A Novel affair. Home to Mansfield Town Tues 3rd Dec. 1945

[officer_dibble]

Defence had a let off then
Might be playing good stuff going forwards but look vulnerable as usual

[Mar]

This last few minutes is reminiscent of the best stuff we’ve played under Evatt. Let’s keep it up.

Most impressive that we’ve managed to lift it after a really lacklustre first 6 or 7 mins. Previously once the pattern is set, we struggle to get on top.

The big concern is whether we can keep it going or whether there's the back and forth swing coming like in the cup.

[The_Gun]

It’s way too easy to cut straight through our middle.

[HMX]

Just tuning in. So I missed us being any good, did I?

[officer_dibble]

Being able to turn in our own box, two or three times by defenders right on top of them. It’s weak, it’s poor, we’re a soft touch

[BorsdaneWhite]

Lots and lots resulting from Baxter’s 50–60-yard clearances straight to opposition in space.

[Mar]

Same defensive problems form the corner too. Man in miles of space outside our box. Clearly tactical, presumably they're not expecting worldies to work the keeper that often.

We've let them come into it again.

[The_Gun]

Yeah five minutes of good football is seemingly all we’re getting.

[DJBlu]

So much space in midfield, such is Mansfield are aimlessly punting it and finding their men with almost every ball.

[DJBlu]

Our movement needs some laxative.

What a ball from JDC. Is that what the issue has been? Is he left footed?

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

JDC on the left? Schon on the right?

Yeah I was just about to comment on that.

Maybe thinking JdC can’t cross as badly with his left as his right…

Great left-foot cross, Collins ducks under it, Schon air-shots over it. Nice.

[Mar]

Wasn't Adeboyejo known for beating the offside trap and getting in behind defenders when he was at Burton?

We only ever seem to use him as a foil rather than playing him the same way Burton did

[officer_dibble]

Aye great ball Cogley

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Scored a first-half goal against Fleetwod too, Derek

oh FFS

[HMX]

Ah feck this shit

[brommers95]

Mansfield are everything we are not - well coached, well organised and determined with a cohesive game plan and style of play.

We really should be playing with three in midfield but Evatt’s obsession with signing attacking players in the summer rather than another battling midfielder is limiting us with Thomason and Dempsey out.

[officer_dibble]

fecking hell
Didn’t he get sent off in the cup game? Absolute carthorse. Free header

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

I suspect that's Matete ball-watching

[DJBlu]

That's a fecking joke. Gethin fecking Jones. They get a free header.

Heavy loss here, same old free header in the box.

[officer_dibble]

Absolutely crying out for a talker/leader/organiser in that back 6. fecking embarrassing.