We are shambolic

[This is me]

We did OK but silly mistake for the 2nd goal, we can create chances but cannot put the ball in the net at present

We were toothless & clueless before conceding. Bournemouth thought they just had to turn up & they would win. Their plan worked.

 

[SteveTheSeagull]

One club League One ambition

Fixed for ya

 

[French Seagull]

Why did Dunk slide in on the edge of the box to give them the free kick for the first?

 

[KJP]

We didn't Hoof it enough

 

[Stat Brother]

Am I just being grumpy and seeing what I want to see or:-

Every time Bournemouth attacked from deep, they only every passed forwards and had at least 5 players IN FRONT of the ball.


Stockdale floats a delightful pass to Bruno's feet, just inside their half.
The ball is back with Never Buy A Bike From Him within 3 passes.


Buy all the goal scorers you want, but if we refuse to move the ball forward, we ain't gonna score.

 

[portlock seagull]

We dominated for 70 minutes (albeit without creating any clear cut chances) against the side top of the table who are looking increasingly like they'll be promoted; I wouldn't call that shambolic.

Fair point. And the other 40 odd games...?

 

[Lush]

Didn't look interested when 0-0.

Indeed haven't looked interested since xmas

The games we looked most interested this season was when Nathan was in charge.

I still think it was a shame that he was effectively demoted when Calderwood joined - who doesn't seem to be adding much.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Why did Dunk slide in on the edge of the box to give them the free kick for the first?

I was at the bar getting another glass. My boy said he had no choice. Was that not the case?

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Am I just being grumpy and seeing what I want to see or:-

Every time Bournemouth attacked from deep, they only every passed forwards and had at least 5 players IN FRONT of the ball.


Stockdale floats a delightful pass to Bruno's feet, just inside their half.
The ball is back with Never Buy A Bike From Him within 3 passes.


Buy all the goal scorers you want, but if we refuse to move the ball forward, we ain't gonna score.

THIS!

Until we start moving forward with pace nothing will change

 

[Quinney]

Shambolic is reasonable. Toothless, unthreatening and slow would probably do. Absolute dogshite up front would also do it.

 

[Stat Brother]

The games we looked most interested this season was when Nathan was in charge.

I still think it was a shame that he was effectively demoted when Calderwood joined - who doesn't seem to be adding much.

Leeds at home would suggest otherwise.

Quite how a team that can produce arguably one of the top 5 performances of the last 3 seasons, can then produce what we've watched since, is completely beyond me.

 

[Juror#13]

Didn't look interested once we went 1 down

Because they knew the game was over.

 

[Scoffers]

We dominated for 70 minutes (albeit without creating any clear cut chances) against the side top of the table who are looking increasingly like they'll be promoted; I wouldn't call that shambolic.

We created nothing of any serious note in that 70 minutes so I woudn't call than even close to domination. We tried hard but at no point did we look like scoring. There were long periods where we passed it around but we have the cutting edge of a wet blanket. Bournemouth were safe in the knowledge that they only had to score one to win the game, took their time and did a job on us.

We tried hard, but dominated is way off the mark IMHO

 

[Questions]

We did OK but silly mistake for the 2nd goal, we can create chances but cannot put the ball in the net at present

What chances ?

 

[nwgull]

Am I just being grumpy and seeing what I want to see or:-

Every time Bournemouth attacked from deep, they only every passed forwards and had at least 5 players IN FRONT of the ball.

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I think you're being very kind to them. In attack, they looked ordinary for 70 minutes, kept mis-placing passes and were continuously being robbed in midfield. Trouble is we panic when we get near the opposition's box, and they didn't.

 

[Steve Foster]

3 goals in our past 7 league games
0 goals in our last 3 league games

........ if not shambolic, then it is pathetic? dire? woeful? - choose the adjective - but it is hardly acceptable is it?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Anybody know why Bruno ducked to let the ball go out for a Bournemouth throw in the second half? That was just plain weird.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

We did OK but silly mistake for the 2nd goal, we can create chances but cannot put the ball in the net at present

Arguably both goals were stupid mistakes.

Did we really create a 'great' chance, that had you on the edge of your seat? Stephens snap shot, CMS when their goalie slipped was close, but other than that.

Texeirra back to his normal headless chicken routine and created nothing.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Anybody know why Bruno ducked to let the ball go out for a Bournemouth throw in the second half? That was just plain weird.

Didn't want to mess up his hair?

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Am I just being grumpy and seeing what I want to see or:-

Every time Bournemouth attacked from deep, they only every passed forwards and had at least 5 players IN FRONT of the ball.


Stockdale floats a delightful pass to Bruno's feet, just inside their half.
The ball is back with Never Buy A Bike From Him within 3 passes.


Buy all the goal scorers you want, but if we refuse to move the ball forward, we ain't gonna score.

So true.