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Post by dutchstokie on Jan 16, 2021 18:17:21 GMT
6
Subs should be used earlier and the instructions should be to keep pushing for 90 minutes.
For some reason we took our foot off Blackburn’s throat at 60 minutes...... don’t know why though.
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Post by franklin on Jan 16, 2021 18:18:57 GMT
3 The first half was really good but the points lost again are on him. Stevie Wonder could see we needed fresh legs in the middle and he failed to bring them on. And that cost us. You must hate it when we win 1 in 10 now is it......
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 16, 2021 18:23:59 GMT
3 The first half was really good but the points lost again are on him. Stevie Wonder could see we needed fresh legs in the middle and he failed to bring them on. And that cost us. You must hate it when we win Wouldn’t know it hasn’t happened for a while.
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Post by RAF on Jan 16, 2021 18:41:11 GMT
6 Would have been an 8 but the timings of subs was far too fucking late. It was plain as pissing day a couple of them were blowing out of their arse.
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Post by liathroid on Jan 16, 2021 18:46:08 GMT
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Post by Gary Hackett on Jan 16, 2021 19:00:34 GMT
8 - up until 70th minute 3 - after 70 minutes We all could see that certain players were tired and needed to be subbed off for fresh legs. 2 points lost because the manager stood on the touchline with his fingers up his arse when everybody except him knew changed had to be made. Many will say the Chester sending off changes it but the writing was on the wall well before that in regards how we were dropping off and setting up camp The writing was on the wall 10 mins before they scored, 3 changes were required.
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Post by houstonsteve on Jan 16, 2021 19:07:28 GMT
7. Set us up very well and no one could have complained at 3-1 (or 3-0) at half time against a Blackburn team who are no mugs. Used his new players and the team was excellent for 60 minutes but always going to be hamstrung without Fletcher. Losing Powell was cruel but team lost way too much shape on the back of that so perhaps subs could have come sooner. Team clearly fighting for everything last 10 minutes and deserve credit for keeping the point.
Not too bad. Hope that the board does everything they can to get him a striker, and also hope Fletch is back very soon.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2021 19:31:17 GMT
I really loved a lot we did today, with the obvious exception of not closing them right down for the equaliser - but Mick got us braver and bolder than for a while and if we'd hung on for 3 points we'd have been worth it. Bearing in mind the sending off too: 8 from me 6. Great starting 11 and I was very happy to watch the majority of the game, which has made a change. However, not making subs when they had used up all of theirs meant fresh legs versus tired on a bog of a pitch.
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Post by AlbertTatlock on Jan 16, 2021 20:53:37 GMT
7 should have killed the game off in that excellent 1st half and we look so much better not using a back 5 with wanky wingbacks. Gouranga.
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Post by liathroid on Jan 16, 2021 21:14:13 GMT
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Post by mickstupp on Jan 16, 2021 21:15:59 GMT
6. Disappointing and encouraging in equal measure.
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jan 16, 2021 21:19:20 GMT
Another infuriating game where we dominated for 70 minutes, should have been out of sight and then get mugged in the last 20 minutes.
In those first 70 minutes they had one disallowed goal to show for their efforts. One!!
Losing powell, then Chester totally transformed us from assured side to hanging on.
Couple that with a flagging midfield and the inevitable bombardment ensued.
MON needs to start using cousins again as we looked better with him there.
On the plus side norrington Davies looked good, rabbi was steady and Clarke got minutes.
7 from me mainly for the newbies and the first 70 minutes.
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Post by harryh157 on Jan 16, 2021 21:39:00 GMT
3 The first half was really good but the points lost again are on him. Stevie Wonder could see we needed fresh legs in the middle and he failed to bring them on. And that cost us. Good 🎣 today?
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Post by greystokie on Jan 16, 2021 21:40:05 GMT
6 Decent line up.It was gross negligence not to sub Allen and Mikel when they were clearly blown. Everyone but the manager could see that the equaliser was inevitable and we were left hanging on in the end.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 16, 2021 22:05:44 GMT
3 The first half was really good but the points lost again are on him. Stevie Wonder could see we needed fresh legs in the middle and he failed to bring them on. And that cost us. Good 🎣 today? No we wasted another game we should have won because the manager has learnt from the previous games. It’s frustrating.
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Post by harryh157 on Jan 17, 2021 7:02:46 GMT
No we wasted another game we should have won because the manager has learnt from the previous games. It’s frustrating. Yeah it makes you want the happy days under Rowett and Jones back 🤣
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 17, 2021 11:57:06 GMT
No we wasted another game we should have won because the manager has learnt from the previous games. It’s frustrating. Yeah it makes you want the happy days under Rowett and Jones back 🤣 How does that sort of logic work? I don’t get it. Why would I want that? I mean I sussed Jones out after his first game with us and pretty much knew I wanted him sacked after about 4 😂
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Post by OldStokie on Jan 17, 2021 13:45:36 GMT
A 6 from me. The team he picked to start was fine. We were unlucky not to go in at least 3-1 at half time. The Powell injury started our downfall. His injury meant that we had nobody up front to press them back, which gave them the freedom (after their substitutions) to pile the pressure on us. MON should have read the game better and brought his own fresh legs on to cope with the situation. Clucas and Cousins should have come on and replaced Allen and JOM earlier because they were tiring. So he loses points for that from me... probably more than the 4 I've deducted from him. But after the sending off he managed the game out well so we at least got a point, so I put a few back on. I've seen times in the past when we would have lost that game.
