dave the gaffer's take on today

[Dave the OAP]

One word

SHITE

Complete and utter shite. I am appauled how we can have come down from some of the performances last year to this absolute pig swill that was served up to us today.

How many shots on target.....NONE

How many times did thier keeper make a save...once from a knight mishit.

FACT

We are dreadful in midfield with no creativity at all

FACT

Henderson and Knight do not play well together

FACT

The defence looks solidish...Butters is commanding although Cullip and Guy sem to want to play the same role.

FACT

We cannot take corners.

God we miss Watson!!!


Rant over.....Oh by the way did I say I though we were awful

 

[CHAPPERS]

Put your foot down as well did u dave

Got back after sopping Chemical Brother of at Colchester station in a shade over two hours. Laarvely.

Colchester is hard to get out of, bastards.

 

[dwayne]

I thought that once Carpenter and Piercey came on in midfield our superior class showed through a bit more. Piercey especially was creative, we just cannot afford to start with Oatway and Harding.

If this trash continues Coppell may come in for some stick I reckon, we are tactically inept. I feel really down, around this time last year I was watching us at Pompey, look where they are now and look at us

 

[Kneon Light]

It's depressing when Butters is the best player and we miss Watson but unfortunately I have to agree.

 

[bigc]

i listened to the radio, piercy sounded good, butters sounded good.

from the radio it would be hard to tell knight was actually playing

things aint good

come on, let a win against cheaterfraud be the cataylst for our revival

 

[Zeitgeist]

Tuesdays game agains't the cheats has now become a 'must win' game. Anything less and the knives will be out....

 

[Dunkstar]

The trouble is when chippy and watto were playing everyone was saying oh we're playing well but watto and chippy are the weak links why don't we ply Harding etc. But then when we play Harding etc. everyone says oh why wasn't chippy or watto playing!
Chippy and watto have proved loyal servants over the years and perhaps people will stop slagging them off now we've seen how much we need them!

 

[timbha]

Dave - agree entirely but don't think Watson's the answer! Phil Stant and Darren Carr perhaps!

Coppell is full of contradictions - "I was a winger, love wing play so expect to see wingers slinging over lots of crosses" - any crosses we did have today came from Henderson who should be receiving them. "I want to play football" - has he told the players?, "we need to provide Knight with the right service" - yeah right, seven feet in the air when marked by two 6ft + defenders.

In todays's Argus Coppell is saying how you can't always play pretty football and have to adapt to how the opposition are playing - in the first few seconds today we knock a long high ball to Henderson who clatters into a defender - how had we assessed how the oppo would play in such a short space of time?

Our free kicks, corners and throw ins are very poor - surely we work on them in training.

Final rant - we give away too many free kicks in and around our box, usually because our first touch is so bad the second touch is a desperate lunge!

Come on Albion, we can do better.

Come on Dick, make some cash available so we can compete with the best, not lose to the dregs.

and Sussex CCC lost - not a good weekend

enjoy the weekend Dave!

 

[Hannibal smith]

The worst performace since god knows when. I Cant remember the last time I didnt clap the team off the pitch but I didn't today, It was as entertaining as a trip to the dentist.

The fact of the matter is that with Oatway, Rodger, Harding and Hart we had a midfield that was incapable of going past a man and putting a cross in. God we missed Nathan Jones today - He I believe is our most important player at the moment unless Piercy comes good.

As for training routines, can someone teach Henderson how to shoot please, 5 scuffed shots - chance says he should have hit one right. Thank god we didn't get a penalty it woundn't have reached the goal if he had of taken it.

Rodger looks a shadow of the player who arrived last year. He really was dreadful today.

Rant over - Lets put this right against Chesterfield.

 

[Turkey]

What a load of tosh.

 

[Dunkstar]

What?

 

[dwayne]

What a load of tosh.

for once I agree Turkey what a load of tosh it was today.

 

[Fran Hagarty]

What a load of tosh.

You're right Turkey, the whingers are out in force again. I agree it wasn't pretty today and it was disappointing, but it doesn't take much for some people to start pointing fingers - it seems even Coppell's credibility is now being questioned! For ****'s sake!

 

[Turkey]

What?

The comments on this thread. People talking out of there backsides in my opinion.

 

[Dunkstar]

does that include little old me

 

[Turkey]

Our fans need someone to slag off. Watson didn't play against Swindon so they turned on Rodger.

 

[timbha]

so, is this no a longer discussion board where supporters give their constructive opinions and receive constructive opinions back?

or is it an Albion love in where we blindly accept any sort of performance having spent nearly 100 quid on the day?

 

[bigc]

missing Brooker anyone?

 

[Turkey]

so, is this no a longer discussion board where supporters give their constructive opinions and receive constructive opinions back?

or is it an Albion love in where we blindly accept any sort of performance having spent nearly 100 quid on the day?

I've allready posted my opinions in another thread. Im grouchy. Disapointed with the result Disapointed with the fans getting all upset.

 

[Yorkie]

missing Brooker anyone?

Yes and I can remember sitting in D block for a change last season and one particular bloke who spent almost the entire first half slagging off Brooker.

Another fan eventually told him to shut up and get off Brooker's back.



Btw to the others

So we lost a game. There's another one next week.