t a sport for you.

If that level of awful turgid display has you relatively happy then I despair.

Why not? If he's enjoying it?

Just because you disagree with him, it negates his right to even watch, let alone express an opinion? I think you're better than that, mate. Or if you're not, and other folks' reactions are making you "despair", then maybe it's not Mar that should try a different pastime...

I'm taking it in the spirit of a chat in the pub. Thing's will be lost in context like it'd be lost with beer soaked glasses. Methinks I got Insano's eye's rolling despairingly . Oh and Insano, certainly no offence taken

Fair enough

[Mar]

Decent effort from Sheehan there.

[Mar]

Think it's time to ring the changes.

I'd be looking to get McAtee off for Adeboyejo and hopefully get Charles into the game.


That being said, super Aaron Collins!

[Worthy4England]

Yes, we had chances. You'd expect a team with our budget and players to have chances. Were any closer than the one they cleared off our line?

Has that taxi turned up yet?

Nope and nope

Just missed another international-break chance to clear his desk, can't imagine now that it'll happen unless we get maybe three losses in a row

Jaysus wept. No at the post, mate, but the thought that it would take three losses in a row.

[DJBlu]

Great awareness by Williams, Collins calm, collected and taps it round the keeper.

Get in.