1 point is better than none, but we really should have taken all 3 and won comfortably, and we do need to get back into the habit of winning games. For two thirds of the game we were far better than they were. More positives than negatives but I was still disappointed that we threw away 2 points.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2021 21:53:42 GMT
7. Powell injury turned the game
Until that we were all over them
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Post by fca47 on Jan 17, 2021 22:20:17 GMT
6 - Did OK first half except the vulnerability to the break. But seemed to lose our way and not react to their change of tactics.
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Post by thisisouryear on Jan 17, 2021 23:08:02 GMT
Blackburn are a very good side in this division and a point would have been a good result before the game. Given our injuries, players who have come back from injuries and regaining fitness, new players settling in and still in transition then an 8 is solid given we were the best team and with our obvious issues of late.
Hopefully we will get better as each game goes on and I still believe this is our bad spell for the season and we are still picking up good points through it.
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Post by harryh157 on Jan 18, 2021 6:43:46 GMT
Yeah it makes you want the happy days under Rowett and Jones back 🤣 How does that sort of logic work? I don’t get it. Why would I want that? I mean I sussed Jones out after his first game with us and pretty much knew I wanted him sacked after about 4 😂 This does not surprise me, it seems to be a trait of many of the boo boys on this MB to write people off early. Thankfully it doesn't seem to spread to people who actually support the club; especially those who go to games
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 18, 2021 7:16:25 GMT
How does that sort of logic work? I don’t get it. Why would I want that? I mean I sussed Jones out after his first game with us and pretty much knew I wanted him sacked after about 4 😂 This does not surprise me, it seems to be a trait of many of the boo boys on this MB to write people off early. Thankfully it doesn't seem to spread to people who actually support the club; especially those who go to games 1) I go to games 2) I have no idea what was wrong with that judgement? Indeed it seems like a pretty good one to me... 3) Supporting bad managers when you know they are bad isn’t supporting your club. Far from it. Why would you even do that? It’s so illogical.
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Post by theonlooker on Jan 18, 2021 7:25:03 GMT
6
Losing Powell was a bitter blow because he offers us three things.
1. Work rate. 2. Creativity. 3. An aerial outlet.
It was compounded by Blackburn refreshing their midfield which hit us both ways. We couldn't play through midfield and we couldn't hit it long. We either lost the ball in midfield or we lost it up front. This is where the manager kicks in and earns his money. Vokes might not be flavour of the month right now, but with two young wingers alongside him with craft and pace, something he hasn't had in his career here to date, he might have just helped. To not use Clucas at all to freshen up a midfield is borderline criminal. To flog the limited Jacob Brown even further strikes me very much of the treatment Jon Walters received from his infamous manager at the time, all those years ago.
It's absolutely no use bringing these loan players in if you are going to completely bypass their effectiveness by not giving them a platform to perform for the full 90 minutes.
The plus side to Saturday was our first half performance, which was played virtually in the Blackburn half of the pitch, on what was an absolute pudding of a pitch. The manager can only do so much for the players in front of goal, who could and should have had us three up at the break.
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Post by harryh157 on Jan 18, 2021 8:23:34 GMT
This does not surprise me, it seems to be a trait of many of the boo boys on this MB to write people off early. Thankfully it doesn't seem to spread to people who actually support the club; especially those who go to games 1) I go to games - if true I bet you are a joy to be sat near 2) I have no idea what was wrong with that judgement? Indeed it seems like a pretty good one to me... 3) Supporting bad managers when you know they are bad isn’t supporting your club. Far from it. Why would you even do that? It’s so illogical. Are you the same guy who predicted relegation every season and no doubt when it happened pointed to your own foresight? Anyway too much to do to waste time chatting to Internet trolls...Happy 🎣
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 18, 2021 8:25:07 GMT
1) I go to games - if true I bet you are a joy to be sat near 2) I have no idea what was wrong with that judgement? Indeed it seems like a pretty good one to me... 3) Supporting bad managers when you know they are bad isn’t supporting your club. Far from it. Why would you even do that? It’s so illogical. Are you the same guy who predicted relegation every season and no doubt when it happened pointed to your own foresight? Anyway too much to do to waste time chatting to Internet trolls...Happy 🎣 No. Last 3 seasons my predictions have been mid table, relegation, top 6.
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