I've been over Wednesday night since yesterday. Like Gaz says, drop it and move on. Big game tomorrow against a potential promotion rival. Let's do it.
While that is the correct attitude for the players, it’s fine for fans to remain disappointed that we won’t be playing in the next round of the FA cup.
"It was a tournament I always wanted to do well in. I was proud to play in, proud to score in and now proud to manage in and I will be proud to put a strong team out against Tranmere as I want to get in round two."
This was from Ainsworth before the game up at Tranmere. Wednesday night didn't back this up
The lack of creativity was disappointing. Flat lines of strikers, wingers and midfielders with poor delivery into them. No midfielder seemed to drop deep to pick a clever pass.
Our best performance of the season - Lincoln at home - was 3 set piece goals from our left-back... also a worry.
Still - this will be forgotten with a good performance tomorrow, such is football.
We look better from open play with Fred and Smyth in the side - and Kashket playing in a central role. Those three have accounted for 9/10 of our goals from open play. The other was the OG against Peterborough. Nothing wrong with relying on set-pieces when you're as good as we are from them, although Bayo is obviously an important factor in that and we'd suffer were we to be without him for a prolonged period of time. But we're managing just fine at the moment!
I would hate to go up because we won games with three set-piece goals and solid defending. (I thought our best performances of the season so far were coming back from 3-1 down against Southend and holding Peterborough to a draw myself. )
Oh for goodness sake @glasshalfempty, give it a rest. We've moved on as indeed have the team and most of our supporters. What's gone is gone......have you learned nothing from life?
@Wendoverman said:
I would hate to go up because we won games with three set-piece goals and solid defending. (I thought our best performances of the season so far were coming back from 3-1 down against Southend and holding Peterborough to a draw myself. )
The worry about relying on set-pieces is what happens when JJ doesn't play, Mascoll's deliveries on Wednesday showed no-one else really comes close
@Wendoverman said:
I would hate to go up because we won games with three set-piece goals and solid defending. (I thought our best performances of the season so far were coming back from 3-1 down against Southend and holding Peterborough to a draw myself. )
The worry about relying on set-pieces is what happens when JJ doesn't play, Mascoll's deliveries on Wednesday showed no-one else really comes close
In fairness he had absolutely noone to aim at in the second half.
Jj would have found the same.
From memory we had Freeman hitting the bar and a Pattison shot tipped over the bar directly from short corners. Plus a header from ? which hit Smyth almost on the line and was cleared.
There are options other than Bayo at corners / set pieces.
I think some of it is perception. I remember seeing Pierre and Bean outside the ground once, when I was late, and they must have been off to the player's boxes.
They both looked absolutely huge, and I'm pretty sure I'm taller than Bean at least.
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I've been over Wednesday night since yesterday. Like Gaz says, drop it and move on. Big game tomorrow against a potential promotion rival. Let's do it.
While that is the correct attitude for the players, it’s fine for fans to remain disappointed that we won’t be playing in the next round of the FA cup.
Disappointed, sure, but there's not much point dwelling on it - especially with the league campaign we're having.
"It was a tournament I always wanted to do well in. I was proud to play in, proud to score in and now proud to manage in and I will be proud to put a strong team out against Tranmere as I want to get in round two."
This was from Ainsworth before the game up at Tranmere. Wednesday night didn't back this up
Fans prioritise as well though don't they?
For example I'll be at Ipswich on Tuesday but I didn't go to Tranmere in the cup. I'm sure others are in the same boat
You'll be one of the people moaning about ticket prices in the championship won't you.
The lack of creativity was disappointing. Flat lines of strikers, wingers and midfielders with poor delivery into them. No midfielder seemed to drop deep to pick a clever pass.
Our best performance of the season - Lincoln at home - was 3 set piece goals from our left-back... also a worry.
Still - this will be forgotten with a good performance tomorrow, such is football.
We look better from open play with Fred and Smyth in the side - and Kashket playing in a central role. Those three have accounted for 9/10 of our goals from open play. The other was the OG against Peterborough. Nothing wrong with relying on set-pieces when you're as good as we are from them, although Bayo is obviously an important factor in that and we'd suffer were we to be without him for a prolonged period of time. But we're managing just fine at the moment!
I would hate to go up because we won games with three set-piece goals and solid defending.
(I thought our best performances of the season so far were coming back from 3-1 down against Southend and holding Peterborough to a draw myself. )
Sorry Dev. In this case neither. I was joking/not being serious. (I’m as rubbish at that as I am at predicting...)
Oh for goodness sake @glasshalfempty, give it a rest. We've moved on as indeed have the team and most of our supporters. What's gone is gone......have you learned nothing from life?
The worry about relying on set-pieces is what happens when JJ doesn't play, Mascoll's deliveries on Wednesday showed no-one else really comes close
In fairness he had absolutely noone to aim at in the second half.
Jj would have found the same.
Mmmmm, not sure about that @Malone.
Itd be a sensational cross to pick out samuel and kashket in the air
Paul Smyth once scored a header against Sunderland, but we should probably only look at his aerial ability against proper football teams.
From memory we had Freeman hitting the bar and a Pattison shot tipped over the bar directly from short corners. Plus a header from ? which hit Smyth almost on the line and was cleared.
There are options other than Bayo at corners / set pieces.
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Goals on the break are a bit different though.
It was like we saw Wednesday, loads and loads of crosses with a camped defence that it'd have to be a super precise ball.
Still funny, like when Messi did it against United in the Champions League final.
Small players heading it unchallenged obviously can happen.
But generally not when the whole defence is back!
Who's the greatest vertically-challenged header of the ball in football history?
Bayo has to have a shout for best header of a ball under 6ft.
Although wiki seems to reckon he's 6ft 1, which I can't believe
5ft 10 at most I'd have thought?
Player heights seem to be different everywhere you look, but there's no way he's 6ft.
Definitely not.
I think some of it is perception. I remember seeing Pierre and Bean outside the ground once, when I was late, and they must have been off to the player's boxes.
They both looked absolutely huge, and I'm pretty sure I'm taller than Bean at least.
I've met the Beast but sitting down, but I'd be surprised if he's taller than me - and I'm a smidge under 6ft.
The BBC has Akinfenwa at 5 feet 11 which sounds about right to me.
David wheeler is noted for his aerial ability I understand. But what happens when JJ puts in a poor ball (which happens!!)
George Best was a great header of the ball
Tony Horseman and David Speedie great hearders of a ball for little uns.